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• Somatic Supervision for Therapists

  • Start
    5 Oct 2022
  • End
    5 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Fall 2022 Sessions

  We will be starting a new round of somatic supervision starting this Sept. This group is for licensed clinicians who are currently using somatic work in their practice, and would like to have some support in how they work somatically with clients. We will cover themes related to being a somatic-based and dance/movement therapist, and unpack cases that are brought to the group. Space is limited to provide enough time for each clinician to present cases.

  We will meet online on the first Wed of each month, 10-11:30am EST, through April 5, 2023.

  Meeting dates ahead include: Oct 5, Nov 2 and Dec 7.

  Acceptance to group is on a rolling admissions basis. 

  Cost is $280 for four sessions. Payment in full will be due prior to start to secure your space in the group*.

  Some of the themes that we cover include:

  • Somatic Countertransference
  • Mirroring and Un-mirroring
  • Working with the Freeze response
  • Sensing and Listening through the body
  • Three layers of awareness
  • Learning the Language of a Felt Sense

  * This group may count toward your DMT group supervision requirements

  For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Tantia, PhD, BC-DMT, LCAT at jftantia@gmail.com or call 646-591-4017.

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  About Jennifer Frank Tantia, PhD, MS, LCAT, BC-DMT

  She has been in private practice as a somatic psychotherapy and dance/movement psychotherapy in New York City for the past 18 years, having worked on in-patient psychiatry and residential treatment for older adults prior. She taught somatic psychology and embodied research both in the US and internationally for the past decade. Dr. Tantia served on boards of both the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) and the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) and has authored many peer-reviewed articles in DMT and somatic psychology. She co-edited The Routledge International Handbook on Embodied Perspectives in Psychotherapy: Approaches from Dance Movement and Body Psychotherapy (2019) and received a Marian Chace Foundation grant for her latest book, The Art and Science of Embodied Research Design: Concepts, Methods and Cases (2020).

  For more information, please visit www.soma-psyche.com

  
  

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• The Pain Body: Experiential Learning to Transform Chronic Pain

  • Start
    14 Mar 2023
  • End
    4 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Presented by  Sandrine Harris (SEP, RSMT/E, GCFP, Trauma & Chronic Pain Educator)

  
  

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  An online program

  All injuries eventually heal. And what about the pain that persists that has no injury or incident attached to it? Or the discomfort that lasts beyond a logically explained timeline?

  The Pain Body experiential program is a fluid mix of engaged learning, conversation, mindfulness meditation, somatic awareness, and practices focused through the lens of healing neuroplastic pain syndromes. With your journey guided throughout each gathering, Sandrine offers a dynamic process to deepen and transform your relationship with your patterns of thought, sensation, and awareness.

  This program is suitable for:

  - anyone who’d like to learn more about pain syndromes

  - anyone who is living with chronic pain and wants to heal it

  - anyone who works with people in pain (movement, psychology, healthcare, etc.)

  *Adults 20+ years of age are welcome, and no experience or prior knowledge base is needed to attend.

  Facilitated by Sandrine Harris (SEP, RSMT/E, GCFP)

  Sandrine completed a practitioner training with Dr Howard Schubiner, a pioneer in understanding and researching non-structural pain. Combining her practices of Somatic Experiencing®, Feldenkrais®, Pain Reprocessing, and Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, she offers a transformative path to healing.

  DATES: Five (5) consecutive Tuesdays: March 7, 14, 21, 28 + April 4

  TIME: 4 - 5:15pm pacific time | 7 - 8:15pm eastern time

  WHERE: Online via ZOOM

  FEE: $160 (incl audio recording & PDF workbook) (*no CEUs)

  READ & REGISTER:

  https://www.sandrineharris.com/calendar/healing-chronic-pain-sandrine-harris

  EMAIL SANDRINE: sandrine@sandrineharris.com

  CALL SANDRINE: 6464791453

  
  

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• Body Mapping: ONLINE class series with Natan Daskal

  • Start
    17 Mar 2023
  • End
    7 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  By exploring our anatomy experientially and artistically, we connect more deeply with our bodies, creativity, and lived experience.

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  4 Fridays: March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2023

  Each part of our bodies is unique: each has developed specific functions, moves in particular ways, and has its own stories to tell and dances to dance. In this series, we focus on a new area of the body each week. For each body part, we study anatomy and body mechanics, we explore its movement somatically, and we allow its wisdom to express through drawing, creative writing, and dance. By exploring our anatomy experientially and artistically, we connect more deeply with our bodies, creativity, and lived experience.

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  Learning objectives for this series:

  1. Identify and embody various parts of the body through experiential anatomy

  2. Use the Tamalpa Life/Art Process to make connections between artmaking and lived experiences.

  3. Draw on methods of somatic and expressive arts pedagogy as applied to health, embodiment, and creativity.

  No art or dance experience needed.

  To get the most out of this online class, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device. Also, have art supplies ready at hand for the drawing activity and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

  Natan Daskal’s background in theater, dance, design and fine arts combine with his love of nature, dedication to social justice, and commitment to personal development under Tamalpa Institute’s approach to learning and living artfully. He has taught movement and the expressive arts to children, youth, and adults in diverse settings. Natan is a member of Tamalpa’s core faculty, and has extensive teaching experience working directly with Anna Halprin as her teaching assistant in public workshops and classes. Natan studied ballet at the Joffrey School in New York City, received his BFA in Communication Design at Parsons the New School for Design, and received his MA in Education at Goddard College where he studied the intersection of somatics, creativity, and community education. natandaskal.com

  This class series meets online on Zoom

  4 Fridays: March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2023

  10-11:30AM PT

  $70/series

  https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/online-series-body-mapping-with-natan-daskal-10

  
  

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• If Your Body Could Speak with Daria Halprin

  • Start
    31 Mar 2023
  • End
    3 Apr 2023
  • Location
    IN-PERSON Workshop at ESALEN INSTITUTE

  This IN-PERSON workshop will be a creative exploration and discovery of what truly matters in your life through movement and art making, listening to the body, and listening to the heart.

  Presented by Esalen Institute

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  March 31-April 3, 2023

  The body is a living narrative, an interconnected web of our physical, emotional, and intellectual experiences. Every organ, bone, body part, and movement holds an energy, a feeling, a memory that calls our attention and seeks expression. With curiosity and care to the stories our bodies hold, we become embodied artists, choreographers of our life experience.

  This workshop will be a creative exploration and discovery of what truly matters in your life through movement and art making, listening to the body, and listening to the heart. When we don’t take time or know how to be creative listeners, the body will tell its stories in disabling ways. Encountering our bodies creatively, we discover artful ways to re-story ourselves, bringing new vision to the life themes that matter to us.

  A process called Body Mapping will lead participants through an art based journey with each body part. Challenges and resources will be identified and explored as rich material for movement, art making, group collaboration and ritual. Participants will explore personal and group creativity, body – mind connections, and engage with psychological themes relevant to our historical and everyday lives.

  Morning sessions will focus on somatic awareness – individual and group movement exploration to tune the physical body to sensation and feeling. Afternoon sessions will facilitate creative encounters with the art mediums of dance, drawing, and spoken and written narrative. Evening sessions will be devoted to presentations of the work created, reflection and questions generated by the day’s work, releasing activities and meditative art practices.

  Participants will explore:

  o Expanding body awareness through somatic movement experiences.

  o Utilizing the creative arts to explore life narratives. Learning methods for movement/dance and expressive arts that can be applied to their personal and professional practices.

  o Practicing approaches to improvisation and performance designed for the beginner and the experienced alike.

  o Employing the arts as a psychological process and communication tool.

