Course Descriptions

Do you:

struggle to feel good about yourself? judge yourself harshly? feel sad, tearful or emotionally shut down? find people and life generally boring or irritating? increasingly opt out of activities and contact and seek isolation? feel numb, tired and helpless? experience disturbing changes in sleep and eating patterns? feel exhausted and without energy?

If so, read on!
You may have been prompted to look at this course because you are depressed or have worked your way out of depression and want to focus on prevention. It may be that you are concerned for someone you know who is depressed, or you are a professional working with people experiencing depression.

The effects of depression are, at the least, troubling because of low energy, increased anxiety and a sense of losing control of your life. Sometimes depression deepens as symptoms spread, seriously impacting personal contact and leading to isolation. Although medication is often useful, it requires customizing and monitoring; you may want additional or alternative interventions.

We believe that with a conscious commitment, it is possible to interrupt depression.

This course will provide experiences to mobilize breath and energy, access feelings and creativity, enjoy the pleasure of body movement and look at personal belief systems that support depression.

Our bodies are the physical manifestation of all dimensions of the human being. When feelings and thoughts go unexpressed, our bodies speak out through symptoms and illness. Over time, patterns develop that fuel depression. The body tightens and stills to keep feelings in check and energy becomes bound. Numbness and helplessness occur and may combine with anxiety, negativity or irritability. At times it becomes difficult to focus and make decisions.

During these five days of education and experiential learning, you will gain a wide variety of take-home skills to facilitate either your personal or professional life. We will be learning to experience 'flex' (contraction and expansion) through breath, movement, beliefs, creativity and fun. There will be opportunities to practice communication skills


Continuing Education Credits:
Approved for Continuing Education Credit hours by the Canadian Counselling Association (www.ccacc.ca) .

Faculty:
Judith Lemon, Linda Nicholls

Dates:

Nov.02-Nov.07, 2008 Sun-Fri;	Register	Tuition: ($750.00) $825.00	For 2009 by Dec 15, 2008 $0.00
Register for 2009 courses by December 15th, 2008 and pay 2008 Tuition fees. (early) regular fee: the price in brackets is the "Early Bird" rate for those who register and pay in full at least two weeks before the course begins. The price without brackets is the full price. Prices in Canadian dollars. Meals and accommodation not included. Full room and board is available for an extra charge. See Resort Prices for details.
Testimonials: "The course contents were extremely useful, mind-opening and inspirational. Loved the exercises. I valued the experiential aspect of the course a lot." October 2007 "[This course] strengthens my sense of self (helps increase assertiveness); increases my awareness of thoughts/patterns that lead toward depressing; provides tools to use for avoiding adverse effects of depressing; these tools also are also helpful for non-depression related issues and overall personal growth" October 2007 "Having had very little preconception of the course when I arrived, its quick benefits caught me by surprise, much to my delight. It was a life changing experience." October 2007

Course Evaluation:
A student/participant who attends a minimum of 90% of the total course sessions shall receive a "Pass" grade. A student/participant who is absent for more than 10% of the session will receive an "Incomplete" grade and credit will not be granted.