May 2022
In-Person Only:
Discovering the Self through the Mandala
3 Sundays: May 15, 22, June 5, 2022; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Presented by Susan Frankel, Ph.D. and Mai Breech, Psy.D. Jung's capacity for creative expression both enlivened and informed his relationship with the unconscious throughout his lifetime. Perhaps one of the most profound discoveries was the art of mandala making as a tool to develop a more conscious relationship to his internal world, which proved invaluable during a particularly challenging time in his personal life. Each class in this series will include a theoretical perspective of Jung's work, followed by an experiential portion in which participants will have the opportunity to create their own mandala as a form of personal expression. Learning Objectives: Describe what Jung meant the Self and its role in the analytic process; Describe Jung's theories about the role of the mandala as a symbol of psychological wholeness; Describe the functions of the mandala in different cultures and how mandala making is utilized symbolically to help individuals restore a sense of internal balance; Describe how Jung used the mandala as a way of gaining a greater psychological understanding of himself; Describe the significance Jung placed on mandalas when they appeared in the dreams of his…
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An Immersive Sound Experience:
Why do I cry when I hear the first eight minutes of Wagner’s Ring Cycle?
Presented by Sheila Traviss, L.M.F.T.
We know sound/vibration by way of chromosomal/collective, congenital/familial, and personal contact. In this workshop, we will explore the collective, familial, and personal experiences of sound via a soundscape, accompanied by a personal narration of pre-birth, in-utero, lived experience, as well as those imagined to accompany one post-death. The concept of sense memory retrieval will be explored from both a clinical as well as a poetic perspective, as a way of imagining and experiencing our connection to our world via sound. This workshop will include a written active imagination for participants to use for themselves and/or their clients as an aid to accessing embodied memories.
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Painting Inner Images: Metamorphoses
Presented by Marion Anderson, Ph.D.
While Jung emphasized the importance of fantasy and play to psychic development, he also recognized that fantasies also need to be actively transformed and symbolically represented for any significant transformation to occur. In this workshop series, we will use a fantastic short story and actively engage with color and brushes as a means of helping our inner images become alive and more conscious. Individuals will be encouraged to further amplify their images through personal reflection such as writing and sharing with the group. We will discuss ways of implementing painting as a form of active imagination in the context of analytic work.
This workshop does not require any artistic training or capacities and is for adults only.
JaH: Somatic Perceptions through a Jungian Lens, Part 2
The process of psychoanalysis endeavors to allow a greater connection with the whole of one’s self by relating to the unconscious. Similar to dream analysis, one might approach the body as a means of dialoguing with the unconscious. In this course, we will explore two such practices with a body-oriented approach, Kundalini yoga, and Jung’s active imagination. Jung found parallels in these practices which relativize the ego in collaborating with the unconscious. Fundamental to these practices we will discuss some of Jung’s writings pertaining to the unconscious, the tension of opposites, and their union in the “transcendent function.” The second session will present Jung’s technique of active imagination, which intends to free up the conscious mind to allow the unconscious contents an opportunity for development. Relating to concepts presented in the first session, the process of individuation will be discussed as this technique aims to broaden the personality in becoming a whole individual. There will also be an opportunity to somatically apply Jung’s technique. Athena A. Carrillo, M.A., M.F.T. is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Eagle Rock who is also certified in Kundalini yoga. She specializes in working with adults addressing childhood trauma. While a pre-medicine student and physical…
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Letting My Heart be Broken: The Intergenerational Trauma of Racism
Presented by Fanny Brewster, Ph.D. The deepest wounding of the American psyche has been its divide along racial lines. The intergenerational trauma that has traveled for centuries due to racism has had a profound psychological effect on BIPOC populations. In this presentation, we will examine some of the ways in which Jungian psychology can become more engaged in recognition of this intergenerational trauma and what it can offer towards healing of all Americans. What is the remedy within the poison of racism? Learning Objectives Identify psychological traumatic events representative of racism on collective levels. Describe characteristics of post-traumatic slave disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, correlating the two. Fanny Brewster, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst, a professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York as well as an author of poetry and nonfiction. Her published works include African Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows (Routledge, 2017), Archetypal Grief: Slavery’s Legacy of Intergenerational Child Loss (Routledge, 2018), and The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and Race (Routledge, 2019). Dr. Brewster presents nationally and internationally, giving workshops and lectures on Culture, Diversity, and Creativity.
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CP-June 2022-Sexuality
Presented by Barry Miller, Ph.D. This seminar will present an overview of human sexuality, including the physical, emotional, and spiritual dynamics that form the complexity of this fundamental and perplexing of human drives. Current collective views on the nature and meaning of sexuality will be explored, focusing on the subjective, cultural influences on our ideas and views about erotic experiences. The perspective of analytical psychology will be used to encourage a deeper understanding of clinical material that will be presented to demonstrate how the psyche expresses itself and its intentions through sexualization. Learning Objectives: Describe how personality is developed through relationship to the compensatory expression of psyche through sexuality; Differentiate between sexuality that is ‘ecstasy’ based from ‘relationship’ based; Describe and differentiate the biological functions of sexuality from the psychological functions; Describe the ‘Religious Function’ inherent in sexuality. Barry Miller, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist in West Hollywood. In addition to serving as faculty at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, he lectures frequently on dreams, sexuality, and transference, and countertransference issues.
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Psychologists/LCSWs/MFTs/LPCCs: The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Nurses: The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is an accredited provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Registered Nurses may claim only the actual number of hours spent in the educational activity for credit.
