Persephone Descends: An Online Winter Solstice Renewal Retreat

with Kathryn  Bikle, LMFT, SEP and
Certified Labyrinth Facilitator

Sunday December 12, 2021
9:30 am -12:30 pm (PST)

Fee: $75.00
Early Bird Special $60.00 (until Dec 5th)

Paid Registration includes all workshop materials including .pdf of printable finger labyrinth and CE Credits

Register using form below. Then, make your payment using the PayPal icon below

or Email Kathryn.bikle@gmail.com to use Venmo or ZelleQuickPay

The ancient Greek Persephone/Demeter myth tells the story of the abduction of a young Goddess into the Underworld, her trials there, and her eventual reemergence to the Upper world. Using the Persephone myth as a template, this three-hour online embodiment workshop will help you take stock of your deep feelings about what is useful and valuable about your current life and what may need to change.

The winter solstice is a wonderful opportunity to align with the earth’s natural movement into winter. The longer hours of darkness, decay, and stillness make it a perfect time to take stock of one’s life and evaluate what to bring forward into the new year and what to leave behind.

Explore what a “descent” into the unconscious can reveal to you about your relationships, behavior patterns, health, goals, and ambitions. Learn psychodynamic and somatic modalities to use for yourself and with your clients. Explore images from the body and the unconscious and bring them into awareness through art, movement, voice, journaling. Discover how tracing the path of the 12th Century Chartres Cathedral labyrinth offers exploratory and processing techniques to help bring the riches of your unconscious into awareness for personal growth.

This workshop is appropriate for all levels and is recommended for therapists, healers, and anyone interested in a deep exploration of the psyche for personal growth.

3.0 CE Credit Hours

Email Kathryn.bikle@gmail.com with questions  Registration details below

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

You will learn:

  1. Three methods for establishing a sense of ritual in order to create a safe psychological container for deep exploration of the psyche
  2. Two somatic techniques: Orienting to one’s environment and Resourcing towards the goal of helping to stay connected to one’s present reality while exploring the depths of our unconscious realms
  3.   To apply themes from ancient myth as a model for understanding how bringing lessons from experiences of suffering into conscious awareness provides valuable seeds for psychological growth
  4. How the structure of walking or tracing a labyrinth can be used as a movement meditation method 

This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCC, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (A Place Within-Southern California, CAMFT Approved Provider #141393.)

Date:         Sunday, December 12th, 2021 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location:   Online via Zoom; Zoom link provided with paid registration

Fee:           $75.00 (Includes all workshop materials and CE Credits)
                   $60 Early Bird Discount (until December 5th)

Registration: Register by filling out the online form below and pay using PayPal icon or Email Kathryn.bikle@gmail.com to pay using Venmo or ZelleQuickPay

For more information, call Kathryn at (626) 755-6437 or email Kathryn.bikle@gmail.com

A full refund, less $10.00 processing fee if cancellation is made by December 10th. Email Kathryn.bikle@gmail.com

Limited enrollment. Paid registration guarantees admission.