Presented by The Embody Lab:
Mind-Body Coaching Certificate

April 26th - August 11th
Online

As a Certified Mind-Body Coach with The Embody Lab you’ll develop the skills to guide your clients through journeys of deep insight to achieve their goals, realize their life vision, transform stuck patterns, and deepen connection… and move them towards LIFE!

If you’re wanting to explore the power of somatics and coaching in a way that fosters truly transformative change… this program is for you! 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• The foundations of Mind-Body Coaching

• Fundamental Mind-Body Coaching skills including helping clients identify issues and set goals 

• How to support clients in creating new habits and routines and maintaining a positive lifestyle

• The transformative Mind-Body Cycle of Change EXCLUSIVE to The Embody Lab

• Tools and techniques to rewire patterns of safety, connection, worth, and belonging. 

• Embodied stress release and resilience, trauma-informed coaching, embodied intimacy and communication in relationships, and working with clients in crisis

• How to facilitate the release of old stories, unwind frozen beliefs and pain stored in the body-mind, and compensatory behavioral patterns that no longer serve the individual.

Mind-Body Coaching Meet the Faculty event is coming up on Monday, April 15th at 6 - 7pm ET. Click the button below to learn more.

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Presented by: NICABM
Treatment of Trauma Program
Begins April 29th
Online

If you’re a practitioner who strives to stay on the leading edge of trauma-informed treatment, it might seem like you’re hearing about a new training every day.

With so many trainings to choose from, what makes this program one that you should invest your time in?

We’ll get into how to work with the steep cost of the unlived life – a price many patients pay after they’ve experienced, and even begun to heal from trauma.

We’ve also gained new insight into how childhood neglect impacts executive function later in life (and what that means for treatment).

What researchers have found can reshape how we conceptualize cases and how we target our interventions.

We’re also understanding more about the nature – and the anguish – of moral injury, and how treating it can differ from treating PTSD in crucial ways.

The latest clinical research and evidence-backed strategies can help you achieve better outcomes, more quickly in the treatment of trauma.

We’re calling all practitioners, all over the world, to join us for the next few weeks as we dive deep into high-impact treatment strategies that can transform your approach with patients who have experienced trauma.

Presented by: NICBM please click the button below for customer service.

SE™ Master Class: Eye of the Needle I

May 16th - 20th
Vancouver, Canada
Ergos Institute SE™ Faculty Ian Macnaughton, PhD & Joshua Sylvae, PhD

All trauma involves an encounter with threat and, hence, a touch with death. However, some individuals actually experience states of death from which they are revived. In fact, some of the deepest and seemingly most intractable trauma symptoms occur with clients who become “stuck” in these profoundly altered states of consciousness that emerged out of a near-death experience (NDE).

Every year, in the USA alone, over 50 million people undergo surgery and other invasive medical procedures, often with powerful dissociative and amnesic agents. Many individuals experience partial (or full) awakening during these procedures. These terrifying ordeals can create ruptures deep in consciousness; these often go far beyond our conscious/verbal capacity, making these traumas difficult to access and heal.

According to the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, 774 varied NDEs occur every day. Often debilitating, these same near-death experiences hold the extraordinary potential for deep, positive, and enduring personal and spiritual transformation if they receive proper guidance and support.

Dr Levine’s EOTN two-part series addresses how to apply SE principles to a variety of near-death experiences, including but not limited to: drowning, vehicular accidents, physical attacks, illness, and surgery. SE techniques applicable to a wide variety of traumatic experiences are not always sufficient to treat trauma related to NDEs, and Eye of the Needle work is vital to complex cases demanding the most dedicated and skilled practitioners of SE.

EOTN I & II Learning Objectives:

• Cultivate and refine perceptual skills and practical tools.

• Track autonomic nervous system shifts.

• Develop theoretical and practical frameworks to access dissociated and dislocated altered states of consciousness and liberate problematic fixations.

• Practice the skills needed to weave dislocated conscious (and unconscious) states together and then move through the shock core.

