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ISITTA Level 3 offers cohort-based live online learning. To deepen the learning from each weekend, this training features an instructor-facilitated practice group after each module.
Faculty: Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Guest Instructor: Heather Sundberg
Practice Group Teacher: Ashley Ross
In this module we’ll integrate compassion practices into the clinical trauma skillset. You’ll learn how empathy can be a hindrance in trauma healing and how compassion can prevent burnout. We’ll develop emotional resilience through contemplative practice both for practitioner and client. We’ll examine our beliefs about trauma and how our social location can influence how we view trauma healing. What is wisdom when faced with trauma? How does the therapist/practitioner apply their own wisdom without bias and with respect for the client’s beliefs?
Faculty: Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Guest Instructor: Joshua Sylvae
Practice Group Teacher: Ashley Ross
In this module we’ll address advanced somatic interventions. How do we help our clients discover their body wisdom with compassion? We’ll develop somatic protocols that are tailored to the individual needs of the client. Not all somatic therapeutic practices are effective; how do we help develop a repertoire for the client that can sustain their healing beyond therapy? Guest instructor and SE teacher Joshua Sylvae will share his clinical expertise on traumatology and how to weave ancient practices and wisdom perspectives into trauma therapy.
Faculty: Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Guest Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Dore
Practice Group Teacher: Ashley Ross
Psychedelic-assisted therapies are a powerful healing modality in trauma recovery. In this module you’ll learn about somatic core techniques to facilitate ketamine-assisted trauma therapy, that can be used both in the KAP process and when working with trauma clients who have expanded state experiences. To understand how to facilitate somatic expressions in the expanded state, the clinician needs to be able to confidently assess and facilitate this process. What can we learn from the somatic experience in expanded states of awareness? What are the ethical and clinical boundaries when utilizing somatic techniques with KAP? Dr. Dore, founder of Helios Psychiatry, will share her clinical experiences.
2023 Schedule
Registration Deadlines
Feb 17: Early enrollment deadlineÂ
Mar 27:Â Final registration deadline
Online Training / Practice Group DatesÂ
Module 1: Mar 31-Apr 2 / Apr 12
Module 2: Apr 28-30 / May 10
Module 3: May 19-21 / May 31
(Dates subject to change)
Online Session Times
Zoom Training Sessions
Fri: 1:30-5:30
Sat: 9:30-5:30
Sun: 9:30-1:30
Zoom Practice Groups
Wed: 5:00-7:30
(All times are Pacific)
Location
Online via Zoom sessionsÂ
For Whom
This training will benefit psychotherapists, counselors, interns, health practitioners, trauma coaches and other helping professionals who want to learn precise techniques for healing trauma and maintaining their own sense of health and wellbeing when working with trauma.
Prerequisites
ISITTA Level 2 (or its predecessor Dharma of Trauma Level 3)
Class Schedule
Below is the schedule for each Zoom weekend and practice group of this training.Â
Fridays
1:30-3:30 Learning activities
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-5:30 Learning activities
Saturdays
9:30-11:15 Learning activities
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-1:00 Learning activities
1:00-2:30 Lunch
2:30-3:45 Learning activities
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Learning activities
Sundays
9:30-11:15 Learning activities
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-1:30 Learning activities
Wednesdays
5:00-7:30 Practice group
(All times are Pacific)
All teaching is experiential and includes time for practice and feedback. Schedule subject to change.Â
Faculty
Manuela Mischke-Reeds,
MA, LMFT
Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer
ISITTA Founder and Trainer
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT
Embodywise Founder and Director
ISITTA Founder and Trainer
Hakomi California Co-Director
Hakomi Trainer
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 40823). She trains health professionals in the Hakomi Method in California, Australia and Europe. She recently developed a Hakomi based trauma and attachment training for clinicians in Germany. Manuela specializes in integrating somatic psychotherapy with somatic trauma therapy, attachment psychotherapy, infant mental health and movement therapy.
She serves as a faculty member at John F. Kennedy University and Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology). She holds an MA in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and a BA in Dance Therapy from the Naropa University.
In addition, she has trained in various methods of working with trauma and counseled survivors of political oppression, torture and trauma. She is a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing, a trauma resolution method developed by Peter Levine. She is a graduate Fellow at the Napa Infant Mental Health Fellowship Program, led by Dr. Ed Tronick. She is a recent graduate of the Child Trauma Institute of San Francisco and has expanded her practice in working with children and parents suffering the effects of trauma.
Manuela has extensive training in the field of movement therapies, and is an authorized Continuum Movement teacher. She has also been a student of Buddhist meditation practice for many years and has authored two books: 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well Being and Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress.
