Sep. 30. 21 – Oct. 3. 21
Oct. 4. 21 – Oct. 10. 21
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May. 14 – May. 15
May 14: The Tragic Tension Between Authenticity and Attachment:
Different points of view does not mean conflict. Disagreement doesn't mean conflict. We confuse ourselves with our point of view and feel threatened when there is an opposing point of view. How does it happen that we identify as our points of view? That identification is the loss of the authentic self,
May. 16 – May. 16
May. 18 – May. 18
May. 19 – May. 19
Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that form the real message that words both express and conceal.
Through Compassionate Inquiry, the client can recognize the unconscious dynamics that run their lives and how to liberate themsel
May. 21 – May. 21
May. 25 – May. 25
May. 27 – May. 27
May. 28 – May. 28
Jun. 13 – Jun. 13
Using Compassionate Inquiry, the therapist unveils the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that form the real message that words both express and conceal.
Through Compassionate Inquiry, the client can recognize the unconscious dynamics that run their lives and how to liberate themsel
Jun. 13 – Jun. 13
Western society in general looks at medicine as the answer and tends to treat mind and body as separate entities—a view that disregards the insights and teachings of ancient human wisdom. Paradoxically, such dualism also ignores the findings of modern science. The brain and body systems that proces
Jun. 17 – Jun. 17
Stress is ubiquitous these days — it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully.
Jun. 24 – Jun. 24
For twelve years Dr. Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver Supervised Injection Site. In his most recent bestselling book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, he shows that their addictions do not represent a discrete set of medical disorde
Jun. 25 – Jun. 25
Based on the book When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
(U.S. subtitle: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection)
Stress is ubiquitous these days — it plays a role in the workplace, in the home, and virtually everywhere that people interact. It can take a heavy toll unless it is recognized and managed effectively and insightfully.
Western medicine, in theory and practice, tends to tr
Jun. 26 – Jun. 26
Childhood developmental disorders such as ADHD, ODD, and other mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, personality disorders, etc. can all be traced to either negative
Sep. 11 – Sep. 11
Sep. 19 – Sep. 19
Sep. 22 – Sep. 22
This event is free and open to the public.
Sep. 28 – Sep. 28
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The Myth of Normal in an Insane Culture / Compassionate Inquiry / Psychedelics in Modern Healing / The Myth of the Unitary Self
Mar. 22. 19 - Mar. 24. 19
The Myth of Normal in an Insane Culture: A family physician for over three decades, Gabor Maté has become a leading voice for the destigmatization and compassionate treatment of mental health and addiction. He’s the author of four bestselling books, published in 25 languages, including When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection and the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. Not one to stay confined within the parameters of conventional practice, Maté spent years treating the hardcore drug users of Vancouver’s infamous Downtown Eastside and is a proponent of the therapeutic benefits of the Amazonian plant medicine ayahuasca. For his pioneering medical work and writings around trauma, mind–body health and addiction medicine, he was awarded the Order of Canada in 2018.
In this address, he’ll discuss how in our hyper-stressed, materialistic society, physical and mental illness are not aberrations but natural outcomes of a way of life inimical to genuine human needs. Treatment, therefore, must go beyond a focus on symptoms and diagnoses to address the causes of dysfunction from a bio-psycho-social perspective.
Compassionate Inquiry: Therapy with a Biopsychosocial Perspective on Mental and Physical Illness: By separating mind from body and the individual from the social environment, we limit our ability to address the roots of many of the emotional and physical problems along a broad range of conditions that our clients bring to therapy. The first part of the workshop will address mental health diagnoses, such as addiction, ADHD, and depression; the second, chronic physical illnesses from autoimmune disease to malignancy. These interactive sessions will demonstrate a developmental approach that recognizes the lifelong impact of early childhood stress, often exacerbated by socially induced cultural dislocation. It will illuminate the mind–body unity in health and illness by exploring how to:
• Keep clients engaged in present-moment experience
• Access emotional states through body awareness
• Uncover early traumatic events of childhood and unconscious feeling states
• Cultivate deeper therapeutic presence by bringing attention to what remains unexpressed in clients’ everyday awareness
Psychedelics in Modern Healing:The Future of Talk Therapy?: Today there’s growing interest in the use of psychedelic substances, once considered therapeutically off-limits, in the clinical treatment of PTSD, depression, addictions, and a range of other conditions. The principles on which these healing pathways are based have been shown to be validated by psychoneuroimmunology and interpersonal neurobiology. This workshop will look at the distinctive experiences of both clients and therapists that psychedelics can facilitate. You’ll examine:
• The differences among various psychedelic substances and their potential uses in a therapeutic setting
• The process of introducing and preparing for a psychedelic-based session with a client
• How to integrate what has been experienced and learned in a psychedelic journey after the session
The Myth of the Unitary Self: A Dialogue on the Multiplicity of Mind: There’s a growing convergence of opinion from a range of disciplines challenging the traditional idea of the unitary personality in favor of the view that each of us actually contains a multiplicity of selves. In this session, two noted clinical practitioners will focus on how what’s often identified as pathology reflects childhood defensive adaptations of some of these selves. Together, they’ll demonstrate how the perspective of inner multiplicity can be used to elicit therapeutic healing, self-awareness, and growth. You’ll explore how to:
• Help clients not overidentify with a single part of themselves, and empower them to move beyond diagnostic labels
• Use the enhanced ability to perceive the workings of one’s mind to achieve greater personal integration
• Examine the distinction between the Self and one’s parts and how it can help clients develop a capacity for Self-leadership and self-regulation
• Recognize the practical similarities and differences between two models of therapy, Internal Family Systems and Compassionate Inquiry