• Identify surgical trauma symptoms and partial awakening states from anaesthesia.

• Alternate approaches to working with different types of anaesthesia.

• Using SE, recommend proper pain management and anaesthesia protocol for reducing the chances of trauma related to surgery.

• Explore working with post ICU debilitation.

• Resolve difficult somatic symptoms by working with NDEs.

• Interact with the mythopoetic plane.

• Enable authentic spiritual experiences, including NDEs.

• Learn how to take a client intake from an individual with possible unprocessed NDE states and/or anaesthesia trauma.

This SE Master Class Includes:

• Didactic Lecture with Q&A

• In-depth demonstration client sessions with extensive debrief

• Supervised triad practice and touch work

• 2 SEI Case Consultation Faculty Supervision Credits

• Master Level Assistants will be offering private sessions for SEI credit (not included in cost)

• Scroll down to learn about client demonstration opportunities

• This class does not include personal work with Dr Levine

Dates:  May 16th - 20th, 2024

Prerequisite: SEI Advanced I +

Daily Schedule (Subject to change):

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch/Break

• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

SE™ Ergos Faculty:

Ian Macnaughton  MBA, PhD, FEA, SEP

Ian Macnaughton has been a teacher and practitioner of trauma resolution, mind-body and family systems psychotherapy for 50 years and is a Bodynamic Analyst and trainer.  He has worked with Somatic Experiencing since the early 70s and is Ergos Faculty for the Institute of Somatic Education.  His practice includes a high percentage of executives, medical practitioners, therapists and others in the helping professions both for psychotherapy and supervision.  He maintains an ongoing training group for clinical practitioners, as well as delivering public workshops for helping professionals.

Joshua Sylvae  PhD, SEP

Joshua’s workshops and classes are popular with psychotherapists, healers, and individuals interested in personal and societal transformation. He lectures widely on somatic psychotherapy, weaving the practice of body-oriented healing together with neuroscience, spirituality, and human ecology. He has a particular interest in fostering the growth and health of movements for social change, groups and individuals actively engaged in the campaign for ecological and social justice, and is passionate about fostering a new model of human relationships with the Earth and with each other.

Presented by: Ian Macnaughton & Associates
If you have questions, please contact Helena at helena@macnaughton.ca

SE™ Master Class

Eye of the Needle III
Work with Near-Death and Anesthesia States

An in-depth opportunity to expand your EOTN skills through lectures, demonstrations, and practice

w/ Peter A Levine, PhD
Ergos SE Faculty: Joshua Sylvae, PhD

ONLY In-Person
Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA
June 1st - 5th, 2024
*Schedule Below
*Prerequisite: EOTN II +
*Lodging or Commuter fees are required for entry; more info below
*Dr Levine will not be teaching this course again in the states

spring SALE $1,095

Full Price $1,200

This SE Master Class Includes

• Didactic Lecture w/ Q&A

• In-depth Demonstration Client Sessions w/ Extensive Debrief

  • 5 SEI Group Case Consultation Supervision Credits

  • Approx 10 Live Case Reviews

  • Scroll down to learn about client demonstration opportunities

• Supervised Triad Practice and Table Touch Work / Body Work

• Recording - not available for separate purchase

• Discount for SEI Members

• Master Level SE Assistants will be providing Private Sessions for SEI Credit - a separate cost

• We will add here if we secure CE credits for this program

• Outdoor Labyrinth and Hiking Trails

• Meals included for Retreat Lodging guests

• Lunch included in Retreat Center Daily Fee - fee required for entry, includes parking

All trauma involves an encounter with threat and, hence, a touch with death. However, some individuals actually experience states of death from which they are revived. In fact, some of the deepest and seemingly most intractable trauma symptoms occur with clients who become “stuck” in these profoundly altered states of consciousness that emerged out of a near-death experience (NDE).

Every year, in the USA alone, over 50 million people undergo surgery and other invasive medical procedures, often with powerful dissociative and amnesic agents. Many individuals experience partial (or full) awakening during these procedures. These terrifying ordeals can create ruptures deep in consciousness; these often go far beyond our conscious/verbal capacity, making these traumas difficult to access and heal.

