About this event
A slow and visceral descent into the darkness, or shadow realm, is characteristic of the middle phase of the dark night. During this time, it feels as if everything falls apart, including the self, and all of its ideas and beliefs. Undigested pain and trauma take centre stage, and there is a touching into all the parts of the self that have previously been neglected, suppressed or abandoned. Gradually, there is a sense that a more real self is emerging, if only fleetingly. There is a call to attend to the pain in new ways, and the beginnings of a radically different relationship with oneself.
In this workshop, the third of four, we will explore the dark night phenomenon more fully, and how the experience of pain and trauma during this phase is different from other times in life. We will discuss how to support clients to navigate this phase, and how to hold both the dissolving of the “old” self and the tentative emergence of the real, or more authentic, self. We will explore what it takes to become a safe haven for clients who are undergoing a dark night.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Participants will explore the nature of the dark night of the soul and its various phases.
- Participants will learn how to differentiate the dark night of the soul/spiritual emergency from depression and anxiety.
- Participants will explore how to support clients who are going through a dark night of the soul, and how their practice may be challenged in this process.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- All therapists, counsellors, coaches and spiritual directors.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This workshop will help participants to recognise when clients are going through the dark night of the soul.
- Participants will have a greater awareness of and ability to respond to clients who are navigating this terrain.
- Participants will also be supported to reflect on their own experiences.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
Fiona Robertson
Fiona Robertson is the author of The Dark Night of the Soul: A Journey from Absence to Presence, and has recently published a poetry collection, Eve Was a Realist: Poems for the Untamed Heart. She is a facilitator of somatic inquiry, and supports people from around the world, many of whom are going through a dark night of the soul or spiritual emergency/emergence, to reconnect with and deepen into their real selves.
Website | www.thedarknightofthesoul.com
