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Saskatoon Canada Presents: Eye of the Needle II w/ Ergos Faculty


  • Queens House Retreat and Renewal Centre 601 Taylor Street West Saskatoon, SK, S7M 0C9 Canada (map)

SE™ Master Class

Eye of the Needle Part II

w/ Ergos faculty Abi Blakeslee, PhD & Dave Berger, MFT, PT, LCMHC, MA, SEP
Dr. Levine will not be present at this program. 

In-person at the Queens House Retreat and Renewal Centre in Saskatoon SK, Canada
January 27th - January 31st

  • Prerequisite: Completion of Eye of the Needle I

  • This class features supervised practice and will not be online

  • Covid precautions will be announced

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.

The two-part EOTN series addresses how to apply Somatic Experiencing® (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 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, and 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 a 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.

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


This SE Master Class Includes

  • Didactic Lecture with Q&A

  • In-depth demonstration client sessions with extensive debrief

  • Supervised triad practice and table touch work

  • Online demonstration recordings of Dr. Levine (available online for 2 months after the master class)

Schedule

9:30am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 2:30pm Lunch
2:30pm - 5:30pm


Prerequisites

  • Completion of Eye of the Needle I


Location

Queens House Retreat and Renewal Centre
601 Taylor St. West, Saskatoon
306-242-1916
Accommodation available on site. Please call Angela @ 306-242-1925 or visit bookings@queenshouse.org.

SE Master Class Tuition

$1180 + GST 59.00 = $1,239.00 CAD

Partial-Scholarships: There are limited financial need partial-scholarships available to BIPOC students and/or those working primarily with underserved populations. For submission, please email: j.s.training@sasktel.net.

Cancellation Information: There will be a $100.00 cancellation fee if you withdraw after payment is made. Last day to request a full refund, minus a processing fee is December 23, 2022. Please note that PayPal processing fees are non-refundable. If you cancel within 14 days prior to the training you will be refunded half of your tuition fee. However if the training is full and we are able to fill the spot, you will be subject only to the $100.00 cancellation fee. If the training is cancelled your full payment will be refunded. 

For registration questions and/or other inquiries, please contact: j.s.training@sasktel.net or by phone, Susan Risula @ 306-631-6139 or Jeannette Kuc @ 306-371-0789

Dates: January 27 - 31, 2023 (limited seats available)
Please wear clothing layers to accommodate Saskatoon Sk. weather. We recommend packing items of comfort. No perfumes, please.


J & S Somatic Training and Consulting in partnership with Ergos Institute of Somatic Education. 

We hope to see you soon! In-person!

This class features supervised practice and will not be online.

AGREEMENTS - PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING

This Master Class is available to SEI students who’ve competed Eye of the Needle I.

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

By registering, I agree this material is for use in my private practice and I will not teach this work to fellow practitioners.

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 or take photographs without explicit permission.

By registering, I agree to follow Covid-19 Guidelines. Updates will be announced closer to the class date.

By registering, I agree neither Peter Levine, the Ergos Institute, FHE, SEI, nor any of its faculty members, managers, staff, coordinators, assistants, 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. My attendance and participation is voluntary.