Desert Sky Mentoring

Mentoring the Aspiring Spirit




Michael H. Shenkman, Ph.D.

The Mentoring Work

Your Mentoring


  • Your mentoring sessions will be private, one-on-one and will be 60 - 90 minutes in duration. Sessions are generally scheduled once per month. 
  • The sessions will be conducted in person, if you live in Albuquerque, NM, or will conducted by Skype or FaceTime.
  • A typical mentoring process spans six to eight sessions. The number of sessions is usually set by the time the second or third session has been completed.
  • Sessions are scheduled from month to month, and it is expected that some priority will be given to those appointments.  
  • Fees are set in advance.  There are corporate and individual rates that are agreed upon in advance.



Your Aspirations


Aspirations come up in the form of feelings urge you to open up to live in ways that are more expansive and more encompassing of your most vital and enthusiastic inclinations. They are not goals or ambitions, but you may form new ones when you respond to your aspirations..  


Aspirations shape your dreams and choices prior to your being conscious of them. You cannot control your aspirations, but you can hear yourself expressing them. In a mentoring process you can direct your attention so as to respond to them more attentively, and so either support them (and feel the flow) or amend, correct or ignore them from time to time.


Our mentoring,  guided gy Transductive Analysis, is devoted to helping you learn about your aspirations and learn to make conscious choices that take them into account -- so you can feel more alive each and every day.



What is "Transducdtive Analysis" Mentoring?


  • Transductive Analysis  is a process in which the "way" you are creative is explored and clarified.
  • We characterize your aspiring  in terms of four figurations:  leader, artist, prophet and mystic.
  •  Each figuration has its own creative interests, life paths and values, and each develops its own kinds of relationships.  Your aspiring is oriented toward one or several of these orientations, and by exploring your figuration you learn to resolve conflicts, set new paths for your self, and create relationships that foster your aspiring life.  
  • We spend a few sessions exploring which figuration expresses your creative energies. When we have agreed on that framework for our conversation, we explore the structural dynamics of your aspiring and what paths and trajectories will enrich your life.
  • Finally, we set out some practical steps and practices you can begin right away so that you will become adept at living in ways that appreciate your aspirations to the fullest extent possible. 


You Are A Good Candidate For Mentoring If...


  • You feel a strong urge to expand your life ways and move in new directions.​​
  • You value being a "creative" person as a supreme value.​
  • You approach your life with openness, curiosity and the courage to take up new ventures.  
  •  You benefit from self-exploration, reading and conversations that are devoted to new ideas about our living, growing and expanding our capabilities.
  • You are open to making changes in your life, right now.