How did you get so big?
I stood in the rain, awed by an 800 year old being rising up through the mist.
The low grrrrr of ocean waves crashing not far away, I sobbed quietly, overwhelmed by joy and awe in the Pacific Northwest coastal forest.
Western science has just recently understood that forests are collaborative diverse communities. The visible part of the forest can look like a competition for light, space and nutrients. But underground, the forest is a network of inter-species connections used for support and nourishment.
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What scientists call ‘mother trees’ partner with fungi to pass nutrients, protection from disease, and information exchange that helps the entire forest flourish.
This 800 year old giant has lived with generations of indigenous peoples, witnessed the recent arrival of Europeans, felt the steady deforestation of its coastal homeland, all the while nourishing and uplifting the forest community of which it is part.
As we farewell this year and welcome 2021, I am wishing us time to feel our roots and the invisible connections they make. To wonder at the weave of inter-species process that unfolds between and through us.
Could our roots help us transform the intense polarizations of this time?
Could our mother trees hold us through vulnerability, fears and denial and give us the courage to act with “stubborn optimism” for racial justice and a safe climate future?
- How have your underground networks nourished you this year?
- How have you been a ‘mother tree’ to others in your community?
Join us online to study the skills for unfolding process. Together we can find our way to a better normal.
Love
Hellene, from all of us here at the Process Work Institute
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Hellene Gronda, Executive Director
Ph.D, PW. Dipl, MA, BSc/BA(Hons)
Hellene has a life-long interest in personal and collective change and has been inspired by Processwork for over 30 years. An experienced leader in government and nonprofit settings she values the deep optimism and courageous spirit of Processwork, and its ability to find creative and unexpected solutions to the most difficult, confusing or inexplicable challenges.
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January 16-28, 2021
For anyone looking for a transformational, experiential introduction to the ideas, practices and range of Processwork tools for personal and collective transformation!
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Week 1 - Jan 16-22 and Week 2 - Jan 22- 28
Intensive includes Arny's Case Supervision Jan 22nd
You can attend either week separately
early registration by December 31st
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Week 1: January 16-22, 10am-1pm PST
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Week 1
Saturday, January 16th, 9.30am-1pm PST
Opening Circle
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New Introduction to Process Oriented Psychology
with Arny & Amy Mindell
Arny Mindell Ph.D (pronouns he/him) & Amy Mindell, PhD (pronouns she/her) Arny is the founder of process oriented psychology (Processwork), international teacher and author of more than 23 books in over 35 languages. Amy helped developed process work in the areas of coma, creativity, dance, and facilitator styles, and is the author of multiple books. She is in private therapeutic practice in Portland, Oregon and teaches in many countries around the world.
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Process Work with Dreams
with Salome Schwarz
Sunday, January 17th, 10am-1pm PST
Salome Schwarz, Ph.D., (pronouns she/her) is a certified process worker, with decades of teaching experience in Portland and internationally, and as a therapist in private practice. Salome is especially interested in the connection between indigenous and eastern thinking, personal development and community building. The movements of nature, friendships, and poetry inspire her.
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Big Medicine: Process Work with Body Symptoms with Pierre Morin
Monday, January 18th, 10am-1pm PST
Process Work brings a unique lens to working with body symptoms and health issues. In this class we will explore the foundational dreambody medicine concepts and practice their use for the benefit of our individual and our community health and wellness.
Pierre Morin, MD, PhD currently works as clinical director and supervisor with refugees and trauma survivors in a community outpatient mental health setting, in Portland, OR. As a physician in Switzerland he worked in the fields of brain injury recovery and psychosocial medicine. He is the author of Health in Sickness and Sickness in Health and Big Medicine: Transforming your Relationship with your Body, Health, and Community. He has written numerous articles on mind-body medicine and community health. He is an international coach and trainer and the current co-president of the international association of process-oriented psychology (IAPOP).
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Chronic Symptoms & Childhood Dreams
with Suzette Payne
Tuesday, January 19th, 10am-1pm PST
We will creatively explore the connection between our chronic body symptoms and our Life Myth, which is found in early childhood dreams or memories. Awareness of patterns, the changing phases of our symptoms over time and the different levels of our experiences can deepen and bring surprising meaning and support to our lives. There will be time for innerwork, a creative exercise in dyads, for sharing and integrating new ways of befriending our challenging body symptoms.
