Dr. Claus has studied various traditional and contemporary paths of personal development. In particular, he has studied the Enneagram with Claudio Naranjo, Tibetan Buddhism with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, and the Diamond Logos essence work with Faisal Muqaddam, Jeremy Klein, and Velusia Van Horssen. He also holds a master practitioner degree in NLP. He did his doctoral research at Cranfield University, UK, focussing on art, cognitive science, and educational processes. He has a background in music, dance, and physics. In his teaching, he emphasises kindness, precision, and humour.
Third, inner criticism comments on, corrects and punishes, not only behaviour, but also emotions, thoughts and intentions. This interferes with one of the most powerful… Read More »1.2.3. Inner criticism blocks creative imagination
Sometimes you agree with your inner criticism and believe that the aspects of you it is targeting are, in fact, something you should get rid… Read More »Path 10: Embracing the felt sense of parts you dislike in yourself (and in others)
First, inner criticism can prevent growth by focusing your attention on questions of whether or not certain thoughts, emotions and actions adhere to the rules… Read More »1.2.1 Inner criticism prevents refinement of thinking and acting
Second, inner criticism can prevent growth because it uses judgments and threats to enforce its rules. Such methods of enforcement are not only counterproductive in… Read More »1.2.2. Inner criticism is counterproductive
Learning to disengage from inner criticism is important because it brings greater inner peace and contentment. It liberates the energy that is bound up in… Read More »1.2 Why disengage from the inner critic?