As with other aspects of modernity, psychology has enabled huge understanding and enabled many of us achieve greater self-realization, peace of mind and happiness. Nevertheless, as Einstein may have said, you can’t solve a problem at the same level of consciousness that created it.
Familiar psychological paradigms are stretched. We are invited to consider the possibility of an evolutionary new paradigm, using a novel approach to “joined-up thinking”: Emerging Dialogue. We hope you will join us … the process will be all the richer for your presence.
TWO SESSIONS:
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, 7:30 pm Eastern / 4:30 pm Pacific
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, 7:30 pm Eastern / 4:30 pm Pacific
Each Session is 90-minutes.
Participation in Session 1 is a prerequisite for participation in Session 2.
Tickets: FREE (Members Only)
Inspired by the insight of quantum physicist David Bohm, visionary facilitators Elizabeth Dubold and Thomas Steininger have developed this form of “meeting in inquiry”. Emergent Dialogue (ED) is a practice of conscious communication and a practice in awareness. Being together in this way enlivens us through an intelligence arising from the Field of Coherence. This Field informs a collective and connective space between us whenever we are speaking or deeply listening … all parts are welcome in the Whole. A more detailed description of this practice can be found here.
In modifying the name to “Emerging Dialogue” we are pointing to what can come out of (in Latin “ex” means out of or from) the merging of our voices - ex-merging - that may be “bigger” and more inclusive than the sum of the parts. Experienced dialogue facilitators Marianne Rowe and Mark Skelding will co-host this “by invitation” opportunity, extended primarily to CPA-NA members. The first of two sessions will include a short introduction leading into the process. Please note that this session is a prerequisite for anyone seeking to attend the second.
Facilitators:
Mark Skelding is a psychotherapist with 25 years experience in private practice and as a facilitator and trainer. He has a Masters in Education and Social Ecology from Western Sydney, and has worked and studied with ecopsychology veterans John Seed and Molly Brown. He has co-facilitated extended multi-stakeholder dialogues with activists, scientists and politicians on GE and Climate Change. Much of his dialogue these days arises through the ecology of a forest on Salt Spring Island, Canada.
Marianne Rowe is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and a Founding Teacher of Monterey Bay Meditation Studio. She has been actively engaged in relational, interpersonal, and dialogic training and facilitation for over 15 years. She is certified as a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Eco-therapist, California Naturalist, and Authentic Relating Facilitator. Marianne also holds certifications in Eco-psychology, Climate Stewardship, and Climate Psychology. In her professional roles as a psychotherapist and meditation teacher, as well as in her personal life, Marianne focuses on healing and transformation through awareness and connection. She is dedicated to catalyzing and cultivating ecosystemic consciousness and relationality in service of respecting Life in all forms … a.k.a., living in cahoots with all beings.