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Consulting Skills at OPA Retreat 2024


In-Person Consulting Skills with Kay Taylor

October 16-21 • Park City, Utah

As a professional astrologer or senior student, you probably know how to read an astrology chart, but it takes refined skill and awareness to know how to synthesize the astrology and communicate the wisdom effectively.

We face choices of how to begin a reading, or speak about challenging configurations, perhaps handling strong emotion. Astrology can be revealing, transformative, and powerful — if we know how to connect with the client and deliver the wisdom in an empowering way, without creating unnecessary fear or harm.

This in-depth immersion training is for you if you want to deliver memorable, empowering readings, connecting with your clients in a deep and transformative way. This essential program will make you a better astrologer. We will work on effective communication skills, including how to develop rapport and find the balance between engaging the client in dialogue and providing the astrological wisdom.

This process requires mindfulness and conscious awareness. We’ll explore ethics, boundaries, cross-cultural and diversity sensitivity, and the unconscious effect of our personal beliefs and philosophies — including how our unconscious traits show up in our own astrology chart. Each day includes lecture, group discussion, experiential exercises, and opportunities to practice these skills by giving and receiving short readings. This essential program will make you a better astrologer whether you’re a beginner or seasoned professional.

This program is part of the OPA certification process.

This training is for you if you want to:

  • Deliver memorable, empowering readings

  • Connect with your client in a deep and transformative way

  • Feel confident about your ability to handle complex issues

You will learn:

  • Effective communication skills

  • How to develop rapport

  • Cross-cultural and diversity sensitivity

  • Skillful transitions between listening and providing the astrological wisdom

  • How every step in the marketing & booking process creates security or distrust

  • How your own unconscious needs affect your astrology

The process of becoming a great astrologer requires mindfulness and conscious awareness.

We’ll explore ethics, boundaries, and the unconscious effect of our personal beliefs and philosophies — including how our unconscious traits are revealed in our own astrology chart.

The training includes lecture, group discussion, experiential exercises, short reading practice, and the astrological basics — you don’t need to be a professional astrologer for this course.

Plus, OPA’s Consulting Skills program has proven to provide the opportunity to make lasting connections with other astrologers.

OPA MEMBERS: Early-Bird pricing available until April 30 • Discounted pricing available until August 10

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Earlier Event: October 16
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