Upcoming Events

The Alchemy of Dreaming: An International Authentic Movement Retreat

Tuscany, Italy ­­– June 24-30, 2017 – At a time when the world is being pulled apart by opposites, this retreat offers an opportunity to consult our inner compass. Here one can find re-orientation, strengthen inner authority, and nourish body and soul. Offering a sanctuary for centering, we will find renewal through natural movement, stillness, dream work, and guiding elements from Alchemy’s ancient wisdom, re-membering our deep humanity in the vital web of community. – Tina Stromsted Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on October 25, 2016

Fall Intensive at the Breema Center

Breema bodywork, Self-Breema exercises, and the Nine Principles of Harmony are natural expressions of the unifying principle of Existence. They provide ideal support for practicing body-mind connection and the art of being present. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on October 20, 2016

Through the Looking Glass: Using Imaginal Resources to Heal Shame

Saturday, November 5, 10am–6pm & Sunday, November 6, 10:30am–5:30pm – We will explore the critical voices and/or the childhood scenes that are still driving the internal shame dynamic in the client. Once the shame is worked through in the Imaginal Realm the client can interact with the world differently. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on September 26, 2016

Integral Somatic Psychology Training Fall 2016 & 2017 Dates

Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) considers every approach to psychotherapy as valuable and understands them all as components of a broad unifying framework built on Eastern and Western psychologies. It offers clinicians from diverse therapeutic modalities the possibility of increasing treatment efficiency through greater embodiment of all levels of the psyche. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on September 12, 2016

Bodynamic – Somatic Developmental Psychology Webinar – Sept 20, 2016 6PM PST

Join us for a lively and informative evening with Anne Isaacs, LCSW and Joel Isaacs, Ph.D., who will be talking about how understanding the psychological functions of muscles makes verbal psychotherapy more efficient and effective. As opposed to traumatic experiences, which are imprinted primarily in the autonomic nervous system, the Bodynamic model describes how all the lesser but cumulative developmental disruptions are imprinted mostly in the voluntary nervous system, the related muscles, and the mind. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on September 11, 2016

Intro to the Enneagram on Sat. Oct. 1st, in Waltham, MA – Healing Retreat: Truro, MA

We are offering a day long Intro to the Enneagram on Sat. Oct. 1st, in Waltham, MA. Come learn an… Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on August 23, 2016

2016 – 2017 BIOENERGETIC CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND NEW OPEN WORKSHOP IN ROME, ITALY

FSBA trainees will have the unique opportunity to learn from multiple FSBA International Trainers throughout the training workshops. The first of the five training workshops for this training year in Florida will be held September 22 – 25, 2016. Continue reading →

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Healing Developmental Disruptions: Bodynamic Training Intro & Workshop – Sept 9 – 10, 2016 SF Bay Area, CA

Bodynamics is a precise and practical approach to working with the body to make verbal psychotherapy more efficient and effective. This somatic therapy enables the practitioner to make precise interventions related to the developmental origins of your clients’ current problems.

Based on a wealth of empirical research the Bodynamics model describes how non-traumatic developmental disruptions are encoded in both mind and body. Bodynamic trainees learn to use specific muscles to build somatic resources that will guide, extend, and contain verbal therapy. This precision aids clients to sense new psychological competencies, resolve issues sooner, and integrate these changes directly into their lives. Continue reading →

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Melting the Shame Freeze: Somatic Techniques to Create Safety and Build Attachment

Melting the Shame Freeze: Somatic Techniques to Create Safety and Build Attachment A Mini-Workshop for Therapists & Helping Professionals Sponsored by Marin… Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on August 18, 2016

Mind-Body Medicine Fundamentals Training – October 14 – 18, 2016 Portland, OR

Mind-Body Medicine Fundamentals will be held at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, which is within walking distance of the top downtown attractions and features spectacular views of the Willamette River and Mount Hood. A reduced room rate is available for participants of the training. Continue reading →

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Upcoming Somatic Experiencing Training

This introductory SE workshop is designed for professionals who work with the effects of trauma including: social workers, mental and medical health professionals, body workers, first responders, educators, clergy, and other professionals in the healing arts. Participants will learn about the basic principles and theory of the SE model as well as more about the SE Professional Training. Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) psychobiological trauma resolution, developed Peter A. Levine, PhD, author of the bestseller, “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma,” is a potent approach to resolving the symptoms of trauma and chronic stress. Continue reading →

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HEALING SHAME: The Core Workshop -In Berkeley

This workshop provides essential, basic knowledge of how to work with shame. We will learn what shame is and how it is created, and how to help our clients recognize shame, work through it and move on. We will become more sensitive to the shaming often implicit in the therapy situation and learn how to counter shame in therapy. We will be able to help clients separate feelings of shame from other emotions. And we’ll learn how to take clients back to early shaming situations and reverse the outcome, helping clients move their energy powerfully outward rather than turn it against themselves. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on August 9, 2016

Embodied Life Story Fall 10-Week Workshop

This is an invitation to take a 10-week journey that supports and unfolds your creative process through a unique blend of improvisation, embodied storytelling, writing, drama therapy and the seven levels of sacred witnessing. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on August 8, 2016

Bioenergetic Basics: Core Concepts and Basic Techniques of Bioenergetic Therapy

Introducing the Core Concepts and Basic Techniques of Bioenergetic Therapy in 6 full day sessions. Bioenergetic Therapy is a highly effective therapeutic approach that combines work with the body and the mind in the context of a therapeutic relationship to help people change at a deep level. This workshop is designed to give professionals in the healthcare field some basic functional knowledge of Bioenergetics through lecture, demonstration, and experiential processes. Continue reading →

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Professional Training Focused on Teaching Interoceptive Awareness

Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) will be held in Seattle, WA November 28 – Dec 2, 2016 Continue reading →

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NY Society of Bioenergetics 2016 – 2017 Schedule

Find the right workshop for you. Below are the New York Society’s 2016-17 events Continue reading →

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Breema: The Art of Being Present – June 17, 2016 – June 19, 2016

When Experience Breema (FREE!): Friday, June 17 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm Workshop 1: Saturday, June 18 – 10:00am to 1:00pm… Continue reading →

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May 22 – 27 Love, Sexuality, Relationship and The Will of Your Heart™

This workshop is for individuals and couples. The work in Core Evolution® explores how the aspects of body, emotion, mind, consciousness interact with each other. The experience of love unifies all these aspects. A person in love and sexual harmony communicates and creates from a place of well-being, peace, joy, and a sense of fulfillment. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on May 12, 2016

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone & Other Acts of Courage – June 26

  June 26 – July 1, 2016 Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Stockbridge, MA “In the end we only… Continue reading →

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Healing Retreat – May 12 – 15, Truro, MA

Join us for this uplifting and healing experiential weekend that helps you release traumas so you are able to live a fully engaged, feeling, thoughtful life. The weekend begins with naming what you would like to change in your life.
Over the course of the three days we will work together, utilizing the wisdom of the body and the power of the collective to release and shift these limitations and enhance our capacity to live a vibrant, joyful life – bringing us to a re-membering of ourselves. Continue reading →

Written by:   Posted on May 4, 2016