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Cinema Alchemy
Workshops & Presentations

Facilitated by Birgit Wolz

"No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul."
– Ingmar Bergman

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Workshop for the General Public

For everybody who is interested in learning how to use movies for personal and spiritual growth:

Cinema Alchemy makes use of the impact movies have on us. It teaches us to watch films with conscious awareness as well as other powerful exercises, which are derived from different psychological and spiritual traditions. You will learn to use movies as a personal growth tool on a path toward empathy, awareness, and integration.

Building a bridge between your realizations in "reel" life and your experiences in real life can be transformational. Movie lovers learn to utilize future movie watching experiences for self-discovery and to reconnect with their essential Self.

Date:

Feb 20 - Feb 25, 2011: Big Sur, CA
"Cinema Alchemy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

Sept 15, 2011:
Seoul, South Korea
"Cinema Therapy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Tr
ansformation"


Seminar for Mental Health Professionals

For mental health practitioners who want to learn how to use movies in their clinical work:

The practice of using movies as tools in therapy – in conjunction with established therapeutic methods – is becoming more popular. Used thoughtfully and creatively, the emotional and cognitive impacts of films can become a powerful ally in our work.

  • How a client's film experience can be utilized therapeutically.
  • What guidelines to give to clients.
  • What limitations to be aware of.

Date for Live Seminar:

Feb 20 - Feb 25, 2011: Big Sur, CA
"Cinema Alchemy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

Sept 15, 2011:
Seoul, South Korea
"Cinema Therapy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Tr
ansformation"

Sept 16 - Sept 18, 2011:
Seoul, South Korea
"Cinema Therapy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

Nov 18, 2011:
Mountain View, CA
"Cinema Alchemy - Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

May 11 - May 13, 2012:
Berlin, Germany
"Cinema Therapy - Nutzung von Filmen für den therapeutischen Prozess"


Cinema Therapy Certificate Program for the General Public:

To learn more about this certification program click here.

No prerequisites required. To sign up for this certification program click here.

 


Continuing Education Online Courses and Certificate Programs for Mental Health Professionals:

Continuing education credits are available for Psychologists (APA), MFTs & LCSWs (CA-BBS), Social Workers (ASWB) and counselors in California and other states. Click here for more information.

To learn more about individual courses and certification programs click here.

 

 

 

Cinema Alchemy Worshops:

Esalen

Big Sur, CA, Feb 20 - 25, 2011

"Cinema Alchemy – Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

DATE & TIME:

Sunday, Feb 20 - Friday, Feb 25, 2011

LOCATION:

Esalen
Big Sur, CA

FEES: depending on accomodation

Workshop description:

Movies affect us powerfully because the combined impact of music, dialogue, lighting, camera angles, and sound effects enables a film to bypass our ordinary defensive censors. Movies draw us into the viewing experience, but at the same time, and often more easily than in real life, afford a unique opportunity to retain a perspective outside the experience: the observer's view.

Cinema Alchemy teaches the art of watching films with conscious awareness, a form of mindfulness practice. Several techniques derived from spiritual traditions and transpersonal psychology will be introduced, and can help us recognize aspects of our shadow selves and latent capacities.

This expanded awareness helps us let go of unhealthy patterns and, consequently, reconnect with our authentic self and spiritual essence. Like dream work, inquiring into emotional responses to movies can open a window to our soul. Together we will build a bridge between our realizations in "reel" life and our experiences in real life. How we relate to a film's archetypal motifs reveals our inner life. As we examine reactions to the film, we avoid focusing primarily on the film or even the story. Instead, we explore ways of watching favorite films that connect us to our higher possibilities long after this workshop ends.

Additional teaching materials are available for clinicians who want to incorporate these methods into their practice.

Licensed psychotherapists can earn 26 CEU Contact: Esalen registration at 831-667-3005 or info@esalen.org

General Information about Esalen can be found here

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KonKuk University

Seoul, South Korea
Sept 15, 2011

"Cinema Therapy – Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

DATE & TIME:

Thursday, Sept 15, 2011, 3 - 5 pm

LOCATION:

Department of Literary Therapy
KonKuk University
Seoul, South Korea

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Korea University

Seoul, South Korea
Sept 16 - 18, 2011

"Cinema Therapy – Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

DATE & TIME:

Friday, Sept 16 - Sunday, Sept 18, 2011

LOCATION:

Department of Education
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea

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Santa Clara Vallley Chapter of CAMFT

Mountain View, CA
Nov 18, 2011

"Cinema Therapy – Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"

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Berlin, Germany
May 11 - 13, 2012

"Cinema Therapy – Using the Power of Movies for Healing and Transformation"


For information about past workshops and other events, see Previous Workshops and Presentations.

For more information about any Cinema Alchemy workshop contact:
Birgit Wolz at bwolz@earthlink.net or (510) 919-6943.