According to the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, 774 varied NDEs occur every day. Often debilitating, these same near-death experiences hold the extraordinary potential for deep, positive, and enduring personal and spiritual transformation if they receive proper guidance and support.

Dr Levine’s EOTN two-part series addresses how to apply SE principles to a variety of near-death experiences, including but not limited to drowning, vehicular accidents, physical attacks, illness, and surgery. SE techniques applicable to a wide variety of traumatic experiences are not always sufficient to treat trauma related to NDEs, and Eye of the Needle work is vital to complex cases demanding the most dedicated and skilled practitioners of SE.

EOTN III Learning Objectives:

• Cultivate and refine perceptual skills and practical tools

• Track autonomic nervous system shifts

• Develop theoretical and practical frameworks to access dissociated and dislocated altered states of consciousness and liberate problematic fixations

• Practice the skills needed to weave dislocated conscious (and unconscious) states together and then move through the shock core

• Identity surgical trauma symptoms and partial awakening states from anesthesia

• Alternate approaches to working with different types of anesthesia

• Using SE, recommend proper pain management and anesthesia protocol for reducing the chances of trauma related to surgery

• Explore working with post-ICU debilitation

• Resolve difficult somatic symptoms by working with NDEs

• Interact with the mythopoetic plane

• Support authentic spiritual experiences, including NDEs

Client Demonstrations w/ Dr. Levine

Do you have a client struggling with an NDE or post-anesthesia state?

To have your client considered for a live, on-site, filmed demonstration with Dr. Levine (FREE SESSION), please discuss this opportunity with your client. If they agree, download this form and return it completed and signed by the client and practitioner to info@somaticexperiencing.com. You will be notified within two weeks prior if the case will be presented. Note - all sessions are recorded for future training purposes.

Live Demonstration Format
The practitioner will introduce the client’s case history and discuss with Dr. Levine the work they've been doing with their client and where they might be struggling. He will then work with the client directly and advise approaches moving forward. After the demonstration, participants are encouraged to ask questions and make suggestions. Submissions are for in-person live demos with both the client & practitioner present.

Ergos SE Faculty

Joshua Sylvae, PhD, SEP

Joshua’s workshops and classes are popular with psychotherapists, healers, and individuals interested in personal and societal transformation. He lectures widely on somatic psychotherapy, weaving the practice of body-oriented healing together with neuroscience, spirituality, and human ecology. He has a particular interest in fostering the growth and health of movements for social change, groups, and individuals actively engaged in the campaign for ecological and social justice, and is passionate about fostering a new model of human relationships with the Earth and with each other.

Schedule (subject to evolution)

(you can reserve lodging beginning May 31st if desired, dinner included)

June 1st
8:30am Breakfast for Lodging Guests
9:30am Registration - Doors Open
9:45am Mercy Center Orientation & Welcome Announcements (time to be in seats)
10:00am Didactic Lecture and Review from EOTN I & II
11:15am Tea Break
11:30am Demonstration 1 w/ Debrief
12:45pm Lunch on-site for all Attendees
1:45pm Nature & Rest Break (labyrinth, walking trails, meditation room, etc.)
2:30pm Breakout Group 1 Introduction
2:45pm Breakout Group 1 Round 1
3:40pm Breakout Group 1 Round 2
4:30pm Tea & Snack Break
4:45pm Demonstration 2 w/ Debrief
6:00pm Dinner for Lodging Guests

June 2nd
8:30am Breakfast for Lodging Guests
10:00am Breakout Group 1 Round 3
10:55am Breakout Group 1 Debrief
11:15am Tea Break
11:30am Demonstration 3 w/ Debrief
12:45pm Lunch on-site for all Attendees
1:45pm Nature & Rest Break (labyrinth, walking trails, meditation room, etc.)
2:30pm Breakout Group 2 Introduction
2:45pm Breakout Group 2 Round 1
3:40pm Breakout Group 2 Round 2
4:30pm Tea & Snack Break
4:45pm Demonstration 4 w/ Debrief
6:00pm Dinner for Lodging Guests

