Starting Thursday, September 29, 2011
Unity Church
2825 Hydraulic Circle, Charlottesville, VA

Bring the expressive arts and mind-body therapies into your practice!

mindfulness meditation
therapeutic use of music and sound
interactive guided imagery
poetry and journaling
drawn mandalas and sculpture
body awareness through movement
ethics of incorporating integrative therapies

Six sessions over six months and you will gain knowledge, skills, and confidence to integrate these therapies into your work with individuals and groups. And each module will have an experiential activity that you can take away ready to share with others, practice, and return the next time to share, discuss, and get feedback.

18 Hours or 1.8 CEU’s from the VCU School of Social Work
Tuition Fee: $295
Enrollment Limited – Sign Up Now!

When:
FIRST Module on Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This is a monthly program with six modules scheduled for the following dates:
September 29
October 20
November 10
December 8
January 12
February 9

Meditation and Music: Cultivating Mindful Awareness
Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Plum Blossom Studio, Decatur, GA

Treat yourself to a day of renewal!
Open to everyone, those new to meditation as well as those with a practice
~ contact hours or continuing education units available ~
Experience the unconditional presence of sound as it supports and deepens meditation practice. We will explore these profound meditation practices:

Lovingkindness
Gratitude
Body awareness
Mindfulness
Forgiveness
Mandalas

$125 – Sign up now!

GIM Level I
September 21-25, 2011
Akasha Retreat Center

Join us for the exceptional experience of our upcoming Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Level I Training. We have enhanced this Bonny Method of GIM Training by intentionally incorporating the expressive arts and body-centered techniques. A rich tapestry of expressive arts, poetry, and mindfulness meditation will support this holistic, music-centered learning experience and provide you with many creative tools to use in your work.

We invite you to join us September 21-25, 2011 for the next training! Registration fee of $1,095 is inclusive of tuition, meals, and lodging. Mark your calendars! We will gather on Wednesday, September 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the Akasha Retreat Center west of Charlottesville.

This music-centered, mind-body approach, grounded in Jungian, Client-Centered, and Transpersonal therapies, is used by mental health therapists, health practitioners, music therapists, expressive arts therapists, life/creativity coaches, mind-body medicine practitioners, and teachers seeking to help others.

What You Will Learn:

• How to facilitate a Guided Imagery and Music session with supervised practice
• Appropriate selection of music related to client goals/intentions
• Creating relaxation inductions designed to invite the client to focus the mind and body
• Interactive guided imagery questions to engage client with imagery evoked by the music
• Post-music session processing skills to connect session with current life issues
• How to use the six Level I music programs in your work

Contact Cara by email at cara@caramarinuccilpc.com or phone 434.960.2327 for further details or go to the Integrative Music Institute web site for registration information.