“...very intense. Some really great personal transformation occurred for all participants. Impossible to leave unchanged. Blasband and Frisch are a dynamic team... extremely knowledgeable, intelligent, compassionate, capable of handling people's extreme emotional releases. Great format and workshop structure. Five Stars-Two Thumbs Up!”
“The best, most transforming six days of my life. I think that if everyone in this world was able to work toward this kind of consciousness the world would be a much more loving place.”
“Transforming, evocative and a lot of hard work!”
“Excellent. It has made a difference in my life and there are few workshops in my life I could say that about.”
“An incredible experience... Intense, difficult, meaningful.”
Reichian / Orgone Therapy: Workshops open to the Public
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How do we release ourselves from the deep wounds of the past that distort our todays and darken the future? Being human means we carry part of our life history as deforming scars - in the form of painful memories, emotional distortions, and physical dysfunction - resulting in a disturbing disconnection from our authentic self. As we unfold in our lives, each misstep, untreated wound, and ineffective coping strategy, leads us further from our center and towards more pain. Our survival styles become rigidified as defenses that permeate deep within our entire biological system. Recent advances in neuroscience demonstrate that our earliest attachment experiences in infancy radically affect the development of the brain with major ramifications on our entire ability to function. The mind/body connection is real and we can intervene to repair the ruptures in self regulation that occur at the deepest levels.
The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California produces wonderfully rich, powerful public workshops based on Wilhelm Reich's Orgonomic Therapy that explore various themes such as:| • | Understanding the dynamics of love relationships | |
| • | Imprint of personal history: revisiting significant relationships | |
| • | Psychology of alchemy | |
| • | Aging | |
| • | Exploring creative expression | |
| • | Unfolding the authentic self |
…and much more. Join us at beautiful Esalen® Institute and other distinguished locations for this life-changing experience.
What is Reichian Therapy / Orgonomic Therapy:
Reichian Therapy, developed by Wilhelm Reich, is a method for character transformation that recognizes the essential identity of the mind and body. Also known as Orgone Therapy and Orgonomic Therapy, Reichian Therapy recognizes how "armoring" against the free flow of life energy blocks full emotional expression.
With a functionally deep understanding of the mind/body relationship, the Orgonomic Therapist works with the principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy to simultaneously analyze the patient's character ("Character Analysis") as it presents itself through the ways in which they walk, talk, hold themselves, etc. and the chronic muscular tensions that anchor and support this behavior. This is done through description, analysis, and the release of muscular tension through deep massage. Developed out of Wilhelm Reich's character-analytic technique, Reichian Therapy is the classical foundation of Somatic Psychology.
Check out Dr. Frisch’s article on Thay’s retreat in 2009 and see the video.
Currently Scheduled Public Workshops:
Live the Path of Understanding and Love
Join Dr. Patricia Frisch for a day-long retreat on September 11th, 2010
in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
“True love does not just choose one person. When true love is there, you shine like a lamp… That light you emit is for everyone in the room. If you really have love in you, everyone around you will profit – not only humans, but animals, plants, and minerals. Love, true love, is that. True love is equanimity.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
I am pleased to offer another opportunity to join together as a community and further develop our mindfulness practices so we can live the life we have always dreamed. We can live it now.
Together we will explore these themes:- •Defining love and compassion through the Dali Lama’s teachings
- •Saying “Yes”, and opening our hearts
- •Evolving from fear to love
- •Overcoming our inherent stinginess
- •Meditation
- •Walking meditation
- •Noble silence
- •The path of understanding in relationship
Our Koan for morning meditation will be 9/11. We will cultivate a deep silence in order to ponder its meaning now. As Thay wrote:
Do not just look for what you want to see,
that would be futile.
Do not look for anything,
but allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself.
That insight will help liberate you.
Let’s stop our daily running and come together for a day of openness, exploration, and insight.
| Date: | Saturday September 11, 2010 from 9:30am-5:00pm |
| Location: | Community Congregational Church of Tiburon, 145 Rock Hill Dr., Tiburon, CA, 94920 |
| Fee: | Early Enrollment Fee if paid by 8/11/10: $125 per person or $225 per couple Standard Fee if paid after 8/11/10: $200 per person or $350 per couple CIIS Students: $95 per person Financial Hardship: please inquire about a reduced rate |
| CE's: | Available for California MFT’s, LCSW’s, and RN’s. ($10 certificate fee) |
| Register: | Please download and complete our registration form. |
| Contact: | Lisa Nichols at 650-692-4426 or assist@orgonomictherapy.com for
more information. Please include your name and phone number in |
Handouts for 5/15/10 Mindfulness Workshop
Beginning Anew
Eating Meditation on LH
Food is a Gift Handout
Resources and References
Various Gathas
Walking Meditation Gatha
| • | Mindfulness is a Source of Happiness | |
| • | Relationships: Intimacy Through Differentiation | |
| • | Unfolding the Creative Self: The Work of Wilhelm Reich | |
| • | Transformation: the Work of Wilhelm Reich | |
| • | Transformation as we Age | |
| • | Character Restructuring with Orgonomy | |
| • | Wilhelm Reich: The Bioenergetic Basis for Emotional Transformation | |
| • | Alchemy in Character Restructuring |