Pre- & Perinatal Somatic Process Workshop, October 2-5, 2008, Mill Valley, CA

The field of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Therapy has grown from research showing that babies within the womb, during birth, and post natally feel, have consciousness and memories, and react specifically to their experiences. These experiences affect greatly not only early childhood and development, but continue all the way through our lives into adulthood. Read More

Sensory Awareness: Touch and Presence — Kyoto, Japan, May 2008

How we come into contact with people, physically, emotionally and energetically lays down patterns for how our relationships will develop. How we are in touch with ourselves patterns how we will be with others and whether our presence is healing or challenging. This workshop will focus on clarifying how we are with ourselves, how we come to be with others, and how we can work on healing, helping and supporting. Read More

Sensory Awareness: Modern Life and Inner Nature – Megamiyama, Japan, April 2008

This workshop will address the contrasts between our natures and our technologically-oriented lives. Through our explorations we may discover ways to use our innate wisdom to support and even protect us and learn how to resource ourselves, with nature and with technology, to be more natural and healthy in our everyday lives. Read More

Perinatal Psychology for Health and Healing Workshop at Esalen Institute, March 14-16, 2008

In an experiential format, this program will explore embryological and infant development, the effects of various life occurrences, ways to promote healthy births, and protocols for therapeutic interventions and repairing trauma. The workshop will teach listening, acknowledging, attuning, and somatically tracking movement patterns and the fluctuation of the nervous system-thereby offering the support that may not have been there in the past and perhaps providing resolution to issues that have seemed to resist other therapeutic attempts. Read More

Sensory Awareness Workshops, February 2008

We are naturally born as vital, fully sensory beings. Traumas, tensions, even some education can diminish our vitality, creating unrest and insecurity in our lives. Sensory Awareness, the practice of deeply exploring our sensations, our actions and interactions, can guide us back to our natural resources and lead us to more authenticity and vitality. Read More

Experiences in the Zen Monastery (2007)

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I have been asked to write about my experiences in the Zen monastery in Japan. Here is a little bit about what for me was a magnificent life-changing experience. Read More

What is a somatic perinatal process workshop and how does it work?

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The field of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Therapy has grown from research showing that babies within the womb, during birth, and post natally feel, have consciousness and memories, and react specifically to their experiences. Read More

T’ai Chi Ch’uan: Aug 19-26, 2007 on Cortes Island, Canada

This workshop reviews the first section and teaches the complete short Yang form of T’ai Chi Ch’uan as taught by Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ch’ing. It is open to participants who practice at least the first section. Read More

Sensory Awareness: June 30-July 1, 2007 in Bellingham, Washington

We are naturally born as vital, fully sensory beings. Traumas, tensions, even some education can diminish our vitality, creating unrest and insecurity in our lives. Sensory Awareness, the practice of deeply exploring our sensations, our actions and interactions, can guide us back to our natural resources and lead us to more authenticity and vitality. Read More