Suzette Payne, MA Dipl.PW (pronouns she/her) is a Faculty member of PWI since 2009. She has a private practice with a focus on personal growth, trauma, addictions, dreaming, creativity, empowerment and relationship issues. She has a passion for Worldwork, and is a member of the Worldwork Committee for IAPOP. Suzette helped develop and is on the Leadership/Advisory Board for the Open Studio Project, a non-for-profit arts organization and gallery, serving community social justice issues and healing through creative arts. Besides her family and teaching, she finds a deep joy in art-process, community healing, nature, music, dance and the co-creative unfolding of our deepest dreaming together.
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The Creativity of Your Dreaming Process with Amy Mindell
Wednesday, January 20th, 10am-1pm PST
In this class, we’ll explore how your dreaming process is an endless source of creativity! Expect short talks and fun exercises (using simple objects you can find at home) to experience the wisdom, insights, and creativity just waiting to be discovered for your life and work.
Amy Mindell, Ph.D is in private therapeutic practice in Portland, OR & teaches in many countries in the world. She helped develop process work in the areas of coma, creativity, dance & facilitator styles. She holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology & is a diplomate of the Process Oriented Psychology Center of Zurich. She has written many books such as, Metaskills: The Spiritual Art of Therapy, The Dreaming Source of Creativity, Alternative to Therapy and her newest, Your Unique Facilitator Style, as well as papers in professional journals. (Her studies of the feeling skills in therapy, or "metaskills", are the core of much of her work.). Amy is also an artist, puppet-maker, singer-songwriter, & dancer. Her recent musical CD is called, First Bloom.
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Group Closure: Group Process, Inner Work & Open Seat with Lily Vassiliou
Thursday, January 21st, 10am-1pm PST
The final session of the week creates open space for integration and deepening. It includes guided innerwork, open seat demonstration work in the middle, group process, and a closing circle.
Lily Vassiliou, Ph.D. is a processwork practitioner, trainer, facilitator, & community worker with a passion for the interconnection between personal & social change. I completed university studies in Social Work & doctoral studies in Psychology, & trained in Systems Theory, Group Dynamics, & Processwork. I live in Greece & work locally & internationally. With colleagues I brought Processwork to Greece, & co-founded Processwork Greece & Processwork Hub. I am an associate of Athenian Institute of Anthropos, in Athens, Greece, and a core faculty member of La Escuela of Trabajo de Procesos y Democracia Profunda in Barcelona, Spain. Among my interests is Worldwork – the application of processwork with groups, organisations & communities – which involves working with power & rank, diversity & communication issues to create sustainable relationships, & raise the awareness that is needed to bring about systemic change.
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Case Supervision for All with Arny Mindell
January 22nd, 6:30-9:30pm PST
Support, Understanding And/Or Insights Into Your Work With Individuals, Relationships or Groups
*included bonus with intensive registration*
If you would like to present a case, please send Arny one sentence about the situation at moreinfo@aamindell.net.
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Week 2: January 22-28th, 3-6pm PST
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Week 2
Opening Circle 2.30pm
Introduction to Relationships
with Lane Arye
Saturday, January 23rd, 3-6pm PST
In this class, we’ll explore some of the ways Process Work can make our relationships more authentic, meaningful, deep, and fun. It will be a combination of ideas/methods, discussion, and experiential work/play, as well as time to get to know one another.
Lane Arye, Ph.D. (pronouns he/him/his) is a founding faculty member of the Process Work Center of Portland (now PWI), who also works in private practice and facilitates community and organizational conflicts. He co-led a six-year UN funded project in the Balkans that brought together Serbs, Croats, and Muslims to build sustainable community after the war. Lane has trained in a neurobiologically informed approach to trauma, that fits together seamlessly with Processwork. He studies race and whiteness, and is a member of the Racial Justice Collaborative, a black led team of facilitators, educators, and activists. Author of Unintentional Music: Releasing Your Deepest Creativity, Lane lives in the San Francisco Bay Area (USA) with his wife and two teens, who grow his heart every day. www.ProcessWorkLane.com
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Nuts and Bolts of Group Process
with Bill Say
Sunday, January 24th, 3-6pm PST
Groups by their very nature have issues, tensions and processes that oftentimes need effective ways to address them. The Process Work approach to group work is a multi-dimensional and adaptable way of working with groups and issues of many different kinds. This class will introduce you to the nuts and bolts of process oriented group work.
