The Power of Flow Vision Coaching Method: Transforming inner fears and subconscious limitations
- Olha Kryvosheieva
- 3 days ago
- 7 min read
When Effort Isn't Enough
You want something desperately. You work toward it. You achieve it. Yet something still feels incomplete—like hitting an invisible ceiling, spinning in circles with no exit.
This is the paradox of unconscious limiting beliefs.
Most personal development focuses on external actions: better habits, clearer goals, more effort. But neuroscience reveals a deeper truth: 90% of our decisions are made by the subconscious mind. We pursue goals shaped by beliefs we don't consciously recognize—and these blind spots sabotage even our best efforts.
Flow Vision Coaching Method (FVCM) works differently. It's not about fixing what you can see; it's about illuminating what you cannot.
What is FVCM? The Science Behind the Method

Flow Vision Coaching Method is a 2-hour immersive session designed to dissolve unconscious limiting beliefs through free-association techniques and strategic coaching questions.
The Three Core Elements:
1. Free-Flow Association (Imagination).
Drawing from Jungian psychology and modern neuroscience, this technique bypasses the rational mind's gatekeeping. When you allow thoughts to flow without censorship, you activate the Default Mode Network (DMN)—the brain's system for self-referential thinking and emotional processing. This is where authentic truth emerges.
2. Embodied Presence.
Rooted in Somatic Psychology and theater neuroscience, participants remain in their body throughout the session. This is crucial: the body holds emotional memory and somatic markers (Damasio's Somatic Marker Hypothesis) that the conscious mind cannot articulate. Through breathing, presence, and movement awareness, we access deeper layers of understanding.
3. Strategic Coaching Questions
Unlike talk therapy, FVCM uses powerful coaching questions to guide—not interpret—the journey. These questions activate the reticular activating system (RAS), tuning your brain to notice what it's seeking. The coach doesn't provide answers; the client discovers them.
Why Traditional Goal-Setting Fails: The Case Study
The Client's Request: "I Want to Earn More Money"
A client arrives with a clear request: increase income. On the surface, it's straightforward—a financial goal. But here's what happens in a traditional coaching approach: the coach helps define targets, strategies, and action steps. The client leaves motivated.
Three months later? Nothing has changed. Or worse—the client earns more but feels empty.
Why? Because the money wasn't the real goal.
What FVCM Reveals
In the first 30-40 minutes of a session, the rational "controller" mind begins to quiet. Here's the neuroscience: during sustained, focused introspection without external stimulus, prefrontal cortex activation decreases (associated with self-judgment) while activity increases in the insula and anterior cingulate—regions linked to emotional awareness and authenticity.
As the client speaks in free association without pauses, their subconscious reveals the true association:
"Money = Safety, Joy, Belonging"
But then—often with emotional release (tears, laughter, catharsis)—a deeper layer emerges:
"But I don't deserve safety. I'm not worthy of joy. I must earn belonging through suffering."
This is the blind spot. This is the belief shaping every financial decision—keeping them stuck in a cycle of earning-but-not-keeping, achieving-but-not-enjoying.
The Breakthrough
Once this belief surfaces in the client's own words, through their own associations, something shifts. Mirror neurons activate—the brain's self-recognition system engages differently when we hear ourselves speak truth versus when we're told something. The client doesn't just understand intellectually; they embody the realization.
New questions emerge: Where did this belief come from? What if I'm actually worthy? What would I do differently if I believed that?
And crucially—the belief begins to dissolve because it's no longer unconscious. As neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux explains, when implicit (unconscious) memories become explicit (conscious), they can be updated and rewritten.
Who is FVCM For?
People who are stuck in repeating patterns despite effort:
High achievers who feel empty despite external success
Career-changers questioning "Is this what I really want?"
Individuals in major transitions (relationships, identity, purpose)
Professionals experiencing creative or professional blocks
Anyone asking: "Why do I keep attracting the same situation?"
Not suitable for:
Active mental health crises (requires trauma-informed therapy first)
Those unwilling to examine uncomfortable beliefs
People seeking quick fixes rather than deep work
The Session Experience: What Happens
Before: Preparation (15 min)
Client states their request aloud
Grounding and breathing to activate parasympathetic nervous system (rest-and-digest mode, optimal for accessing subconscious material)
Setting of container: 1.5-2 hours of uninterrupted speaking
During: The Flow (90-120 min)
Key insight: Clients report time distortion—"It felt like 25 minutes, not 2 hours." This is temporal dissociation, a known outcome of deep flow states and RAS activation, where the brain's default time-tracking diminishes.
