Southwestern College Summer Institute Presents
The Art of Integration:
Psychodrama and Grof Holotropic Breathwork™
The Program
Southwestern College is pleased to announce the second annual Summer Institute, a land-based residential retreat held in beautiful and remote setting in the mountains of northeastern New Mexico. This retreat offers participants an opportunity for rich experiential learning, as well as deep personal renewal and creative self-expression.
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Masks from Summer Institute 2007 |
Led
by SWC faculty Kate Cook and Diane Haug, with additional facilitators
John Olesen and Lon Rankin, the retreat represents a collaborative
exploration of three powerful psychotherapeutic tools: Jacob
Moreno's Psychodrama and Action Methods, Stanislav Grof's Holotropic
Breathwork™ and the fertile, interpersonal ground of the
community itself . Through both theoretical presentations, as
well as deep experiential work, participants will have the opportunity
to access the healing potential inherent in each approach.
Because the value of any deep therapeutic work is, in part, dependent on our ability to integrate the material we ware being offered, participants will be offered a variety of tools to further explore the themes and insights that have emerged during experiential work. Supportive modalities will include meditation, art, journal writing, dream exploration, movement, guided time in nature and sacred ritual.
The retreat will be of value to the advanced practitioner seeking training and continuing education credits, as well as those new to the field who are interested in personal growth. It will be an excellent opportunity for self-care for helping professionals.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
DAY 1
* Late afternoon arrival
* Orientation, dinner and group process
DAY 2
Morning Session
* Theoretical and experiential introduction to Psychodrama & Action Methods
Afternoon Session
* Theoretical introduction to the work of Stanislav Grof, MD; preparation for Holotropic Breathwork™
Evening Session
* May include drumming, dance, story-telling, art-making (to be informed by the group)
DAY 3
Morning Session
* Holotropic Breathwork™ session #1
* Mandala drawing or Soul Collage
Afternoon Session
* Holotropic Breathwork™ session #2
* Mandala drawing or Soul Collage
Evening Session
* Sharing circle regarding Holotropic Breathwork™ sessions
DAY 4
Further exploration/integration of Breathwork sessions via Psychodrama/Action Methods including the following: sociometry, working with roles of director and auxiliary, improvisation, playback theater
DAY 5
Further exploration/integration of Breathwork sessions via Psychodrama/Action Methods including the following: sociometry, working with roles of director and auxiliary, improvisation, playback theater
DAY 6
* Closing circle/ritual that will incorporate personal sharing and art
* Departure after lunch
Summer Institute 2007 Participants & Teachers
"Although transpersonal experiences are potentially healing, their effects are temporary unless an effort is made to stabilize the insight gained. The task, therefore, goes beyond the induction of such experiences to the task of integrating them effectively into everyday life."
Frances Vaughn from Healing and Wholeness: Transpersonal Psychology
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Lon Rankin, Kate Cook and Diane Haug
Summer Institute 2007 |
Kate Cook, M.A., LPCC, TEP is a licensed professional clinical counselor and nationally board-certified trainer and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She joined the faculty of Southwestern College in 1990 and is the Director of SWC's Certificate Program in Psychodrama and Action Methods. Kate mantains a private practice and is a consultant and educator.
Diane Haug, M.A., LPCC is a senior member of the Grof Transpersonal Training staff and a Certified Practitioner and Trainer of Holotropic Breathwork™. She has been involved with transpersonal psychology and the breathwork community since 1986. She is an adjunct faculty member of Southwestern College and part-time Executive Director of the Ocamora Retreat Center.
Lon Rankin, M.A., LMHC is a transpersonal psychotherapist with a private counseling practice in Santa Fe , NM . He is a body worker as well as a Certified Practitioner of Grof Holotropic Breathwork™. Lon's passions include African drumming, his work with the New Mexico Men's Wellness movement, and exploring the healing potential of the natural world.
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John Olesen, MA, PAT is a Psychodramatist living in San Francisco, CA. He is a trainer for the Shanti L.I.F.E. Program (Learning Immune Function Enhancement), a PNI-based experiential intervention for HIV+ people. John is the current Chair of the National Board of Examiners for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. |
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Cost
$ 1309 Single room, meals and tuition
$ 1184 Double room, meals and tuition
$ 1109 Camping, meals and tuition
(with cabin style tent provided)
$1034 Own tent camping, meals and tuition
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Credit
Earn 40 CEUs for attending, or 2 credit hours as a SWC degree students.
REGISTRATION FORM
For more information about the Summer Institute contact:
Admissions Office
505-471-5756 ext. 26
admissions@swc.edu
