Events
Yoga and Psyche with Mariana Caplan
Feb 6 2009 10:00AM - Feb 7 2009 5:00PM
EVENT DETAILS
Saturday & Sunday
February 6 & 7
10 am–5 pm
CIIS Main Building
$235
About the Workshop
This course explores how Western psychology can serve as an ally to our studies of yoga. There are aspects of the Western psyche that classical yoga does not always penetrate, simply because the tradition arose in a different cultural context and the technology was not designed to penetrate the specific psychological wounds and challenges so prominent in Western culture, including self-hatred, physical and emotional trauma, low self-esteem, and body issues. Drawing upon Western psychological theory and techniques in somatic psychology, we will engage in a series of experiential, asana-based exercises in order to explore safely the arena of emotional experience. This course is particularly useful for yoga teachers who wish both to deepen their own understanding of psychological work and to provide an environment for their students in which subconscious emotional patterns can be understood, deconstructed, and released.
About the Presenter
Mariana Caplan, PhD, began her formal studies of yoga and meditation in India fifteen years ago. She is the author of seven books on psychology, spirituality, and yoga, including Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path and Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment. She has a private practice in somatic-based counseling and teaches transpersonal, yogic-based, and body-based psychologies at CIIS.
Academic Credit
This course is also available for one unit of academic credit to CIIS students.
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