Webinar: Working with illness, disease and dying from an embodied relational stance

Description:

In this Workshop we will focus on the Embodied sensory Atmospheres that are emergent in the presence of those that are ill, experience disease and on the path towards death. Within the larger context of the health care system and Social Construction of illness (Conrad & Barker, 2010) the Gestalt value of interactional relational experience (Clemmens, 2011, Clemmens, 2025) offers a palliative and validating alternative to the isolation that is so common for people who are suffering in these ways. An overview of this phenomenological and somatic emphasis will be explored and practiced in working with clients who are ill or in the process of death. Participants will be invited to experience and acknowledge their own embodied response to illness and death as well as supporting clients in their own journey. 

About your Presenter:

Michael Craig Clemmens is a psychologist and trainer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and teaches at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Michael is the author of Getting Beyond Sobriety (1997), the editor of Embodied Relational Gestalt: Theory and Applications (2019) and numerous articles on Gestalt therapy, body process, and addiction. His main interest is the complex interaction of our bodies and the multi-layered field.

Cost:

GANZ Members: $55. Non-GANZ Members: $95.

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