
26 June 2023
Booking form for Embodied Wisdom 1
Embodied Wisdom
From Fight & Flight to Rest & Repair and Beyond
Booking link Here
Experience a creative body-mind psychotherapy approach
Pretoria-based Eleen Polson, counselling psychologist since 1995, has developed a unique integrative psychotherapeutic approach based on her training in Expressive Arts Therapy, TRE (trauma release exercises) and her extensive personal experience of bodywork. In this one-day hands-on workshop, Eleen facilitates a personal process and shares her insight and practical tools to access the wisdom of the body. The small-group process (limited to 10 people) will ensure quality time for maximum personal and professional development.
This programme aims to facilitate an experiential therapeutic process and includes the following exercises:
- Neigong (mindfulness movement)
- Biodanza vivencias (movement on music)
- Trauma release exercises (TRE)
- Expressive Arts Therapy process (using clay)
- Voice & breath work
- Personal reflection
- Sharing in small groups (guided by non-violent communication principles and person-centred listening skills)
- Reflection on collective healing
- Reference to supporting theoretical documentation, practical application and a reading list.
Based on the work of:
Bessel van der Kolk
Damo Mitchell
David Berceli
Marshall Rosenberg
Natalie Rogers
Peter Levine
Stephen Porges
Thomas Hubl
What you, the participant, will experience:
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Tap into body wisdom through different mindfulness, movement & reflective practices.
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Gain theoretical and practical insight into trauma and stress release.
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Experience different guided creative activities to uncover pre- and unconscious material.
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Explore non-verbal exercises for therapeutic outcomes and increase personal body awareness.
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Time to journal, write and reflect on your experience.
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Understand and participate in collective healing.
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Understand and co-create a safe, non-judgmental & embodied environment where growth and healing are organic byproducts.
Detail Programme:
Friday |
Introduction to Embodied Wisdom |
Time |
Cumulative time |
10:00 |
Arrival & creative writing exercise |
00:30:00 |
00:30:00 |
10:30 |
Theoretical introduction to body wisdom (understanding the polyvagal theory and trauma release from the body), the basic guidelines of expressive arts therapy (making creative connections) and non-violent communication. |
01:00:00 |
01:30:00 |
11:30 |
Neigong mindfulness warm-up movements |
00:30:00 |
02:00:00 |
12:00 |
Trauma release exercises |
00:45:00 |
02:45:00 |
12:45 |
Creative Connection with Clay |
00:45:00 |
03:30:00 |
13:30 |
Lunch – break |
00:30:00 |
04:00:00 |
14:00 |
Group and voice work |
01:30:00 |
05:30:00 |
15:30 |
Integration of theory with practice |
01:00:00 |
06:30:00 |
16:30 |
Closure and feedback questionnaire |
00:30:00 |
07:00:00 |
17:00 |
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When & Where:
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Pretoria: 25 August 2023, Ca Ira Guesthouse, Government Avenue, Arcadia.
Cape Town: 8 Sept 2023, The centre, Noordhoek.
KZN: 28 Oct, Eagles View yoga studio, Hillcrest.
Pretoria: 11 Nov, Ca Ira Guesthouse, Government Avenue, Arcadia.
Booking link Here
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Contact: Eleen Polson . 0722121719 . eleen@polsons.info
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