An interview with Heike E. Burkard
Heike, you are an avid motorcyclist and have been riding heavy motorcycles for many years.
Which motorcycle do you ride the most these days?
I've been riding a BMW Boxer, the R1200 R, for three years now. It's been lowered so that my legs have good stability.
You offer coaching for motorcyclists. What kinds of issues do bikers come to you with?
The topics are really quite broad—here are a few examples. Some drivers have difficulty operating their vehicle and are afraid of curves and turning maneuvers in tight spaces. For others, mountain passes are a challenge. Tight and sharp turns, precipices, and heights cause difficulties for you. Often, feeling overwhelmed by others and the resulting fears also play a role. Some drivers feel that they are holding up or slowing down other group members. Fantasies and fears that something negative might happen along the way can also be very disabling.
You also use Logosynthesis in your coaching sessions. Can you give us an example of how you use Logosynthesis?
Sometimes you can build on a driving experience: a situation where things got tight or an accident occurred. Here we can work with the scene or the stressful sensory impressions. As already mentioned, friends or partners often overwhelm you: people push you beyond your own limits, and dangerous driving situations arise that leave their mark—in your mind, in your body, and in your energy field. We can also resolve these issues with logosynthesis.
Do you then follow up with your clients during a trip to see to what extent their stress has decreased as a result of the Logosynthesis coaching?
I think it’s important to include practice. The rider sits on top, and the motorcycle is on the bottom. And both—and for this, they have to work well together—form a single unit. Together with selected driving safety instructors who handle the practical portion, the three of us discuss what should be practiced and tested. This is the additional “future pacing” in which we recognize what has now changed in these previously difficult situations.
What experiences have you had?
I've had very positive and rewarding experiences. It’s rewarding for me to witness these sometimes dramatic changes in behavior—and in driving as well. Drivers often contact us completely out of the blue to report that they’ve successfully passed their tests, are enjoying driving more, have overcome their fears, and have partners and friends who are now happy to travel with them again. And here’s a very important point: By overcoming your fears and mental blocks, you’re now safer on the road. www.olea-consulting.de
Dear Heike, thank you very much for the interview, and have fun riding your motorcycle.
Johannes Lauterbach
LIA Communications