Due to health reasons, this class is postponed. New dates will be announced soon. The class was sold out so please email info@somaticexperiencing.com to join the waitlist. We are assuming spots will open with the date change.
Ergos Institute SE™ Short
The Transformative Power of Eros: Sexual Development, Trauma, Power Dynamics, and Intimacy
w/ Dr. Levine and Special Guest Lecturer Kimberly Johnson
DATE Saturday, May 15th - Sunday, May 16th, 2021
2-DAYS ONLINE 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT (lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
PREREQUISITE This new program is geared for SE Students, Psychotherapists of all kinds, and Professionals in the therapeutic and Bodywork fields.
In the thrusts of a global pandemic, two teachers from different generations and genders come together to explore the Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) approach to sexuality and trauma and challenge how we break down egalitarian sexuality power structures.
The wounds caused by sexual trauma and various forms of abuse leave profound scars of a physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual nature. Quite frequently, there is a direct connection between early sexual abuse and depression, anxiety, sexual acting out (or suppression), and various physical syndromes, including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel, and certain auto-immune conditions. Healing early sexual wounds calls for refined approaches that gradually befriend the body. Perhaps the greatest challenge is the re-awakening of sensual aliveness.
Healthy sexuality is rarely addressed in Psychotherapy. The body is often avoided or approached from the direction of what went wrong and neglects what brings us enjoyment and connection. We want to shift from sexual education predicated on fear and shame to a model based on pleasure, safety, and advanced knowledge of the nervous system. The result is life-giving, healthy sexuality that is inclusive of all of us.
This class will integrate pelvic, sexual, and reproductive anatomy for an embodied understanding of sexuality. As practitioners, when we integrate our own sexual health, we find our clients can bring more of their aliveness to session work.
Sexual wholeness involves:
Re-evaluating personal, familial, and cultural scripts.
Establishing healthy fluid boundaries.
Strengthening a sense of personal agency.
Building capacity for intimacy and charge.
Awakening sensual aliveness.
This training includes didactic lectures, demonstrations, and practical exercises focusing on application in SE therapeutic practice.
At the end of this training you will be able to:
Diagram the developmental stages of sexuality.
Define innocent, playful flirting that starts in early childhood as a form of play and how that connects to boundary rupture and repair.
Describe arousal and the nervous system.
Identify common over and under couplings with sexuality.
Demonstrate breathing exercises and tools to connect comfortably with your genitals and pelvic floor.
Evaluate confusion, shame, dissociation, and betrayal concerning sexual trauma.
Discuss how to support clients in identifying desires and moving towards healthy sexuality with themselves or others.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Kimberly Johnson’s new book, CALL OF THE WILD: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Power and Use It For Good
Dr. Levine’s Books
REQUIRED READING: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
BIO
Kimberly Johnson is a Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher trainer, postpartum advocate, and single mom. She helps women heal from birth injuries, gynecological surgeries, and sexual boundary violations. She is the author of the upcoming Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good as well as the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester. Watch Kimberly and her new book featured in the news.
MATERIALS NEEDED, if possible
- Note pad & pen/pencil
- Self-care resources
- Pilates Exercise Ball (Example)
- Pilates Small Bender Ball (Example)
- Therabands (Example)
INCLUDED
- Private Workshop Portal
- Two-day live interactive & experiential instruction with Q&A
- Workshop Recording
- PowerPoints
- Workshop Certificate
- Informational Handouts/Reference Links
- Dr. Levine’s Thesis
- Workshop Survey
EARLY-BIRD PRICING: $359
REGULAR PRICE WILL BE: $395
- Payment Plans and Pay-by-Check are Available
- Email: info@somaticexperiencing.com
*SEI Membership discounts are not eligible for short programs
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
- There are a limited number of financial need partial-scholarships available to BIPOC students and/or those working primarily with underserved populations.
- Email: m@somaticexperiencing.com (response time 1-10 days)
CURRENCY
- Prices are in United States Dollars
REFUND POLICY
- We will consider refund requests due to an extraordinary circumstance or emergency on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us.
ATTENDANCE
The experiential element is an integral part of SE learning. If circumstances do not allow you to attend live, the recording will be available in the weeks following the workshop. Please notify us in advance if you cannot attend.
ZOOM LINK
- Your Zoom link & Workshop Portal Log-in will come in an email from m@somaticexperiencing.com the night before the workshop after registration closes.
DATE Saturday, May 15th - Sunday, May 16th, 2021
2-DAYS ONLINE 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT (lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
PREREQUISITE This new program is geared for SE Students, Psychotherapists of all kinds, and Professionals in the therapeutic and Bodywork fields.
REQUIRED READING: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
The Ergos Institute of Somatic Education is managing this workshop.
For registration issues, payment plans, or payments by check, please contact:
info@somaticexperiencing.com
Due to health reasons, this class is postponed. New dates will be announced soon. The class was sold out so please email info@somaticexperiencing.com to join the waitlist. We are assuming spots will open with the date change.