Tulasi Jordan, LCSW, BCD, SEP

In order to assist clients in healing and developing an expanded sense of self, therapists are increasingly integrating the body and somatic experience into treatment. Often, however, therapists have neither a sufficient theoretical map nor the techniques needed to do so. Drawing on both Eastern and Western wisdom, participants will be given exercises to use with clients that will assist in accessing the body's wisdom to help in the healing process. When a client can develop a relationship with his/her body that is resourceful, he/she builds the capacity for increased affect tolerance, improved emotional regulation and resilience. The workshop will be both didactic and experiential.
This workshop is offered through the Women's Therapy Centre Institute in NYC. Click here for more information or registration.

This 3 1/2 hour workshop will offer tools to therapists that can be used in session to help clients access and integrate the body-self in treatment. To improve the efficacy of treatment interventions, this class will help clinicians to understand and work with the autonomic nervous system and its rhythms. Drawing on both Eastern and Western wisdom, participants will learn and practice the different breathing techniques that help to access the body's wisdom in the healing process. Common misconceptions about breath work will be addressed as well as modifications for specific conditions. The workshop will be both didactic and experiential.
This workshop is offered through the Women's Therapy Centre Institute in NYC. Click here for more information or registration.

at Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia
New York, NY

Along with festive gatherings, the holidays often bring with them an increased focus on food. Why not use these eating experiences to practice mindfulness, decrease unwanted eating habits, and increase self-care? Sounds easy enough, but these practices can be more challenging in the busyness of the season and skillful practice is often needed. This workshop will involve guided experiences of mindful eating, group discussion, gentle movement for every body, sitting meditation, and relaxation.

Learn and practice:

• Mindfulness practices that you can easily integrate into your day
• Techniques to overcome mindless eating
• Self-acceptance
• Ways to reduce stress

"Learn techniques from an ancient tradition that will help you to enjoy a compassionate and calm state of well-being."

Just like the sun in the center of our solar system, our heart-space lies in the center of our energy system. When we feel balanced in life and the mind is calm, our hearts radiate beauty, compassion, and gratitude. Conversely, when we tap into our heart’s radiance, the mind can become clear and aligned with our highest intentions for ourselves and others.

Learn practices that have been shown to:

• increase strength and flexibility
• reduce anxiety
• reduce overall stress
• create greater mental clarity
• increase self-acceptance
• mprove immune function
• increase overall energy
• improve sleep

This three-hour workshop will offer techniques to sense and integrate the physical body, as well as the subtle body, into treatment. Drawing on both Eastern and Western wisdom, and proposing that the core of the body itself is an energetic one, participants will explore psychological development through the chakra system and learn how this awareness can assist clients in the healing process. Specific exercises will be learned and practiced that will help the practitioner to access the felt-sense of the chakras, which can then be used with clients. The workshop will be both didactic and experiential, allowing participants a unique perspective on human experience.

Part I and II are not required to participate in this workshop.

This workshop is offered by The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute.

Yoga invites us to journey within to an experience of wisdom, healing, and joy. Within each one of us are seven sacred energy "wheels" (or "chakras") that contain the essence of our being. When in balance we experience:

Vitality*Creativity*Confidence*Heightened Intuition
Emotional Balance*Clear Communication*Personal Strength
Sense of Purpose*Increased*Motivation*Being Guided from Within
In this series, you will have the opportunity to move, breathe, and chant as you activate your sacred centers and affirm your creative power. Through this exploration, you can enjoy a more empowered and balanced life. The workshop will also include a lecture and discussion. Participants will gain a better understanding of the chakra system and begin to identify and understand how blocks in the system are created and how they can be cleared.
Fee: $95