Ritual is a personal and cultural necessity. As the lungs breathe, so does the soul ritualize. Ritual has an essential role in tending relationships, families, communities, and even workplaces. Our ancestors knew that life is unbearable without ritual. The origins of art and religion are in ritual; to ritualize is to make sacred. This workshop explores the creative and transformative uses of ritual in our everyday lives. Potential themes for the day include:
  • Ritual as imaginative participation in mystery
  • Ritual in times of conflict, crisis, and illness
  • Awakening the creative ritualizer within
  • Ritualizing as play
  • Ritual and sexual experience
  • Ritual and "temporary madness"
  • Ritualizing our relationship to food
  • Psychotherapy as a way to ritualize suffering and healing

This experiential program is an introduction to the principles and practices that guide Transformative Learning at the Institute of Imaginal Studies.
Program Leader:
Melissa Schwartz, Ph.D. is Academic Dean and core faculty at the Institute of Imaginal Studies. Formerly a faculty member in both the Psychology and Counseling departments at Sonoma State University, she is in private practice as a Licensed Psychologist and Marriage & Family Therapist. Her interests include the psychology of women, eating disorders, couples therapy, and the Enneagram in psychotherapy.
Program Information:
Continuing Education Information:
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2006 CE Hours: 6.0
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CE Fee: There is a $15 CEU Certificate Fee
Location: Institute of Imaginal Studies
47 Sixth Street
Petaluma, CA 94952		 CE Approval: MFT/LCSWs: This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (Provider number PCE1391)
Fee: $75

CE Registration:

 If you want continuing education units for this course, please pay the $15 CEU certificate fee at the time of registration.
Discounts: 15% discount for students and seniors w. ID
Register: Call IIS at 707-765-1836 to register or register online by clicking here.

Institute of Imaginal Studies
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area – 47 Sixth Street, Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: (707) 765-1836 – Fax: (707) 765-2351
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