Education for Licensed Therapists
Offering classes and workshops on Clinical Skills; Integration of Mind, Body, and Spirit; Caring for Yourself as a Healer; and many others. These informative and interesting classes are available to Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers. The Community Healing Centers, an established group psychotherapy practice, is a Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Provider (#PCE 2334).
Continuing Education Credit available for MFTs.
- Total Focus Stress-Management, Instruction and Practice
Individual and group instruction. For more information, click here. - Psychology Panels and Forum – Local and International
Featuring Speakers on a Variety of Topics
- Cultivating Therapeutic Presence Training Group
- Heartbeing Meditation Program
- Individual and group instruction
For More Information or to Pre-register: 415 499-1115
Forty Days: Alchemy of Tranquilty Workshop Series
what to expect : location : session dates : practice groups : director : presenters : registration
The Program
This unique program is based on the ancient recognition that psychology, physiology, and spiritual experience are interrelated and interconnected dimensions of the whole self. To better understand any one dimension requires exploration of all dimensions. Such an exploration fosters emotional balance and a deeper understanding of our attitudes, behavior and spiritual development.
The 40 Days Alchemy of Tranquility Series is designed for individuals interested in further exploring the multiple dimensions of self, as well as for practicing psychotherapists who are interested in methods for addressing these dimensions with their clients. CEU credits are available.
Four day-long sessions are offered over the course of a year, one in each season. Each session builds upon information presented in the previous session. Attendance at all four sessions is encouraged but not required.
Participants interested in more intensive study and who wish to fully integrate, through concentrated practice, the concepts presented in day-long sessions may sign-up for a guided practice group that meets weekly over a 40 day period. Attendance of at least one of the day-long sessions is required and there is a separate registration form and fee.
The workshops introduce techniques of ancient wisdom that lead to confidence and stability. The principles and practices of psychological and spiritual development include:
- Awareness of the body and bringing it into a state of equilibrium.
Exploring the dimensions of ego and using it effectively.
Recognizing the power of mind and its influence on personality.
Increasing concentration, presence, and focus.
Bringing intention and action into alignment.
Accessing the wisdom of the heart and experiencing tranquility.
Workshop sessions are held on the beautiful campus of Dominican University of California, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. Session fees include lunch at the University cafeteria, which offers locally grown organic food. Click here for a campus map.
2009/2010 Session Dates/Descriptions
Psychotherapists earn five CEU credits per session.
All four sessions are designed as a year-long cycle, with each session building upon the next. Session times are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and include lunch.
Season One: Summer – The Foundation
Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Meadowlands Hall
General overview of the physical system
Formation and development of body and brain
Biology, physiology, and science
Season Two: Fall – The Individual: Mind and Environment
Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Creekside Room
How the mind forms and develops
Our physical system in communication with our environment
Effects of education, heritage, and society
Neurology, science, and philosophy
Season Three: Winter – Human Being: The Hidden Mysteries
Saturday, January 23, 2010 in the Creekside Room
Understanding the wisdom in human development
The heart and its mysteries
Knowledge of the intuitive, transpersonal, and unseen
Harmony and balance uncovered
Science, spirituality, and a hint of mysticism
Season Four: Spring – Are You Ready for Practice?
Saturday, April 24, 2010 in the Creekside Room
Integrate what you have learned in seasons one, two, and three
Practice techniques for meditation, self-awareness, and confidence
Coordinate body, mind, heart and essential energy
Stabilize tranquility and balance in your system and environment
After any one of the day-long workshop sessions held at Dominican University, participants who wish to fully integrate the concepts presented in the workshops through in-depth study and concentrated practice may sign up for a study group wherein they meet weekly and receive instruction for a course of practice over forty days.
Throughout the ages and in traditions across the globe, a practice of forty days has been valued as a concentrated method of self discovery, a means of experiencing increased awareness, personal transformation and healing. Practitioners move daily, step-by-step, from a limited experience of self to a greater sense of wholeness. The result of the practice is embracing peace and is known as the Alchemy of Tranquility.
Visionary Leadership from the Workshop Director
Shah Nazar Ali Kianfar, a world-renowned Sufi master who has been teaching for over thirty years, directs and guides the entire program.
Workshop Presenters
Jamal Granick, MFT
Mary Toth Granick, MFT
Arife Ellen Hammerle, Ph.D., MFT
Rahmaneh Lynn Larkin, LCSW
Salima Ginny Matchette, MFT
Salim George Matchette, MFT
Katherine Preston, MFT
Amineh Amelia Pryor, Ph.D., MFT
40 Days Workshop Registration Form: click here for pdf
For More Information or to Pre-register: 415 499-1115
Support Group for Women
Facilitated by Dr. Ellen Hammerle
Join us to share stories about the wisdom of fertility.
Held in collaboration with Balance Restored and Community Healing Centers.
Time: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
April 8 and 22nd from 3-4pm
600 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA
RSVP: (415) 389-6448
Cost $30.00 per group
Support Groups and Workshops with Catherine Lucey, MFTI
Supervised by Dr. Ellen Hammerle of Community Healing Centers in Collaboration with Balance Restored.
New Mom's Tea
Time: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays
April 6th and April 20th, 10:30-11:45am
May 4th and May 18th, 10:30-11:45am
June 1st and June 15th, 10:30-11:45am
Location: 600 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA
(415) 848-9100 x2
Cost: $10/group
Come enjoy some tea and scones with other new moms! Groups are a drop-in basis and babies (pre-crawlers) are welcome and encouraged. Supportive environment to discuss topics such as: transition to becoming a parent, relationship/ couple challenges, sleep deprivation, self care and balance, playing with your baby, parenting expectations and others mom-focused topics.
Please call (415) 848-9100 x2 for more information.
Parents Date Night "Revitalize Your Relationship"
Time: Tuesday, May 18th, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Balance Restored
600 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA
(415) 848-9100 x2
Cost: $30/couple
Come enjoy a Date Night where couples will have fun & reconnect with each other as well as help make their relationship a priority. Becoming a parent is one of life's most incredible experiences ... but it also brings enormous stress and strain to even the most solid relationship. This workshop will help you rediscover why you wanted to take your journey together in the first place. We will discuss the ways couples can preserve and strengthen their partnership through couple-focused activities. Topics to include: Improve Communication, Getting to Know Each Other Again, Appreciation, Asserting Couple-hood and Rituals of Connection. Your strong connection as a couple is the best gift you can give yourselves to build the foundation for a strong healthy family.
(This is a couple-focused workshop - couples will NOT be sharing information with the group)
All parents are welcome including expectant couples, parents of newborns, toddlers and beyond. Refreshments will be provided.
Please call (415) 848-9100 x2 for more information.
FINDING YOURSELF FIRST:
Succeed with your intimate relationships
Starting Date: ASAP
When: Thursday 6:30-8:00
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $20 per session, paid in advance
Where: Community Healing Centers
2057 Divisadero (at Sacramento St.), San Francisco
Faciliated by: Tamra Satler, MFT
Call 415-820-3922 for more information
