Frontiers of Trauma Treatment
I am very excited about attending the Frontiers in Healing Program at Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA. The possibility is getting closer and closer. The Trauma Healing Project of Eugene informed me recently that I am selected to be one of a twelve member team they are sending to this program. We have added PayPal services, making donating online secure. Other donations can be mailed to the address below.
In today's world, I believe everyone deserves better understanding of how the demands of living a full life influences one’s overall health and behavior. And how to make effective personal changes. By attending this 5-day program, I will bring back cutting edge information and fresh ideas to share with those interested in having more knowledge. I will write a review on the YBD website also.
I welcome any and all support in assisting my attendance to this program. No help is too big or too small. The most important part is taking action and showing volition if you would like to see this information shared in our community as I do. Telling others of this request for financial assistance will help make it happen too. Donations are tax-deductible and we will send you a tax receipt.
Thank you all very much for giving your attention and intention to this.
Namaste,
Verna
Frontiers of Trauma Treatment: Details
July 27th –August 1st, 2008
http://www.kripalu.org/program/view//FOTT82/
(For licensed therapists, yoga instructors, and other individuals interested in studying the nature and processes of trauma)
“Traumatic experiences alter people’s relationship to their bodies in ways that leave them feeling uptight, helpless, disconnected, hurt, on edge, frantic, and at odds with themselves and their environment. Research is demonstrating that physical sensations and action patterns are the very foundation of consciousness. The experience of physical mastery that yoga and other body-based practices provide is often necessary in order to initiate new ways of perceiving reality. By learning to pay close attention to internal experience and working with the felt sense, people can reclaim authority over their lives.
In these five days, we will explore recent developments in the neurosciences, attachment research, and new psychotherapeutic treatments. This course is not meant to serve as personal trauma treatment but as an introduction to the neuroscience of trauma and attachment. It offers a chance to be exposed to an array of body-centered approaches for dealing with trauma, including EMDR, yoga, theater work, and tai chi. These approaches help in dealing with hyperarousal and processing traumatic memories, and promote mastery over the posttraumatic legacy of constriction and feeling lost in the world.”
Presenter’s pages:
Bessel A. van der Kolk
http://www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0002110
“Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist whose work integrates developmental, biological, psychodynamic, and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment. His research has ranged from neuroimaging and memory processes to the use of EMDR and yoga in post-traumatic stress disorder. He is a professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston. He has taught at universities and hospitals throughout the world and is the author of over 100 scientific articles, the books Psychological Trauma and Traumatic Stress, and an upcoming book, The Body Keeps Score: Body, Mind and Brain in the Transformation of Trauma.”
Steven Gross
http://www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0004204
“Steven Gross, MSW, is a leader in the field of community trauma response and a pioneer in using play to promote resiliency in children. The founder of Project Joy, a program that uses exuberant play to strengthen and heal children whose lives have been impacted by poverty and trauma, Steven is committed to ensuring that our most vulnerable children experience playfulness and joy so that they can reach their true human potential.”
Dana Moore
http://www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0004157
“Dana Moore, MAR, MA, is a psychotherapist and Kripalu Yoga teacher specializing in mindfulness-based trauma recovery. He is a faculty member of the Trauma Center’s Professional Training Institute and the coordinator of the Mind/Body Program for the Meadows. Dana studied theology and ministry at Yale University and Boston College.”
Remaining Costs for the 5 day program: $400.00
General expenses $100.
Teaching Stipend $300.
Tuition (paid)
Standard Dormitory Room and Board (paid)
Airfare (paid)
Ground Transportation (paid)
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