Bill Say, M.A. (pronouns he/him/his) brings many years of experience to the intersection of diversity awareness training, conflict resolution, and leadership/team /community building, including work in Asia, Europe, & the Middle East. His organizational consulting experience is with health, mental health, & educational organizations in the US & abroad. He is an adjunct faculty member of the California Institute of Integral Studies, the Wright Institute and JFK University. Bill is a Mindell Process Work Diplomate. He is Japanese Korean American, cis, male & straight identified, middle-class-ish, spiritually oriented, socially introverted, married to Linda & parent to son Gabe. www.billsay.com
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Relationships, Conflict & Power
with Jan Dworkin
Monday, January 25th, 3-6pm PST
In this class, we’ll explore the conscious and unconscious use of power in relationship. You’ll learn strategies to deal with the intersectionality of personal, social and contextual powers within you, and between you and others, and develop skills to navigate conflict in a productive and satisfying way. Class will provide a combination of theoretical presentation, live demonstration, inner work and dyad exercises.
Jan Dworkin, PhD,Dipl.PW (pronouns she/her) has more than 30 years of international, cross-cultural experience as[ a therapist and leadership coach. One of the founders of the Process Work Institute, she co-created its master’s degree programs and served as its academic dean for over a decade; she continues to teach training workshops worldwide. Jan coaches leaders and teams across sectors, specializing in conflict facilitation and leadership development in creative industries. She is the author of Make Love Better: How to Own Your Story, Connect with Your Partner and Deepen Your Relationship Practice (2019), a memoir/self-help hybrid that builds on her own colorful relationship journey and years of experiences as a couples therapist.
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Group Process: Edges and Hotspots
with Emetchi
Tuesday, January 26th, 3-6pm PST
Emetchi, Dipl. PW has been working with the impact of abuse and trauma all her professional life, over the past four decades or so and brings extensive experience teaching Processwork in Portland and around the world, facilitating in diverse community settings, and from her international private practice. She does streetwork in her neighborhood and in the huge park near her home with house-less folk, people in various altered states and whatever comes along…
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Relationship Dreaming
with Gary Reiss
Wednesday, January 27th, 3-6pm PST
Our relationships are full of dreaming and our relationship path is often an unidentified mythical journey together that we need to identify with, so that relationships become more meaningful. In this class we will explore the deep, emotional level of relationship, as well as the way we get stuck in unidentified roles that need to become fluid again. Once we become fluid, this can help us break out of vicious cycles we are caught in. We will explore the foundation dreams that form the childhood dream level in relationships, and learn how deepening our awareness of our relationship myths and patterns, can increase our access to sexuality and intimacy in our intimate connections.
Gary Reiss (pronouns he/him) holds a Masters degree in Social Work from Washington University, St. Louis; a Doctorate in Integrative Studies with a Specialization in Process oriented Psychology and Conflict Resolution. He has been in private practice in Oregon as a LCSW for over 30 years, and teaches worldwide as a Certified Process Oriented Psychology Trainer.
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Closure: Group Process, Inner Work and Open Seat with Dawn Menken
Thursday, January 28th, 3-6pm PST
The final session of the week creates open space for integration and deepening. It includes guided innerwork, open seat demonstration work in the middle, group process, and a closing circle.
Dawn Menken, Ph.D. (pronouns she/her) is a conflict resolution educator, counselor, facilitator, and workshop presenter. She is a senior facult in the graduate program at the Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon and was co-creator of its masters programs, serving as academic dean for 10 years. She is the creator of Teens Rise Up (TRU), a cutting edge program that empowers and educates young people to step into their leadership, engage in honest dialogue, and co-create a more welcoming school community. She is the author of the award winning book, Raising Parents Raising Kids: Hands on Wisdom for the Next Generation. A dynamic teacher with a sharp mind and playful spirit, she enjoys working with people from all cultures and backgrounds. For more information see her website: www.dawnmenken.com
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Questions? Talk to Melissa
Remember you can always chat with our Outreach Coordinator, Melissa Perry, to find out more or explore the full range of training opportunities at the Process Work Institute.
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