This weekend we met online with Julia Zhemchuzhnikova, a jungian analyst, author of 3 books, now living on the island of Bali. From time to time we do a kind of public talk in Russian on the topics we find relevant. During this conversation we spoke about the current moment Read more…
One of the essential qualities to cope with stress and uncertainty. The sensation of the whole of me standing firmly on the surface. Grounding is developed by those who are engaged in physical work, and therefore are well aware of their motor and physical features. On the contrary, it may Read more…
…We use the term Dignity to describe a person’s inner sensation and feeling that she is able to own her inner values and deep ethics, respecting them and living according to them. Dignity also involves authentic acceptance of certain commitments, actions and rights. … Dignity implies that a person is Read more…
Stress is the body’s natural response to unusual circumstances. In a short period of time, arousal helps to cope with the threat. The negative effects of stress are associated with prolonged states of arousal and lasting mobilization.
Unexpected for me, but a very important result was voiced by one of the participants: “From now on I am able to divide: there is what belongs to my personal story, my traumas, traces of my personal experience. There is what belongs to my family and my ancestors, this is Read more…
On the eve of the workshop in Montréal that’s about to take place in a week from now, it seems appropriate to present these two reviews from the participants of the Sound and Voice workshop, held in Bogota, Colombia last year. I attended Denis Petrov’s workshop: Between Therapy and Ritual, Read more…
Two workshops to be done in Montreal: Event Page Between therapy and Ritual: Working With Sound and Voice in Studio D325 in Mile End on February 1st. It’s unlikely to experience such immediate contact with the deeper layers of the own self, as it happens when working with the voice Read more…
Big news from dear colleagues in Mexico. Bessel Van Der Kolk will be offering a program for the therapists specializing in trauma treatment, in April 2020. Here is the description from the organizer, Sujey Aleman. http://www.constelacionesmexico.com BESSEL VAN DER KOLK AND LICIA SKYThe Body Keeps the Score. New Frontiers in Read more…
