Winter 2018 Public Courses – register online!
Come join us for Winter Public Courses! Register online. Learn from Arnold Mindell, Ingrid Rose, Gary Reiss, Dawn Menken – classes available in person and at a distance …. Find out more!
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Winter Intensive 2019! January 20th – February 21st, 2019
Join us for the 34th Annual Intensive Course in Process Work! January 20th – February 21st, 2019 … Come learn with us to listen to signals we see in everyday reality and in the world of darkness of the night, that means, from our dreams and pre-dream experiences.
The course offers a unique opportunity to learn Process Work in an intensive format and within an international group setting. The course includes Process Work’s many applications and its most recent developments, and it is designed as an adult learning event. Participants will learn and study together by means of theory, experiential exercises, and group processes. Since the course attracts students from many nationalities, ethnic groups, and religious backgrounds, issues such as multiculturalism, diversity, and community building are part of the learning experience.
Our Partner: Life Art Being – 5th Annual Integrative Arts Festival
July 28-August 5, 2017; The festival includes the Work that Reconnects; Shambhala Art; Integrative Arts panel discussion; Authentic Movement; Deep Play Practices; Performance Salon; Full Moon Drum Circle; so much more…
Congratulations MAPOF 2!
Our wonderful MAPOF 2 cohort will be celebrating their graduation on Wednesday, May 31st, 2017.
We invite everyone to join us for this very special occasion to celebrate this cohort and honor their journey these last two years. All of us at PWI look forward to seeing you there!!
TRU Summer Youth Leadership Program
Join us in July for this year’s 5-day intensive workshop for teens aged 14-18 who want to develop their leadership capacity, build new friendships, impact their communities, and have fun doing it!
Apply for Fall 2017: M.A. in Process Oriented Facilitation & Conflict Studies
The Masters in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies (MAPOF) is our integrative, foundation training program in the process oriented approach to the facilitation and study of inner and outer conflicts. The program is distinct because, while each class presents a cross-disciplinary comparison of various theories and approaches to facilitating internal conflict (psychology) and external conflict (conflict studies), the program teaches the cohesive theory and practice of Processwork. Our graduates learn this cohesive theory and focus on intense practical skill training during their studies at PWI, so when they graduate they have a practical set of skills and are ready to apply these skills with expertise.
The Animated Facilitator Style
Join Dr. Amy Mindell on May 25th to explore the forces that move facilitators and how they create their most unique and personal style. This course is designed for therapists, teachers, coaches, facilitators, and helpers of all kinds.
Awareness, Power, and Process Oriented Activism
Join Stan Tomandl and Ann Jacob to explore loving detachment while surrounded by difficult situations for our environment, fellow humans, and our own hopes and dreams. A deep look inward at attitudes and beliefs: how we activate, and don’t activate, ourselves in the midst of internal and external power struggles. For those interested in social and environmental justice and the art of eldership. Register online!
Get to Know Processwork: Sickness in Health with Pierre Morin
The Process Work Institute invites you to get to know Processwork by participating in our next FREE lecture–no registration required! In this distance friendly seminar Pierre Morin, author of Health in Sickness, will be sharing his knowledge and experience of Processwork and how he uses it to make change in the world.
MAPW4 Final Projects and Commencement Ceremony
Congratulations MAPW4!
This wonderful cohort will be celebrating their graduation on Saturday, February 4th, 2017.
We invite everyone to join us for this very special occasion to celebrate this cohort and honor their journey these last four years. All of us at PWI look forward to seeing you there!!
This event will also broadcast live for friends and family
Saturday, February 4th, 2017 5:00 pm-7:30 pm
Reception to Follow 7:30 pm
Please contact meghan.green@processwork.org with any questions.
MAPW 4 Final Projects Schedule – OPEN & FREE to the Public
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TIME
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TITLE
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PRESENTER
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Monday,
Jan 30th
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6-6:35pm
(distance access)
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THE DREAMING POWER OF AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD:
A Mixed Methods Study Measuring the Effects of Group Process on the Quantum Field
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Helene V. Ramos
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6:45-7:20pm
(distance access)
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THE DO WHAT YOU LOVE PROJECT:
A Workshop Series Applying Life Myth to Career Transitions
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Amy Palatnick
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7:30-8:05pm
(distance access)
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BODY SYMPTOM AS COLLECTIVE DREAMING
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Teng-Nging Tan
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8:15-8:50pm
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DEEP CHOREOGRAPHY OF SEXUALITY:
A Process-Oriented Approach to Sex, Trauma, and Magnetism
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Alexey Razumov
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Wednesday,
Feb 1st
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6:45-7:20pm
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QUANTUM MIND AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS:
A Metamathematical Exploration of the Psycho-Physical Universe
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Alex Aris
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7:30-8:05pm
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PEAK EXPERIENCE AS AN ACCESS TO INNER DIRECTION:
The Ultimate Guiding Principle
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Elsa Henderson
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Thursday,
Feb 2nd
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6:45-7:20pm
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SAFETY AND COUPLES WORK
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Annie Chen
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7:30-8:05pm
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Enriching the Learning, Teaching and Research of Processwork
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Paola Vidu
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8:15-8:50pm
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(details coming)
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Dina Ostrovsky
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32nd Annual Winter Intensive Registration Open!
