Upcoming Events


IIBA – Professional Development Workshop 2018 – SHAME

October 19, 2018 – This Bioenergetic Analysis PDW will address how, as a clinician, we work with shame, how we may get caught in our own shame while working with our clients and how to maintain or repair the connection that shame disrupts. Shame resides in the dark recesses of our psyches. It restricts the flow of energy in our bodies and deadens the spirit. Shame inhibits us from contact with others. Rage makes active our inner helplessness and shame. Expressing rage moves energy out, freeing, temporarily, built up tension. Rage feels powerful and protects us from feeling the shame within. However, the cycle of shame and rage will again be put into process if the underlying shame is not acknowledged and addressed. Continue reading

Core Energetics Introductory Retreat NYC

CORE ENERGETICS WEEKEND RETREAT – Discover and Express Your Best Self!​ Imagine a place where you can discover and express your strengths as well as reveal your struggles…a place where you can receive support in an environment that is welcoming, nurturing and fun. In this retreat, you will discover tools that will create profound changes in how you experience yourself and live your life. Join us for a program that includes individual exploration and group work, facilitated by some of our most seasoned faculty members, including Institute of Core Energetics Executive Director, Kate Holt. Continue reading

Mindfulness, Loving Presence and Embodiment: An Introduction to the Hakomi Method

​June 22-23: This workshop may serve as the prerequisite for 2-year Hakomi Comprehensive Trainings, scheduled to begin in Chapel Hill, NC, in October 2018. Continue reading

Radical Aliveness at Omega – May 6-11, 2018

The Radical Aliveness approach to personal growth, spiritual development, and social awareness is a unique group process that welcomes powerful feelings and dynamic group interactions. Working with the personal, the interpersonal, and the systemic, it demands courage, committed engagement with others, and a strong desire to discover and develop your potential within an accelerated, intense time frame and setting. Continue reading

A Sensorimotor Approach to Couples Therapy – MAY 4, 2018 – MAY 5, 2018

Beverly Hill Women’s Club. In this workshop we will describe major reactive patterns in both the body and the brain, as well as primary dysfunctional attachment strategies. Special attention will be given to skill development in mindfulness, attunement, boundaries, parts work, object relations, and differentiation. We will exercise techniques and interventions to convert these reactive patterns to a relational mode. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – JUNE 10, 2018 – APRIL 1, 2019

Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory – 2112 59th St, Brooklyn, NY 11204 – Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be easily and effectively integrated into psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and EMDR-focused treatments. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 – APRIL 13, 2019

Cathedral Counseling Center, 50 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 – Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be easily and effectively integrated into psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and EMDR-focused treatments. This Training consists of approximately 80 contact hours. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – OCTOBER 12, 2018 – APRIL 14, 2019

TBA, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN – Level I of The Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training Program in Affect Regulation, Attachment, and Trauma equips therapists to better understand the symptoms and issues of these challenging client populations and to work with them in a more effective way. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – OCTOBER 19, 2018 – APRIL 28, 2019

Trinity University – Payden Academic Center – Rm 101, 125 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017 – Level I of The Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training Program in Affect Regulation, Attachment, and Trauma equips therapists to better understand the symptoms and issues of these challenging client populations and to work with them in a more effective way. With a better understanding of the presenting problems of these clients and equipped with interventions that speak directly to how their issues are driven by the body and the nervous system, students will be able to directly impact the direction of treatment not only for these client populations but also in their practice settings. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – OCTOBER 26, 2018 – JUNE 1, 2019

Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94710 – The Level I Training presents simple, body-oriented interventions for tracking, naming, and safely exploring trauma-related, somatic activation, creating new competencies and restoring a somatic sense of self. Students will learn effective, accessible interventions for identifying and working with disruptive somatic patterns, disturbed cognitive and emotional processing, and the fragmented sense of self experienced by so many traumatized individuals. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – NOVEMBER 2, 2018 – JUNE 8, 2019

Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory – The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, 12 West 12th Street, New York City, NY – This Training consists of approximately 80 contact hours. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – NOVEMBER 9, 2018 – MARCH 17, 2019

Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory – Portland State University-Business Accelerator, 2828 SW Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201 – The Level I Training presents simple, body-oriented interventions for tracking, naming, and safely exploring trauma-related, somatic activation, creating new competencies and restoring a somatic sense of self. Students will learn effective, accessible interventions for identifying and working with disruptive somatic patterns, disturbed cognitive and emotional processing, and the fragmented sense of self experienced by so many traumatized individuals. Techniques are taught within a phase-oriented treatment approach, focusing first on stabilization and symptom reduction. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be easily and effectively integrated into psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and EMDR-focused treatments. Continue reading

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training for the Treatment of Trauma – SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 – APRIL 6, 2019

Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory – The Level I Training presents simple, body-oriented interventions for tracking, naming, and safely exploring trauma-related, somatic activation, creating new competencies and restoring a somatic sense of self. Students will learn effective, accessible interventions for identifying and working with disruptive somatic patterns, disturbed cognitive and emotional processing, and the fragmented sense of self experienced by so many traumatized individuals. Techniques are taught within a phase-oriented treatment approach, focusing first on stabilization and symptom reduction. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be easily and effectively integrated into psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and EMDR-focused treatments. Continue reading

Guided Self Healing Introduction, a 1 Day Workshop, on April 7, 2018. Earn 7 CE’s. – Waltham, MA

Are you seeking a new way where challenges create less stress or simply go away ? Continue reading

Healing Shame in Couples Berkley CO 4-21-18

In this workshop we will explore the blame/shame game couples can fall into and learn how to help them stop shaming each other and work together to create a secure base and heal the wounds of the past. Continue reading

The Art of Connection – An Introduction to the Hakomi Method

Berkeley, CA – March 10
What you will learn:

A basic orientation to Hakomi
How to cultivate a sense of safety, sensitivity, compassion, and respect that inspires growth and healing
How to listen to and use the body to connect more deeply with life Continue reading

The Art of Connection – An Introduction to the Hakomi Method

Berkeley, CA – March 10

The ability to connect deeply begins with the self. When we are connected to our own authentic sense of self, true openhearted connection to others becomes possible, which leaves us feeling more alive and engaged in our world. Unfortunately, the experience of heartfelt connection eludes many of us, often leading to experiences of misunderstanding, emptiness, and a diminished satisfaction in life. The Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology offers a road map for true connection. Continue reading

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy – An Introduction: Mindfulness and the Body

Richmond, VA – March 17-18:

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy – An Introduction: Mindfulness and the Body
Faculty: Lorena Monda, LPCC, Certified Hakomi Trainer

Schedule: March 17: 9:30 to 5:00; March 18: 9:00 to 4:30. Continue reading

Shame and Self-compassion: An Introduction to Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy

Edmonton, Alberta

 – April 6-7, 2018 – This workshop will give you an overview of the Hakomi Method. Continue reading

The Mindful Couple: Utilizing Hakomi Skills to Enhance Relationships



Austin, TX – April 21 – 22
Sol Healing and Wellness Center, 13805 Ann Pl
Austin , TX 78728

In this introductory workshop we will explore some of the foundational Hakomi concepts and techniques as applied to working with couples. This workshop is open to all – single people, couples, therapists, non-therapists, etc. This workshop will count as a prerequisite for the Hakomi Comprehensive Training beginning in February 2019. Continue reading