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Wed, 11/15/2006 - 02:47 — Joseph Shirley

Here are a few of the many great things people have said about their experience with Tangible Minds, (formerly CORE/Liberation, iLiberation, and 9JOYS).

"Joe Shirley's amazing intelligence and temperment provide insight for those who merely sit in his company! I've had the chance to do so both as a client, and a new friend . . . and couldn't recommend him more highly (than anyone else I've experienced who's in the 'people business')! Joe provides an excellent mirror into one's interior, with EVER so subtle directional signs! In fact, he has YOU map them! Empowering."

Genevieve Vayda, Architect 02/19/2007

 

 

"As a healing arts practitioner and perpetual freedom-seeker, I find Joe's work to be among the most profoundly pattern-shifting, effective, and enjoyable forms of self-growth. In an appointment with Joe, his warm presence and sense of humor marry his crack-whip intellect and deep insight, creating an environment that's safe to open up and explore your depths and make immediate and complete shifts into the abundantly happy and free individual you want to be. And as an art form, this system--Joe's work of genius--complements and can be incorporated into psychotherapy, life coaching, spiritual practices, and somatic therapies, or, in my honest opinion, can stand alone where these other practices are not utilized. This work offers you more than just awareness, but actual complete and perfect change into your best self. Plus you get to learn this self-directed system so you can do it anytime and with any aspect of your existence."

Megan Groves, LMP, Massage Therapist 10/26/2006

 

 

"As I embarked on a professional transition from corporate communications to a variety of creative freelance projects, I realized I needed fresh perspective on the way I live and work. I considered returning to therapies and programs I'd used in the past -- including psychotherapy, bodywork, and dance -- but was intrigued when I heard about [Tangible Minds] coaching. In five sessions with Joe, I was able first to conceptualize the behavioral and emotional "blocks" that were getting in the way of my creative work and then to transform and rechannel the energy associated with those blocks into some very tangible tools. Grounded in Joe's ongoing research in the new field of psychotopology, the [Tangible Minds] system can provide a great deal of insight, energy, and genuine change. I suspect the outcomes are unique to each individual who uses the [Tangible Minds] system. In my case, the coaching not only helped me build tools to fend off people who impede my creative work -- it seems to fill me with a positive energy that discourages people with "bad vibes" from approaching me at all!"

Karen Anderson, Professional Writer 09/12/2006

 

 

"Joe Shirley and his generous and powerful [Tangible Minds] work is far beyond words. So, after reaping the benefits of his work for several months I am going to stop trying to find the perfect words and simply say "Call Joe Now!"

Annie Jacobsen, Independent Businesswoman 08/25/2006

 

 

"I recently had my first appointment with Joe. I know we have barely scratched the surface of what is comming up to be healed in me but... what we have done so far has improved my life SIGNIFICATNLY since I saw him last week. I have found it way easier to get out of bad habbits of the mental/emotional sort jsut because i have been using some basic tools from our session. I have a new-found confidence in myself to handle my personal life and relationships with care and calm instead of emotional reactions. Joe is awsome, very soothing, comforting, honest and easy to talk to and open up to. I don't feel judged or like I wasted my time just talking about my past or something. He really wants me to grow and evlove into the being I want to be and I think he is helping me with that in the best way he can. His mastery and confidence of his methods are wonderful to rely on for my healing path."

Sierra Faye, LMP, Massage Therapist 08/02/2006

 

 

"Get this. My gray, gelatinous and tentacled procrastination alien named “overwhelm” was transformed into a beautiful, flowing aqua-colored breath with the voice of the Dalai Lama - all in the space of two hours under Joe’s skilled and patient guidance. As a result, I have no choice but to stop procrastinating on reconnecting with my meditation practice. When “breath” and “Dalai Lama” come in the same spontaneous vision, I’m pretty sure it’s not a sign to clean out the files. So thanks, Joe! You just may see me levitating over the crowd at the next happy hour, looking serene and accomplished."

Christa Gardner, Professional Writer and Owner of Sassafrass Tea 07/28/2006

 

 

"I really enjoyed how Joe's [Tangible Minds] process got me out of my head, out of my Alice in Wonderland language constructs, and their associated dead ends. And into a fluid feeling state that had nothing to do with therapy, judgement or concerns about how I "got there" in the first place. It was simply a process of dropping deeply into NOW. Appreciating the vast texture of the experience. And then letting it shift to the next step."

"I'm back on track now with a project that excites me."

"Thanks Joe!"

Michael Max, LAc, Acupuncturist, Owner of Yong Kang Chinese Medicine Clinic 07/28/2006

 

 

"Joe showed me how to work with a mental obstacle in a short, two-hour workshop in a coffee shop. I found it interesting, but hardly expected anything to come out of it. The next day, though, I noticed right away the difference in my mood; I was getting up early all motivated, and was calm in daily negotiations. I feel my life has changed its course since, to the right direction. Joe's [Tangible Minds] is a great method that makes sense, and it works."

Akira Morita, Partner in Design Kompany 05/13/2006

 

 

"[Tangible Minds] is a fascinating model for understanding human beings. And, Joe is just a total sweetheart. Hope he doesn't mind me saying so :-)""

Habib Rose, Professional Networker 03/14/2006

 

 

"I have referred four patients to Joe so far for his unique style of coaching and counseling. His creative approach to enhancing mental and emotional harmony has enhanced each patient's experience of empowerment and propelled her towards a significant improvement of health on all levels. Joe's techniques are particularly effective for people wishing to conquer addictions and those who feel overwhelmed by their emotions."

Hannah Albert, ND, Naturopathic Physician 02/19/2006

 

 

“I feel a lot clearer, and a lot more decisive, and a lot more confident. For me the whole [Tangible Minds] integration process was almost spontaneous in that the effects were felt so quickly. It was also very specific to exactly what I was trying to accomplish. It’s almost like an unwinding process in cranial sacral work – where you start out and where you end up are kind of unexpected in a way. It just reveals itself. When you’re digging down to the truth, it really doesn’t matter where you start. You’re going to end up exactly where you need to be.”

Joan Kangas - Spa Manager

 

 

“I've been engaged in various therapeutic endeavors over a period of 25+ years. [Tangible Minds] has presented the most concrete and reproducible method I have ever used to create an environment of self-improvement and self-enhancement. [Tangible Minds] is simple, easy to incorporate in my day-to-day life, and extremely effective… I’m very big on results, and I see the results in my life … on an almost hourly basis!”

Dr. Rick Martin, MD - Physician

 

 

“My experience with Joe and [Tangible Minds] was intensive, revelatory and enjoyable. I was able to clearly feel and enter into my established patterns of emotion and behavior and shift them in ways that were immediate and profound. Within a relatively short time … a debilitating inner system of thought and action that had taken me a lifetime to develop began to shift and heal.”

Maureen Freehill - Dancer, theatre artist, and teacher

 

 

“I had been a rapid-cycling Bipolar since early childhood. I have been free of symptoms for the past six months. If it is not a cure, then it is at least a remission. Whatever it is I’ll take it because it has changed my life. I have gone back to school; I quit in 1961. I am working part-time; I haven’t worked since 1985. I finally have the life I always wanted. I’m happy and I now have an excellent relationship with my family.”

Elizabeth Kiester

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