Ashley Ross, MA, LMFT
Certified Hakomi Therapist
and Teacher
Ashley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 115141), a certified Hakomi teacher and a holistic reproductive health practitioner. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and attended The Wright Institute in Berkeley, where she earned her Master’s in Counseling Psychology. Prior to attaining her MFT license, Ashley provided counseling to adults, couples and children and designed and facilitated support groups in a variety of settings. She has been a part of the Hakomi community since 2006. Ashley is currently in private practice in Los Angeles where she works with individuals, couples and groups. Ashley’s dual training in somatic psychotherapy and holistic health opened her to the benefits of using our bodies to achieve an integrated state of wellbeing. She brings this sense, along with a deep love of our messy humanness, to her work and teaching.
Joshua Sylvae, PhD, LMFT
Psychotherapist
Somatic Experiencing Faculty
Joshua Sylvae, PhD, LMFT
Psychotherapist
Somatic Experiencing Faculty
Joshua Sylvae has been involved in the field of somatics for over two decades, also incorporating inquiry into many disparate fields including ecology, philosophy, and neurobiology. He holds an MA in clinical psychology (with an emphasis in somatic psychology) and a PhD in Higher Learning and Social Change, and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Joshua’s clinical practice is grounded in somatics, and he also integrates psychodynamic perspectives, mindfulness approaches, a systemic orientation, and a good deal of humor into his work. He is a faculty member at Somatic Experiencing International, leading the SE Professional Training in locations around the world, and is also Legacy Faculty for Peter Levine’s Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. Joshua’s background includes participation in social change efforts, movements for social equality and ecological defense, and he maintains a passion for encouraging and assisting communities working toward the creation of a just and healthful society. In 2019, Joshua launched The (r)evolve Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to educating the general public about human origins; he currently serves as the organization’s director. He envisions somatics becoming an integral part of healing and transforming our world.
Jennifer Dore, MD
Psychiatrist
Founder of Helios Psychiatry
Jennifer Dore, MD
Psychiatrist
Founder of Helios Psychiatry
Jennifer Dore, MD is a board certified psychiatrist specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy and medication management for conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD and addiction. She currently serves on the board of the Ketamine Research Foundation. Dr. Dore earned her MD from New York Medical College in 2007, with the highest academic distinction, Alpha Omega Alpha and holds a BA from Amherst College where she majored in English Literature. Upon graduating, Dr. Dore trained for three years as a surgical resident at Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Dore’s training subsequently took her to northern California where she joined the Stanford Department of Psychiatry as a resident physician. While at Stanford, Dr. Dore’s focus included the treatment of bipolar disorder, intensive individual psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, family and couples therapy, and medical decision making. Dr. Dore’s research in the area of bipolar disorder earned her recognition from the American Psychiatric Association during their 2013 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Dore was also elected Chief Resident for her contributions as a leader and innovator. In 2014, Dr. Dore founded Helios Psychiatry with a mission to serve the local Bay Area community and innovate across a broad spectrum of traditional and pioneering treatments, including ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Dr. Dore has worked with hundreds of patients and published numerous research papers including, most recently, a groundbreaking study into the effects of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
Heather Sundberg
Insight Meditation
Heather Sundberg has taught Insight Meditation since 1999, completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training program under Jack Kornfield, PhD and Joseph Goldstein, and is currently a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council. For the last three decades, Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation and Vajrayana traditions, completing three accumulated years of retreat. Her teaching emphasizes embodiment, heart practice, and wisdom-awareness practices.
Tuition
Early Enrollment: $1,700 if enrolled by February 17, 2023
Regular Tuition: $1,850 if enrolled by March 27, 2023 (final registration deadline)
VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations accepted via email or phone. If you cancel 30 days in advance of the first day of training, you will receive a full refund less a $30 administrative fee. If you cancel 15 days in advance of the first day of training, you will receive a 50% refund less a $30 administrative fee. No refunds will be granted less than 15 days before the first day of training. No refunds will be granted for non-attendance.
Continuing Education
Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the requirements for 16 hours of continuing education credit per weekend (48 hours total) for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CE approval agency: CAMFT. Provider number: 82187. We will email CE certificates within 30 days after each weekend of the course ends. If you live outside of California, please check with your local licensing board to ensure that they’ll accept this course for CE credit. As an approved continuing education provider, Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute is required to award CE credit for instructional time only; no CE credit will be granted for lunches and breaks. To receive CE credit for a given weekend, you must attend the entire weekend plus the followup practice session for that weekend, sign in and out each day, and submit a signed class evaluation form.
To Register for This Training
Please register early as space is limited. Here’s a reminder of the prerequisites.
Registration deadline: March 27, 2023
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For More Information
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415-839-6788
or info@embodywise.com.
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