Susan Aposhyan

BodyMind Psychotherapy – Embodied Spirituality

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Sunday, May 15, 2021 – 1:00pm ET
Susan Aposhyan at Spinning a Web/BMC Conference

Spinning a BMC Web – Online Somatic Summit
https://bmcassociation.org/conferences/Spinning2021/Program
May 13-18, 2021

Susan’s Presentation May 15, 1 pm ET:

Topic: The Physical Breath, the Emotional Breath, and the Spiritual Breath

Exploring top-down vs bottom up breathing, recognizing a more profound autonomic relationship to the breath, that goes beyond the overly simplistic formula of chest breathing is sympathetic and belly breathing is parasympathetic. This presentation includes a lot of breathing practice. We will discuss and experiment with the embryonic breath, the autonomic nervous system, and healthy and dysfunctional patterns of breathing relative to anxiety, depression, as well as emotional overwhelm and emotional release. Finally, we will explore the relevance of breathing to spiritual development.

 

 

June 5–6, 2021 – 10am–1pm PT
Exploring Embodied Spirituality Workshop at CIIS

Exploring Embodied Spirituality for Awareness and Healing
A Live Online Workshop with Susan Aposhyan
Presented by CIIS – California Institute for Integral Studies
June 5–6, 2021 • Saturday & Sunday – 10am – 1pm
6 CE Credits Available

Learn More and Register

Some organized religions developed around controlling and subduing our bodies and emotions in order to grow spiritually. Embodied spirituality connects our physical bodies with our spiritual selves.

Embodied spirituality embraces the awakened body, emotional awareness, relationship, sexuality, family life, and political activism. But how do we go through the body to discover spiritual connection?  

In this workshop participants learn Susan’s embodied spirituality practices including Embodiment Practice, Interaction Cycle, and embodied meditation.

Learn more about Embodied Spirituality . . .

 

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 – 11:30am MT, First Meeting
BMP Small Group Consultation, Tuesday Series

This is an opportunity for those with prior BMP experience to share personal and professional questions and get detailed feedback. Meeting either on Tuesdays at 11:30-1 MT or Saturdays 11-12:30 MT, the second week of the month, June – October 2021.

This is only available to helping professionals who have 35 hours or more experience with BMP, who have read both books, and have a relatively complete overview of the curriculum.

These hours will count toward accumulating hours toward further levels of certification.

Read more details and register here.

 

Saturday, June 12, 2021 – 11am MT, First Meeting
BMP Small Group Consultation, Saturday Series

This is an opportunity for those with prior BMP experience to share personal and professional questions and get detailed feedback. Meeting either on Tuesdays at 11:30-1 MT or Saturdays 11-12:30 MT, the second week of the month, June – October 2021.

This is only available to helping professionals who have 35 hours or more experience with BMP, who have read both books, and have a relatively complete overview of the curriculum.

These hours will count toward accumulating hours toward further levels of certification.

Read more details and register here.

 

Saturday, September 24, 2021 – 11:00am MT, First Meeting
Live Online Support Meeting for BMP Training Video/Live Package

The first of the three live online support meetings in 2021 with Susan, part of the BMP Training Video/Live Support Series. Read more and register.

  • Dates: Saturdays, September 24, December 4, and January 29, 2022. 11am-12:45pm MT.

Body-Mind Psychotherapy Training was developed by Susan Aposhyan beginning in 1984. The first training was in 1996. BMP training has generally occurred in small groups (under 30 people) and emphasizes the teacher or clinician’s own embodiment. In 2020, due to the pandemic, we did our first exclusively online Level One training. We had 40 people from 4 continents. Now you can study this material independently, and satisfy the requirements for Level 1 certification.

 

Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 – 11am MT, First Meeting
Embodied Spirituality – Monthly Group Practice

Meet with Susan online once a month, the first Saturday of the month. Eight Saturdays, 11 am – 1pm Mountain Time, October 2021–May 2022, to learn and practice Embodied Spirituality Practices, including Embodiment Practice, embodied meditation, and more. Tuition: $825.

  • Dates: Saturdays, 11am – 1pm MT
    2021: Oct 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4; 2022: Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 5, April 2, May 7

Read details and register.

 

Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 – 11am MT, First Meeting
Embodied Spirituality – Leadership Training

Members of this leadership training participate in the 8 regular Embodied Spirituality monthly group practice meetings; and also meet with Susan the following Sunday each month from 11:00am–1:00pm Mountain Time to review and discuss each practice and how to lead these practices.  $1650 includes both Monthly Group Practice meetings on the first Saturdays of the month, and the Leadership Training meetings on the following Sundays.

Dates: Sundays, 11am – 1pm MT
2021: Oct 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5; 2022: Jan. 9, Feb. 6, March 6, April 3, May 8

Read details and register.

 

Past Events

Locations

  • Europe
  • U.S.
  • Canada

Keynotes and Highlighted Presentations

  • Embodiment and Dissociation: Illuminating the Continuum
  • The Embodied Therapist
  • Body as Weapon, Body as Ally
  • Heart of Awareness
  • Embodied Spirituality

Retreat Centers and Universities

  • Esalen
  • Kripalu
  • Shambhala Mountain Center
  • University of Colorado
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Santa Barbara Graduate Institute