We all learn in different ways, so we have provided a variety of ways you can engage with The Life Garage.
As you work through The Life Garage core materials there will be some tools which you may feel you already have and some which might seem new. Regardless of how familiar you might be with the tools, when we’re tuning up our lives there is always room for us to learn to use them more consistently. One of the ways it can be useful to think about the application of the concepts and tools in The Life Garage is that they might be used in one of two ways:
Then we have three options:
Learn to be your own personal Life Mechanic
If you like the structure of completing courses, we have just the thing. Our core life garage course covers all you need to become your own personal life mechanic.
Ongoing repairs and maintenance
If you just want to dip in and out of the ideas that are most relevant to you right now as a tool box for life, then this is the option for you.
If you prefer a printed workbook with space for notes and reflections, we get it. That's why we've created the Life Garage Mechanics Manual in a workbook format.
We welcome anyone to use The Life Garage materials with other people. But if you want to make the best use of the materials with others we have three options:
Train to be an Assistant Life Mechanic
Designed to ensure a consistent and theoretically grounded approach our Level 2 Accredited Assistant Life Mechanic Training will help you use the materials with other people in an ethical and effective manner.
Apply for Approved Life Garage status
Want to offer The Life Garage to your staff, volunteers or community? Check out our Approved Life Garage offer which comes with a comprehensive support package to support ethical and effective use.
Why not buy a copy of our Life Garage Mechanics Manual for someone you know? You could give it to them as a gift, or talk them through it over a coffee.
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