June 3rd
8:30am Breakfast for Lodging Guests
10:00am Breakout Group 2 Debrief
10:30am Didactic Lecture w/ demo video review
11:15am Tea Break
11:30am Demonstration 5 w/ Debrief
12:45pm Lunch on-site for all Attendees
1:45pm Nature & Rest Break (labyrinth, walking trails, meditation room, etc.)
2:30pm Breakout Group 3 Introduction
2:45pm Breakout Group 3 Round 1
3:40pm Breakout Group 3 Round 2
4:30pm Tea & Snack Break
4:45pm Demonstration 6 w/ Debrief
6:00pm Dinner for Lodging Guests

June 4th
8:30am Breakfast for Lodging Guests
10:00am Breakout Group 3 Round 3
10:55am Breakout Group 3 Debrief
11:15am Tea Break
11:30am Demonstration 7 w/ Debrief
12:45pm Lunch on-site for all Attendees
1:45pm Nature & Rest Break (labyrinth, walking trails, meditation room, etc.)
2:30pm Breakout Group Introduction
2:45pm Breakout Group Discussions by primary modality
4:10pm Breakout Group Debrief
4:30pm Tea & Snack Break
4:45pm Demonstration 8 w/ Debrief
6:00pm Dinner for Lodging Guests

June 5th
8:30am Breakfast for Lodging Guests
10:00am Demonstration 9 w/ Debrief
11:15am Tea Break
11:30am Demonstration 10 w/ Debrief
12:45pm Lunch on-site for all Attendees

*This class features supervised practice and will not be online
*June 5th demonstrations are open to SEI Beg I + students online and in-person

Location

Mercy Retreat Center in beautiful Burlingame, CA

Mercy Center offers peaceful grounds surrounded by oaks and flower gardens in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Less than ten minutes from the San Francisco International Airport: Google Map

The Mercy Retreat Center is a special meeting place for nonprofit organizations and groups seeking a tranquil setting for their conference or retreat. We will be the only group studying here at this time. Their serene environment is conducive to learning and reflection. There will be lots of space for break-out groups w/ tablework.

Retreat Center Lodging or Commuter Fee

All participants and team members must book on-site lodging or purchase a commuter pass. On-site lodging has limited capacity - reserve your room soon. If you stay elsewhere off-site or live locally, you will require a commuter pass. See below for the cost and what is included.

Fees:

• Commuter Pass: $55 per day per guest

  • Including lunch, parking, and access to the building, labyrinth, and grounds.

• Lodging: $185 per night per guest

  • Including all meals, parking, and access to the building, labyrinth, and grounds.

  • Single-occupancy private bedrooms include a private sink, with dormitory-style bathroom facilities, including refrigerator/kitchenette use on each floor.

  • For lodging, Ergos recommends arriving on May 31st and departing on June 5th or 6th.

  • To receive credit, please attend the Master Class from 9:45am on June 1st to 1:45pm on June 5th.

*Please note: there will be no discount for unused meals*

Please Review the Mercy Center Policies

• Participants must be at least 18 years of age: Mercy Center’s insurance policy does not allow infants and children under 18 years of age to be present in common areas, meeting rooms, and dining rooms during conferences and programs.

• Service Animals: Only certified service animals are permitted on Mercy Center’s campus.

• Alcohol: Dry campus.

• Smoking: The campus is smoke-free—no smoking, candles, or incense in conference rooms, bedrooms, or common areas.s.

• No perfumes, please.

Lodging/Commuter Cancellations and Refunds
Mercy Center requires notice of cancellation in writing (email to info@somaticexperiencing.com) one week prior to the event for a full lodging or commuter fee refund or 50% of the total cost if the notice is received three days or less prior to the event.

No refund will be given if an attendee leaves early or arrives late during a course. Please make a commitment to attend the entire class out of consideration for others potentially on a waiting list.

