WORKSHOP INVITATION  

  William Smythe  

 

 

  When : The Workshop will start on Monday June 19th at    9am and will end on 25th at 4pm 2017  

  Daily schedule : 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm 

 

   Where : Château Rochefort Allaman (Switzerland)  

St-Livres and Allaman are tiny villages in the south west ofSwitzerland, located on the north side of the famous Lake

Geneva area surrounded by a lot of vineyards.  

  Why I am inviting WilliamSmythe 

I took my first SE workshop with Dr. Peter Levine (founder of Somatic

Experiencing®) and Bill Smythe (assistant) 5-months after a life-threatening

operation to remove a benign tumor in my carotic byfurcatio, which resulted in the

loss of a vocal cord. The workshop was held in Lonstrup, Denmark, with 16 students,

in a cosy little hostel overlooking the beach. It was mid-summer and daylight was all

day long. We did very deep work and all of us had real life changing experiences. I

came home with a profound transformation, understanding and feeling liberated from

old stories in my body and mind.

 

Bill and Peter were a great teaching team.  From the first I was impressed by Bill’s

capacity to be in touch, to relate to each of us, and to hold the group in a safe place,

so that we could all open up to really deep transforming experiences in the individual

sessions. We came home transformed.  To this day we all maintain a deep bonding

connection; whenever we meet, we have fun and laughter.

I have always very much admired Bill and always kept in my mind, that I would love

to do more work with him: this was in 1990!

 

Throughout 34 years of being a Rolfer, my interest has always been to get deeper in

touch with myself to understand the connection between psychology and body.  This

understanding has led to a huge demand for this type of approach and my agenda is

always fully booked.

 

I reconnected with Bill, in 2011, while attending the Annual Meeting in Boulder,

Colorado: Celebrating 40 Years of the Evolution of Dr. Rolf's Vision –    DeepRoots and Soaring Branches. He was giving the keynote presentation on Healing

the Trauma Body. I was impressed by his further studies and recent master’s degree

in Somatic Psychology, as he told me about his continued journey of deepening into

a body psychology.  My idea of bringing him to Europe arose again. At that time, I

was in the building phase of my little Hotel or Guest House, so it took time to be

ready to invite him.

 

Now the time is right!! I wrote to Bill and he accepted to come and teach hisfirst workshop in Switzerland in June 2017!   This is my formal invitation for you to come study with Bill.

This workshop will explore the practitioner’s somatic reality (intra-subjective) while

engaging with the client’s somatic reality (intra-subjective). This intersubjective

relationship is the foundation for exploring a body psychology for Rolfers. You will

learn theoretically and experientially: the origins of form and embodiment; about

attachment theory and its importance in somatic therapy; how your inner state of

mind and body profoundly influences session outcome; methods for staying present

with psycho-emotional issues; and discovering the inherent treatment plan.

 

I am very excited that he is coming and am hoping that a lot of you will share my

passion and will be curious and interested in attending this workshop.

 

 

 Content of the first   

 Workshop teaching in Switzerland  

Intersubjectivity and the Practice of Rolfing® 

Rolfing® primarily emphasizes the need to work through the client’s fascial network

in bringing about structural integration and resolving somatic dysfunction. However,

recent research has demonstrated that the relationship of Rolfer and client plays a

major role in our clinical success, even more so than technique. This therapeutic

relationship is mediated through the emotional bond that is formed and the regulation

of feelings between our clients and ourselves.

This workshop draws upon theories of pre- and perinatal psychology, somatic

psychology, and Somatic Experiencing® in exploring this intersubjective dynamic.

Students will learn the right use of clinical intuition, empathy, instinctual intelligence,

and how to work with issues of somatic transference and counter transference in

facilitating mind and body integration in our clinical work.

Bill Smythe, M.A., is a pioneer in the fields of Somatic Psychology and Rolfing®

Structural Integration. He has practiced Rolfing since 1979, served as a Faculty

Member of the Rolf Institute from 1990 to 2001, and received his master’s degree in

Somatic Psychology in 2007. Bill is a 5th degree black belt in aikido and sensei of the

Aikido Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He lives in Santa Fe with his wife, Kelly

and dog, Kiko.

