MindBody Newsletter# 28  May 2010

MindBody Network Newsletter #28 May 2010
http://www.mindbody.org.nz/

INDEX.
 
1.  2010 MINDBODY CONFERENCE IN AUCKLAND
2.  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR MINDBODY CONFERENCE 
3.  2010 GESTALT THERAPY CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND
4. INTEGRATIVE WORKSHOPS AT SOUL CENTRE, AUCKLAND
 
2010 is conference year. We are very fortunate to have two, very different, international 'holistic' healthcare conferences in Aotearoa/New Zealand this year. In October the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust, in association with the MindBody Trust, will be presenting a national conference focussed on 'science, consciousness and spirituality'. The conference will be held in Auckland, and will include workshops led by three world-leading authors in this field; Larry Dossey, Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, and Russell Targ. To whet your appetite, take a gander at the following book titles by these authors:
* Recovering the Soul: A Scientific and Spiritual Approach (Larry Dossey)
* Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (Marilyn Mandala Schiltz)
* Miracles of Mind: Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spritual Healing (Targ)

And in September, Gestalt Australia and New Zealand (GANZ) will be running their 7th international conference beside the lake and mountains of Queenstown.  This conference explores the interface between clinical practice and the wider community, political system, and natural environment in which we 'live, move and have our being' (to quote St Paul). The conference has a unique (and very Gestalt) format, consisting of experiential workshops for theme exploration, open spaces for emergent action and experimentation, free-time for self-reflection and renewal, and small groups for dialogue and integration.
 
Warm wishes to you all,
Mark Murphy (Newsletter Editor)

(Please send any upcoming notices and newsletter items to markianmurphy@gmail.com). 

1. SCIENCE, CONCSCIOUSNESS, AND SPIRITUALITY:
2010 NATIONAL MINDBODY CONFERENCE 
 
This year the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust, principal sponsor for previous National MindBody Conferences, will be taking a lead role in co-ordinating the national mind-body conference in association with the MindBody Trust. The theme for this year's conference is 'Science, Consciousness and Spirituality: The Power of Relationship', and will include three world renowned speakers; Larry Dossey, Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, and Russel Targ (see below for more information on each speaker).  Topics to be explored include Where Mind and Matter meet; Non Local Consciousness, Remote Viewing and Intuitive Diagnosis; The Spiritual Healer and the Power of Prayer; Consciousness - beyond Matter Space and Time; Precognition and Intuition as a form of Preventative Medicine; and so much more.  

Be in early as tickets are extremely limited for this historic conference.

SCIENCE, CONSCIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY
The Power of Relationship
        
INTRODUCTORY EVENING
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th 2010, 7.30PM - 10.00PM
WEEKEND IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCE
SATURDAY: OCTOBER 16TH, 2010, 9AM - 5.30PM
SUNDAY: OCTOBER 17TH, 2010, 9.30AM - 5.30PM
VENUE: Auckland University of Technology - Akoranga Campus

COST: Friday night at Hopetoun Alpha:  $30.00 inclusive
Saturday and Sunday at AUT: Early Bird Rate (before August 1st, 2010) - $350.00 inclusive morning and afternoon teas and lunch both days - incl. GST. After August 2nd - $395.00 incl. GST.

For further information, see attached early-bird flyer.


2.  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR 2010 SCIENCE, CONSCIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE

Larry Dossey M.D. is a distinguished physician, deeply rooted in the scientific world. He has become an internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare.
His books include: Meaning and Medicine, Healing Words, Healing Beyond Body, Reinventing Medicine.
www.dosseydossey.com
                    
Marilyn Mandala Schlitz PhD is a world-renowned clinical research scientist and medical anthropologist who pioneered clinical and field-based research in the area of human consciousness, transformation and healing. Her books include: Living Deeply, The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life, Consciousness and Healing, Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine.
www.noetic.org

