Primal Paths Beyond Talk Therapy
August
4 - August 10
Sevenoaks
Madison, VA
www.sevenoakspathwork.org
The International Primal Association's 2008 Convention, entitled Primal Paths Beyond Talk Therapy, is shaping up with new presentations, volunteers and more. With the choice of Primal Paths, we envision the coming together of divergent modalities through people who join deeply and warmly to pursue this emotional work. Like the Impressionist salons of Europe, each creates a different picture with common themes and unique styles. Primal educators and practitioners of all sorts "blossom round the table like petals on a flower" (in the words of a Doug Cotler song.)
Plan on the Keynote Address by Roger Tolle, International Trager trainer, bodyworker, "Mentastics" and movement therapist on Tuesday, August 5 after lunch. The topic will be "Freeing Your Voice, Opening the Heart" and will include brief hands-on exercises and some introduction to the flowing world of Trager movement. During the afternoons, he will offer Trager sessions with their rippling energies and overall sense of well-being. Roger will offer a workshop later in the week featuring "Mentastics" experiences toward "Living Your Fullness."
In addition, we are very pleased to have more International members giving workshops this year, many with attention to the nuances of practicing primal therapy. We are happy to introduce Clare Gill and Julia Mitchell of Ireland who will discuss Supervision issues for therapists. Mary Dell of Ontario will present her first Convention workshop on "Saying Goodbyes," the theme of her upcoming book. Anne DeNada of Quebec will be involved with massage and other healing modalities. IPA President Bob Holmes of Toronto area and our multi-talented newsletter editor Esta Powell of Lithuania/now basing her Center in Columbus, OH will lead one of our first mat tracks. Esta will also present on Sub-Personalities.
Newly expanded features that have been very well-received include a Bonding and Body Psychotherapy track, with a myriad of therapists from the metropolitan Washington, DC and New York areas where these organizations have been based. One of these who began early working with Dr. Dan Casriel 30 years ago is Lee Aiken, a certified New Identity Process therapist and health educator emphasizing "health enhancing stress reduction through emotional release." Her topic will be "Nutrition for Health and Happiness." A peer group around food issues will also be available by popular request. Although we're expecting extraordinarily healthy and tasty food from the spiritually-based Sevenoaks kitchen.
The Human Awareness Institute represented by Ben Farris last year will be offering a longer program designed to develop greater intimacy. Nonviolent Communication will return via Robert Wentworth who will focus on the "living energy of needs." Pathworks leaders Julia Jenson and Bland Tyree who are at home at Sevenoaks Pathworks Center will also provide a workshop to introduce their diverse emotional release methods. Alex Macmillan, last year's keynoter, confirmed his intention to return with Bioenergetic massage and release techniques to relieve emotional and physical blocks. Core energetics will be offered on Friday afternoon by Kathy Scheg. Dr. Alice Rose has new spiritual insights related to primal, and Dr. Joseph Sanders former Ethics Officer of the American Psychological Association addresses measurable effects of primal process on the post-traumatic stress of veterans. We expect bioenergetics, psychodrama, Re-Evaluation Co-counseling, Jungian sandplay and other archetypes/enneagrams and holotropic breathwork samplers, as well as introductory and advanced techniques sessions.
NOTE: Although the brochure is currently in development, further submissions may be made through March 7 to Denise Kline (301-791-9237, messagearts@aol.com) with a copy to Sandy Weymouth (sandyw@iximd.com). Please put "2008" in the email Subject line for Convention submissions. If we don't contact you by that weekend, please contact us again in case we've missed something during this busy time. Look for Convention brochure by April, and registering by June 1 will give you a special bonus discount.
Our own president emeritus Barbara Bryan will be able to lead a May's Landing-style pool party this year in the appealing Sevenoaks pond. Tubing in the Rapidan River is also an option, as well as a possible "field trip" to Avalon Folk Music Festival, which is the naturist home of Walter Loeb, one of our favorite returning massage therapists. There are also nearby homes of Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Madison. All this and more, along with ever-popular Men's, Women's and peer groups, mat tracks, Cabaret, and dancing with Gene Long, Contact Improv and all. Bill Whitesell will keep things going by facilitating a peer primaling finale on Sunday afternoon. Along with the comfortable and scenic exclusive new location, it promises to be worth the extra distance.
Transporation: Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Places To Stay Over
For those with concerns about the longer drive, you are invited to stop over ("Visit Soon, Long, Often" is Sandy's slogan!) either way without charge at Sandy Weymouth's beautiful newly-enlarged Woods Place at (410)287-3103, cellphone (302)530-1535, sandyw@iximd.com in Rising Sun, MD near the Delaware border only a couple miles from I-95, or at Denise Kline's humble home in Hagerstown, MD just south of the Pennsylvania border and only a few long blocks from I-81. Also you can stay over at Avalon in Paw Paw, WV for fees ranging from camping to Lodge rates, with pools, jacuzzi, tennis, hiking, etc.
Car pools will form and pick-ups may be arranged from trains, buses, or planes particularly in Wilmington, DE, metropolitan DC-VA-MD area, Charlottesville, VA airport only 15 minutes away with specials from NYC, and in a pinch from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Richmond, VA.
Volunteers
Leonard Rosenbaum (202)393-2885 is temporarily acting as Transportation Coordinator but would greatly appreciate volunteers to assist (and possibly to coordinate in the future.) People who can volunteer to pick-up out of towners car pool or offer places to stay in metro DC would be greatly appreciated.
And last but by no means least, a really big thank you to Dianea Kohl for stepping up to coordinate the volunteer kitchen staff. Please all remember to give Dianea and her regular helpers a hand so that everyone can enjoy more of the IPA Convention. Looking forward to seeing you All, as You make the International Primal Association the thriving source of deep emotional processing that we are!
Sincerely for primal development, Denise Kline, Convention Chairman 2008
Click here for 2008 Call to Presenters-Word Format
(For filling out online and e-mailing your submission—right-click the link and save the file, fill it out using Word, and e-mail it as an attachment)
Click here for 2008 Call to Presenters-PDF Format
(For printing and mailing you
submission via the Post Office—right-click the link and save the file, print it, fill it out using a pen/pencil, stick it in an envelope, apply stamp, and mail)
