MEN'S GROUP FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

Men have often been educated away from their inner life and are not taught to value the inner capacities of awareness (consciousness), will, imagination, and intuition.

When these capacities are cultivated inside us, new and stable ways of being in the world emerge. We gain new energy in the body, new peace in the emotions and new insights in the mind. These qualities are most often associated with the spiritual search. These experiences meet us at a deep level and we become aware of their power and potential to transform us.

This ongoing weekly group will provide a safe context for men to directly contact, experience and integrate these inner capacities. Through the methods of traditional group psychotherapy, psychodrama and the rich inner process of psychosynthesis, we will explore the many issues facing us.

The benefits of this group include:

Increased peace in the body & stability in the emotions
A tangible way of transforming & healing ourselves
Deeper appreciation of & connection with others
Balance and coordination of your impulses, desires, emotions, thinking, sensations and imagination
New courage to act in your life & an increased capacity of choice
Deeper connection with innate wisdom & creativity
Connection with your higher self

FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOSYNTHESIS

This powerful and transformative course covers the basic principles and ideas of psychosynthesis. At whatever stage on your lifes path, this course provides the experience to deepen your inner journey, the understanding to direct it more effectively, and the means to transform obstacles on the way.

The transpersonal context of psychosynthesis is explored, and the skills to integrate and express this creatively are practiced.

The fundamentals program is particularly appropriate for those sensing a critical period in their lives that calls for clarity, direction and change; for those feeling a need to integrate their spiritual vision more in their lives; for those who have achieved a number of goals and are now asking what next; and for those seeking to apply psychosynthesis principles in their own fields.


The Fundamentals Program is both a course of study and a meeting place of the heart. It is designed as an introduction to the fundamental methodology and models of psychosynthesis, serving particularly those individuals who are attempting to integrate their personal and spiritual experiences. The bi-monthly group creates the context for individuals to experience and deepen their inner journey, to direct their lives more effectively and provides insights into the transformation of obstacles into opportunities. It can be taken independently as a unique opportunity for individuals to further their exploration of the processes of self-awakening and self-expression.


Program Schedule
1st and 3rd Wednesday Evenings Ongoing September 20, 2006, 7:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Manhattan

Course Content:

* Introduction: The Eastern and Western Roots of Psychosynthesis
* Psychosynthesis: Facilitating our personal and spiritual development
* States of Consciousness: Biological, Psychological, and Spiritual Impulses
* The Core Skill: Consciousness and Choice
* Middle and Lower Unconscious: Exploring our past and present
* Higher Unconscious: Seeking our highest potentials
* The Interpersonal Connection: Dialogic and Relationship Imagery
* The Healing of Self-Defeating Personality Patterns: Subpersonality Work
* Subpersonality Integration
* The Discovery of the Wisdom Mind: Higher Self Work
* The Expansion of Consciousness: Transpersonal Imagery / Meditation Practices
* Synthesis: Next Steps and Growing Edges


Goals of the Program:

* Increased Right-Brain/ creative intuitive capability.

*The development and refinement of your will. In all its aspects of strength, skill, and goodness.

*Increased perception of your present life situation.

*An increased appreciation for the experiences in your past.

*More effective control of your future and the realization of your potentials.

*The evocation of transpersonal qualities.

*More frequent peak experiences.

*An increasing sense of purpose and meaning in life.

*More frequent identification with the Transpersonal Self.

*Recognizing, Accepting, Coordinating, Integrating, and Synthesizing subpersonalities.

*More authentic and meaningful interpersonal relationships.

*Increased efficiency and effectiveness in your every day activities.


CORE CONCEPT WORKSHOPS

PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND HIGHER SELF DEVELOPMENT: MEDITATION AND THE EXPERIENCE OF WISDOM

Along with integrating material from the lower unconscious, Psychosynthesis is concerned with realizing and synthesizing the contents of the higher unconscious into our personality. The higher unconscious is an autonomous realm from which originate our more highly evolved impulses, altruistic love and will, humanitarian action, artistic and scientific inspiration, philosophic and spiritual insight, and the drive toward purpose and meaning in life. Indeed, innovations, creative breakthroughs, peak experiences, higher qualities, spiritual insights, a pervading sense of calm and expanded knowledge always come from a level of the mind that is greater than rational thought. This wisdom level of mind is a fact of human nature. The development, access and interaction with this part of our nature evoke latent potentials and is life changing, resulting in emotional, behavioral and quality of life benefits. It is through the process of psychosynthesis that a relationship with this wisdom can be made.

The worlds spiritual and philosophical traditions are filled with stories of this wisdom mind and have variously named it the Higher Self, the Self, the Still Voice Within, the Muse, the Soul, the Source, Illumination, Higher Consciousness, Inner Guidance, Inner Teacher, the Light of Intuition, Guardian Angel, Evolutionary Aspect of the Brain, etc.

Through the practice of meditation and engagement of the human imagination you will be assisted in experiencing and shifting your awareness and choice to this part of your nature.

At the completion of the seminar(s), participants will have learned:

* A broadly based theoretical framework through which to understand imagery and spiritual development

* A model of consciousness that incorporates the spiritual dimension of human nature.

* The direct experiences of various imagery techniques for eliciting grounded spiritual awareness

* Specific skills for facilitating spiritual development through imagery

Dates: Saturday, September 16, 2006 / Time: 10 to 4 p.m. Fee: $85


PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND SUBPERSONALITIES: FEELINGS HAVE PEOPLE TOO

Psychosynthesis makes the assumption that we are a Soul and have a Personality. The Soul, our true essence, lies beyond our personality. To realize this experience requires our many parts to resolve their conflicts and work in unison.

Each of us is a crowd with many internal parts called subpersonalities. Often, our parts are far from being a peace with one another. Roberto Assagioli, M.D., founder of Psychosynthesis wrote, We are not unified; we often feel that we are, because we do not have many bodies and many limbs, and because one hand doesnt usually hit the other. But, metaphorically, that is exactly what does happen within us. Several subpersonalities are continually scuffling: impulses, desires, principles, aspirations are engaged in an unceasing struggle.

Psychosynthesis contains a brilliant map of this internal system and a comprehensive structure to contact, intervene, heal and ultimately harmonize our subpersonalities for greater functioning. Utilizing the methods of Psychosynthesis, Internal Family Systems, Meditation and Imagery work you will be assisted in experiencing this process for yourself.

At the completion of the seminar(s), participants will have learned:

* A broadly based theoretical framework through which to understand Subpersonalities and the role of Self in their healing.

* The process and skill of Dis-Identification

* The Stages of Subpersonality Development and Transformation

* A practical understanding of the use of imagery and meditation in strengthening the Self

* The direct experiences of various imagery techniques for eliciting a grounded experience of Self

Dates: Sunday, September 17, 2006 / Time: 10-4 p.m. Fee: $85


WEEKEND INTENSIVES

Designed to provide a safe, nurturing context to deeply experience both personal and spiritual psychosynthesis. Through direct experience with the methods, supportive processes to ground and share the experiences