Details:  

This will be a 6-day workshop for Rolfers only( 3 day workshop, 1 day off and 3 day

workshop), working at least 7 hours a day.

Location : Geneva lake area in Switzerland Monday 19th to Sunday 25th of June

 2017 at www.chateau-rochefort.ch

Accommodations : www.lecoqchantant.ch and www.chateau-rochefort.ch 

For this workshop, you will receive 3 manipulation and 3 elective continuing

education credits.

 

This workshop will deeply explore the dynamics of the therapeutic relationship as

outlined in my master’s thesis in Somatic Psychology of the same title. From the

beginning of my Rolfing practice, I have been aware of the psycho-emotional effects

of our work. My basic and advanced Rolfing trainings did not prepare me for dealing

with a client’s psycho-emotional issues in the session. For many years I took “pop-

psychology” workshops, studied Ericksonian hypnotherapy, and pursued

metaphysical theories to better understand why certain phenomena were activated

during clinical sessions. My primary understanding of these clinical experiences,

were mostly guided by my therapeutic and teaching experiences with Dr. Peter

Levine of Somatic Experiencing®.   I further developed my manipulative and

diagnostic skills with personal studies with Dr. John Upledger (cranial sacral), Dr.

Jean Pierre Barral (visceral manipulation), and Franklin Sills (biodynamic cranial

sacral). Although my diagnostic and treatment proficiency greatly improved, my skills

for resolving my clients’ psycho-emotional suffering had not. In 2003, I enrolled in a

doctoral degree program in somatic psychology to better prepare me for

understanding and working with psycho-emotional suffering in the clinical setting. For

many personal reasons, I chose to complete my graduate program with a master’s

degree in somatic psychology in 2007. Since then my clinical practice includes

Rolfing and Somatic Psychology…touching and talking. I have discovered that most

of my clients’ physical symptoms and chronic pain are a result of their psycho-

emotional issues being somatized. This supports the notion that the “issues are in

the tissues.” My training has increased my skills for negotiating and tolerating strong

feelings and emotions, while providing cognitive theory for psychological issues as

they arise.  

 

In many ways, this workshop is based on one of my favorite Dr. Rolf quotes: “The

Rolfer’s ultimate laboratory is his/her own body.” This workshop will explore the

practitioner’s somatic reality (intra-subjective) while engaging with the client’s

somatic reality (intra-subjective). This intersubjective relationship is the foundation for

investigating a body psychology for Rolfers. Students will develop skills for holding

the therapeutic container, tolerating strong emotions, navigating psychological

issues, and avoiding practitioner burnout. Most importantly, students’ manipulative

and therapeutic skills will be greatly enhanced.

 

 

Overview of Workshop:

1. This workshop will include theoretical and experiential learning providing the

student with the following knowledge and skill set:An overview of pre &

perinatal psychology and its importance in the formation of Self.

2. The origins of form and embodiment – how did I get shaped this way?

3. How the body shapes the mind; how the mind shapes the body.

4. Cognitive understanding of the psychological theories of Freud, Reich, Jung,

Rogers and Maslow and their importance in somatic therapies.

5. How the practitioner’s inner state of mind and body profoundly influencesession outcome.

6. Tracking ANS and CNS discharge.7. Exploring interoceptive vs. exteroceptive attention.8. Discovering auto-regulation and interactive regulation.9. Negotiating affect regulation vs. core regulation.

