Conference theme:
GANZ 2008 will provide a therapeutic space in a community setting for Gestalt Practitioners and friends to reconnect through breath, body, sensation
and environment.
“The self or “I” is an embodied self as well as a thoughtful one. We exist, love, work and meet our constantly changing needs through our physical being and interactions in the world. Experience of our body is experience of our self just as our thinking; imagery and ideas are part of self.”……Jim Kepner
The founders of gestalt therapy brought their experiences from dance movement and theatre to form the ‘body’ of gestalt. Laura studied with Elsa Gindler who influenced many founders of somatic psychotherapies, and Fritz learned subtle non verbal communication from theatre director Max Reinhardt. Furthermore, the focus on immediacy and awareness was enhanced by the influence of Zen Buddhism through Paul Weisz.
GANZ 2008 is a re-honoring of these origins.
The world is... the natural setting of, and field for, all my thoughts and all my explicit perceptions. Truth does not inhabit only the inner man, or more accurately, there is no inner man, man is in the world, and only in the world does he know himself. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
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Come and explore the nature and meaning of embodied experience as a relational phenomenon in a natural and nurturing, subtropical and tranquil community setting. Where: Ballina Beach Resort: Please book early as site accommodation is limited. www.ballinabeachresort.com.au When: Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th September 2008. This is a residential setting for enhancing community exploration of our theme through workshops, presentations, and whole community experiences. The invitation to participate in this residential conference is extended to practitioners and students of gestalt and other body oriented psychotherapies. This conference will be carbon neutral |
Contact details:
Secretariat: Faye Brazel | Mon, Tues, Thurs: 1pm to 6pm Wed: 10am to 3pm | Tel/Fax: 03 9489 2218 |
Email: contact@ganz.org.au | PO Box 374, Fairfield, Victoria 3078
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