Rooting in Self Compassion – Online Workshop

Register Here: https://momence.com/…/ROOTING-IN-SELF…/100038989

This workshop is dedicated to those of us who identify as a caregiver in our personal and/or professional life: we can be a parent, a teacher, a therapist, coach, or physician, a light worker, a community leader, a business owner or manager, a volunteer, a caregiver for a loved one, or other roles that serve others.

Giving and receiving is a major part of this human life. In harmony, the two forces renew and revitalize one another. However, off-balance often occurs. When it does, recentering would be a responsible act honoring our connections to self and others.

We will focus on cultivating a compassionate self-to-self relationship – one that is sensitive to our needs and discomfort, with deep understanding of how our mind and body work, and is encouraging and supportive – a relationship you’d desire with a trusted companion. This will be foundational work before the second part of the workshop in the summer where we will focus on a sustainable and truly compassionate way to relate to interpersonal dynamics in caregiving contexts.

5Rhythms is a map, a process, a sequence of sounds and movements that starts with Flowing, the discovery and deepening of ourselves, the embodiment of what is truly inside our system. The determination and outward expression of Staccato changes the focus of our dance to the center of our hips and the building up of fire and passion. Chaos breaks all patterns. The intention revealed in the first rhythm mixed with the strength built on the second rhythm will be wildly mixed in an un-controlled release of what is getting in the way of our journey. Lyrical is a celebration of a renewed clarity and the expressive realization of our lightness of being. To arrive at Stillness where the breath and silence are the perfect completion to our destination for our unique intentions.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy approach integrating knowledge and techniques from Western psychological studies with Eastern Buddhist philosophy and body/mind practices. Compassionate Mind Training – the application of key concepts and practices of CFT outside of the therapy contexts has been shown to promote different aspects of wellbeing across diverse populations. This workshop will introduce the evolutionary perspective on the human brain and how this relates to psychological and behavioral difficulties. We will also learn about the three affect-regulation systems linked to threat awareness and coping, reward and resource seeking, and contentment and soothing, and how they form complex patterns within the mind. Instruction will include compassion-focused imagery exercises and somatic practices that help us cultivate a compassionate self-to-self relationship.

Vehllia Tranne: Certified 5Rhythms® teacher, founder of The City Waves™ San Francisco, dedicated to bringing diversity and inclusion to movement practices.
Chia-Ying Chou, PhD: Founder of the San Francisco Center for Compassion Focused Therapies, psychotherapist specializing in trauma and compassion.

This online series counts toward: 5 hours of Waves and 5 hours of Elective for 5Rhythms Teacher Training

Prerequisites: None

Schedule: Every Tuesday 6-8 PM PDT for 5 weeks
(July 9 to August 6, 2024)