  The Halprin Life Art Process developed at Tamalpa Institute innovated groundbreaking work in the fields of somatics, psychology and artistic practice. Anna and Daria Halprin both worked with Fritz Perls, Ida Rolf, and Will Schultz in the early experimental days of Esalen.

  This is an approach to movement/dance as a healing art that is accessible to everyone and is offered in underserved communities.

  20% of faculty tuition goes to Tamalpa ArtCorps social justice programs

  Recommended reading: The Expressive Body in Life, Art & Therapy, by Daria Halprin

  Daria Halprin, MA, REAT, RSMT:

  Daria Halprin is among the leading pioneers in the field of movement/dance, expressive arts education and therapy. With Anna Halprin she co-founded Tamalpa Institute, www.tamalpa.org, and was instrumental in the development of the Halprin Life/Art Process, as an innovative approach to psychology, artistic practice and dance as a healing force. Bringing a life-long practice in the arts to her work , published writings include : Coming Alive { 1989} ; The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy {2003} ; contributing author Expressive Arts Therapy: Principles and Practices {1999}, Poesis: Essays On the Future of the Field; Dance,Somatics and Spirituality, {2014] Body Enacted, Entranced and Ensouled. In addition to leading trainings in the Halprin work at Tamalpa Institute, she has served on faculty at the European Graduate School, JFKU, CIIS, Alanus and Esalen Institute and has presented at numerous conferences and universities worldwide.

  This is an IN-PERSON workshop held at Esalen Institute

  March 31-April 3, 2023 All Day

  Costs vary according to accommodation from $2880 - $7200 for the week-long workshop, meals, lodging, and access to hot springs.

  https://www.esalen.org/workshops/if-your-body-could-speak-033123

  
  

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• ISITTA Level 3

  • When
    31 Mar 2023
  • Location
    Online

  ISITTA Level 3 offers cohort-based live online learning. To deepen the learning from each weekend, this training features an instructor-facilitated practice group after each module.

  Online – Live

   ISITTA Level 3

   March 31 – May 31, 2023

  
  

   Faculty: Manuela Mischke-Reeds, LMFT

      Hours: 3 weekends:

      Friday 1:30-5:30pm,

      Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm,

      Sunday 9:30am-1:30pm;

      Wednesday evening practice groups: 5:00-7:30pm

      Please note: all hours are Pacific Time (PT)

  Cost: $1,700 by 2/17/23; $1,850 thereafter.

  CEs: 48 CEs (16 per weekend) available for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs (approved by CAMFT)

  Register

  For more information: call 415-839-6788, email info@embodywise.com or visit https://embodywise.com/

  Prerequisite: ISITTA Level 2 (formerly Dharma of Trauma Level 3)

  Final application/registration date: 3/27/23

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• Healing the Five Qualities: An Online Realization Process Retreat

  • Start
    1 Apr 2023
  • End
    3 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Presented by: Judith Blackstone, PhD

  April 1-3, 2023

  9:00 AM-2:00 PM Pacific (with an hour break each day) on Saturday and Sunday, 9:00-11:00 AM Pacific on Monday

  Online, Via Zoom

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  This retreat will focus on healing and deepening your embodiment of five innate qualities that you can experience when you inhabit your body: understanding, voice, love, power and sexuality (including the quality of gender for those who identify with a gender). We will use self-inquiry, group discussion, movement, sound and the Realization Process embodiment and trauma release practices to help heal early wounding and regain both the feel and the function of each of these qualities.

  Small group format, so that there is time for individual attention. Everyone is welcome.

  Cost – $750, $550 for USABP members

  To register - http://www.realizationprocess.org

  For more information, Email Judith Blackstone, realizationctr@aol.com

  
  

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• Free Intro to SoULL for Men

  • When
    1 Apr 2023
  •  
    7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Online

  Free Intro to SoULL for Men

  In our time we are beginning to recognize the need to honor and nurture, not just Nature, but the deep cycles within life itself. We recognize that we need to engage new social forms, and leadership that is not based on domination and control. Yet where and how do we learn this, especially if you happen to be...Male? We have a few ideas and we would like to hear yours. Men, this gathering is for you. We would love to see you, hear your voices in SoULL, and imagine new forms of care and connectivity.

  Presenter: Jeanne Denney

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  EDUCATION

  -The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology (Masters of Transpersonal Psychology) now Sophia University

  -The Cooper Union for Science and Art (BS in Engineering)

  -The University of Iowa

  -The Institute of Core Energetics East (Certified Core Energetics Practitioner)

  -The Barbara Brennan School of Healing

  -The Lung Ta Institute

  -The Foundation for Human Enrichment (Somatic Experiencing)

  -Jeanne has received numerous other healing trainings including Reiki, Bio-Dynamic Cranial Sacral work, and more.

  TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  -Founder, Director, and Teacher of the School of Unusual Life Learning

  -Facilitator, Teacher and Consultant at the Art of Dying Institute at the New York Open Center

  -Adjunct Professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey

  -Graduate School Faculty Mentor at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology (now Sophia University)

  -Teacher in various Core Energetics master classes including the Netherlands Institute for Core Energetics, Core Esencia, and the Nyack Living Core Program

  -A multitude of community talks, workshops and programs in the New York City area and across the U.S.

  When: Saturday, April 1, 2023

  Time: 7:30 - 9:30 am PST

  Location: Online via Zoom

  Cost: FREE

  Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvfu2srT0oGNeNXv2gqeNihkHNHT8F7FUW

  Registration Due Date: March 30, 2023

  Administrator Information:

  email soullcommunity@gmail.com or call 845-598-1727

  
  

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• Online Series: Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations: Awakening Support and Vitality for Spring with Joy Cosculluela

  • Start
    3 Apr 2023
  • End
    24 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  As we enter into spring, we’ll explore movement pathways structured around the pelvis to enliven and encourage a sense of support and vitality.

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  “Imagine how exciting and alive you would be if your kinesthetic sense were to be heightened and cultivated beyond its present consciousness.” – Anna Halprin

  As we enter into spring, we’ll explore movement pathways structured around the pelvis to enliven and encourage a sense of support and vitality.

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  What can our pelvis tell us about being grounded, flowing, and enlivened in life and art? Working with Anna’s Halprin somatic approach, we set aside time and space for ourselves, to relax the body-mind, to tune in to sensations, and explore pathways that connect the pelvis to other parts of our body. Our focus is on expanding our kinesthetic sense and generating creativity. By paying attention to how we move, we awaken our aliveness, enjoy our vitality and carry our dances into daily life. Through the tools of the Life-Art Process, we become aware of our physical, emotional, and mental responses, and we integrate our experience through drawing and writing.

  No dance experience needed, only a willingness to explore! Please have a comfortable space to move, and drawing and writing materials on hand.

  To get the most out of this online series, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device. Also, have art supplies ready at hand for drawing activities, and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

  Please note: Tamalpa does not record nor permit the recording of any classes or workshops due to the sensitive and sometimes vulnerable nature of the work, and to protect student privacy.

