Beyond Personal History:
From Woundedness to Wisdom Weekend Training
with Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D.

"To drop illusion means to have far seeing-seeing into another world- and it is the gift worth waiting for."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes

The Human journey lived openly and fully takes great courage and demonstrates the triumph of the human spirit. This weekend, we will be exploring the continuum that synthesizes trauma healing, traditional psychotherapy, and spiritual development. We will delineate the goals, benefits, and limitations of each modality and demonstrate how the three can be integrated into a comprehensive, dynamic approach.

Psychology has a predominant emphasis on building and strengthening a healthy ego. The focus of many spiritual schools is the dismantling of ego structure to access more expansive states. Trauma often opens the survivor to expansive states that are mixed with fear and terror. Body-centered techniques, such as Somatic Experiencing® integrate the overcharged, fractured traumatized self and help a person embody the transcendent experience.

Many of us have years of exploration and healing behind us. Having moved from trauma toward transformation, we are more skilled at developing a practical relationship to suffering. We know that suffering, when integrated and metabolized, serves as nourishment toward becoming a freer, more mature human being. As we clear fear from the body and dissolve old ego identification from the mind, we experience our core intactness and authentic Self.

In this workshop, we will look at questions like:

• When not encapsulated in our personal history, who am I?
• What do I envision and experience as I actualize a more healed life?
• What is the core belief of my life seemed to be organized around?
• How can I help myself and others uncover the hidden treasure in trauma?

• A capacity to enjoy vs. endure.
• Resiliency bonding instead of trauma bonding.
• Our judging critical mind relaxes into spacious awareness and acceptance of what is.
• Becoming more comfortable with change and the nature of impermanence.
• Loving yourself enough to create a rich and beautiful life.

For information about the workshop and interviews with Dr. Heller:
Contact: Kala at GlobalSpirit Events or visit www.drdianepooleheller.com