Russell Targ PhD is an American physicist and author, an ESP researcher, and an expert on research into the practical use of psychic abilities or "remote viewing". In this role, he was advisor to US military intelligence, CIA and NASA. His books include: Mind reach, Miracles of the Mind, Heart of the Mind, Mind at Large, Limitless Mind.
www.espresearch.com

 3.  INTERNATIONAL GESTALT THERAPY CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND: A PART OF THE WHOLE, A PART TO PLAY
The 7th International GANZ Conference 2010 is being held in Queenstown, New Zealand. 'GANZ' stands for Gestalt Australia and New Zealand, and represents Gestalt therapy practitioners and training centres in both countries. The theme for the upcoming conference is 'A part of the whole, a part to play', and will explore the part therapists can play as 'citizen practitioners' who are awake and attending to what is happening around us, politically, socially, culturally, and ecologically. The gathering will also explore forms of gestalt activism for our times that involve doing "modest, useful, serviceable things which make a difference". 
The conference theme will be explored in each designated area of community, practice and life. There will be plenary presentations and experiential activities to support the discovery process. A range of processes will be used to engage participants in the inquiry process including experiential workshops for theme exploration, open spaces for emergent action and experimentation, free-time for self-reflection and renewal, and small groups for dialogue and integration.   The guest facilitator for the conference is Dr Malcolm Parlett, former editor of the British Gestalt Journal, and well-known in the Gestalt community for his writings on "Field Theory" and psychotherapy.
A PART OF THE WHOLE, A PART TO PLAY
7th GANZ International Conference
A residential, community gathering
at the Heritage Hotel in Queenstown, NZ
 
2nd - 5th September 2010
Guest Facilitator: Dr Malcolm Parlett
The full details are at www.ganz.org.au
Email: admin@gestalt.org.nz
 Call: 0800 437825
 
4.  INTEGRATIVE MIND-BODY-SPIRIT WORKSHOPS AT SOUL CENTRE, AUCKLAND, MARCH-JUNE 2010
SOUL is an eco-friendly centre situated in Titirangi in the lush rainforest on the west coast of Auckland. Its vision is to create an integrated approach to well-being that aligns the body, mind and spirit. As part of their regular, ongoing programme of trainings and workshops, their March-June programme includes the following:

SKINNER RELEASING TECHNIQUE
With Raewyn Thorburn, and Wilhemeena Monroe, assisted by Katherine Tate. These workshops will introduce you to this meditative movement practice, teaching us how to release old postural habits and experience new ways of moving with efficiency and ease.
Ongoing series: 14 March, 18 April, 9 May, 13 June, 21 Aug, 19 Sept, 3 Oct, 7 Nov
$70 per workshop or $450 for the whole year of one series or $850 for both series.
www.skinnerreleasing.com

CONTACT IMPROVISATION INTENSIVES, LABS AND
JAMS
Contact Improvisation is a dance form that uses momentum, weight, gravity and the contact with another body or surface to find a way to move through the space. The LAB is a way for
beginners to learn some skills to use in the jam and for them to feel comfortable and give them starting points and confidence to get up and dance!!

LAB and Jam dates:
13 March LAB 4-6pm, Jam 6-8pm with Becca Wood
17 April LAB 4-6pm, Jam 6-8pm
8 May LAB 4-6pm, Jam 6-8pm
12 June LAB 4-6pm, Jam 6-8pm
How: LABS $20, JAM Koha - please pre-register for the LAB

AL WUNDER- THEATRE OF THE ORDINARY
(Melbourne) 2010 WORKSHOPS SERIES
 
Theatre of the Ordinary offers workshops in improvised movement theatre, a simple yet profound means of developing both the creative and formative sides of ourselves.

Informal Practice dates: Friday April 9th 5.30-7.30pm
Introductory Workshop: 10/11 July
Advanced workshop: 10-14 July

Informal practice dates: $10
Introductory workshop $250
Advanced workshop: $450
www.theatreoftheordinary.com
See www.soulcentre.co.nz for more.