  Joy Cosculluela, RSME, MFA, CMT is a performing artist, choreographer, bodyworker, and somatic movement educator. Joy is a Filipino immigrant working with themes of belonging, identity, home. She is artistic director of Wayfinding Performance Group, a multicultural group of artists in San Francisco and has presented numerous works in various venues. She has performed with Anna Halprin & The Sea Ranch Collective (Seasons, Spirit of Place, Parades and Changes). She continues to find joy and inspiration through collaborations with various Bay Area artists (Diana Lara, Christine Germaine, Laurie Buenafe, Stacey Goodman, and many more). Joy is director of Performance Lab SF, where she offers classes to encourage creativity and is also co-director of EAR to the Ground Productions, an organization that holds street performances in response to current events. Joy holds a Master’s in Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College and is core faculty at Tamalpa Institute. Wayfindingperformance.com

  Date: Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24

  Times: 10 am – 11:30 am Pacific Time

  Location: ONLINE ZOOM

  Cost: $70 for the series

  Contact: TI-workshops@tamalpa.org

  Registration link: https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/online-series-movement-ritual-and-dance-explorations-awakening-support-and-vitality-for-spring-with-joy-cosculluela

  
  

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• Understanding & Transforming Trauma: Exploring Healing through Mindfulness, Embodiment and Connection

  • When
    8 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Northampton, MA

  Experiential program with clinical psychologist, Vamsi Koneru, PhD and Sandrine Harris, SEP, RSMT/E

  Saturday, April 8, 2023 @ 10am - 4pm (with 1hr lunch break)
  Northampton Center for the Arts | 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA 01060

  $100 for the full day (VENMO @Konerupsychotherapy)

  REGISTRATION REQUIRED via EMAIL: vkkoneru@gmail.com

  This experiential program offers foundational learning in what trauma is, how it impacts our brains, bodies, and relationships, and how we can engage in practices that promote healing and transformation. Trauma-informed mindfulness, embodiment and somatics, and meditation are woven together with neuroscience, applications of Somatic Experiencing® and the power of connection and community care.

  FLOW: a mix of learning, listening and sharing, sensing and being outside of language, process-based awareness, time for integration and expansion.

  This community event is offered to all adults (18+yrs), and no experience with mindfulness/meditation/embodiment is needed to attend. Chairs will be provided.

  **This program is not a replacement for medical or mental health therapy or treatment. This workshop offers a deep dive into understanding trauma from a perspective outside of life facts and no personal stories are shared during our time together. We are focused into a radical care model, and into understanding what happens in our bodies, minds and hearts as a result of trauma, and how we can begin to orient towards pathways of resourcing and support.**

  $100 for the full day | All adults 18+ are welcome

  SCHEDULE for this IN-PERSON PROGRAM:

  10am - 12pm eastern: Part I

  12 - 1pm: Lunch Break (*lunch is not provided as a part of this program)

  1 - 4pm: Part II

  WHAT TO BRING: curiosity and an open-hearted beginner’s mind, a mat and/or blanket, plus pillows / bolsters / anything else you’d like to feel comfortable when we’re laying on the floor, clothing for a full day of learning, with some gentle movement and opportunities to be barefoot on the floor, notebook and pen/pencil for notes and mark-making exercises, hydration for yourself for a whole day together.

  ABOUT THE FACILITATORS

  Vamsi and Sandrine have been facilitating together for over 4 years, synthesizing and energizing over 1000 hours of their combined training, and over 20 years of combined private practice in working with traumatized individuals and community members. They share a deep interest in offering trauma education accompanied by nervous system and somatically oriented healing invitations.

  VAMSI KONERU, PhD is a clinical psychologist, trauma-informed mindfulness facilitator, and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Dept of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. konerupsychotherapy.com

  SANDRINE HARRIS, SEP, RSMT/E, GCFP, is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner®, Somatic Movement Therapist, Feldenkrais Practitioner®, trauma-sensitive mindfulness meditation facilitator, and trauma and chronic (neuroplastic) pain educator. sandrineharris.com

  TO REGISTER, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO: vkkoneru@gmail.com

  
  

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• Journeying with the Felt Sense and the Medicine Wheel to: Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin (The Good Life)

  • Start
    13 Apr 2023
  • End
    27 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Journeying with the Felt Sense and the Medicine Wheel to: Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin (The Good Life)

  This online three-part series with Dennis Windego on the felt sense and the medicine wheel will assist helpers and natural helpers to journey beside client’s (or yourself/fellow human beings) trauma, and complex trauma memories to achieve: Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin (The Good Life). Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin is a decolonizing method to address the impacts of colonial trauma with land-based teachings, medicines, spirituality, and ceremonies.

  Presented by The International Focusing Institute

  April 13, 20, and 27, 2023

  This online three-part series with Dennis Windego on the felt sense and the medicine wheel will assist helpers and natural helpers to journey beside client’s (or yourself/fellow human beings) trauma, and complex trauma memories to achieve: Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin (The Good Life). Mino-Biimaadiiziwiin is a decolonizing method to address the impacts of colonial trauma with land-based teachings, medicines, spirituality, and ceremonies.

  Dennis will demonstrate the powerful shift of the felt sense and the medicine wheel through experiential exercises, trauma recovery stories, and triad group practice sessions/discussions.

  Dennis works with and trains therapists who work with Indigenous populations, however, he invites anyone seeking to experience these teachings to register. He will use common language and the exercise instructions will be easy to follow. No experience with Focusing or felt sensing is required. Participants will acquire tools and build sacred bundles to assist Indigenous populations and their allies for truth and reconciliation.

  You do not have to be a professional to experience this powerful way of being. As our Elders have communicated since time immemorial, “We are all healers. The healing medicine is inside all of us”.

  This series will introduce:

  - How to build a connected, safe, and sacred ground space to sit beside complex trauma

  - How to introduce land, medicine, water, air, rock, and indigenous teachings in natural healing

  - How to recognize the presence of trauma through the body, speechlessness, dissociation, and fear paralysis, and overwhelming responses; how to apply the medicine wheel in assessments

  - How to recognize and work with Intergenerational impacts of abandonment, rejection, and neglect

  - How to take care of self and importance of healing and development as a helper

  The three sessions will build upon each other; therefore, if any session is missed it is important to view the recording before the next session. Recordings and other material presented during the workshop will be made available to all registrants after each session (within 3-6 hours after the sessions conclude, except in the case of technical difficulty). Breakout rooms in triads are not recorded.

  Dennis Windego, MSW, FOT, is from the traditional lands of the Anishinabeg community of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation in northwestern Ontario. His Anishinabeg name is Zoongwebines, and he is a member of the Lynx clan. Dennis follows the teachings of his late father which guides his decolonizing approach to mental health, addictions, grief, and healing trauma.

  Dennis develops and facilitates community-centered, land-based, culturally relevant FOT programs. He is a Focusing Coordinator with The International Focusing Institute in New York, and a Focusing-Oriented Therapist (FOT). As a child, he was forcefully removed from his ancestral lands and sent to St. Margaret’s Indian Residential School in Fort Francis, Ontario. Through his personal healing journey, he lives the natural felt sense wisdom of his late mother’s words, “don’t forget who you are and where you come from”.

  April 13, 20, and 27, 2023 at 8:00am - 11:00am

  Three 3-hour sessions on Thursdays

  Location: Online via Zoom

  Cost: Three-tier pricing - Regular price $180 Modified price $150 Lowest price $95

  Registration info: Contact The International Focusing Institute with any questions: Phone: (845) 480-5111 Email: elizabeth@focusing.org

  https://focusing.org/event/journeying-felt-sense-and-medicine-wheel-mino-biimaadiiziwiin-good-life

  
  

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• Sacred Somatics Training

  • Start
    15 Apr 2023
  • End
    16 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Nova Scotia, Canada

  Sacred Somatics Training
  

  Sacred Somatics is a modality that brings together three main aspects of Therapeutic and Somatic Practice namely: 

  • Observation: reading the body and awareness of what the client is presenting with
  • Feeling: intentional touch and therapeutic skill
  • Embodiment: grounding and ethical relationship 

  Level 1 practitioner training - April 15/16th - 1pm-9pm Pacific time (9am -5pm Atlantic time) in person at Our Celtic Hearth Center, Nova Scotia, Canada

  Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/489917094217

  Cost $650 CAD

  Accommodation extra

  This 20 hour training (16 hours class time with 2 hours prep and 2 hours of follow up) brings the   integrated practice of healthcare to the forefront for hands on practitioners. There is much research that shows that a sense of well-being and proper functioning of a human is based on not only physical aspects, but also on our past life experience, traumas and emotional and attachment patterns. For Practitioners willing to expand their level of knowledge to include somatic based awareness and education as well as trauma-informed assessment and treatment plans this training will bring it all together. Practitioners will learn simple techniques that can add to your skills and also give you an ethical framework to know when to refer your client to another modality. Sacred Somatics Practitioner training embraces the way forward for integrated healthcare.

