Core Transformation

Purpose of the Technique:

Step 1:

Select a part to work with: Acknowledge the part as your own and welcome it.

1. Identify the part you want to work with. Choose something you feel, think, or do that you don’t like. Write it down in one or two words.
2. When, where, and with whom do you experience [behavior, feeling, or reaction X]? Note the answer in keywords.
3. Close your eyes, relax, and turn inward. Mentally enter the specific situation in which [behavior, feeling, or reaction X] occurred.
4. Try to sense where this part "lives" within you. Gently invite the part to come into your awareness.
5. Acknowledge the part as a part of you and welcome it. Thank it for being there, as it has a positive intention for you.

Step 2:

Discover the intention / the first intended outcome: Ask the part, “What do you want?”

1. Ask the part: “What do you want?” Pay attention to images, voices, sounds, or feelings that arise as a response.
2. Write the answer down. Thank the part for sharing. Accept all outcomes, even negative ones—they can be transformed.

Step 3:

Uncover the outcome chain: Ask your part, “If you get [intended outcome from the previous step], what would you want even more than that?”

1. Repeat this question as often as needed until you reach the Core State.
2. Write down each intended outcome along the way.

Step 4:

The Core State: Reaching the inner source. Take a moment to enjoy your Core State.

Step 5:

Revise the outcome chain using the Core State.

1. Invite the part to step into the Core State. Ask: “If the Core State is your starting point, how does that change the situation?”
2. Transform all intended outcomes using the Core State.

Step 6:

Allow a part to grow up.

1. Start with a part that has been guided through the Core State process. Ask the part, “How old are you?”
2. Invite the part to evolve to your current age, while remaining connected to the Core State.

Step 7:

Fully integrate the part into your body.

1. Let the part enter your body if it was perceived as outside.
2. Allow the Core State to radiate through every cell of your body.

Step 8:

Revise the outcome chain using the now mature part.

Step 9:

Look for opposing parts.

1. Ask: “Is there any part that resists me establishing the Core State as my way of being in the world?”
2. If so, work with that part by returning to Step 2.

Step 10:

Generalize the Core State across your timeline.

1. Let the Core State radiate through your entire past and future.
2. Reorient yourself in the present and enjoy your Core State.