Throughout:
Continuous free association (speaking without pause)
Strategic questions that redirect without correcting
Emotional releases (necessary for amygdala processing and memory reconsolidation)
Gradual emergence of authentic understanding
After: Integration (15 min)
Profound relief (tension stored in the body releases)
Clarity on the real issue—often radically different from the stated request
New perspective on what action is actually needed
Invitation to embody the new belief through concrete next steps
The Evidence: What Client Feedback Reveals
Real transformations emerge in client reflections:
[From earlier testimonials]
Clients discover fears weren't about the surface issue but about worthiness, belonging, or safety
Emotional breakthroughs unlock previously stuck energy
Time expansion effect validates neurological depth of the work
Post-session relief indicates genuine parasympathetic activation and emotional processing
The consistent pattern: What clients thought they needed → What they actually needed → Who they become
Why This Works: The Neuroscience
Bypass of Cognitive Defense Mechanisms: Free association reduces prefrontal cortex gatekeeping, allowing limbic (emotional) truth to emerge
Somatic Reintegration: Embodied presence and breathing activate the vagus nerve, facilitating safe emotional processing
Memory Reconsolidation: Once implicit beliefs become explicit in the client's own language, they enter a reconsolidation window where new neural pathways can form
Mirror Neuron Activation: Self-generated insight (vs. advice) creates stronger neural encoding through motor simulation and empathy networks
Flow State Neurochemistry: Extended focus without external distraction produces dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine—neurochemicals linked to neuroplasticity and insight
Approach | Focus | Limitation |
Traditional Coaching | Goal-setting, strategy | Doesn't access unconscious beliefs |
Talk Therapy | Processing past trauma | May intellectualize rather than embody |
Mindfulness | Present awareness | Requires ongoing practice to embed change |
FVCM | Unconscious → Conscious → Embodied | Integrates all three in single intensive session |
The Real Power: Freedom
The profound shift in FVCM isn't about achieving the stated goal faster. It's about freedom from invisible chains.
When you discover that your real block isn't about money, relationships, or career—but about a deep belief about your worthiness or safety—you reclaim agency. You stop fighting an invisible enemy. You align effort with authentic desire.
Additional Client Testimonials
Testimonial 1
"One of the most interesting and useful experiences in my life. I had a specific request. I had no expectations from the session, just readiness to dive in and trust the process. Ultimately, we entered the subconscious through images and sensations, going deep into my essence. What I experienced was profound, intimate, and important. Olha, as a guide, leads you and helps decode the essence of the images. After the session, I gained deep clarity on my direction. I felt like I returned to my true self. The unpacking of what I experienced continues."
Testimonial 2
"I'm very interested in exploring myself and discovering new things about myself. The Flow Vision method is something unique—I've never encountered anything like it. The most fascinating part was that time seemed to stop. I didn't know how long the session lasted, but I managed to experience such intense feelings and emotions! This experience definitely expanded my perception of myself and the world. I lived through, released, cried out, and spoke out things I don't even know where else I could have done.Olga supported the process very gently yet powerfully throughout the entire session.I traveled—through different worlds, traveling to myself. An amazing experience. Worth trying for everyone who is searching, stuck, or wants to hear themselves better!"
Testimonial 3
"First, I want to thank you for this incredible experience and journey inward. Let me describe my feelings and what happened. At the beginning, I was nervous because I didn't know what I'd face, and the path to my true self felt quite sensitive—I wasn't sure what I'd get. But from the first seconds of preparation and communication, I felt safe and ready to meet myself and go on this journey. At the start of working with images, it was quite difficult—I felt like I was making them up and controlling myself. But after some time, I realized I wasn't doing that anymore; the images came to me on their own, and they were quite frightening, making me feel weak and vulnerable. Thanks to Olha, I didn't stop—I kept going deeper. At some point, incredibly powerful images began to open up, and I was no longer controlling it. It felt like a hypnotic state where the analytical mind and self-judgment stop working. The sense of ego leaves you, and you become your true self. The feeling of space and time disappears completely. During the discussion afterward, Olha said I entered this state after about 40 minutes—it felt like only 10 minutes to me. My request was about finding myself and my purpose. I wasn't holding it in my mind, but at some point, I felt I already knew everything—where to go and what to do. The images changed, but I moved toward my goal. In the end, I reached a logical completion, and the practice was stopped. Opening my eyes, I couldn't quite grasp where I was, but there was an incredible feeling of lightness and freedom. After going outside and walking for 20 minutes, my mind was completely empty—no thoughts, no analysis—I just was. Analyzing what happened with Olha, the key insight for me was her advice: don't interpret the images, rely on them. Today, when I feel weakness or face confusion, I recall the powerful image of a raging volcano that emerged for me and how I became part of it. I realize I am that volcano. Remembering that image and the sensation I lived through makes me feel stronger and more confident. Overall, working with images and the subconscious opens huge possibilities for personal growth and finding one's authentic self. In real life and routine, there's simply no time for this. You set goals, meet others' expectations, and in that routine, it's hard to stop and see your true self. This practice provides that opportunity, especially if you have this request. I feel and believe this practice—this method—can help many people seeking answers to inner questions that can't be answered rationally. Thank you again and I highly recommend everyone try it at least once in their life.
Ready to Uncover Your Blind Spots?
The session waiting for you isn't about fixing what you already see. It's about illuminating what you've been missing—so you can build a life that's truly yours.



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