  • 20 hours instruction time
  • 2 hours reading of required material and personal reflection and preparation
  • 16 hours classroom instruction
  • 2 hours integration and submission of a personal assignment

  
  

  Outcomes: 

  • Increase skill in reading the body including postural alignment, emotional holding patterns, trauma awareness and the freeze response, energetic pathways and breath
  • Gain skills in communication of our preliminary observations and creating agreements and consent with clients around treatments plans that meet the client’s stated goals. 
  • Learn touch techniques that engage the Myofascial system with awareness of barriers and blocks so that the treatment feels consensual and helpful to both the client and the therapist. 
  • Review and teach specific Myofascial techniques: vault holds, depth and directional barriers, cross hands techniques and variations and traction/ compression techniques
  • Practice grounding and centering techniques for the therapist to minimize energy depletion and burn out for the therapist when treating multiple clients per day/ week
  • Learn Self care options for therapists to maintain the practice they want and to extend their ability to continue working in the healthcare field

  
  

  Benefits to Massage Therapy

  • Increased skill in intake and preliminary procedures  with clients in order to create and deliver the most efficient treatment plan for each case
  • Practice and master communication and consent conversations with clients to minimize harm or failure to meet the client’s goals in treatment 
  • Learn effective and transformational Myofascial touch techniques in order to quickly and effectively treat many aspects of pain and dysfunction 
  • Teach therapists to maintain their Self awareness and autonomy in their practice and to create Professional and ethical containers within which clients can benefit from treatment
  • Help prolong Massage Therapists’ ability to work in the field and reduce burnout and injury

  Anatomy review: relevant anatomy and discussion of body structures will be included in the course. There will also be teaching around ‘Emotional Anatomy’ (Stanley Keleman) and Traumatic adaptations (‘Bend into Shape’ Vincentia Schroeter PhD and Barbara Thomson PhD)

  Details and Registration

  Contraindications: 

  • age - below 16 years or consent of caregiver
  • Systemic or specific CI’s for Massage or touch based therapy
  • Self reported unable to deal with emotional or physical aspects of the work 

  
  

  Prerequisites:

  • License to touch for healthcare purposes
  • Self reported ability to deal with discussion around trauma, emotions, ethics and relationships and/or external professional support and resources in these areas

  
  

  About the Instructor:
  
  

  Ailsa Keppie, BSc (Hons), SSE, MFT, RMT
  Ailsa is a trained Massage Therapist, intimacy Educator and Somatic Therapist and has been working in the field of hands on bodywork, somatic coaching and healing for over a decade. Ailsa Keppie brings aspects from her background in circus arts, physical theatre, music, dance, myofascial release, bioenergetic processes, archetypes and spirituality to her work with clients. Ailsa has really embodied her own healing journey and now brings her awareness and understanding to others. Ailsa works both online and in person and she is a member of  the following associations

  Ailsa Keppie, BSc (Hons), SSE, MFT, RMT
  MTANS member  in good standing - 17017
  ACSB and SSEA member in good standing
  WASC member in good standing
  USABP Associate somatic member in good standing 
  

  Email: ailsakeppie@gmail.com
  Website: www.sacredsomatics.ca
  

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• Body Mapping with Natan Daskal: Online Series

  • Start
    21 Apr 2023
  • End
    19 May 2023
  • Location
    Online

  For each body part, we study anatomy and body mechanics, we explore its movement somatically, and we allow its wisdom to express through drawing, creative writing, and dance.

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  Each part of our bodies is unique: each has developed specific functions, moves in particular ways, and has its own stories to tell and dances to dance. In this series, we focus on a new area of the body each week. For each body part, we study anatomy and body mechanics, we explore its movement somatically, and we allow its wisdom to express through drawing, creative writing, and dance. By exploring our anatomy experientially and artistically, we connect more deeply with our bodies, creativity, and lived experience.

  Learning objectives for this series:

  1. Identify and embody various parts of the body through experiential anatomy

  2. Use the Tamalpa Life/Art Process to make connections between artmaking and lived experiences.

  3. Draw on methods of somatic and expressive arts pedagogy as applied to health, embodiment, and creativity.

  No art or dance experience needed.

  To get the most out of this online class, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device. Also, have art supplies ready at hand for the drawing activity and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

  Please note: Tamalpa does not record nor permit the recording of any classes or workshops due to the sensitive and sometimes vulnerable nature of the work, and to protect student privacy.

  Natan Daskal’s background in theater, dance, design and fine arts combine with his love of nature, dedication to social justice, and commitment to personal development under Tamalpa Institute’s approach to learning and living artfully. He has taught movement and the expressive arts to children, youth, and adults in diverse settings. Natan is a member of Tamalpa’s core faculty, and has extensive teaching experience working directly with Anna Halprin as her teaching assistant in public workshops and classes. Natan studied ballet at the Joffrey School in New York City, received his BFA in Communication Design at Parsons the New School for Design, and received his MA in Education at Goddard College where he studied the intersection of somatics, creativity, and community education. natandaskal.com

  Dates: 5 Fridays: April 21, 28, May 5, 12, & 19

  Times: 10-11:30AM PT

  Location: ONLINE ZOOM

  Cost: $85/series

  Contact: TI-workshops@tamalpa.org

  Registration link: https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/online-series-body-mapping-with-natan-daskal-11

  
  

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• Reclaiming the SoULL of Human Connection: Restoring Our Broken Capacity for Community

  • When
    22 Apr 2023
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    8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Online

  Dr. Mark Brady is a neuroscience educator, psychologist, SoULL supporter. He will join Jeanne Denney in exploring how our capacity for human connection gets interrupted in the nervous system and might then become restored. It is only an introduction, but we will start the conversation, including how a history of Adverse Childhood Experiences might be restored to pro-social behaviors.

  Presented by: Dr. Mark Brady, PhD and Jeanne Denney

  Mark Brady, Ph.D. is a neuroscience educator, writer and a long-time member of the graduate research faculty at Sofia University. He co-founded the Children’s Grief Program at Kara, a public service agency in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Brady is also a prize-winning author of a number of books, magazine articles and academic papers.

  Jeanne Denney, Somatic Therapist and Founder of The School of Unusual Life Learning

  When: Saturday, April 22, 2023

  Time: 8:00 - 11:00 am PST

  Location: Online via Zoom

  Cost: Free to current, fully enrolled SoULL students. For people who are not current SoULL students, we suggest a donation of $125 or some other contribution if you are called to support our work. Thank you.

  Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuce-urDIiE9KRUHCSjD3uZUr_npI1128X

  Donation Link:

  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AK5CBJR4NJ3UQ

  Registration Due Date: April 21, 2023

  Administrator Information:

  email soullcommunity@gmail.com or call 845-598-1727

  
  

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• USABP Presents - How Clinics Can Successfully Integrate New Somatic Therapy Services: Findings from a Study of Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT)

  • When
    27 Apr 2023
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
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  This Spotlight Series Event is brought to you in partnership with the Center for Mindful Body Awareness.

  How Clinics Can Successfully Integrate New Somatic Therapy Services: Findings from a Study of Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT)

  

  
  

  Presented by Cynthia Price 

  Research Professor, UW School of Nursing and Director of Non-profit Center for Mindful Body Awareness.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This event will be recorded and available for members and non-members who register for this event. This course will not include CEs. 

