Crisis and Transformation
Caroline Myss & James Finley
Sep. 23-26, 2010

We are living in a time like no other, awash in crisis, poised between the end of one era and the beginning of another. Change and challenge surround us. It has never been more important to find a way to be centered and connected to the sacredness of our lives. This workshop will look at one of our greatest crises, our common disconnection from spiritual experience, and offer contemplative, clinical, and personal approaches to help guide us back to healing and wholeness.

Crisis or trauma can also be a gateway to the transformation that beckons each of us to what we are meant to become. While suffering has often been an inherent part of an authentic spiritual life, so has the liberation we find by working through it. We know this in our hearts, but getting to that place of inner strength takes the guidance of a person who has made the journey.

James Finley is an expert on the journey into the soul. He is a former Trappist monk whose spiritual director was the renowned Thomas Merton. He has worked as a psychologist and spiritual director for over 30 years, utilizing his inner mystical wisdom and background that includes a history of personal trauma and transformation.

Caroline will describe the stress patterns, both physical and archetypal, that are involved in familiar experiences of trauma, such as violence, betrayal, and addiction, and provide insight into how to transform those inner challenges.

This unique workshop will include lectures by Caroline and James Finley and offers this challenge: “Do not break faith with what your awakening heart knows to be true.”

Caroline’s lectures will cover:

• Trauma and transformation
• The alchemy of our time
• Our collective trauma
• How healing is a mystical experience
• The difference between trauma and crisis
• Moving from a survival compass to a soul compass
• Self-inflicted betrayals
• The journey out of trauma
• The language of the soul

James Finley will outline the seven spiritual wounds of human experience and the steps to heal each one. His lecture topics will include:

• Where trauma and spirituality meet
• The lack of faith in our awakening
• Finding freedom from the tyranny of suffering
• How consciousness is transformed through meditation
• The seduction of escapism
• A trauma and meditation practice
• The arena for awakening
• Practicing the axial moment

Limited Membership

The numbers of participants in this program will be limited in order to provide a more intimate and individualized support system for attendees. There is a maximum of 200 students per class.

Continuing Education Credit

CMED Institute certifies that this continuing education offering meets the criteria for fifteen (15) hours of Continuing Education Credit for Certified Counselors, National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) provider #6115. Also, the American Massage Therapy Association (ATMA) and Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) have agreed to accept these hours if the individual practitioner feels they are relevant to his/her professional practice.

Refund Policy

Refunds must be requested in writing. Full refunds minus a $250 per person processing fee will be given for requests received more than one week before the workshop. Requests received within two weeks of the workshop will either be refunded 50% or given a transfer to another CMED workshop within the same year. No refund requests will be honored once workshop has begun.

Contact Person

For those interested in registering for the 2010 Institute programs or receiving updates of information as it is being developed, please contact:
Cindy Funfsinn: cindy@myss.com or 815-220-8723.

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