Interested in an Atlanta-based, in-person, 9hr CE workshop weekend in July? Interested in diving deeper into polyvagal theory and attachment by exploring relational, body-based practices as symbolic redos? Interested in learning more about oppositional behavior/urges as a path to help clients bite into their deeper hungers?
Dee Wagner, LPC, BC-DMT, and Caroline Gebhardt, LPC, RYT, are presenting Polyvagal Bites: 3-Course Series Celebrating Oppositional Movement as the Path to Satisfying Hunger on July 30 and 31. All three courses will be held in one weekend; Courses 1 & 2 will be on Saturday with a generous break for lunch and recharging. Course 3 will be held on Sunday morning. All will be held at our new facility in Stone Mountain, GA. We are less than a mile from Stone Mountain Park, which is a great place to hike or spend time in nature. Harbor of Dreams Art address: 6570 James B Rivers Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain GA 30083
Course 1 – How Therapy Can Celebrate Oppositional Behavior to Support Individuation July 30 – 9:00am-12:30pm – $110 – *3 CEs
Course 2 – Oppositional Movement as the Pathway to Multi-Generational Trauma Healing July 30 – 3:00-6:30pm – $110 – *3 CEs
Course 3 – Puberty, Oppositional Behavior & the Urge to Devour July 31 – 9:00am-12:30pm – $110 – *3 CEs
Fee for the bundled series: $300 Register: www.chifortwo.com/polyvagal-bites For questions or program description and learning objectives, email Caroline@MBodiedTherapy.com *3 Core CEs for LPCs, 3 Related CEs for LCSW/LMFT
Chi for Two® was developed by Dee Wagner, Caroline Gebhardt and colleagues to offer professionals, families and individuals practices for deeper relational nourishment. Families can recognize and change multi-generational trauma patterns—patterns that affect breathing, eating, the ability to create sound and to develop movement.
Current understanding of nervous system functioning, trauma patterning and attachment theory offers evidence-based support for exploration of the energetic dance of embodiment across generations. When therapists practice these co-regulation practices with clients, oppositional movement begins to facilitate individuation within the dance of relationship.
Attachment theory connects infant/parent styles of interaction with those found in romantic relationships (Hazan and Shaver). With Porges’ polyvagal theory, we can now recognize attachment styles as patterns of multigenerational trauma that inhibit the natural development of oppositional movement. We can see how inhibited infant oppositional movements can present as disordered eating or other compulsive behaviors triggered by the oncoming of puberty. For more information, visit: https://www.chifortwo.com/synthesis