10. Methods for staying present with psycho-emotional issues.11. Discovering the inherent treatment plan.12. Learn new approaches for doing back work.13. Increasing practitioner’s range of touch skills and modulation of the session–

QQDDD

About William Smythe :

                                                

Professional Certifications:   Basic Rolfing® Certification – March 1979 Advanced Rolfing Certification – October 2005 Somatic Experiencing® Certification – 1998 Rolfing Faculty Member – June 1990 Advanced Rolfing Faculty Member – April 2000 Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychology – June 2007     Teaching Experience:   Numerous Rolfing Continuing Education Workshops in USA and Europe Several Basic Rolfing Trainings 1990 – 1997 Assisted Advanced Rolfing Trainings with Jeffrey Maitland 1997 and Jan Sultan 1999 Adjunct Faculty Member of Southwestern College – Master’s Degree Programs inClinical Psychology 2008 – present Chief Instructor (Sensei) of the Aikido Arts Center Santa Fe, NM, 2009 – present www.aikidoarts.org

William Smythe : http://williamsmythe.com/

 Accommodation       Le Coq Chantant           Château Rochefort     

Dormitory Room 100 CHF  

Double Room 120 CHF

 

Single Room 160 CHF

 

Rate per day, breakfast & VAT

included

Dormitory Room 78 CHF

 

Double Room 98 CHF

 

Rate per day, breakfast & VAT included

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  Food and drinks  

 Coffee break, half board and drinks 

 local & varied cuisine & vegetarian meals 

 

 45 CHF per day 

 Organic Wines from Château Rochefort will be available 

 

 Logistics   

  Costs :     Workshop fee : 

CHF 1200. for 6 days  (3 days Workshop, 1 day off, 3 days Workshop)

CHF 1100.- if you book before April 1st

  Payment information     Workshop and Hotel registration should be made before the end of March.

Final confirmation from us will be done when the Payment is made on the following

account:

Anna Dorothea Neil-Raduner Rue St-Laurent 5 1176 St-Livres Bank: Caisse d'Epargne d'Aubonne CP 56 1170 Aubonne  Clearing Bank :  8327  BIC  RBABCH22CEAIBAN : CH65 0832 7430 1817 4750 6 

  Registration :      Please confirm your participation to Anna Neil-Raduner : neil-raduner@rolfing.ch or pertelephone : +41 21 821 51 61, please do not forget to indicate your name, mobilephone mailing address and email address . FINAL REGISTRATION WILL BE FIXED WHEN PAID.

- Cancellation fees: The following cancellation fees apply: Cancellation up to six weeksbefore start CHF 50 cancellation fee, up to two weeks before start 50% of the full tuition.Cancellation less than two weeks before start or no-show: 100% of the full tuition. - We offer a cancellation insurance issued by our renowned partner EuropäischeReiseversicherung. It covers your cancellation fees (except for a deductible of 20%) incase you are not able to attend the training due to significant events like illness, job loss,relocation. Please refer to the information for further details :  https://www.reiseversicherung.de/vrv/partner/ep-Assistent.html?/ctrl/state=semstart&/data/agent/hagtnr=023440&/data/agent/nagtnr=000000 

- A minimum number of participants is requested. If this minimum is not reached, classescan be cancelled.  - Registration: I have read and agreed to the conditions above and hereby register for theWorkshop with Bill Smythe in June 2017. In particular, I agree to the cancellation policyand have been made aware of the Europäische Reiseversicherung cancellation insurance.

 Conditions :      - Maximum number of participants : 20 persons - The language of the workshop is English, without any translation. - The workshop will give you 3 elective credits and 3 manipulation credits

  How to get there:    -  Le Coq Chantant in St Livres (Find us) By car : A1/E25/E62 Aubonne exit (follow IKEA sign).  Continue into the centre of

Aubonne, turn right towards Lavigny /Bière and follow the Route de vignoble. After 4 km,

turn left to St-Livres.

By public transport : Swiss rail timetable information www.sbb.ch

Take a train to Morges or Etoy station and then continue to St-Livres by bus or by taxi.

By plane : Geneva airport

35 minutes away from airport, by car. Or take an SBB train.

- Château Rochefort in Allaman (Find us)

By car : A1/E25/E62 Aubonne exit (follow IKEA sign) and turn right and you will find the

Château in the centre.

By train : Take a train to Allaman. www.sbb.ch

By plane : Geneva airport

30 minutes away from airport, by car. Or take an SBB train.

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