Notes from Clients

"Working with the In Balance horses, alongside gentle guidance from Val, Amy and Laurie, was one of the most impactful experiences I've had in a long time.  I had no idea why I was so drawn to this work, especially since I had been afraid of horses my entire life.  After a 10 weeks women's group, I can officially say that the label of being afraid of these powerful and wise animals no longer fits.  My confidence around risk grew immeasurably - inside and outside the ring.  I learned the critical importance of trusting myself and my intuition and how leveraging these gifts can shift everything.  Using my voice, playfulness and being in the flow of the moment, rather than always "brain-banging" solutions, created a profound sense of ease that is so relaxing and fun, it's hard to articulate. Throw in the spectacularly beautiful setting and the nurturing from the horses and I can't think of a better way to work on uncovering your best self." B.G., life & career coach

 

We invite you to come and increase your clinical skills through this unique method of experiential learning.

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Add Nature to Your Nurture:

Turning Resistance into Resonance

 

This is a special Continuing Education opportunity offered through the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute at a discounted price!

Saturday April 9, 2011

9am - 5pm

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    In clinical practice, resistance is a natural part of the ebb and flow; however there are times when it can become a significant impediment - foreclosing on exploration, blocking forward movement, and interfering with our capacity for reverie and attunement. Learning to effectively manage resistance, in ourselves and our clients, is essential to quality clinical work.

In this small group experiential workshop we will use the horses' intuitive ability to mirror and reflect invaluable feedback about what is being "said" and what you may be missing in your communication both in and out of the office. And the coolest part?  You won't have to wait until your next session to move from resistance into resonance!

Come and experience how shifting resistance into resonance can move ourselves, the client, and the work forward. 

   This program is designed to offer mental health professionals an opportunity to:

* Bring more joy and resonance to your life and your practice - and have a good time while you are doing it. 

* Participate in experiential exercises and discover   how working with horses can quickly illuminate dynamics and provide immediate opportunities for growth and change. 

* Increase capacity for self-refection and use it to increase your clinical effectiveness.  This includes identifying ways in which past training, personal issues, or needs may influence your work with 

*Process, through facilitated dialogue, increased self-awareness and ways of shifting resistance into resonance.

* Experience a day of learning and rejuvenation in a natural, healing setting. 

 All horse activities are conducted on the ground- there is no riding.

Psychologists                                                                                                                                                 Stand InBalance is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Stand InBalance maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

LMFTs and LCSWs

This course meets the requirements for continuing education as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Provider #PCE4605).

 

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Past Workshops...

Using Embodied Mindfulness to Enhance Clinical Practice

Saturday January 29, 2011,  9 am - 4 pm,6 CEs

In clinical practice, our capacity for embodied mindfulness is an essential element of reverie and attunement. Yet, working with difficult and/or traumatized clients can strain our ability to be present and centered. By adding Nature to our Nurture we can enhance our embodied awareness and experience its benefits in our clinical work and in life. 

In this small group experiential workshop we will use horses' intuitive ability to mirror and reflect their experience of us.  Through their invaluable feedback about how congruent and aware we are, horses can enhance our effectiveness as clinicians. 

Come and experience how embodied mindfulness can move ourselves, the client, and the work forward. 

 

Cost: $235 per person, lunch included.

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Embodied Mindfulness Brochure

 

6 Hours of Continuing Education      $235

 

 

Embodied Awareness through Equine Assisted Learning

 
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4 Hours of Continuing Education

9 am - 1 pm 

$200

 This program is designed to offer mental health professionals an opportunity to:

  • Gain an increased awareness of bodily sensations and identify ways of integrating sensate awareness with intellectual and emotional understanding.
  • Acquire increased understanding of non-verbal communication through participation in experiential exercises.
  • Increase capacity for self-reflection and improve work with clients.  This includes identifying ways in which the participant's past training, personal issues, or needs might cloud the capacity to perceive client communication.
  • Process, through facilitated dialogue, increased self-awareness and its relationship to potential countertransference. 

Click here to download brochure and registration

Psychologists

InBalance is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  InBalance maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

LMFTs and LCSWs

This course meets the requirements for continuing education as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Provider #PCE4605).

 

 

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