1.1: The Fundamental Dilemma: Why the Brain Needs Two Halves
Why do we have two brain hemispheres? It's not what they do, but how they direct attention that matters. And how ornithology explains the dilemma of life to us.
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1.2: Two Worlds in One Head: The Reality of Left vs. Right Hemisphere
The left hemisphere sees parts and control. The right experiences connection and life. Two brains, two realities.
1.3: When the Map becomes a Trap: Loosing grip of Reality
Analysis creates maps, not change. Transformation needs landscape – the right hemisphere, which understands without words.
2.1: The Echo in our Head: Why Pure Talk Makes Clients Go in Circles
Understanding is not enough. Those who only talk go in circles. The left hemisphere analyzes, but it does not heal.
2.2: The Silent Thought: How True Insight Arises Before Words
Insight arises silently before it becomes language. The right hemisphere senses, the left translates.
2.3: The Art of Stumbling: How the "Felt Sense" Opens the Door to Body Intelligence
The "Felt Sense" is the stumbling at the edge of language – where the body knows something before the mind understands.
2.4 The "Key" to the Unconscious: The Power of Metaphor
Metaphors are the direct line to the right hemisphere and knowledge beyond language. They present holistic thoughts ("I am hitting a wall"). As coaches, we avoid analyzing them and getting stuck in the positive feedback loop of the left hemisphere.
3.1: The Unfinished Brain: Why the First Two Years of Life Decide Everything
The human brain matures after birth. In the first two years, the right hemisphere lays the foundation for attachment and emotion.
3.2: Love Is a Dance of Brains: How Attachment Wires Our Nervous Systems
Love is not a feeling, but a biological dance – two brains synchronize to create security.
3.3: The "As If" Feeling: How Early Experiences Shape Our Implicit Worldview
Early attachment experiences shape a silent "As if" – as if the world is safe ... or not. From this grows trust – or protection.