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Judy Rees

In this issue:

What is Clean Language anyway?

Community grows worldwide

Articles: Metaphor, Clean and complementary medicine

Cleaning tip: What would you like to have happen?

Getting Clean in Bath

London trainings

What is Clean Language anyway?

Thanks to all those people who've signed up to receive this newsletter recently. Welcome! If you're still a little bemused by the whole idea of Clean, here are a couple of jumping-off points: http://www.cleanlanguage.co.uk/articles/articles/177/2/Gallery-Tour/Page2.html

http://www.cleanchange.co.uk/Discover/index.php

And if you're an experienced Clean Languager, what's Clean like for you? Recently we've heard from Andy Nelson: "It's like an episode of Mr Benn" and from Paul Tosey: "The questions are like the notes of the musical scale - you can use them for anything from a nursery rhyme to a symphony." We'd love to hear your metaphor for Clean: we'll send a compilation to those who contribute. Email us

Community grows worldwide

Watching the list of newsletter subscribers grow gives a sense of how the Clean Community is expanding worldwide. This newsletter is read by people in Malaysia and Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, the Cayman Islands... and in many other countries.

And the Clean Questions are being translated into more languages: the latest addition is Polish.

If you're based outside the UK, the fastest way to develop high-level Clean Language skills is to join our Summer School in Cambridge, from 16 - 29 August 2008. These fourteen intense days (12 training days, two practice days) will change the way you think about the way we think!

Articles: Metaphor, Clean and complementary medicine

Not one, but two new articles for you this month, both on the theme of using Clean alongside complementary medicine. Judy Rees writes for the Institute of Complementary medicine Journal about Healing with Metaphor, while Nancy Doyle and Lulu Sanderson combine Clean Language, Metaphor and herbal medicine.

Cleaning tip: What would you like to have happen?

This is the perfect Clean question for New Year's Resolutions.

Ask: "And what would you like to have happen in 2008?" and write down an answer that states what you would like more of in 2008. E.g. rather than 'I want to worry less.', or 'I'm fed up with being anxious.' (neither says what you'd like more of), you want a reply like 'I want to start believing things will turn out well.'

Then ask 'And what needs to happen for X?', where X is a word or two from your first answer. Continue, asking this question or 'And is there anything else that needs to happen for X?' for as long as is appropriate, or until you see you can realise your dream. If you decide it is not possible, then ask yourself again 'And when X isn't possible, now what would you like to have happen in 2008?'... and continue as before.

Getting Clean in Bath

Scanning facial expressions early on a recent introductory Clean Language training, Zannie Barrett noticed a smiling, relaxed face amidst the puzzled looks and knotted brows that often characterise the early stages of learning a new subject. Over lunch, she asked the smiling woman how she was finding the training so far.

"Oh I'm really enjoying it, it's all making sense because Martin (Snoddon) used Clean Questions with me recently and it was amazing, I got so much out of it and now I understand what this is all about. I don't know how to use it myself yet but having that experience, I got it."

Being on the receiving end of Clean Questions with an experienced facilitator is an invaluable part of learning about Clean. One superb way to do that is to join the developers of Symbolic Modelling, Penny Tompkins and James Lawley, on their self-modelling weekends in Bath, UK in March and September.

London trainings

Are you the sort of person who takes a step-by-step approach to learning? Or do you love to throw yourself in at the deep end? Clean Change Company's modular training in Richmond, West London is designed to satisfy either preference - though you'll save up to 25 per cent by taking the 'deep end' option!

In 2008 you can join us for a weekend to get started (1 & 2 March) or spend seven consecutive days mastering Clean Language (1 - 7 March), before moving on to explore Clean Space (23 - 25 April) and being Certified as a Clean Facilitator (22- 23 May). Book this entire programme and you'll save 15 per cent on the normal price.

Include our Advanced courses - featuring the fascinating Module 7 on Binds and Double Binds - in your booking and you can save a whopping 25 per cent on the package.

Full details are on our online store, or phone +44 (0)20 8400 4832 (UK office hours).

This newsletter is issued by Clean Change Company in association with The Developing Company. It aims to keep you in touch with the latest developments in Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling, spread the word of what  people are doing in the Clean Community and offer opportunities to develop yourself, both professionally and personally.

Number 12 2007