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 November 2008
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana's news from Healing From the Core |
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Healing From the Core Workshops
Grounding and Healthy Boundaries:
Dallas, TX
Nov 20 - 23, 2008
San Francisco, CA
Jan 08 - Jan 11, 2009
Denver, CO
Feb 12 - Feb 15, 2009
Miami, FL
Feb 26 - Mar 01, 2009
Detroit, MI
Mar 05 - Mar 08, 2009
Wilmington, DE
Mar 28 - Mar 29, 2009 &
Apr 04 - Apr 05, 2009
Click here for more information
Advanced Workshops:
From Trauma Recovery to Ecstasy
Healing the Nervous System
NEW: 50% off for returning students!
Charles Town, West Virginia
November 12 - 16, 2008
Register Early and Save
Click here for more information
Release and Renewal, A New Year Retreat
NEW: 50% off for returning students!
Sedona, AZ
January8-12, 2009
Register Early and Save
Click here for more information
Overview Workshops:
A one day overview or refresher of this work.
Chatham, NJ
Nov. 16, 2008
Annapolis, MD
November 23, 2008
February 6, 2009
Click here for more information
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Advanced SER/CST Mentoring Day with Suzanne
The best way to turn your tools into reliable skills is through
practice and mentoring.
December 13th, 2008
Reston, VA
9:30 a.m. - 5:30
p.m.
Cost
$125.00
For more information or to register contact: Cynthia Schell 2bcalm@cox.net or
703-560-4111
You must have taken SER I to be eligible to
attend this workshop.
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At the Wisdom Lodge, Sedona, AZ
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Greetings!
In light of the current political and financial instability,
it makes sense for all of us to walk through our worlds, grounded and present
in our bones. Our bones are those deep recesses that hold wisdom and provide us
with a sense of steadiness and clarity.
This sense of clarity is exactly what I
speak to in my article below about full body presence. So to help with all
of this I created an eight minute video that you can watch for free, to assist
you in dropping into your bones. May it help you make a clear, wise choice on
November 4th! And, enjoy!
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Full Body Presence
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Bone Deep Wisdom
Full Body Presence and CranioSacral Therapy
What follows is a classic example of how the current
political and financial situation is affecting many people on a physical level, and how full body presence combined with
CranioSacral therapy allowed me to support and facilitate my client in shifting
into more trust and steadiness.
This week, a client, Vanessa, comes into my office, and as she
lays down on my treatment table I am immediately drawn to her lower back and
sacrum. She tells me they have been bothering her.
As I cradle them and she begins to talk, her back tightens
up further. I ask her to bring her awareness to the area between my hands, and
as she does this she pops out with, "I am enraged - at the financial markets,
at my financial advisor not warning me and keeping me out of harm's way..." Her
voice trails off. Her back is not
relaxing.
What can I do as a hands-on therapist in response to this appropriate
outrage? The American public as a whole has a right to be outraged with the
political process and greed that got us to where we are today. Her retirement
is certainly at stake, and she is less than a decade away from wanting to live
on it. It behooves us to know how to come back to our center in times of stress
and crisis like this, in order to better meet the issues for healthy
resolution.
As I listen, I realize that I need to gather my full body presence to be able to hold a
neutral, therapeutic space for her healing process. Her low back and sacral area
are in spasm and have been for almost a month, since the financial markets
first began to take a downturn.
As I ground myself, and listen to the flow of energy through
her system, I feel her outrage in her low back muscles and gut as excessive
heat and extreme tightness. She acknowledges the continued tightness and tells
me how powerless she feels to change it.
I remind her that in times of stress, one of the most important things
anyone can do is to "plug in," call in their angels, say a prayer, ground
themselves and fill up with nourishing sensation. In other words, reclaim their
trust in life. She chuckles, "I am always calling in angels for everyone else -
I forgot to do it for myself!"