Once you register for this course, click the button below to proceed with purchasing lodging or a commuter pass at Mercy Center. For further assistance, please email info@somaticexperiencing.com.

We appreciate your cooperation in creating a safe & successful environment for this much-needed class.

Tuition

APRIL SALE $1,095

Full Price $1,200

SEI Members receive $100 off; use code:
MEMBEREOTN3
(please make sure your membership is up to date with Somatic Experiencing International - or you will have to reimburse Ergos $100 when you arrive on campus)

Discount code and payment plans not applicable for lodging or commuter pass.

Partial-Scholarships:
There are limited financial need partial scholarships available to BIPOC students and/or those working primarily with underserved populations (clinics, reservations, volunteer, etc.). For submission, please email info@somaticexperiencing.com.

Refunds:
The last day to request a program refund, minus a processing fee, is May 1st, 2024.
*After the deadline, you may be able to receive future course credit for extenuating circumstances.

Prerequisite

• This course is available to those who have completed EOTN II

• It is not available to the general public

• Please honor your SE Level by practicing new SE tools with your SE peers before using them with your clients

• This program features table touch work practice - you do not need to be a bodyworker to attend

What to Bring

• Notepad / Pen(s) and or Pencil(s)

• Clothing layers to accommodate California coastal weather

• Sweater / light coat

• Hat / beanie

• Walking / Hiking shoes

• Sunscreen

• Items of comfort, like a small soft blanket or foot pillow

• A favorite book/journal (diverse book store on site)

• Reusable water bottle

• For lodging, bring toiletries
  (Mercy Center provides bedding, robes, slippers, towels, and hair dryers)

Course Communications

The evening before June 1st, you will receive an email from info@somaticexperiencing.com with a LINK and PASSCODE to the PRIVATE PORTAL for this program.

Please save this information to access the PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS, SLIDES, HANDOUTS, DETAILED SCHEDULE, RECORDING, SIGNED CASE CONSULT SHEET, and MORE.

For questions and support regarding the program, registration, payment plans, etc., please contact: info@somaticexperiencing.com

The Ergos Institute of Somatic Education is managing this course.

PROGRAM NOTES & AGREEMENTS - PLEASE READ PRIOR TO REGISTERING

• By registering, I agree to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of fellow participants and copyrighted material.

• By registering, I agree this will be a safe space of openness where cultural, religious, historical, generational, societal, and personal differences are respected without judgment, criticism, or harm. I agree to take what serves me and leave what does not.

• By registering, I agree not to record, take photographs, or share my private portal link and passcode. Furthermore, only registered participants may view Ergos programming.

• By registering, I acknowledge that the Ergos Institute will record this workshop for future educational purposes.

• By registering, I authorize my voice or likeness to be included in the recording if I ask a question, are a demonstration client, or present a case.

• By registering, I agree neither Peter Levine, Legacy Faculty, the Ergos Institute, FHE, SEI, nor any of the managers, staff, coordinators, assistants, faculty members, technicians, affiliates, online platforms, venues, or representatives have any responsibility or liability for my participation. Therefore, I hereby release them from all claims in connection with such.

• By registering, I agree that I meet the prerequisites for this program.

• By registering, I agree that I have read the refund policy.

• By registering, I agree to purchase a lodging reservation or commuter pass from the Mercy Center and adhere to their guidelines.

This program is for education purposes only.  Always seek the advice of a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or psychological condition or treatment before undertaking a regimen. 

*Your registration is an agreement of confidentiality.

Ergos SE Assistants

If you have assisted the Eye of the Needle SE Master Classes and would like to assist with this June course, please email info@somaticexperiencing.com. Bodywork expertise is a bonus. Must be able to assist the entire program. We will add assistants as the registration numbers increase. If you are not selected to assist this time, you can attend at a 50% discount. Thank you!!

