Photo by Esalen seminarian Richard Tauber
dance workshop, we will move, dance, inquire and write to mine the innate wisdom of our bodies to investigate:
• Avoid emotional hangovers and compassion fatigue • Stop absorbing people’s stress
• Who do we stand behind and beside?
• Combat narcissists and other energy vampires
• Where are we afraid to stand up?
• Express your empathic needs in relationships
• What won’t we stand for anymore?
• Heal with intuition and empathy
• How do we stand our ground when the ground is shaking?
• Use self-care techniques from Thriving as an Empath
Let’s ask the questions together and allow our bodies and the dance to uncover the answers. Joseph Machado is an Open Floor International faculty member, a somatic therapist and a public high school teacher in San Francisco. His commitment is to help people be themselves and resist the demands to conform that take away their ability to be the individuals they are. www.josephmachado.com
• Read body language Note: This is a large workshop. Recommended materials: Orloff, The Empath’s Empowerment Journal (available in the Conley Bookstore). Recommended reading, Orloff, The Empath’s Survival Guide, Thriving as an Empath and Emotional Freedom. (A $50 tuition has been added to the workshop cost.) , CE credit for LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs and MFTs; see page 100.
Igniting the Power of Your Empathy and Intuition Judith Orloff
There is a powerful connection between your emotions, intuition and empathy. The magic comes when you learn how to tap into each of them to fully access your sensitivities without becoming drained or overwhelmed. Join Judith Orloff to awaken your intuition and empathy to enhance your work, relationships, resilience as a parent, as well as your emotional and physical well-being. This workshop offers practical skills to help everyone, including health and healing practitioners, increase their empathy and intuition to improve the quality of their lives and their work with patients and clients in clinical practice. Learn how to:
, CE credit for nurses; see page 100. Judith Orloff, MD, is The New York Times best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide and Thriving as an Empath. Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, an empath and is on the UCLA psychiatric clinical faculty. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine and The New York Times. www.drjudithorloff.com
• Access intuition and empathy and recognize blocks • Tell the difference between empathy and being an empath • Use strategies to prevent sensory overload which can lead to addictions, overeating and anxiety 29