Course Outline for Levels 1 & 2

Metaphors of Movement Training with Andrew T. Austin

Metaphors of Movement Levels 1 & 2

Online training with Andrew T. Austin

All sessions are recorded and uploaded to this site, along with any additional pieces for participants to review at their leisure. If you miss a session, it will be easy to catch up.

Video content will be available for 1 year after the end of the training.

Training Fee

£600

For the full combined Levels 1 & 2 online training.

Instalment Option

£50 per month

Available over 12 months at checkout.

Discounts

50% discount

Available for SAARC countries and re-attenders. Email for details.


Training Dates for 2026

Level 1: The Foundation

Monday 29th June 2026
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Thursday 2nd July 2026

Level 2: The Metaphoric Hierarchy

Monday 13th July 2026
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Thursday 16th July 2026

All sessions are 10am – 2pm UK time.

Plus, two 1-hour Q&A sessions will be arranged with the group.


Metaphors of Movement – Levels 1 & 2 Combined Training

Now delivered in 8 × 4-hour immersive online sessions

This updated training brings together the full Foundations Level 1 and Metaphoric Hierarchy Level 2 curriculum into a streamlined, practice-rich programme. Across eight in-depth sessions, you’ll learn the full Metaphors of Movement framework, develop skill in recognising and working with metaphor, and gain the tools needed to deliver safe, effective, content-free change work.

Metaphors Training with Andrew T. Austin

Level 1 – The Foundation

You’ll learn the complete MoM process: how to hear metaphors accurately, structure a session, and apply metaphoric change to real-world problems. With extensive supervised practice, Level 1 equips you to conduct basic MoM sessions with confidence.

Level 1 content includes:

  • The full MoM session structure and process flow
  • The neurological rationale behind MoM change work
  • Working with idiomatic communication
  • Boundary violations and their metaphoric indicators
  • Why “solutions” often fail, and how metaphoric solutions reveal the real structure of a problem
  • Mapping the client’s intended outcome and identifying structural mismatches
  • Introduction to metaphor taxonomies: the hidden logic within metaphor imagery
  • Key categories explored in detail:
    • Obstructions – rules, values, and blockers
    • Containers – trapped, enclosed, inherited situations
    • Burdens – responsibilities, guilts, and weight metaphors
    • Elevations – status, position, and the paradox of “upness”

Level 2 – The Metaphoric Hierarchy

Level 2 expands your skillset into relationships, emotional health, symbolism, and time. You’ll learn how metaphors naturally evolve into new metaphors, how they organise into hierarchies, and how to use this structure to create generative change.

Level 2 content includes:

  • Relationship metaphors and relational positions
  • Emotional injury and emotional health: The Hurts
  • Fulfilment, emotional exchange, and social transactions
  • Applying metaphoric analysis to dreamwork
  • Time predication, symbolism, and the logic of metaphors across time
  • Introductory modules on:
    • Metaphors of Time – a preview of Level 6
    • Metaphors of Business and Money – foundations for Levels 4 & 5

What You Gain

By the end of these 8 extended sessions, you will be able to:

  • ✓ Deliver MoM sessions confidently
  • ✓ Analyse metaphors with precision
  • ✓ Work with relational metaphors
  • ✓ Understand symbolic time coding
  • ✓ Apply MoM to dreams and business
  • ✓ Manage content-free change

Pricing

£600

Instalment option available at checkout: 12 monthly payments of £50.

50% discount available for SAARC countries and re-attenders.

Andrew T. Austin Metaphors of Movement Training