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Shamanic Journey Circles
with
Dr. Steven Schmitz
Shamanic Journey Circles are an opportunity to deepen your understanding about the practice of shamanism. Share sacred space, rituals, healing, and shamanic journeys to live drumming in a powerful and healing community setting.
Join us in these monthly circles with Dr. Steven Schmitz, an experienced circle leader. They are offered at no cost, and are open to anyone in the extended Sofia University community. Bring a drum or rattle (if you have one), a journal, a blanket and an eye covering (such as a scarf or bandana).
2018 Schedule
Fridays, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
February 2nd |March 2nd |April 6th |May 4th |June 1st
For more information about this event, please contact:
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"Confessions of A Split Mind" Book Talk and Signing
Sofia University Library
February 17, 2018,
12:00 -
2:00 PM
Join Paul Kiritsis, an ITP at Sofia U clinical psychology student, as he discusses his new book "Confessions of a Split Mind." He will be conducting book signings as well.
About the Book
"Confessions of a Split Mind" is a compendium of selected drawings, philosophical dialogues, and two myths from Kiritsis' personal journal. Collectively, they capture an internal conflict between differing aspects of the conceptual self, which inevitably plays out in every one of us.
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Sofia Lecture Series
Indigenous Healing Psychology:
Honoring the Wisdom of the First People
Sofia University Library
February 21, 2018,
4:30 - 6
:30 PM
Wherever the first inhabitants of the world gathered together, they engaged in the human concerns of community building, interpersonal relations, and spiritual understanding. As such, these earliest peoples became our "first psychologists." Their wisdom lives on through the teachings of contemporary Indigenous elders and healers, offering unique insights to help us revise contemporary mainstream psychology. This, in turn, enhances one's respect for diversity, appreciation of the spiritual dimension, and commitment to social justice.
About The Talk
During this lecture series, Richard will talk about the profoundly spiritual and everyday practices he engaged in with the hunting-gathering Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, Fijians native to the Fiji Islands, Lakota people of the Rosebud reservation, and Cree and Anishnabe First Nations people from Saskatchewan. Sharing the teachings he received from these Indigenous peoples, Katz proposes that their perspectives represent a model of best practices in psychology.
These Indigenous teachings are meant to be given freely to all who seek such knowledge. But there is a cost to this gift; not a "fee for service," but a commitment to use that knowledge to serve others, not oneself. Only then can we establish a truly respectful and equitable exchange with our "first psychologists."
About Richard Katz
Over the past 50 years, Richard Katz, a Harvard trained Clinical Psychologist, has worked with these Indigenous elders and healers. At their request, he seeks to apply their teachings for this revisioning of psychology.
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Integral Transformative Practice: The Palo Alto Open Sessions
Sofia University Dojo
Are you seeking a way to express your best and most authentic self? If so, you are invited to join the Integral Transformative Practice (ITP).
ITP Palo Alto is an intentional practice group committed to supporting positive change in all of its members. This group is part of the Sofia University community and has been meeting in the Aikido Dojo every Saturday morning since 2004!
Twice a year, the group opens up to new members who would like to join during the Open Session. Membership fees are discounted to $5/month for Sofia University students, faculty and alumni.
FREE Open Session Times: 8:30 - 11:15 am
March 10th | March 17th | March 24th
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