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Jung Embodied: Seeking the Creative Shadow
April 24, 2009 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT
This experiential weekend will support exploration of the creative potential within the shadow. Using elements from Marion Woodman’s BodySoul Rhythms approach and “embodied active imagination” with it roots in the work of C. G. Jung, we will endeavor to open to the unlived life. Informed by their backgrounds in dance, theater, Jungian and Somatic Psychology, the presenters (Tina Stromsted and Meg Wilbur) will also draw from their extensive training and teaching with Marion Woodman.
Friday the presenters will discuss Jung’s concepts of the shadow, particularly in relationship to energies in the body. Clinical material will illustrate and amplify body/psyche connections. Saturday offers an opportunity to explore the work experientially, deepening our connection to mind and body. Such work supports the reawakening of resonant consciousness in our cells, invites the play of imagination, and promotes integration through movement and voice, enhanced by music and art.
Authentic movement is a gentle, natural means to nurture oneself, connect with buried energies, and unfold one’s inner dance. Simple exercises in freeing the voice involve relaxation, breath, and sound to help release one’s authentic voice. These creative processes do not involve performance, and are attuned to the needs of the individual. Come explore “Jung embodied” through these gateways to the unconscious.
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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.
MEG WILBUR, MA, MFT, MFA, is a Jungian analyst, with a private practice in Los Angeles and the Central Coast of California. She teaches with Marion Woodman and her team, and serves as a board member of the Woodman Foundation. Meg is a professor emerita in UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television where she taught acting and voice for the stage, and directed plays. She also taught at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and writes and directs her own productions, featuring poetry and fairy tales. She is a founding member and faculty of the C. G. Jung Study Center of Southern California and leads workshops in active imagination, dreams, and voice.