The Process Work Institute would like to invite you to the 32nd Annual Intensive Course in Process Work, which will be held at the Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon, Winter 2017.
Come learn with us to listen to signals we see in everyday reality and in the world of darkness of the night, that means, from our dreams and pre-dream experiences.
The course offers a unique opportunity to learn Process Work in an intensive format and within an international group setting. The course includes Process Work’s many applications and its most recent developments, and it is designed as an adult learning event. Participants will learn and study together by means of theory, experiential exercises, and group processes. Since the course attracts students from many nationalities, ethnic groups, and religious backgrounds, issues such as multiculturalism, diversity, and community building are part of the learning experience.
Worldwork 2017: Deep Democracy in a World of Divides
Deep Democracy in a World of Divides:
Shifting Consciousness in Politics, Economics, Ecology and Relationships
April 23 – 28, 2017
Porto Heli, Argolida, Peloponese, Greece
Fruit in the Bowl: A Process Oriented Approach to Some Contemporary Issues
Join Emetchi for her second Processwork and Trauma training seminar: “In each class there will be succinct theoretical background, discussion time and focus upon the experiential development of one relevant processwork skill. These classes are tailored for PW students, trauma practitioners and those new to the paradigm i.e. different levels of learning needs are both welcome and catered for. Any questions please email the instructorEmetchi at emetchi@mindspring.com.”
Featured Student: Marissa, 2nd year MAPOF
Marissa is a second year student in our Master of Arts in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies program. We are thrilled to have been given permission to share some of her poetry which sheds light on a part of her experience growing up as a mixed-race person in the U.S. In addition to writing poetry, Marissa can also be found performing with her band at local spots around Portland. Thank you for sharing with us Marissa!
swimming lessons
it’s strange to learn a language secondhand
a language that lives in me
lives in my childhood
lives in my blood
yet shame so often holds it hostage to the tip of my tongue
it could “never be good enough”
a language that lives in the steam of dumpling baskets
the clanging of dim sum carts
and my mother’s beckoning hands
and too–
her scolding
passed down from mother to mother
“mei mei, don’t go to bed with your hair wet or you’ll wake up with a headache”
the language that lives in the food i’ve craved
as a 6 year old to 26 year old
but could never
and still cant ever
muster up the courage to order from a waiter
and claim the language as my own
my shame is my mother’s shame
and my clumsy american tongue could never be my mother’s native one
light and agile
carved around tones and ancestry
my ears can’t hear her accent
to me
her voice is just her own
to me
it has always been her own
but to her
her english was only ever
“never good enough.”
to others
her accent was a hassle
a dismissal
another reason to close an office door
to lay her off
to turn their head
to shut their eyes like blinds
she asked me at age 4 how to pronounce “zoo”
she still asks me sometimes, “shzoo”
i hear the hint of home in her accent
the hint of home
when spoken here
outcasts her
the hint of home
causing people to try to
translate her
TO TALK TO YOU LIKE THEY ARE ARE SHOUTING AT YOU FROM ANOTHER CONTINENT ACROSS THE OCEAN
but you swam here at 26
and you continue to swim
even though no one ever taught you how
at age 7
you reminded me everyday before YMCA swimming lessons
how lucky i was to learn to swim
because you were never so lucky
we would go to the pool
and you would stand at the shallow end
waving at me
standing alone
smiling
in your single
black
swimsuit
in the dressing room
i watched you gaze at your reflection in the mirror
turned sideways
head cocked
your hands cupping your belly
this swimsuit you bought specifically
to stand
not swim in
you float at the shallow end
avoiding the water so your hair doesn’t get wet
Interested in additional information about the Master of Arts in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies (MAPOF)? Click here to be taken to the MAPOF page or contact our Outreach and Admissions Coordinator to schedule an information session!
5 Minute Approaches to World Diversity Issues
Starting Friday, September 23rd, join Dr. Arny Mindell for afternoon and evening courses at PWI. In his upcoming 3-day afternoon course Arny recommends two central group process “eldering” methods characterized by their rapid intervention ability. These methods can be keys to momentary resolutions that allow solutions to follow. Small and large Worldwork processes often require time for change. However, recent Processwork developments allow facilitators to help conflicts within minutes.
