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.
THE ART OF LOVING COMMUNICATION (Deepening Your Intimacy) ~ a half-day workshop for couples
Only in intimate relationship with another human being are we given the opportunities and challenges that take us to the edge of our comfort zones and the core of our most vulnerable and delicate selves. Learn about the psychology of love relationships and unconscious drives as well as how intimate partnerships can work with rather than against the unconscious purpose of relationships. Engage in exercises and role plays and practice communication tools and techniques to help increase understanding and build intimacy. Topics covered include:
- Listening with the heart
- Authentic communication and radical honesty
- Understanding family patterns and their effect on relationships
- Yin and Yang in love (how opposites attract and work together)
- Managing anger and conflict
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC, and Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, CCC.
> North Vancouver - Oct 16, Saturday, 2:00 - 6:30pm, Alchemy Centre, 3-431 Mountain Highway
Fee: $90 per couple for half-day workshop
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MIND-BODY HEALTH ~ presentation and workshop
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE FOR LIVING ~ a 6-week series
This is a continuing series to encourage regular mindfulness practice.
The cultivation of mindfulness has permeated spiritual disciplines and philosophical discourse for thousands of years. Practicing mindfulness can help to reduce stress and anxiety as well as enrich and deepen our relationships. Through guided meditation, breath exercises, lively discourse and somatic exercises, we will explore how we can awaken to the deepest part of ourselves through practices we can apply to all areas of our lives. By exploring a new topic every week, we will experience what it means to live a truly integral and awakened life.
> Facilitated by Kevin Parker, MA, RCC
> Nanaimo - Postponed until fall (Dates TBC)
Fee: $90 for 6-week workshop (a 1.5 hour evening a week for 6 weeks).
For information or to pre-register, please contact Kevin on 250-323-3233.
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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, and Pauline Goh, MA, RCC, CCC
> Nanaimo - fall (Date TBC), Beban Social Centre.
Fee: $30. Registration is through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture.
To register, call 250.756.5200 as of late summer/early fall. Upcoming info in fall/winter Leisure Guide.
Fee: $30. Registration is through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture.
To register, call 250.756.5200 as of late summer/early fall. Upcoming info in fall/winter 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
> Nanaimo - series of two evenings 7 - 9pm, Oliver Woods Community Centre.
Fee: $50 for series of two workshops. Registration is through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture.
To register, call 250.756.5200 as of late summer/early fall. Upcoming info in fall/winter Leisure Guide.
Fee: $50 for series of two workshops. Registration is through Nanaimo Parks, Recreation & Culture.
To register, call 250.756.5200 as of late summer/early fall. Upcoming info in fall/winter Leisure Guide.
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