Secure Attachment and the Archetype of Mother Bear
A Dramatherapy and Gestalt Psychotherapy workshop with Live Cello
Gillian Downie and Dawn Gwilt
Who this workshop is for:
People of all genders interested in deep personal work. This might include therapists, trainees, counsellors, and anyone with an interest in the topic. No previous experience is required. This workshop draws on both the Gestalt Psychotherapy approach and the Sesame approach to drama and movement therapy. This is a highly experiential workshop, designed to give participants an embodied relational experience, where all emotional responses are welcome and respected, and held within a safe container.
What the workshop involves:
We will explore through movement and voicework different aspects of the Mother Bear Archetype, and how these aspects relate to an experience of secure attachment. This carefully graded and paced workshop invites participants to engage in play and embodiment through the enactment of an Indigenous American (Iroquois and Penobscot tribes) story. This will be supported by improvised cello music and sounds, helping to deepen the emotional connection. Participants can be involved to whatever extent feels right to them.
What you might experience:
Through exploring the themes of loss, oppression, resilience and resourcefulness, participants may come away with greater awareness of their own attachment andrelationship patterns.
Where: Mackenzie Hall Brockweir Near Chepstow, South Wales NP16 7NW
When: 2nd November 2024 10 am to 4:30 pm
Contact: gillian.downie33@gmail.com / 07855 140713
Cost: Early bird £120 if paid before 1st July, £150 thereafter
Cancellation Policy: Advance payment for the workshop is non-refundable. If we need to cancel for any reason, you will receive a full refund.
Gillian and Dawn trained together fifteen years ago at WPI, and since then have co- facilitated a number of workshops on themes of meeting your inner monster/shadow, Connecting and Disconnecting, and white privilege.
What previous participants have said:
“I had a truly wonderful experience on Saturday. Time and time again, in your workshops, I find a part of myself awakened – the inventive, creative, body side. A truly deep experience.”
“I LOVED working with Dawn’s cello. The resonance of that instrument brings permission to feeling.”
“I felt so beautifully supported by you both and also by the group.”
Gillian Downie: I am a Drama and Movement Therapist, Gestalt Psychotherapist, Creative Arts Supervisor (CAST) and trainer. I am a member of The Golden Thread Playback Theatre Company, and the art-form of spontaneous live theatre feeds into my therapy practice. I have been facilitating creative therapeutic workshops since 2004, and deeply trust my embodied responses and creativity.
Dawn Gwilt: I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer, after a previous career as a classical cellist. I teach on the Psychotherapy course at Manchester Gestalt Centre, and I run group therapy weekends in The Midlands. I have a deep interest in music, 5-Rhythms dance, yoga, and how we connect with each other and with the natural world.