May 21-23, 2004
Our psychological past colors our present experience of the world and our relationships. Our fears and self-sabotaging habits can often interfere with our most important relationships, our search for meaning, and our sense of ourselves. Pogo was right when he said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” “Getting out of our own way” means letting go of these old patterns so we can have greater freedom to make conscious choices. The goal of this workshop is to increase our understanding of our life story so we can create a better future for ourselves and those we love.
EMDR (Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing) is a powerful method of therapy that has been very successful in freeing people from self- limiting behavior and beliefs. Aspects of mindfulness training have been part of the EMDR technology from its very inception. Participants will be taught how to observe their emotional reactions with greater objectivity and compassion. Specific techniques from EMDR will be taught as a way to increase self-awareness and insight. The more we understand about ourselves, the greater our ability to be compassionate with ourselves and others.
This weekend is for people who have experienced EMDR as well as for newcomers to the technique. We will learn specific techniques to heal current patterns by understanding their connection to past experiences. We will learn to access creative strength, and integrate new ways of being. Our stories can change at any time. Our time together will offer an experience of our lives through a different filter so we can hold our histories more gently and open up possibilities for the future.
Willliam Zangwill is a highly regarded EMDR trainer and has trained EMDR clinicians in this country and abroad. For the past several years he has worked on combining EMDR and Meditation and has studied with Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Jonathan Omer-Man, Sharon Salzburg, and others. He is also an adjunct clinical supervisor of psychology at Yeshiva University and an associate with Dr. Jeffrey Young at the Cognitive Therapy Center of New York. Dr. Zangwill specializes in the treatment of PTSD and sexual, marital, and family problems.
Rachel Harris is a psychotherapist in private practice and has been on the faculties of Esalen and Omega Institutes. She integrates body awareness and creative expression in her psychospiritual approach to personal growth. Dr. Harris is co-author of the best selling Children Learn What They Live, Teenagers Learn What They Live, author of Twenty Minute Retreats, and recently had essays published in the Lands’ End catalogue and Newsweek. We are honored to welcome them on their first visit to Rowe.