  
  

  Description

  This webinar will present findings from an implementation science study that examined how a clinic responded to the introduction of a new somatic therapy approach, Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) in their services. Included will be the strategies used to promote knowledge of MABT, acceptance as measured by referrals and scheduling within the clinic system, and differences in response by discipline in an integrative clinic context. Focus group results highlight the successes, including how this approach addressed a gap in services, and point to next steps for increased access and sustainability.

  
  

  The Main Points of this Workshop:

  • Highlight the importance of and processes involved in implementation science 
  • Describe the clinic system where this study took place 
  • Describe the patients served (primarily chronic pain with co-occurring trauma) 
  • Describe the MABT approach 
  • Describe the implementation results 
  • Discuss the clinical implications and next steps

  Participants will Learn:

  • Define the key components of implementation science (e.g. appropriateness, adoption) 
  • Identify strategies to enhance implementation 
  • Describe response to MABT implementation in clinical care for chronic pain

  
  

  Agenda

  • Welcome
  • USABP Announcements
    
  • Presentation, Demo & Experiential
    
  • Q & A
    
  • Overtime discussion (after the event formally concludes)

  
  

  Presenter Information

  Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT
  Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT is a Research Professor at the University of Washington and the Director of the non-profit Center for Mindful Body Awareness. Her clinical and research expertise is focused on interoceptive awareness and its role in health and well-being. She developed Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), a mindfulness-based approach designed to facilitate interoceptive awareness and related skills for self-care and emotion regulation. Dr. Price’s research is aimed at the study of MABT within community care, particularly for those in recovery from trauma, chemical dependency, chronic pain or other life stressors. She has co- authored two scales to measure interoceptive awareness: the Scale of Body Connection (SBC) and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). Cynthia is committed to increasing access to integrative health care for underserved populations through her research, teaching, and service.

  Bibliography

  Powell, B. J.; Waltz, T. J.; Chinman, M. J.; Damschroder, L. J.; Smith, J. L.; Matthieu, M. M.; Proctor, E. K.; Kirchner, J. E. A Refined Compilation of Implementation Strategies: Results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) Project. Implement. Sci. 2015, 10 (1).

  Hansen, K.; McKernan, L.; Carter, S.; Allen, C.; Wolever, R. A Replicable and Sustainable Whole Person Care Model for Chronic Pain. J. Altern. Complement. Med. 2019, 25 (S1), 86–94.

  Price, C. J.; Hooven, C. Interoceptive Awareness Skills for Emotion Regulation: Theory and Approach of Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT. Front. Psychol. 2018, 9.

  NCCIH Hot Topic Webinar. 2020. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/nccih-hot-topic-webinar-implementation-science-and-complementary-health-interventions.

  Curran, G. M.; Bauer, M.; Mittman, B.; Pyne, J. M.; Stetler, C. Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Designs: Combining Elements of Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Research to Enhance Public Health Impact. Med. Care 2012, 50 (3), 217–226.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  About the Spotlight Organization

  The Center for Mindful Body Awareness is a non-profit aimed at providing professional trainings in Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), an evidence-based approach to teach body/interoceptive awareness skills for client self-care and emotion regulation. Interoception is the ability to access, attend and process inner body sensory experiences. MABT strategies are particularly helpful for clients with high experiential avoidance. Professional trainings for clinicians are designed as small classes to provide a supportive and individualized learning environment. The Center also works with organizations to train staff, develop programs, and evaluate MABT services. READ MORE

  
  

  
  

  

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• The Arc of Therapy: An Introduction to the Hakomi Method

  • When
    29 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Saturday, April 29, 2023, Online-Live
  Hours: 9:30 – 5:00 MST

  Faculty: Magi Cooper, Certified Hakomi Trainer and Therapist

  This workshop will explore the arc of transformation from limiting beliefs to new and more expansive possibilities.

  Learn More

  For more information: https://hakomiedmonton.ca/the-arc-of-therapy/

  Flyer: https://hakomiinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hakomi-Edmonton-Flyer.doc

   

  This program is not available for NBCC credit.

  
  

  
  

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• The Power of Loving Presence: An Introduction to Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy

  • Start
    29 Apr 2023
  • End
    30 Apr 2023
  • Location
    London, England

  April 29-30, 2023, In-Person

  Location: Violet Hill Studios, 6 Violet Hill, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9EB

  Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 – 18:00

  Faculty: Julia Corley, LCHMC-A, NCC, SEP, LMBT, Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer

  Join us in London for an introduction to the basic principles and skills of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy with a focus on Loving Presence. Loving Presence is the context for Hakomi sessions, the state of being of the therapist, and a powerful healing intervention on its own. It increases the heartfelt enjoyment of the therapist and is a prophylaxis against burnout.

  Cost: € 260 if registered by March 29, and € 290 thereafter

  CE: This program is not available for NBCC credit

  For more information or to register email: info@hakomimallorca.com

  
  

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• The Arc of Therapy: An Introduction to the Hakomi Method

  • When
    29 Apr 2023
  •  
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Online-Live

  Hours: 9:30 – 5:00 MST

  Faculty: Magi Cooper, Certified Hakomi Trainer & Therapist

  This workshop will explore the arc of transformation from limiting beliefs to new and more expansive possibilities.

  CE: This program is not available for NBCC credit

  To register or for more information, copy paste this hyperlink into your web browser or click now: https://hakomiedmonton.ca/the-arc-of-therapy/

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• Tamalpa Experience with Dr. Rosario Sammartino

  • When
    30 Apr 2023
  • Location
    Online

  How can we live our lives with more creativity? How can we make art with more meaning?

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  In the Tamalpa Life/Art Process, movement and life are intertwined. Our bodies communicate our life experiences through movement, and this movement has the potential to connect us with the creative forces within. It can also open us up to new ways of expressing what lives inside of us.In this workshop, we will begin with a dive into the internal landscape of the sensorial body. The dances that arise from these movements will be further explored using drawing and creative writing, enlivening the conversation between body and imagination. This process will create the opportunity for you to make meaning from movement, and to uncover connections between your dances and your life experiences.

  Join Dr. Rosario Sammartino for a journey of creative exploration and self-discovery. No previous art experience is necessary.

  Rosario Sammartino, Ph.D., RSME, RSMT, is a leading therapist and educator in the intersecting fields of expressive arts, somatics and depth psychology. With over twenty years of experience, her work explores the relationship between body, emotion and imagination. Rosario is a core faculty member of Tamalpa Institute, the internationally recognized training center for movement-based expressive arts therapy, where she trains an international student body. She is an adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS); as well as the founder of Anthropos Institute, an art and self-development Center located in Buenos Aires, where she is originally from. Rosario maintains a private practice and leads numerous lectures & workshops nationally and internationally. She has taken her work to healing and educational centers, bringing innovative models for health and embodied creativity to diverse populations. www.rosariosammartino.com

  Dates: Sunday, April 30

  Times: 10am-1pm PT

  Location: ONLINE ZOOM

  Cost: $50

  Contact: TI-workshops@tamalpa.org

  Registration link: https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/online-workshop-tamalpa-experience-with-dr-rosario-sammartino

  
  

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• The School of Unusual Life Learning, Year 1 Pilgrim SoULL

  • When
    18 May 2023
  • Location
    Online and In Person

  Unit 1: The Nature of Being Human

  This year of study gives students an overview of the deep, energetic patterns that exist within the mind, body and spirit of human beings. It presents radical insights on individual human life, relationships, community, and the deep, intrinsic connection between them. Year 1 is a 3 Unit, 120 hour certificate program that meets from spring to fall in 3 residential modules (4 days each), with online discussion groups between. It extends into winter home study with integration discussions. These are required for students who want to continue toward certification (see description of distance learning below). Please visit https://www.soullcommunity.com/year-1 for important details.

  APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE TO FULL PROGRAM.

  Teachers: Jeanne Denney CCEP, MTP and Andrea Pollak LMFT, CCEP.

  Jeanne Denney is a transpersonal and somatic psychotherapist, educator, author and founding director of The School of Unusual Life Learning.

  Andrea Pollak is a licensed marriage and family therapist and core energetics practitioner. She has trainings and certification in Group work, Gestalt Therapy, Healing, Grief work and SoULL. She also serves on the board of Prevent- Heal-Thrive, a nonprofit providing unique support for cancer patients.

  When: Class starts May 18, 2023

  Location: Both in person and online

  Course Information Link:

  https://www.soullcommunity.com/year-1

  Application Link:

  https://www.soullcommunity.com/unit-1-registration-form

  
  

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• VIRTUAL: The USABP Conference - A Somatic Revolution: The New Generation

  • Start
    18 May 2023
  • End
    21 May 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Register

  Event Dates:

  Pre-Conference: Thursday, May 18^th

  Conference: Friday, May 19 – Sunday, May 21^st

  Early Bird Registration Deadline: April 18^th

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  A revolution, personal or cultural, is the turnaround of a predominant way to improve a situation or better oneself. Currently, the rise of affectivism—the integrative power of our body’s emotions, feelings, motivations, moods, and affective processes—has ushered in a new era of advances. For somatic psychotherapy in the United States, this means an insistence on a more inclusive somatics that is radically open to change.

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• The USABP Conference - A Somatic Revolution: The New Generation

  • Start
    18 May 2023
  • End
    21 May 2023
  • Location
    California Institute of Integral Studies, Sanfrancisco, CA

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  Event Dates:

  Pre-Conference: Thursday, May 18^th

  Conference: Friday, May 19 – Sunday, May 21^st

  Early Bird Registration Deadline: April 18^th

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  A revolution, personal or cultural, is the turnaround of a predominant way to improve a situation or better oneself. Currently, the rise of affectivism—the integrative power of our body’s emotions, feelings, motivations, moods, and affective processes—has ushered in a new era of advances. For somatic psychotherapy in the United States, this means an insistence on a more inclusive somatics that is radically open to change.

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• Unlocking Shame Binds: Unbinding Shame from Grief, Anger, Fear, Joy, Curiosity and Pleasure

  • Start
    19 May 2023
  • End
    27 May 2023
  • Location
    Online

  A Workshop for Therapists and Helping Professionals

  with Bret Lyon PhD, SEP & Sheila Rubin LMFT, RDT/BCT

  Online using Zoom – Live and Recorded

  2 Fridays and Saturdays: May 19, 20, 26, 27, 2023

  10am–1:30 pm Pacific Time

  $395 full price / $375 with full payment by April 7, 2023/ Special price for interns

  13 CE credits available for California therapists (See website for details.) CAMFT CE provider #134393

  Emotions are designed to run through our bodies and complete in an action. Every emotion has an action tendency. The action tendency of shame is to hide, vanish, disappear. Shame is designed to keep us safe by binding with the other primary emotions, lower their intensity, and keep them from completing in an action, such as grieving, reaching out, or setting a boundary. When shame binds with anger, fear, joy, curiosity, or grief, those emotions cannot finish. We get caught in a maze of feelings, with no end. When someone simply can’t get angry, or can’t finish grieving a loss, or can’t feel joyful, or can’t move forward in life, we know that shame is involved, binding with the other primary emotions in a toxic, endless stew of feelings.

  In this workshop, learn how to help clients untangle shame from the other primary emotions so that they can complete. A client can mourn a loss and move on, or express anger in an appropriate way, study for an exam, complete a project, or simply enjoy life. Learn to explain the shame-fear bind, the shame-grief bind, the shame-anger bind, the shame-joy bind, and the way shame binds with curiosity to keep us stuck. And learn techniques to untangle the binds so the client can live their life in a fuller, more productive, and more joyful way.

  There is no prerequisite for this course.

  To register, please visit the Schedule page at https://healingshame.com/new-events/2023/unlocking-shame-binds-stz28

  For information: Bret Lyon: 510-420-1441 / Bret@healingshame.com

  Sheila Rubin: 415-820-3974 / Sheila@healingshame.com

  Please visit our website for free articles and webinars, our Sounds True podcast, details about our Sounds True audio learning series, and information about our complete training program in Healing Shame.

  www.HealingShame.com

  The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for hours of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The Center for Healing Shame maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

  
  

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• USABP 2023 Awards Dinner

  • When
    20 May 2023
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    TBA

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• Connecting with Self: Expressive Arts Life Portraits with Natan Daskal

  • When
    26 May 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Through the self-portrait process, we will identify our current state and then explore ways to connect with deeper layers, inviting a creative encounter with Self and Soul.

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  Who are you in this moment of your life? How connected do you feel to yourself, and to the deeper realms of soul? What beneath the surface is calling for your attention, asking to be seen and acknowledged? We will spend this workshop moving, drawing, and writing as we ask these questions, using the expressive arts to hold a metaphorical mirror up to ourselves and our lives.

  Through the self-portrait process, we will identify our current state and then explore ways to connect with deeper layers, inviting a creative encounter with Self and Soul.

  No art or dance experience needed.

  To get the most out of this online class, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device. Also, have art supplies ready at hand for the drawing activity and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

  Natan Daskal’s background in theater, dance, design and fine arts combine with his love of nature, dedication to social justice, and commitment to personal development under Tamalpa Institute’s approach to learning and living artfully. He has taught movement and the expressive arts to children, youth, and adults in diverse settings. Natan is a member of Tamalpa’s core faculty, and has extensive teaching experience working directly with Anna Halprin as her teaching assistant in public workshops and classes. Natan studied ballet at the Joffrey School in New York City, received his BFA in Communication Design at Parsons the New School for Design, and received his MA in Education at Goddard College where he studied the intersection of somatics, creativity, and community education. natandaskal.com

  Dates: Friday, May 26

  Times: 9am-12pm Pacific Time

  Location: ONLINE ZOOM

  Cost: $45

  Contact: TI-workshops@tamalpa.org

  Registration link: https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/online-workshop-connecting-with-self-expressive-arts-life-portraits-with-natan-daskal

  
  

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• The Tamalpa Experience with DARIA HALPRIN

  • Start
    4 Jun 2023
  • End
    8 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Mt. Madonna Center

  Tamalpa Experience introduces an approach that enlivens dialogue between body and imagination, life experiences and art making, creativity and healing.

  Presented by Tamalpa Institute

  Grounded on the Halprin work, the Tamalpa Experience introduces an approach that enlivens dialogue between body and imagination, life experiences and art making, creativity and healing. While on this retreat, you will be introduced to the foundational methods and models of the Tamalpa Life/Art Process.

  Through the use of movement, drawing, poetic writing, improvisational performance and ritual, you will tap into art’s symbolic language to encounter and explore current life themes, generating new resources to apply in your personal and professional life.

  Drawing from Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual, Natan Daskal will begin each morning with somatic awareness and movement exercises to awaken and tune the physical body. Throughout the day, you will be guided to explore your personal material through a model that interweaves movement/dance, visual art and poetic narrative, opening doorways of insight, creativity and play.

  Daria will introduce Body Part Mapping and the Self Portrait Process, visual and narrative maps that will lead you into the themes, memories and dreams that inform your life. Individual and collective life narratives will provide material to generate encounters and inspire embodied models for change.

  Dohee Lee will draw from her practice in Korean Shamanism and performative ritual by utilizing techniques that connect to voice, body, heartbeat and spirit.

  Over the course of the week, through group interaction and collaboration, we will form a community for healing art and ritual. The workshop will conclude with a Planetary Peace Dance.