6-Nights In-Person
Bodywork for Developmental Trauma Retreat

Sliding-scale pricing available $1,710 - $4,410
includes lodging, meals, individual sessions, and lessons

Join us for an Immersive Healing Experience at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, California
June 6th - 7th w/ Dr Levine
June 6th - 12th w/ his team of Facilitators & Practitioners

All-inclusive Pricing Includes Retreat Offerings + Individual Sessions w/ SEPs + Meditation + Music and Movement + Buffet Meals + 6 nights of Lodging + Pre and Post Retreat Online Gatherings & Programming

LIMITED CAPACITY
*This retreat is designed to develop deeper somatic tools for personal enrichment
*This is not a training
*All attendees must stay on-site
*All attendees must attend the entire retreat

What is Developmental Trauma?

Adverse childhood experiences generate displacement, disembodiment, and shame. These experiences challenge our self-worth, thwart our creativity, discourage us from embodying ourselves fully, and inhibit us from living into our capacity to be in our true, full, authentic self-expression.

At the heart of developmental trauma are the wounds of repeatedly not being seen, not feeling a sense of worth, and not realizing a sense of belonging. This can happen through neglect, abuse, displacement due to disaster, medical trauma, long separations from family/community systems, intergenerational trauma, and systemic oppression. These adverse experiences often leave us feeling relationally disconnected or dissatisfied, feeling too close, too far away, or both.

We can grow into adults, have relationships (if desired), raise children (if desired), and have gainful employment and still feel strongly that we do not exist, matter, or have an inner sense of worth or self. This feeling stems from these experiences being housed deep within our tissues—once a protective mechanism, now a hindrance.

In our time together, we will

• Define and explore the roots of developmental trauma and how it affects the body.

• Review developmental milestones that might have been missed due to trauma or stress.

• Understand undesired behavior patterns in our relationships - whether from our partner or us.

• Identify the unique, complex grief held within us that is often overlooked when working with developmental trauma.

• Explore the connection to complex physical health conditions in adulthood and where our bodies hold developmental trauma memories.

• Experience somatic practices that can help reset the nervous system back to a more authentic place of being.

• Utilize therapeutic bodywork sessions to gain insight and expansion at the cellular level.

• Use breath, movement, and music to facilitate exploration and connection.

• Create a real-time partnership with Self and community.

What is Bodywork?

When clinically helpful, and only if the client is fully comfortable, we will integrate Therapeutic Touch into our retreat sessions.

Bodywork Practitioners utilize the attention and intention of mindful, attuned contact to support a safe and relational container for integrating bracing patterns from stress, overwhelm, or fright toward regulation and resiliency.

Human touch is a primal and biologically essential requirement for forming a physically and emotionally healthy human being. Neglected babies who are not touched fail to thrive. Touch is a vital, critical component for the formation of identity and ego. The caregiver’s prosody and facial expressions are equally important to touch and holding. Attuned touch, holding, prosody, and facial expressions are the seeds of the touch-and-talk connection.

Dr Levine has been a courageous pioneer in fostering healthy exchange between Psychotherapists and Bodyworkers. The gift of Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory emphasizes the connection between talk, touch, and the social engagement system. Somatic Experiencing brings both professions together to integrate the two fields.

Therapeutic Touch

• Works with symptoms of early childhood, developmental trauma, and relational trauma.

• Connects to pre-verbal adverse experiences.

• Implements a body-up approach to psychological & physiological healing - a heart, brain, and body collaboration.

• Creates long-lasting results by addressing the root of where the trauma is stored.

• Builds the capacity to track sensations as a guide to stabilizing physiology in their body.

• Provides the missing physical support that speaks directly to the nervous system for clients whose developmental experience of touch was misattuned, neglectful, or abusive.

• Supports the restoration, stabilization, and integration of sustainable states of well-being so that the full range of the human condition can be experienced.

• Offers a safe and relational field to understand sensations, symptoms, pain, and injury that might have occurred during the early developmental stages of neurological wiring.

• Mobilizes bodily patterns of discomfort and emotional overwhelm, facilitating a settling and resolution.

• Explores the dynamic, subtle, and profoundly healing dance between touch, emotions, cognitions, and talk.

