Be Your Own Medicine
April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17. Wednesdays 6-8PM
Discover your unique inner ecology with Internal Family Systems, Body Centered psychotherapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy practices.
an experiential group for therapists, leaders, medicine facilitators & self-healers
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach guides us to get to know all the parts in our inner landscape. Which aspect of you shows up more often than you’d like, or at inconvenient times? Who is leading your experience when you’re having a hard conversation, on vacation, parenting, or washing the dishes?
the critical manager, the rebellious teen, the fierce challenger, the innocent bystander, the magical artist, the know-it-all, the siren?
IFS assumes that ALL of our parts are doing their best to accomplish something for us, whether it is protection, finding freedom, avoiding something threatening, or attempting to be appreciated. These psychological parts, or aspects of self, often come into being early in our lives, and when we reach adulthood, some parts need to be accessed, updated, or even set free if we want to change certain behaviors or complete inner battles for good.
In this 4 week group process, I will teach the core principles of IFS, and incorporate Body- Centered and Expressive Arts therapy practices in a uniquely blended way that I have developed in my private practice of individual depth psychotherapy.
You will be led in how to:
Access and work with at least one inner process that is a source of difficulty in your life.
Use creative process to uncover resources and strengths that you already carry, and how to expand them.
Practice listening to your body instead of your thoughts, as a direct way of knowing.
Learn the basics of IFS
Explore different ways to use inner dialogue to be your own medicine.
Fee: $350 per person, group limited to 12. This class will fill. Sign-up by April 1 for early-bird rate: $300
Group will be held in The Big Sky Family Medicine Dome, the new community space on our land on the outskirts of Truckee, located close to the Tahoe Rim in the Tahoe National Forest.
Submit the form below to sign up, or ask me any questions.
The Language of Life
May 24, May 31, June7, June 14, 2023. Wednesdays 6-8PM.
how to speak your truth, take responsibility for your needs & resolve conflict:
The practical process of Non-Violent Communication guides us toward empowerment, harmony and collaboration, in even the crunchiest moments with family, friends, and co-workers.
Please come join me in this 4 week, Instruction and Practice Focused Group.
In this group, I will teach the core principles and 4 parts of Non-Violent Communication, as pioneered by Marshall Rosenberg decades ago, and used internationally in conflict resolution initiatives around the world.
Non-violent Communication stands on a humane and compassionate foundation.
We assume that every person has emotional, physical, spiritual, and creative needs, and feelings.
These are universal, unique to each individual, and valid.
We can be true to ourselves and be respectful of others, especially during times of conflict.
In this group you will be offered the tools and space to learn to:
Strengthen your ability to connect with yourself, and clarify your own needs, through guided yoga, visualization, and yes: practicing in this small group.
Name the feelings and needs at play for you in any given circumstance.
Describe what you witness happening in a dynamic in simple AND non-judgmental language.
De-escalate your own big feelings by focusing on what they mean about yourself and your own needs, and interrupt the unproductive cycle of blaming others.
Ask for what you want and need.
Learn to identify controlling communication in yourself and others.
Accept the boundaries of others, and take care of yourself accordingly.
Fee: $350 per person, group limited to 12. This class will fill. Sign-up by April 1 for early-bird rate: $300
Group will be held in The Big Sky Family Medicine Dome, the new community space on our land on the outskirts of Truckee, located close to the Tahoe Rim in the Tahoe National Forest.
Submit the form below to sign up, or ask me any questions.