  Once you have registered with us, we will confirm your payment and email you a link to the Mt. Madonna website where you can register for housing. Please note that housing costs cover your lodging, meals, and use of the facilities during the retreat. We look forward to seeing you at the Mt. Madonna Center!

  Daria Halprin, MA, REAT, RSMT: Daria Halprin is among the leading pioneers in the field of movement/dance, expressive arts education and therapy. With Anna Halprin she co-founded Tamalpa Institute and was instrumental in the development of the Halprin Life/Art Process, as an innovative approach to psychology, artistic practice and dance as a healing force. In addition to leading trainings in the Halprin work at Tamalpa Institute, she has served on faculty at the European Graduate School, JFKU, CIIS, Alanus and Esalen Institute and has presented at numerous conferences and universities worldwide. dariahalprin.org

  Dohee Lee, RSME: Born on Jeju Island in South Korea, Dohee Lee studied Korean dance, music, percussion and vocals at the master level in Korea, and is a member of Tamalpa’s core faculty. She has been a vital contributor to both the traditional and contemporary arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Lee is artistic director of PURI Arts and has been a guest instructor at San FranciscoState University, Saint Mary’s College, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside andNorthern Illinois University. doheelee.com

  Natan Daskal, Bfa, MA: Natan combines his love of nature, dedication to social justice, and commitment to personal development under Tamalpa Institute’s approach to learning and living artfully. He has taught movement and the expressive arts to children, youth, and adults in diverse settings. Natan is a member of Tamalpa’s core faculty, and has extensive teaching experience working directly with Anna Halprin as her teaching assistant in public workshops and classes. Natan received his MA in Education at Goddard College where he studied the intersection of somatics, creativity, and community education. natandaskal.com

  Workshop Registration Details:

  o Workshop fee: $625

  o $250 non-refundable deposit required to hold your spot

  o Full payment due by April 28, 2023

  o $250 deposit is transferrable if your participation is cancelled by April 27, 2023

  o No refunds after April 27, 2023 unless the vacancy gets filled

  Dates: June 4-8, 2023

  Times: All day

  Location: Mt. Madonna Center, 445 Summit Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076

  Cost: $625 workshop fee only; housing costs separate

  Contact: TI-workshops@tamalpa.org

  Registration information & housing costs: https://www.tamalpa.org/calendar/in-person-public-workshop-at-mt-madonna-the-tamalpa-experience

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• Introductory PBSP Training

  • Start
    10 Jun 2023
  • End
    12 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Denver

  This training event will be the first weekend of ongoing PBSP training in Denver.  

  Like all USPBSPA training the goal will be to train practitioners how to lead PBSP structures; one of the most powerful methods of psychotherapeutic approaches to trauma, and psychotherapy in general, in the world.  There will be a mixture of learning the theories of the method and experiential learning, with an emphasis on the experiential learning. 

   PBSP Trainer, Jim Amundsen, PhD will be the trainer for this session.  

  Group size will limited to 12.  

  Registration and event Info: https://pbspamericaconnect.org/event-5205792

  
  

  The dates are June 10 - 12. 

  
  

  Cost: $500. 

  Scholarships toward the Tuition fee are available (contact MattF@aol.com for information).
  

  The local contact person is: Katie Wind. 
  Phone: (303)941-4597, email: zzahzzah@protonmail.com.

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• Cellular Presence with Marc Daniels - Special Workshop

  • When
    10 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Special Workshop: Cellular Presence with Marc Daniels

  To be fully present to the wisdom, emotions and feeling our bodies hold, while in connection with others, is an art. We will spend 3 hours with a master of this art, friend, teacher (and former SoULL student) Marc Daniels.

  Presenter: Marc Daniels has taught workshops and been in private practice for over 40 years. His training has included acupuncture, structural integration, polarity therapy and sound healing. Since the early 1980’s he has studied with some of the greatest Tibetan lamas of the 20th Century.

  This workshop is free to fully enrolled SoULL students. This program is $125 for others. If you are struggling with money you can let us know. We will do our best to get you in with a reduced fee as space allows. Space in this workshop is limited.

  When: Saturday, June 10, 2023

  Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm PST

  Location: Online via Zoom

  Cost for fully enrolled SoULL students: FREE

  Cost for non-SoULL students: $125

  Register Due Date: June 8th

  Registration and Payment Link:

  https://www.soullcommunity.com/events/2023/6/10/special-workshop-cellular-presence-with-marc-daniels

  Administrator Information:

  email soullcommunity@gmail.com or call 845-598-1727

  
  

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• Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT): Level 1 Professional Training

  • Start
    12 Jun 2023
  • End
    17 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Whidbey Institute, Whidbey Island, WA

  Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT): Level 1 Professional Training 
  

  In Person 6 -day Intensive 

  Dates: 12 June  – 17 June 2023

  Location: Whidbey Institute, Whidbey Island, WA

  Faculty: Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT, Carla Wiechman, and Taylor Koval 

  Want to learn how to incorporate interoceptive awareness skills in your practice?  MABT Level 1 training is an evidence-based and trauma-informed approach that teaches therapists and practitioners to facilitate and develop interoceptive awareness in their clients in order to enhance emotion and nervous system regulation, and self-care. The MABT approach includes education, interoceptive awareness training, and mindfulness.  This course involves experiential learning of this approach and is for professionals and graduate students. 

  
  

  MABT teaches therapists how to facilitate their clients’ ability to learn and develop interoceptive awareness (awareness of internal body sensations) and related skills for self-care and emotion regulation.  An evidenced-based approach, the focus is on learning to facilitate:  a) increase body awareness, b) access interoceptive awareness through exercises using breath and intention, c) the capacity for sustained attention within specific areas of the body and learn an inquiry process that promotes somatic appraisal, self-awareness and insight, and e)  interoceptive awareness practices that can be integrated into daily life to promote self-care and regulation. This approach is helpful to all, but particularly for those disconnected from their bodies due to stress pain, trauma, or chronic physical and mental health conditions.

  
  

  This course is offered by the Center for Mindful Body Awareness.   Classes are small to provide personalized instructional support throughout the week. This course is for any therapist/clinician who is interested in incorporating interoceptive awareness into their practice. The course will take place at the beautiful Whidbey Institute ~ accommodation and meals are included in the price;  food is superb, and meals can be made to address any dietary considerations.  

  
  

  The cost of $2500 includes the program, accommodation (double) and meals; single room available for additional fee.  CEs available through APA approved sponsor for licensed mental health therapists and through NCTMB for massage therapists.  Early bird discount if registered by 12/15/22! 

  
  

  Presenters: Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT is the Center Director, and Research Professor at the University of WA,  Cynthia developed the MABT approach as a body-psychotherapist, and has completed numerous studies examining the benefits of MABT in community settings. Carla Wiechman, LMT and Taylor Koval, LMT are experienced body therapists who have worked in MABT research studies. 

  Register

  Open this link for more details and  registration: https://www.cmbaware.org/current-trainings/

  Email any questions to info@cmbaware.org

  
  

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• Shame and Aging: A Workshop for Therapists and Helping Professionals

  • Start
    17 Jun 2023
  • End
    24 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Presented by Bret Lyon, PhD, SEP and Sheila Rubin, LMFT, RDT/BCT

  Sat, June 17 & 24, 2023

  10:00 AM -6:00 PM Pacific Time

  Online - Live and recorded, using Zoom

  $395 full price / $375 with full payment by May 12 / Special price for interns 13 CE credits available for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPS in California* - $40 fee (See website for details)

  We all go through it. No one is immune. And nothing produces more universal shame in our society than aging. Whereas many societies have deep respect for people as they age and see a vital role for elders, our society still worships youth.