As she does this, the room fills with a scintillating energy
that we both can sense. This begins the softening process in her back. I can
now feel a spreading sensation in my
hands. Then we go through the process of contacting her inner wisdom, which
leads her to the realization that her heart, the master conductor of her
system, is feeling small and dark.
Next her inner wisdom guides her to take her awareness into
her bones, deep into her bones. To help her with this, I invite her to notice
how her spine feels resting in my hands. Quickly she begins to feel the warmth
and aliveness in her lower spine, where I have been holding and mobilizing the
system. Her cold, stiff upper back, which is the support for her heart, is now calling
to both of us. What can be done here to help her heart?
I move my hands to her upper back to meet the tissue and
mobilize this area, using more CranioSacral techniques. At the same time, I
continue to invite her more into her own full body presence so she will be able
to hold the treatment she is receiving.
As I make contact with her bones giving her spine more
space, her upper back relaxes into my hands. I love combining CranioSacral
therapy, which so beautifully opens up the bones and membrane structures, with
the full body presence awareness work. They go hand in hand, supporting each
other seamlessly.
So, as her spine opens and she can feel her chest filling -
her heart plumping out and relaxing - I ask her how she feels throughout the
rest of her body. Relaxing even more into her bones, Vanessa says, "I feel calm
and steady. I can see the entire situation without my outrage rising up again.
I feel like I can see more clearly. Whatever I need to say or do when I get
into my financial advisor's office next week, I know I can be clear and steady
- no matter what he tells me. I'll be able to strategize with him from a very
different place than when I walked in here an hour ago."
This is a wonderful example of how full body presence allows
us to contact the wisdom that our bones impart to each of us, when we can be
fully present there. Think about it. Our language - "bone deep" knowing, "I
feel it in my bones," and other such phrases highlight the recognition that our
bones hold an essential knowing for each of us. So take a moment and feel your bones.
What does your backbone feel like against whatever you are
leaning on right now?
What do your sitting bones feel like on your seat?
How do your feet feel resting on the floor?
Notice how taking your attention to these three places can subtly
but powerfully change you sense of steadiness and clarity. Feel free to continue to play with this.
And, enjoy!
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Healing From the Core in the Press
Diane Rey, The Capital:
"While energy costs keep rising, Amelia Mitchell regularly fills up her personal energy reserves for free.
"As a certified
Healing From the Core presenter, the Hillsmere resident teaches others
techniques for opening their own flow of natural energy."
Click here to continue reading the article about a Healing From the Core Overview Workshop.
Let us know if you would like to bring a Healing From the Core Overview to your community.
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Announcing AEDA II
Advanced Energy Dynamics and Application II
We have just completed plans for the first AEDA II Workshop which will be
coming to Sedona, March 11-15, 2009.
This promises to be
a rich experiential training for mastery of your energy presence.
Topics will include:
- Long Distance Work, the process of changing the
time/space continuum by working at a distance with someone (usually
over the phone)
- Dreams, additional indepth work with dreams and how to
really get to know their language, and then
- Hands-On Healing Work to master the process of your own presence.
You will receive a
lot of work in this training as well as learning how to hold space for
whatever comes up on your table or in life for you. This workshop is designed to support therapists interested in more fully integrating Healing From the Core into their work. Prerequisite: AEDA I All the specifics are being arranged, but we wanted you all to have this information so you could
put it on your wishlist for 2009 if it speaks to you. As soon as registration is available, we will announce it here and on the website.
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The Secret Pleasures of Menopause
By Dr. Christiane Northrup
 As
many of you know, I teach a set of workshops designed for women at Esalen
Institute every summer and one of my favorite authors on women's health,
Dr. Christiane Northrup, has just come out with a new book on a topic near and
dear to my own heart, so read on and enjoy!
