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Course B: The Process of Body Centered Psychotherapy

"Body ad Mind are functionally identical"

                                                       Alexander Lowen

October

The Blank Seeing Rene Magritte

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt Lecture: What is it and how is it different from other Psychotherapies Definitions of terms used Theory Experiments in contact, perception, layers, energy, flow, time and space

Saturday

9:00-10:45 AM	Discussion and processing of the lecture from Friday night
11 AM-1 PM	Video: Fritz Perls Process vs. Content The importance of creating support
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Reading

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Countertransference, Transference, and Practicing under Supervision

November

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt Lecture: The Here and Now, Awareness, Perception, and Gestalt Formation Seeing and understanding the layers

Saturday

9:00-10:45 AM	The Process Cycle - Contact and withdrawal
11 AM-1 PM	Read and discuss Alice Miller's book - The Drama of the Gifted Child. Problems and Solutions - Childhood solutions - problems now? Understanding how consequences of childhood experiences interfere in the experience of the Now.
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Client/therapist/supervision interaction Using countertransferential reactions as a diagnostic "tool" Diagnoses as ongoing process

January

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt Lecture: Retroflection, Projection, Introjection and Confluence Perls' reconceptualization of Defense and Resistance.

Saturday

9:00-12:00 AM	The "Experiment" The Empty Chair Support and Skillfull Frustration
12;00-1;00 PM	Read and discuss "In Search of Good Form"
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9:00AM-1:00PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Client/therapist/supervision/interaction Negative Transference and Projective Identification I

February

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt Lecture: Deathlayer: The topdog - underdog/victim - victimizer concept

Saturday

9:00-10:00 AM	Completion of Friday night Gestalt lecture
10:15-11:30 AM	Use of Imagery - How it effects change How it effects the brain Experiments using Imagery State-dependent learning Experiments in Polarities
11:45 AM-1 PM	Read and discuss: "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind"
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-12:30 PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Client/therapist/supervision interaction Projective Identification II

March

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt lecture: Working with the Mind-Body connection

Saturday

9:00-10:00 AM	Shame and where the bad feelings come from
10:15-11:30 AM	Shame and Addiction
11:45 AM-1 PM	Read and Discuss: "Shame" by Kaufmann
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-12:30 PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Practicing under Supervision More about working with projective Identification, Negative Transference and Countertransference.

April

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Gestalt Lecture: "Dreamwork"

Saturday

9:00-10:00 AM	About Shame and Addiction
10:15-11:45 AM	Video: Fritz Perls Discussion and processing Rapport building,Pacing and Support: A Summary
12:00-1:00 PM	Read and discuss: "Back to One"
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM (includes 15 minute break)

Growth Group: Practicing under Supervision Transference and Countertransference explorations Personal Feedback and evaluation to each trainee from trainers Summary, Completion and Closure of this year's training