• Helpful for nervous systems that may be activated by talk therapy alone.

*Bodywork will be done in individual sessions - fully clothed, either sitting in a chair or lying on a massage table - this form of Bodywork differs from a massage

*Guided self-touch will be implemented in group work (not on sexual organs)

Examples of Bodywork Modalities Somatic Experiencing® Touch / NeuroAffective Touch (NATouch™) / Craniosacral / Ortho-Bionomy® / Kathy Kain Somatic Practice

During the Retreat

Dr Levine, the developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), and his team of SE Practitioners and expert Facilitators will support self-exploration through group work, individual sessions, and guided therapeutic practices to stimulate healing and transformation. Many opportunities for guided meditations, content integration, movement, and nature exploration.

MEET THE TEAM

As we begin to move forward, let’s discover the obstacles together.

Retreat Offerings Include

• Daily pathways to trauma integration w/ Master level SE Practitioners & Facilitators.

• SE practices & discussion w/ Q&A.

• Individual Bodywork sessions with SE Practitioners (touch not required for success).

• Movement, healing meditation, resource integration, and more w/ Calvin Livingston.

• Lodging at the Mercy Retreat Center June 6th - 12th.

• Buffet meals on-site from Dinner on June 6th through Lunch on June 12th.

• Use of the facilities and grounds w/ parking included.

• A closed/private campus just for our group.
  
  

Online Pre-Retreat

• Orientation

• 3-hour Somatic Experiencing program

• Group meet-up with the practitioner team & participants.

• Pre-retreat suggested reading

Online Post-Retreat

• Ongoing group lessons, gatherings & check-ins spanning 6 months.

• A referral list of SE Practitioners who work both in-person & online.

*Due to his personal capacity, Dr Levine will not be the primary facilitator and will not offer private sessions.
*Dr Levine will ONLY teach and support group work on June 6th and 7th.
*If Dr Levine cannot attend his teaching days due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not cancel the retreat (highly unlikely he would cancel).

MARCH 2022 SEDONA RETREAT REVIEW: ”The retreat was life-changing. The skill and professionalism of the team working with Peter A. Levine were an inspiration and far exceeded my expectations. I entered with the goal of taking my personal development further and beginning a new path. I left with the clarity I was seeking, a clear plan, renewed enthusiasm, more tools to help me succeed, and precious new friends.”

Schedule (subject to evolution)

Thursday, June 6th

Afternoon

• Check in to the Mercy Retreat Center

Evening

• Welcome gathering w/ Dr Levine (5pm)

• Dinner

• Opening ceremony w/ Dr Levine

Friday, June 7th

Morning

• Breakfast

• Lessons/group work w/ Dr Levine

Afternoon

• Lunch

• Nature & Rest Break

• Lessons/group work w/ Dr Levine

Evenings

• Dinner

• Group activities

Saturday, June 8th - Tuesday, June 11th

Mornings

• Breakfast

• Lessons/group work w/ the Practitioner Team

Afternoons

• Lunch

Rotations

• Nature & rest break

• Private sessions

• Resourcing

Evenings

• Dinner

• Group activities

Wednesday, June 12th

Morning

• Breakfast

• Closing ceremony

Afternoon

• Lunch

• Departure

Additional Activities throughout the week:

• Opening & Closing Ceremonies

• Restorative Yoga

• Meditation

• Music & Movement

Who Should Attend

• Those who are suffering from known developmental trauma or loved ones of those with developmental trauma.

• Those who may be struggling and unsure of the origin.

• The General Public and Practitioners are welcome.

• Partners, colleagues, relatives, and friends are encouraged to attend together.
  (rooms are all singles w/ a twin bed)

*This retreat is not intended to treat active addiction, medical illness, psychosis, or severe mental or physical illness.
*Please consult your doctor/therapist/practitioner or contact us for guidance on whether this may be right for you.
*Dry campus (no substance use).
*Age requirement is 18 and up; no infants, children, or teens on campus.
*No non-participating guests are allowed on campus.