Unpredictable You: The Art of Your “Childmind”
Join Dr. Amy Mindell in exploring the unpredictable creativity of your “childmind”, that is, the beginner’s mind inside of all of us! Using basic materials, we’ll enjoy simple art experiments and new puppet + mask making techniques.
Featured Student: Vanessa, 2nd Year MAPOF
Vanessa says one of the things making her excited these days is applying her Processwork learning in the diverse projects she is involved in. Recently Vanessa has been working in various places that are in transition. This includes in Greece, where systems are collapsing or dying, as well as working in Canada helping to facilitate an ongoing truth and reconciliation process with indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. She shared a recent story of working with a young woman indigenous leader who is building new partnerships between youth and mainstream institutions and government. One of the big tensions is around different concepts of “time” and the different cultures around time: how to honor both the “funding deadlines” as well as the deeper historical arcs of time, and to bring into these partnerships that things need to take their own time. Vanessa worked with her on “in-sourced” power and “outsourced” power to remind her that she has more power in any situation than she thinks she does, especially when she goes into these meetings.Vanessa shared another recent experience working in a facilitator role with a group of women religious leaders who are part of a massive transition in how institutional religious life is lived. Vanessa was able to introduce the idea of role theory, and that people are people, but they are also occupying roles that are assigned by any given field or context. This concept was so helpful to them as they were struggling particularly with the role of the “bully”. It’s a role that is alive in their leadership and congregation, and also is a systemic issue in the Church also around abuse of power. Vanessa was able to explain different types of power such as positional power, personal power, and social power, which helped them realize that at any given moment they can have a different relationship to power and be in a different role. Once they understood this idea, they were very creative about how to begin using these ideas, even to address bigger changes in the organizational hierarchy to which they belong.
Vanessa feels she is in a major change period of life. Part of engaging in the MA in Process-oriented facilitation allows her to see her world work as connected to a larger community of practice. Vanessa also writes poetry. She recently wrote a poem called “Into the Deep, A Worldwork Fairy Tale” after her 5-day live-in residency with her cohort. Some lines from the poem include:
We welcome the new Loves
unravel the old shames
reveal the burdens of
my pain,
your loser
our privilege, race and rank
We risk dissolving something known
to see the deeper, stranger truth
of our own experience
Thank you Vanessa for being our featured student and for sharing a bit of your experience with us!
Interested in additional information about the Master of Arts in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies (MAPOF)? Click here to be taken to the MAPOF page or contact our Outreach and Admissions Coordinator to schedule an information session!
Fall Public Course Registration Now Open!
Come join us for Fall Public Courses! Now you can register online. Explore topics on World Diversity, Learning Difficulties, Trauma, Procrastination, Dreaming, as well as many others.
What’s it like to study at PWI? An Interview with PWI graduate Myriam Rahman, MA, DiplPW.
Myriam Rahman, MA, DiplPW.
Our next cohort for the Master’s in Process-Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies (MAPOF) program will be starting Fall 2016. Now Accepting Applications.
Congratulations MAPOF 1!
Our wonderful MAPOF 1 cohort will be celebrating their graduation today, May 25th. Their Commencement Ceremony will be held at the Process Work Institute from 5 pm to 7:30 pm followed immediately by a Reception with food, drinks, music, and socializing.
We invite everyone to join us for this very special occasion to celebrate this cohort and honor their journey these last two years. All of us at PWI look forward to seeing you there!!
Please contact meghan.green@processwork.org with any questions.
The Role of Education in Government
On May 20th and May 27th join Arny Mindell for afternoon and evening courses at PWI. In these classes participants will be studying how education influences, or can determine future governments. Evening classes are supervisions of individual, group, and organizational situations.
The Facilitator’s “Cracked Pot” and Unique Style
Join Amy Mindell Ph.D. in exploring the facilitator’s “cracked pot”. That is, the unique gifts hidden within learning difficulties or moments when you are not able to use your skills. The class is geared toward new and advanced therapists, facilitators, coaches, teachers, or helpers. Through discussion and exercises, we’ll discover how your unique nature creates your deepest facilitator style, the “metaskills” that bring your skills to life, and renewed creativity for your work.
Spring Public Course Registration Now Open
Come join us for Spring Public Courses! Now you can register online. Explore topics on Sanity, Lucid Dreaming, Religion, Sexuality, Healing, as well as many others.
Attend an Information Session to learn more about PWI Programs
Check out the new Faculty VLog: What’s the Process?
Introducing a new feature to the Process Work Institute website: What’s the Process? The Process Work Institute Faculty Vlog. This vlog will feature videos by faculty at the PWI addressing questions relevant to all aspects of Process Work including body symptoms, organizational work, counseling and more. Have a look and don’t forget to bookmark!