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Trauma & Dissociation as an Evolutionary Process

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Once you've learned a lesson hard, it's hard to unlearn it.
— Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night

Childhood trauma involves dissociation, an altered-state experience. Developmental trauma can fracture the psyche and necessitate the repair of aspects of us that remain “frozen” in time. Initially, we help desensitize trauma (see EMDR) and develop mindfulness. We can then develop the unique sensitivities initiated through trauma and dissociation. By processing and integrating non-ordinary experience, we evolve the total personality.

... the emergence [of difficult symptoms] into consciousness, traditionally seen as a sign of mental illness, may actually be the organism's radical effort to free itself from the effects of various traumas, simplify its functioning, and heal itself.
— Christina Grof and Stanislav Grof

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Anxiety & Depression as Transformational Doors

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
— Soren Kierkegaard

Enormous energy is involved — whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or panic attacks. We help people mindfully confront the ways we have been conditioned to limit ourselves.

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.
— D. H. Lawrence

Depression is subsumed life energy. Energy not used becomes morbid as obstacles overwhelm and obstruct us. We help people find the “keys” within to tap into undermined strength. We support the creation of new neural pathways. As blocked energy is released and integrated, our personalities transform.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
— Leonard Cohen

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The Awakening Process of Spiritual Emergence

... the potential for a mystical experience is the birthright of all human beings ...
— Christina Grof & Stanislav Grof
The Stormy Search for the Self

As you connect with your core Self, and awaken to higher-dimensional realities — the expression of powerful energies throughout your body may require support. Janet is a clinical member of the Spiritual Emergence Network (SEN), and the Canadian Spiritual Emergence Service (SES), and the International Network of Experiencer Therapists (INET). She has over 12 years experience facilitating transformational crises.

If properly understood and treated as difficult stages in a natural developmental process, spiritual emergencies can result in emotional and psychosomatic healing, deep positive changes of the personality, and the solution of many problems in life.
— Christina Grof & Stanislav Grof

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Subtle Energy & Kundalini Awakening

You can't unring the bell.

When energy awakens in the body, it can herald the re-structuring of one's life. We help people follow the path of least resistance — to stabilize and sustain their energetic connection — to the river of life within. Dr. Beck has been integrating his personal Kundalini awakening experiences for over 15 years. He is a seasoned facilitator of heightened energetic processes.

The thunderbolt (vajra) is one of the major symbols in Buddhist iconography, signifying the spiritual power of Buddhahood (indestructible enlightenment) which shatters the illusory realities of the world.
— Joseph Campbell
The Hero With a Thousand Faces

God is not nice. God is no uncle. God is an earthquake.
— Rollo May, Hassidic saying