The Mercy Retreat Center

The retreat gatherings, lodging, and meals are at The Mercy Center.

The Mercy Retreat Center is a special gathering place for nonprofit organizations and groups seeking a tranquil setting for their conference or retreat. The center's peaceful grounds, surrounded by oaks and flower gardens, are in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Internationally known, this conference and retreat center offers a holistic environment for people of diverse faiths and backgrounds to nourish their lives. Its serene environment is conducive to learning and reflection.

• On campus, enjoy the Mercy Labyrinth, hiking trails, and more.

• We will be the only group studying here at this time.

• This retreat will not be online.

Lodging

• Single-occupancy bedroom with a twin bed, sink, desk, chair, closet, robe, bedding, soap, and towels.

• Shared dormitory-style bathroom facilities (close to the rooms w/ private showers & dressing rooms).

• Each floor features a kitchenette w/ a refrigerator for personal use.

• The dining hall is open 24 hours w/ access to tea & snacks.
  
  
  

Meals

• Well-balanced buffet meals will be provided.

• During registration, there is an opportunity to indicate food allergies.
  

  
  

Transport

• Parking is provided on-site.

• The Mercy Center is 12 minutes from the San Francisco Airport - Google Map.

• There is no need to leave campus during the retreat.

• If something comes up and you require transport to a store, we can arrange that for you.

• Travel is not included in the cost of the retreat.
  

  
  

Payment and Sliding-Scale Options

BEFORE applying or REGISTERING, please read everything on the registration page, including the agreements.

If you have questions about whether this retreat is right for you, please contact info@somaticexperienicng.com before applying or registering.

Inquiries

Questions & Payments: Cortney at info@somaticexperiencing.com

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SE™ Master Class Eye of the Needle I

Presented by Dave Berger, MFT, PT, LCMHC, SEP, MA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Module 1: August 8th-12th, 2024

All trauma involves an encounter with threat and, hence, a touch with death. However, some individuals actually experience states of death from which they are revived. In fact, some of the deepest and seemingly most intractable trauma symptoms occur with clients who become “stuck” in these profoundly altered states of consciousness that emerged out of a near-death experience (NDE). 

According to the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation, 774 varied NDEs occur every day. Often debilitating, these same near-death experiences hold the extraordinary potential for deep, positive, and enduring personal and spiritual transformation if they receive proper guidance and support.

Dr. Levine’s EOTN two-part series addresses how to apply Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) principles to a variety of near-death experiences, anesthesia trauma and altered states of consciousness, including but not limited to: drowning, vehicular accidents, physical attacks, illness, and surgery. SE techniques applicable to a wide variety of traumatic experiences are not always sufficient to treat trauma related to NDEs, and Eye of the Needlework is vital to complex cases demanding the most dedicated and skilled practitioners of SE.

EOTN I & II Learning Objectives :

• Cultivate and refine perceptual skills and practical tools.

• Track autonomic nervous system shifts. 

• Develop theoretical and practical framework to access dissociated and dislocated altered states of consciousness and liberate problematic fixations.

• Practice the skills needed to weave dislocated conscious (and unconscious) states together, then move through the shock core.

• Identify surgical trauma symptoms and partial awakening states from anesthesia.

• Alternate approaches to working with different types of anesthesia.

• Using SE, recommend proper pain management and anesthesia protocol for reducing the chances of trauma related to surgery.

• Explore working with post-ICU debilitation.

• Resolve difficult somatic symptoms by working with NDEs.

• Interact with the mythopoetic plane. 

• Enable authentic spiritual experiences, including NDEs.

EOTN 1 will focus on the basic concepts of EOTN work, Near Death States, and Out of Body Experiences

EONT 2 will review the basic concepts of EOTN work and focus on anesthesia and altered states of consciousness.

Prerequisite: SE Advanced 1

Presented by: Academie Claire-Khudai
If you have questions, please contact: Claire-Khudai Dagenais & Hye Kam
eyeoftheneedlemontreal@gmail.com