The State Shift Institute
The State Shift Method™
One method. For every moment.
From stuck to fully alive.
"On the outside it looks fine. On the inside it could be better."
That feeling is there for a reason. And this is where the change begins.
It's not about doing more. It's about being more of who you are.
You're doing fine. Your life is reasonably in order. But somewhere inside you feel it: it could feel more alive. Lighter. Freer. Something sits between you and the version of yourself you sense you could be.
That "something" isn't things you need to add. It's things you get to let go of. Beliefs that aren't yours. Patterns that once protected you but now get in the way. Layers you built up to fit in, to do it right, to keep going.
The State Shift Method™ helps you remove what no longer serves you. So you can truly be yourself and get clarity about your path.
Why you don't feel like yourself
Something is in the way. Not something you're missing, but something there's too much of.
For years you built up layers. Ways of doing things that worked at school, at work, in your relationships. You learned to adapt, to perform, to keep going. Those layers were smart. They helped you survive. But they cover up who you really are.
More knowledge doesn't help. Another book, another training, another insight. It piles up on top of what's already there. What you need isn't more, but less. Space. Letting go of what no longer serves you.
The State Shift Method™ helps you see those layers and let them go. Not by doing more, but by feeling what sits underneath. So you can come back to yourself.
What is The State Shift Method™?
A three-step practice and a card deck of 52 tools.
The method combines awareness work (understanding why you repeat your patterns) and practical tools (techniques that work in your body) with the discipline to keep it up.
Every card in the deck is a state shift. An exercise for a pattern. You draw a card, do the exercise, take the step.
No insight without action. No analysis without movement. Every single day.
View the trainingThree steps. Every day.
The heart of the method fits in three minutes. Not because it's simple, but because it's repeatable.
Notice
What state are you in? What thought is spinning? What feeling? Feel it in your body. You don't have to change it. Just see it.
Shift
Draw a card. Do the exercise. Feel, don't think. Shift from the inside out.
Take the step
One action. Sometimes outward: send the message, start the conversation. Sometimes inward: let go, stop holding on. And then you do it.
Insight without action is entertainment. Insight with action is transformation.
Order now52 cards. One story.
Together the cards tell a story. From waking up to living fully. The first cards teach you to see: where you're stuck, what holds you back, who you are when you stop running. The cards in the middle bring you to what you've hidden and teach you to let go. The last cards are about movement, love and living from your center.
There are several ways to work with a card. Simply looking at the illustration and feeling what it stirs up. Reading the text and following the steps. Or listening to the audio and letting it guide you. The goal is always the same: to feel.
The deck comes with a booklet and a holder to display your card of the day where you can see it.
Order the training including the deckThe path
Seven lessons. One journey.
- 01
Wake Up
You see through the illusion and meet the observer within yourself.
- 02
Answer The Call
You feel why you're here and move through the full practice for the first time.
- 03
What's In The Way IS The Way
You get to know the force that works against you and why the obstacles themselves are the path.
- 04
Come Out Of Hiding
You meet the parts of yourself you've kept hidden. Your Shadow. Seeing what's there.
- 05
Let It Pass Through
Suppressing doesn't work. Acting out doesn't work. Letting it pass through does. The third way.
- 06
Do The Work
Through it all. This is where it becomes a practice, not a project.
- 07
Be The Change
Everything brought together. Living from your center.
What it's built on
Four sources, pulled together into one method. Not dreamed up at a desk, but tested on myself. For years. Every day.
Phil Stutz & Barry Michels
The Tools. Practical techniques that get you through resistance, pain and fear. Moving through instead of talking about. At the time of writing I'm the only European coach on thetoolsbook.com.
Michael Singer
The awareness work that explains why you repeat your patterns and why knowledge alone is never enough.
Heroic
A huge library of what works in personal development, plus the discipline to show up every day. From knowing to doing. I'm a certified Heroic Level 2 coach.
25 years of learning and applying
Hundreds of books, dozens of trainings, retreats, courses. Everything I learned, I applied to myself first. The best of 25 years is in this training.
Who is this for?
So you know whether The State Shift Method™ is a fit for you.
This is for you
- ✓You function just fine, but sense you're not living from who you really are
- ✓You're tired of the masks and ready to live more authentically
- ✓You want a daily practice, not another course that ends up in a drawer after three weeks
- ✓You're willing to look inward, even when it's uncomfortable
- ✓You're after self-leadership, not a new dependency
Less of a fit
- ·You want a quick fix without doing the work yourself
- ·You want someone to solve it for you
- ·You're in an acute crisis and need professional help
- ·You're looking for in-depth psychotherapy
What others experience
"What stood out most was that the method worked with the way I naturally process things rather than expecting me to fit into a particular way of learning or exploring myself."
"I've been using the State Shift Method cards for two weeks now and I'm really happy with them. I've turned it into my own little ritual and the cards help me check in with myself."
"Sylvia is funny, quick, warm and inspiring, and she builds on the work of Stutz. I'd recommend a training with her to anyone."
Ready to begin?
The State Shift Training is seven video lessons, a card deck of 52 tools, a booklet and monthly live sessions. Everything you need to start tomorrow.
Questions? info@sylviaholtslag.nl