The Power of Embodied Presence with John Welwood May 7, 2010

May 7, 3-9 pm; May 8, 10am-9pm; May 9, 10am-1pm

One of the great challenges in our busy world is staying connected with ourselves- with our bodily felt experience, our living wisdom, our sensitivity and our depth. This intensive retreat will address this challenge through helping you connect with yourself, your awareness, and your felt experience in a fully embodied way.

Grounding in the heart and belly, we will practice consciously inhabiting the "wisdom body"- our capacity to relate freshly to our experience just as it is. We will work with tracking the "life stream"- the ongoing flow of present experiencing- allowing it to open up and flow freely. And we will also unpack the mental and emotional patterns that normally act as logjams blocking this presence and flow.

This retreat is largely experiential, drawing on embodiment exercises, psychospiritual inquiry, mindful speaking and listening, periods of silent practice, and meditation to cultivate embodied presence and awareness. There will also be talks and discussion.

About the Presenter

John Welwood, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, an editor of The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and teacher whose innovative approach integrates psychological, meditative, and embodiment work. His books include Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation; Journey of the Heart; Love and Awakening; and most recently, the award-winning Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships.

15 CEU credits (RN, MFT, LCSW) are available for this retreat.

Official Website: http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/John_Welwood_Power_of_Embodied_Presence.html