Protecting
the Self:
A Shield, Fortress or Prison?
This
workshop explores how our
Physical, Emotional & Psychological Defenses work together
Protecting the core self. The body has a variety of resources to draw upon in protecting the core self from anxiety, flooding, insults, manipulation & wounding. We need to use these tools to get through times of “too much” or of “not enough”The workshop will examine how these tools for defence can become deeply ingrained and limit our aliveness; in effect, transforming from being a shield, to becoming a prison. “The sequence - reaching out for pleasure -->deprivation, frustration or punishment -->anxiety and then -->defence - is a general scheme to explain all personality problems.” Alexander Lowen founder of Bioenergetic Analysis
In this workshop we will explore ...
• What are the major physical self-protection or defence styles
• How these defence styles become chronic & unconscious muscular tensions - a permanent shield or block
• How this shield or muscular block becomes supported by psychological defences, emotions & belief system
• Ways to identify some of these blocks that are interfering
• Tools to use for creating options that are more appropriate and honouring of self today
• How linking positive physical change to psychological, emotional and cognitive change strengthens the sense of selfWorkshop benefits
• Greater contact and familiarity with the repertoire of self-protective tools
• More ways to monitor and determine pacing and focus in working with clients that supports the client’s approach to healing
• Increased ability to recognize when a reactive (vs a pro-active) response is taking hold in yourself
• How to unhook from a reactive response
• Accept & integrate more aliveness and self-trust in your lifeAs we explore the interconnection of the self-protection tools we have, we set up a dialogue with the deep, core self. Having the support and in the safety of the training group, we can soften the grip these defensive responses have. We can begin transforming these self-protective, defensive responses from the prison back to the shield and use the saved energy for daily living.
Workshop approach
The workshop combines theoretical & experiential approaches to ensure that you "get the feel" of the concepts presented, bioenergetically and developmentally. We move back and forth between solid theoretical models and experience, thus giving your knowledge a solid foundation. You will also be learning from the experiences of each other, in a playful, safe, supportive, open-hearted setting.About the Workshop Leader
Alex Munroe MSW, RSW, CBT is in private practice in Waterloo and Coordinating Trainer for the current SOSBA training program. He chairs the IIBA Bylaws Committee and is a member of the IIBA Ethics Committee. Alex works with individuals, couples and families on relationship issues, stress, depression and addiction issues. He has led workshops and presentations in Canada, Italy and Brazil. Alex has been involved in Bioenergetics since 1981.
Workshop Details
Dates & Times Friday, November 18 2005 10:00 am to 6 pm
Saturday, November 19 2005 10:00 am to 6 pm
Sunday, November 20 2005 10:00 am to 3 pmCost $350.00 ~ payable to Alex Munroe
Mail to: #205, 50 Westmount Rd North, Waterloo, ON N2L 2R5Location Resurrection College 265 Westmount Rd North, Waterloo, ON
Across the road from Renison College and St. Paul‚s CollegeLunch will be provided Friday, Saturday & Sunday, as well as coffee, juice, tea and muffins at breaks. If you have food sensitivities or allergies, please let us know right away - the kitchen can make adjustments.
Parking Parking is free
Registration Deadline Wednesday, November
9, 2005
More Info? For more information contact ...
London Rita Godon (519) 672-4207
Waterloo Alex Munroe (519) 747-9031
Future
Workshops
The future series of workshops will focus upon the major defensive approaches
used to manage insults and wounds to the core self. They shield us against:
terror; longing; shame; confusion; being used; and heartbreak. As reflexive
responses to perceived threat, occurring outside of our awareness, they
limit our aliveness and creativity.
Mark your Calendar!
Feb
17 - 19, 2006
April 7 - 9, 2006
May 12 - 14, 2006
June 22-25, 2006
These workshops are only presented once every 2 years!
Don’t miss this opportunity
for self-discovery and healing!
SOSBA ~ Southern Ontario Society for Bioenergetic Analysis www.sosba.ca
•
Workshop Dates
November
18-20, 2005
•
Location
Waterloo
Ontario
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Registration Deadline
November
9, 2005
For
more info Contact:
Alex Munroe
Co-ordinator
of Training
(519) 747-9031
amunroe@golden.net
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“To be an integrated individual, [you] must be identified with [your] body and with [your] word... To achieve this integration, one must start with being the body - You are your body... One must end with being the word - You are your word. But the word must come from the heart.” Alexander Lowen, Founder of Bioenergetic Analysis