  In this workshop, we will explore and learn to be more comfortable with our own aging process. And we will explore ways to help clients talk about, explore and heal their own shame around aging.

  We will:

  Discover ways to help clients become aware of the many messages they received and continue to receive about aging and body image from family and society.

  Learn ways to help clients cope with the shame of not being able to do all that they once did.

  Understand counter-shaming techniques to help ourselves and our clients find pride and joy in the new reality-seeing that there are real gains as well as losses in this new stage of life.

  • Work with the shame that can cause and result from sicknesses and injuries.

  • Identify challenges in being looked at as unimportant and "not up to par" by a youth-oriented society and the layers of shame that can occur.

  Discover how to make the necessary adjustments so we can regain access to the life force and creativity that we still have in a grounded and embodied way.

  • Begin to shift and transform cultural stereotypes about aging by finding a reservoir of vitality, inner vision and clear action for the next phase of life, that may be hidden under shame!

  There is no prerequisite for this course.

  TO REGISTER, please visit the Schedule page at www.HealingShame.com or use this link: https://healingshame.com/new-events/2023/shame-and-aging-gmzd5

  For more information, call Bret at 510-420-1441 or email Bret@HealingShame.com.

  For details about our complete training program in Healing Shame, and for free articles and webinars, visit our website.

  www.HealingShame.com

  *The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTS, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California - CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for hours of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The Center for Healing Shame maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

  
  

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• 5 day intensive PBSP training: Embodied memory reconsolidation therapy

  • Start
    19 Jun 2023
  • End
    23 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Lake Superior, Minnesota

  Carrying on what is now a tradition, PBSP Trainer Jim Amundsen, PhD, LP, will be offering a five day intensive training retreat on the beautiful shores of northern Lake Superior. The training will be organized to accommodate all levels of learners, from advanced to beginners in the art of PBSP psychotherapy.

  Topics: Human growth and development; ideal and problematic

  Basic PBSP interventions: witnessing, identifying voices, reversals, and "making movies" (holes in roles).

  This training event will take place at the Bluefin Resort on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

  Registration and Event Info: https://pbspamericaconnect.org/event-5030312

  Dates: June 19 -23, 20123.
  Location: Bluefin Bay Resort, Tofte, MN
  Cost: $500

  
  

  
  

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• Pre and Perinatal Trauma Video Course

  • When
    30 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Online

  Learn effective methods to help clients work through prenatal and perinatal trauma and global high-intensity activation
  

  When - Online video course

  Location - Online

  Presented by Raja Selvam, PhD

  Author of The Practice of Embodying Emotions

  18 CE credits are available (Provided by Amedco)

  Learn effective methods to help clients work through prenatal and perinatal trauma and global high-intensity activation, utilizing …

  1. the specialized knowledge of the physiology and energy anatomy of prenatal and perinatal trauma and global high-intensity activation,

  2. the principles of physical and energetic regulation, and

  3. the tools of emotional embodiment and interpersonal resonance from Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™) that include the work with archetypes from Jungian psychology as resources to help facilitate emotional processing.

  Register Now - https://integralsomaticpsychology.com/prenatal-perinatal-trauma-video-course/

  Persistent imprints from prenatal and perinatal traumas are often in the form of implicit somatic memories with a tendency towards global high-intensity activation in the central nervous system.

  This can lead to long-term symptoms such as anxiety, migraines, heart dysregulation, allergies, attachment and relational difficulties, and emotional difficulties such as persistent low self-esteem.

  Symptoms of prenatal and perinatal trauma and global high-intensity activation can also be seen in clients whose caregivers had activation from causes such as war; or in clients who did not have adequate interactive regulation from their caregivers early in their lives.

  If unresolved, they often form the template of how we are affected by later traumas and compromise our ability to cope with them.

  The course will cover the following topics:

  Major types of prenatal and perinatal trauma

  Existential terror, fragmentation, rage, and shame

  Physiological and energetic defenses commonly involved

  Global high-intensity of the central nervous system

  How to efficiently work with all of the above by building a greater capacity for a larger range of emotional experiences by using the body as a container

  The science of embodied cognition, emotion, and behavior

  The role of archetypes from Jungian psychology as resources for processing emotions

  Included…

  Lifetime online course access

  Three demonstrations

  Course study guide

  Raja Selvam, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the author of The Practice of Embodying Emotions, and the developer of Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), an effective somatic therapy that helps clients achieve optimal mental health by fully embodying their emotions. He has taught for twenty-five years in over twenty countries. Dr. Selvam is also a Senior Faculty Member in Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) Training Program.

  
  

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• Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy: An Experiential Introduction

  • Start
    5 Aug 2023
  • End
    6 Aug 2023
  • Location
    Online

  August 5-6, 2023, Online – Live
  

  Hours:
  Saturday: 9:30am-12:45pm & 1:45-5:15pm
  Break times: 10:45-11am, 12:45-1:45pm, 3:15-3:30pm

  Sunday: 9:30am-12:45pm & 1:45-5:15pm
  Break times: 11:30-11:45am, 12:45-1:45pm, 3:15-3:30pm

  All hours are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

  Faculty: Hiromi Willingham, MSW, LCSW, Certified Hakomi Trainer

  This workshop is designed to provide experiential learning in Hakomi for professionals and graduate students and is also a prerequisite to the Hakomi Comprehensive Training.

  For program Description, Objectives, and CE Information, download the flyer: https://hakomiinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hiromi-August23.png

  Details & Registration

  To register & for more information: https://hakomiinstitute.com/registration-for-the-august-5-6-workshop

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• 26th IIBA International Conference: Giving Voice to the Body in Challenging Times

  • Start
    16 Aug 2023
  • End
    20 Aug 2023
  • Location
    Online

  When: August 16-20, 2023

  Where: Sheraton Vitoria Hotel - Marriott

  Av. Saturnino De Brito Avenue 217 - Praia do Canto

  Vitória - ES, 29055-095, Brasil

  More information: https://bioenergetic-therapy.com/conference_2023

  We experience universal changes in political, financial and ethical values, due to several worldwide crises coming together. Although we notice positive developments like climate consciousness and political support for freedom and war victims, we also face the destruction of war, social exclusion, poverty and racism.

  Here lies our challenge in bioenergetics: giving voice to the body of people, the body of freedom and the body of the earth, our mother.

  Let’s explore together the voices of our bodies, to listen to each other’s voices, and to raise our voices collectively.

  We have an engaging program and opportunities for networking during the Welcome Cocktail Plenary Sessions, Afternoon Workshops, Exercise Groups, Beach Party & Dancing, Gala Dinner and Membership Meeting.

  Our 2023 program will have an impressive line-up of speakers both from within our global community of Bioenergetic Therapists and beyond and will cover a range of topical issues related to Giving Voice to the Body in Challenging Times.

  
  

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• Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy: An Experiential Introduction

  • When
    11 Nov 2023
  • Location
    Online

  November 11-12, Online – Live

  Hours:

  Saturday: 9:30am-12:45pm & 1:45-5:15pm

  Break times: 10:45-11am, 12:45-1:45pm, 3:15-3:30pm

  Sunday: 9:30am-12:45pm & 1:45-5:15pm

  Break times: 11:30-11:45am, 12:45-1:45pm, 3:15-3:30pm

  All hours are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

  
  

  Faculty: Julia Corley, MA, LCHMCA, NCC, SEP, Certified Hakomi Trainer

  
  

  This workshop is designed to provide experiential learning in Hakomi for professionals and graduate students and is also a prerequisite to the Hakomi Comprehensive Training.

  Details and Registration

  For program Description, Objectives, and CE Information, download the flyer: https://hakomiinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Julia-Nov23.png

  
  

  To register & for more information:

  https://hakomiinstitute.com/workshopstrainings/upcoming-workshops-training

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