GRE and de Saussure

As I mentioned before, I began to study GRE in order to go to Harvard Graduate School of Education after graduation from JFKU. When I took a close look at myself, I had a lot of things to do now. For example, I’m taking four classes in JFKU, I work as an English teacher in one NPO, I engage in coaching activity, and I study GRE… But as compared to my former job, my current situation is not tough. If I say I’m busy now, most of my colleagues and managers may reprimand me: “Don’t say busy! Look at us!” In retrospect, I feel fortunate that I worked in a professional service firm for two years. By virtue of working there, I’m able to handle many things tactfully.

Anyway, I’d like to get back to my subject, de Saussure remarked about my current situation with precision: “A word doesn’t have a meaning in itself.” I completely agree with this idea. While studying GRE, I always become surprised at too many unknown words. These are jabberwocky for me…For me, these words are just “objects” like meaningless stones. Thank you for representing my inner voice, de Saussure!   

A Few Examples of Jabberwocky Words

abbey, abdicate, acidulous, jejune, jostle, afoul, lacerable, luculent, biopsy…

Integral Coaching Diary: The Phenomenological, Neurological, and Physiological Effect of Coaching

I plan to work with four clients in six months. Now, I started to work with one client. After first meeting, I was intrigued by the process of coaching. For example, I was able to “feel” that sacred collective consciousness between my client and me happened. I noticed that by comparing my state of consciousness before and after coaching. Obviously, my state of consciousness during the coaching session altered. This is the first point I noticed about the coaching session. In a word, that was a mysterious phenomenological phenomenon.

In addition, maybe the coaching session affected our brain neurologically, physiologically. The coaching session shaped a new brain (perhaps, not only brain but also our body). Through the Integral Coaching, how do my clients evolve psychologically and change phenomenologically, neurologically, and physiologically? My current interest resides in it.