Presentations & Workshops
Integral Counselling BC – in the tradition of mind-body-spirit integration, holistic approaches, psycho-spiritual education, and rejuvenation – is offering a series of upcoming presentations and workshops in central Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Please refer regularly to this site for updates.
Refer to this site for details.
SURFING THE STORM: MINDFULNESS PRACTICE FOR STRESS REDUCTION ~ a 1/2 day workshop
The practice of mindfulness can be an excellent tool for navigating the chaos and complexities of our lives. In this workshop, gain tools and learn new practices to work creatively with your stress, anxiety, and discursive thought. Combining modern therapeutic practice with ancient wisdom, we will discover how stress affects the body, use breath to cultivate awareness, explore how posture affects moods, and deepen our connection to the Self and others. We will share practices that bring us into the fullness of the moment, allowing us to be in the "present" and to live from the most authentic part of our being, enriching our relationship to ourselves and others.
Note this is an introduction to the 8-week series listed below.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, CCC, who has been practicing Vipassana meditation for 15 years and has learned from pioneers in transpersonal psychotherapy including Ram Dass, Stanislav Grof and Gabor Maté.
> North Vancouver - March 14, Sunday, 1:00 - 5:30pm, Alchemy Centre, 3-431 Mountain Highway.
By donation at the door ($25 suggested). Registration required.
Please bring with you a mat and cushion or pillow to sit on, and a warm blanket or quilt.
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE FOR LIVING ~ an 8-week series
This is a continuing series of the above workshop to encourage regular mindfulness practice.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, CCC
> North Vancouver - March 20 - May 15 (except for April 13), Saturdays, 10:30am - noon, Alchemy Centre, 3-431 Mountain Highway.
By donation at the door ($20 suggested per class). Participation of entire series recommended.
Please bring with you a mat and cushion or pillow to sit on, and a warm blanket or quilt.
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MIND-BODY HEALTH ~ presentation and workshop
Our physical body is an extraordinary instrument in its capacity to house the mind and consciousness. Explore how unresolved psycho-emotional issues can affect your physical health. Engage in the practice of mindfulness, paying attention to the "here and now" with clarity and non-judgment. Learn how to listen to what your body is telling you, and how your body, mind, and feelings interact with one another. Begin to cultivate improved health and presence through your entire being - breath, body and mind.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, CCC, and Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, CCC
> Ladysmith - March 24, 7 - 9pm through Ladysmith Parks, Recreation & Culture. To register, call 250.245.6424. Info also on Leisure Guide.
> Ladysmith - March 24, 7 - 9pm through Ladysmith Parks, Recreation & Culture. To register, call 250.245.6424. Info also on Leisure Guide.
> Nanaimo - May 19, Wednesday, 7 - 9pm through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture. Info on upcoming spring/summer Leisure Guide.
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MINDFULNESS PRACTICE FOR AN INTEGRAL LIFE
The practice of mindfulness can cultivate presence, centredness, and grounding. Did you know that the average person has 40,000 thoughts roaming through his or her mind on any given day, and about 80% of these thoughts are repeats from the previous day, week, month, or even year? This workshop brings together modern psychotherapy practice with Eastern and Western contemplative traditions. We will use breath and meditation to bring you to the fullness of the moment, allowing you to engage your sense of "being" and to live from the most authentic part of yourself.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, CCC
> Nanaimo - series of two workshops on May 26 & June 2, Wednesdays, 7 - 9pm, Oliver Woods Community Centre. Registration is through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture. Info in upcoming spring and summer Leisure Guide.
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THE ART OF LOVING COMMUNICATION (including Deepening Your Intimacy) ~ a full-day workshop for couples (morning and afternoon options also available)
As we deepen into relationship with our partner, we begin to sense into subtleties and delight in the mysteries that can only happen through sharing intimacy. There are no roadblocks here but our own, self-imposed limitations which begin to dissolve in an atmosphere of love and trust. Join us to explore intimacy as a path to deepening awareness, not only in your relationship with your partner but in your relationship to life itself. In this full-day workshop, we will cover topics and engage in exercises and role plays, and practice communication tools and techniques including conflict management, problem resolution, negotiation, and how to cultivate increasing honesty and trust, and sexual intimacy. We also aim to develop understanding and empathy regarding family-of-origin issues, as well as open the dialogue surrounding the unconscious power of your relationship, vision, goals and spirituality.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, CCC, and Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, CCC.
> North Vancouver - Please note March workshop postponed until June (exact date TBC shortly), Alchemy Centre, 3-431 Mountain Highway (Note: There is a 1.5 hour lunch break)
> Full day workshop, 10:00am - 6:30pm (Level 1 & 2)
$60 per person
> Morning workshop, 10:00am - 12:30pm (Level 1/Introduction)
$25 per person
> Afternoon workshop, 2:00 - 6:30pm (Level 2/New material for those who have completed the 2.5 hour workshop previously)
$45 per person
> Nanaimo - April (Date TBC)
> Half-day workshop