Instructor:  Dan Ross In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, a critically acclaimed yet under-appreciated film came to mind: The Gambler with James Caan. The more recent remake with Mark Wahlberg doesn’t compare and lost all of what made the original an important and lasting film. The original story was written by James Toback, (more…)

CEUs: 2 Instructor: Judy Shaw This year’s Jungian Concepts Seminar is being presented by five seasoned Jungian analysts.   This seminar is open to anyone interested in exploring Jung’s concepts, and is suitable for both new and returning participants, clinicians and non-clinicians.  The March topic is Wonder Woman: the archetype presented by Judy Shaw. The 2017 movie Wonder Woman (more…)

*RESCHEDULED DATE!  CEUs: 2 Instructor: Sensei Mui, DBS, PhD “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.” C.G. Jung  Neuroscience agrees with C.G. Jung and the Buddha, who aptly defined the human condition as dukkha: mental suffering caused by “attachment.” We often call attachment “addiction,” which (more…)

CEUs: 2 Instructor: Marsha Smith Felt Meaning and Transforming Fear Reactions to fear often happen before one has time to experience the actual felt sense of a situation. Body centered therapy offers a mindful way to let a bodily felt sense form, before ‘reacting’ to fear with the limited set of usual options such as (more…)

CEUs: 2 Instructor: Mary Ellen O’Hare-Lavin This discussion will be an introduction to the two women, Sabina and Edith, who were analyzed by Jung and later became analysts themselves. They were both instrumental in helping Jung get his theories out into the world. In addition, we will explore the early and little known history of (more…)

CEUs: 2 Instructor: Mary Ellen O’Hare-Lavin Both Freud and Jung recognized the importance of mythology in the study of psychology. We are our stories and we often find our stories replicated in an ancient myth or fairytale – they are part of our psychic DNA. While learning about myths from ancient times, participants will be (more…)

Instructor:  Tom Lavin and Mary Ellen O’Hare Lavin Set in the beautiful area of New Zealand, balanced by the Pacific Ocean on both sides, we meet and learn the story of two people who fall in love after the trauma of WWI. If marriage is an individuation process, as Jung tells us it is, this (more…)

CEUs: 4 Instructor: Sensei Mui, DBS, PhD & Charlotta Koppanyi, MSc Carl Jung was among the first psychologists to study and work with masks as an expression of psychological processes, including spiritual practice. In Buddhism, masks are used to fend off demons; primarily internal demons which are projected externally. These masks represent the highest qualities (more…)