In The Secret Pleasures of Menopause, Dr. Northrup delivers a
breakthrough message that will help millions of perimenopausal and menopausal
women throughout the world understand that menopause is not "the beginning of
the end" but rather the start of the best and most pleasurable years of your
life. Dr. Northrup invites you to wake up to all the desire and pleasure that
your body is capable of experiencing, let your past go, reawaken your passions,
and follow your bliss... just for the health of it. Why not start now? Purchase The Secret Pleasures of Menopause today and you can enter in a prize draw and
you'll also receive free gifts from Dr. Northrup, Hay House, and lots of sponsors.
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The Undiscovered Body DVD's - Pre-Order and Save $50
Emilie Conrad and Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
Emilie and Suzanne have just completed "The Undiscovered
Body" to rave reviews earlier this week.
As usual, we can offer the DVD
set of the entire course (lectures, demos and Q & A) for $50 off if you
pre-order the series with us this week, before we have to finalize the order on
Nov. 7th. Please click the button to be included in this special
offer - it's the next best thing to being there!
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World Massage Conference, November 17-22, 2008
 We wanted to let you know about the World Massage Conference happening this November 17th to the 22nd. It's the largest event in the history of massage with over 8,000 professionals from around the world already registered.
This is a "virtual" massage conference. You can attend from your living room or office. All you need to attend is an Internet connection or a phone. You can also earn Continuing Education Credits while learning from the top names in the field. The beauty of this virtual format is that in addition to listening to the presenters, you will also have an opportunity to interact with them during the conference.
So mark your calendars and get registered, and don't miss Suzanne, who will be presenting on Full Body Presence on Friday November 21st.
Click here or on the image to learn more about this exciting event!
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Early reviews of Full Body Presence
"As a psychotherapist, one of the key components I use to connect with my
clients is recognizing and understanding my own feelings and body sensations.
"In reading
Full Body Presence, I got some great new ideas on how to hold a therapeutic presence
with clients. I love Suzanne's concept of an internal navigational system. She
has given clear, concise language to skills that I have been using for years without
having the words to explain what I was doing. Now I can easily describe how I
internally navigate when I am successfully holding a therapeutic presence. And,
after finishing "Full Body Presence" the other day, I was able to clearly
explain this important concept to a group of my graduate students."
J.T., LCSW, in practice 17 years, Partners in Counseling
Listen . . . your body is speaking to you.
Full Body Presence
Explorations, Connections and More, to Experience Present Moment Awareness
by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
Details, bulk order options and eBook available now at www.FullBodyPresence.com
Or simply click the button and yourself a copy today, $29.95 plus shipping and handling: |
Presenters Tutorial January 14-16, 2009
Sedona, AZ
For those who want to bring Full Body Presence and Healing From the Core more fully into the world through leading Overview workshops, speaking engagements and public presentations becoming a Certified Presenter of Healing From the Core required.
The Overview Presenters Tutorial is offered annually and is the first step for those who desire certification. The complete requirements to become a Certified Presenter can be found on the Tutorial Registration Page.
The Tutorial covers leading the opening awareness, and
grounding and filling process in detail, as well as more in-depth
practice with the Five Principles and how to use them in a teaching
environment. We also will be refining how to use your natural strengths
as a presenter, as well as how to grow beyond your current perceived
limitations. In short, we will be tutoring you in how to become
certified at this level. Although you may not leave the tutorial
certified, you will know exactly what you need to do and how to go
about it!
In the past participants have found this tutorial to be very
valuable and expanding. The cost is $400. Please register online here
or call the office (703) 620-4509 Space is limited, so if you want to attend, please register promptly if this speaks to you.
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Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
 Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CMT, CST-D has taught internationally about conscious awareness and its relationship to the healing process. She is passionate about teaching people practical skills that allow them to feel the joy of being present in each moment of their lives, without burning out. Since 1986 Suzanne has served as a certified instructor of
CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release® courses through The
Upledger Institute. Suzanne can be reached via her website www.HealingFromtheCore.com or via email HealingFromTheCore@comcast.net | |
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