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Body as Compass: Dreams and the Soul
December 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PST
In these challenging, polarizing times we are called to draw from creative, healing energies from deeper parts of the Self. Expanding our awareness of the somatic foundations in all relationships – therapeutic, educational, family, friendship, partnership, nature and more – can deepen empathy and effectiveness in being present, while providing avenues for self-care and renewal.
In this winter time as the new light begins to dawn from the darkness, we engage light in the body through working with a dream image as healing medicine. Together we will engage our dreams to connect with a deeper sense of knowing, creativity, and wholeness — in ourselves, in all our relations, and as world citizens attuning to an evolving planetary call.
This workshop will support you in nurturing body and soul through presentation, expressive movement, drawing, and writing.* No experience in dance is necessary, only curiosity and openness to engage the unknown.
In preparation, I invite you to let a healing image come to mind – something comforting, warming, or sacred that’s meaningful for you – from a dream, nature, an object on your altar, or something from your daily life. Says Jung, “My soul, where are you? Do you hear me? I speak, I call you – are you there? I have returned, I am here again.” No experience in dance is necessary, only curiosity and openness to engage the unknown.
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TINA STROMSTED, PhD, LMFT, BC-DMT, SEP, is a Jungian analyst, Dance/movement therapist, somatic psychotherapy educator, and author. Director of Soul’s Body® Center and co-founder of the Authentic Movement Institute, she teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, the Jung Platform, Inspirees Institute, the Marion Woodman Foundation, and at universities, conferences, and healing centers internationally. With roots in theater and dance and 45 years of clinical experience in hospitals, community mental health, and private practice, Tina’s numerous publications and webinars explore the integration of body, mind, psyche, soul, community, and nature in healing and transformation. Tina’s private practice is in San Francisco with international virtual consultation. www.
Her new book Soul’s Body: Active Imagination, Authentic Movement, & Embodiment in Psychotherapy, is a rich resource for those drawn to Jungian depth work, somatic and movement practices, body–psyche–soul–community healing, engagement with nature, embodied spirituality, and cultivating a vital, meaningful life. If you’d like to continue to deepen your explorations, Routledge is currently offering a 20% discount on the book, with free shipping. Please click here and use the code 25ESA4 at checkout.
