| Subtle
Touch: Grounding Love to Deflate Violence
Saturday, 17th June, 2006 (7 days)
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Anita
Ribeiro and Georgete Gadas
To deescalate violence, we need to focus on the sacredness of relationships
and include others in our universe of reference or the universe
of 'the other' in us.
The more we experience sacredness and interconnectedness in relationships,
the less we engage in violence. Once the energy of 'agape', the
all inclusive love, is embodied, a natural ethical attitude toward
others is developed.
Participants will apply the Subtle Touch bodywork to one another,
with the elements and rhythms of nature: earth, water, fire, and
air, as well as sounds, pulsation and vibrations. A dream journal
will be encouraged to integrate our deepest nature and connect with
the universal mind.
Price:
£465 payable by participants with low income
£535 payable by participants with medium income
£625 payable by participants with high income
(includes 7 nights accommodation + full board)
"In the original Greek, the verb Khalaó
(Calatonia) indicates relaxation and feeding; retreating from a
state of anger, fury or violence; opening a door; undoing the ties
of a leather canister;
letting go; pardoning one's parents; removing all veils; etc."
Pethö Sándor
"…A dim premonition tells us that
we cannot be whole without this negative side, that we have a body
which, like all bodies, casts a shadow, and that if we deny this
body we cease to be three-dimensional and become flat and without
substance."
C. G. Jung, The Collected Works, vol. 7, pg. 30
"But he can make no progress with himself
unless he becomes very much better acquainted with his own nature."
C. G. Jung, "An Answer to Job"
Giving and receiving are essential elements of relationships.
By applying and receiving touch, participants will expand the sensibility
for empathy and acceptance. Participants will shift from "self-consciousness"
to a confident awareness of one’s connection with self, others
and the environment, resulting in enhanced and deepened relationships.
Because of the remarkable psychophysical benefits,
this method offers excellent tools to recharge, reorganize, and
"plug into meditation and insight". Each person responds
to Calatonia and Subtle Touch within his/her particular psychophysical
makeup; however, after a period of regular practice, many people
report a quite spiritual feeling of steady harmony, resilience and
ability to bear opposites and conflict.
Dream, imagery, and regular journaling are encouraged
during the workshop, to integrate practice and Jungian theory.
Dr. Pethö Sándor, MD, initiated this
method in Europe during WWII, while working as a medical doctor
for Red Cross in the refugee camps. At that time, the scarcity of
resources limited the treatments available. To minimize the suffering
of the patients, Dr. Sándor initially tried well-known relaxation
techniques, such as progressive relaxation and autogenic training,
to no avail. Out of options, Dr. Sándor resorted to the touch
to soothe patients with complaints of depression, compulsive reactions,
nervous breakdown and trauma. Dr. Sándor found out that the
gentle touch of the extremities of the body and neck induced muscle
relaxation and improved the patients’ mood. Next, he experimented
with sequences of light touch, and it was the beginning of his method,
which he later researched and structured in Brazil. He immigrated
in 1949 and in São Paulo he found the right atmosphere and
receptivity to develop his method as a psychologist, combining bodywork
and Jung’s theory. The method is known in Brazil as "Subtle
Touch", where a large group of professionals has been practicing
it for over 40 years.
Recommended Reading
Jung, C. G. "The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga"
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
McNeely, Deldon A. "Touching: Body Therapy and Depth Psychology"
Toronto: Inner City Books, 1987.
Whitmont, Edward C. "The Alchemy of Healing: Psyche and
Soma" Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1993.
Dethlefsen, Thorwald & Dahle, Rudiger. "The Healing
Power of Illness: The Meaning of Symptoms and How to Interpret Them"
Element Books, 1990.
Dychtwald, Ken. "Bodymind" New York: Panteon
Books, 1977.
Conger, John P. "Jung & Reich: The Body as Shadow"
CA, North Atlantic Books, 1988
Subtle Touch Literature Available in Portuguese:
Sándor, Pethö. "Técnicas de Relaxamento."
("Relaxation Techniques") Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editora Vetor,
1982.
Delmanto, Suzana. "Toques Sutis - Uma experiência
de vida com o trabalho de Pethö Sándor" ("Subtle
Touch - A life experience with Pethö Sándor’s
work.") Sao Paulo, Brazil: Summus, 1997.
Farah, Rosa. "Integração Psicofísica
- O Trabalho Corporal e a Psicologia de Jung" (“Psychophysical
Integration [Subtle Touch] – Bodywork and Jungian Psychology”)
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Companhia Ilimitada, 1985.
Next workshop in Esalen, CA, USA
August 6 to 11, 2006.
The Lightness of Being: Subtle Touch and
Calatonia
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