The yielder-Directive Role Distribution

— A comparative breakdown of the conventional client, the yielder and the directive authority

CONVENTIONAL MODEL

CLASSIC CLIENT

  • CO-DRIVER

    You maintain a peer-level or collaborative dynamic.

  • You must direct and maintain the relational dynamic & it’s framework.

    You are responsible for the session’s narrative, its trajectory and reaching the desire state or goal.

  • You are responsible for the technical application.

    Tools and methods must be mastered, timed, and used safely by you.

  • You must monitor and calibrate your own internal state.

    You are responsible for identifying and correcting your own disruptive behaviors.

  • Your mind remains on high-alert to maintain social performance and ensure the safety of the framework.

YIELDER/DIRECTIVE MODEL

Yielder (YOU)

  • PASSENGER

    You temporarily delegate your authority to the Practitioner.

  • You only need to adhere to the established dynamic & protocols.

    You pre-select the session elements & objectives, allowing the narrative to be handled for you.

  • Your focus is limited to the pre-selection of tools and methods.

    This palette can be adjusted at any time to ensure your agency.

  • You focus on experiencing, responding to, and inhabiting the calibration.

    You focus on following and integrating behavioral corrections.

  • You are liberated from hyper-vigilance and social performance.

    Your mind is permitted to be present and your person authentic.

Directive Authority (ME)

  • DRIVER

    I assume the position of directive authority.

  • I strictly manage the dynamic and framework.

    I build and direct the narrative, determine the trajectory and ensure the desired state or goal is reached based on your pre-selected elements & desired goal or state.

  • I am responsible for the technical application.

    Tools and methods are mastered, timed and applied efficiently and safely by me.

  • I monitor and manage your internal, physical and behavioral states in real-time.

    I regulate your nervous system and implement immediate corrections to prevent recurrence within the framework.

  • I ensure that relational, structural, internal, physical, social and data safety is strictly maintained throughout the engagement.

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