Self in Exile - Psyche, Healing and Sense of Place July 20 - 27, 2010 Island of Procida, Italy
in the Bay of Naples
There is something profound about finding one's special place. We become
transfixed by its power, charm and magic. The beautiful island of Procida is just such a site, and home to our 2010 Summer Conference. The oldest island in the Bay of Naples, Procida maintains its charm as an Italian fishing village, and with its scenic panoramas and unique Mediterranean architecture, the island has served as the setting for several films, including Il Postino, a story of the exiled poet, Pablo Neruda.
Throughout history, humanity has recognized the power of place, and has designated certain locations throughout the world as sacred sites. While we have always known the transformative power of place, contemporary researchers are discovering a physiological relationship between place, well-being, and healing. So too, we find that while connection to place can be transformative, exile and estrangement create a loss of Self, a sense of rootlessness in the psyche, and a longing for one's place - in both the inner and outer world.
Our faculty for this program, all leading thinkers and artists, will explore this theme from a truly trans-disciplinary perspective. We hope you can join us on the island of Procida for this special event.
Conference
Faculty
Michael
Conforti, Ph.D.
Jungian analyst, Founder/Director, Assisi Institute
Erel Shalit, Ph.D.
Jungian analyst in Ra'anana, Israel and author of Requiem: A Tale of Exile and Return
Esther Sternberg, M.D.
Neuro-immunologist and author of Healing Spaces: The Science and Place of Well-Being
Gioia Timpanelli
World-renowned storyteller and author of What Makes a Child Lucky.
Optional Afternoon Seminars
REALITY OF THE PSYCHE
Michael Conforti will be leading this optional seminar on Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. He will present clinical and theoretical illustrations of archetypal pattern analysis, and will examine the workings of complexes and archetypes. This small seminar is a unique opportunity to explore ways of applying Jung's symbolic approach to psyche in psycho-therapy and organizational consultation. This program is open to anyone attending the full conference.
Fee: $100 per session.
WRITING FROM THE SOUL
A Special hands-on writing workshop with Michael Conforti and filmmaker Gregory O'Connor
We hope you can join us for this special opportunity to work with Jungian analyst and film script consultant, Michael Confort and filmmaker Gregory O'Connor, founder of Solaris Entertainment. These workshops will help participants learn to discern the presence of the archetypal processes and universal motifs in their stories, and how to create an archetypally coherent narrative. Marie-Louise von Franz has called archetypes "nature's constants", as are the archetypal underpinnings of all stories. Workshop members will have the opportunity to share their writing with the group.
Fee: $100 per session.
Conference
Details
Conference
Fee: $2e95.
Conference
fee includes:
- Tuition
- Round-trip chartered bus from Rome airport to Naples and ferry from Naples to Procida
- 7 nights accommodations (based on double occupancy)
- Breakfast daily; 3 group dinners
- Administrative fees
- Pre-conference reading packet
Taxes
and gratuities: $95
Single room supplemental fee: $400.
Optional Case Colloquium: $100 per session
Registration
A $500 deposit is required at time of registration. Balance must be paid in full by July 10th.
For
more information or to register, please contact the Assisi Institute
at 802.254.6220.
Continuing
Education Credits
This
conference is co-sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement
of Psychoanalysis and the Assisi Institute. NAAP is approved by
the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education
for psychologists. The conference will carry 20 Continuing Education
Units. The optional case colloquium will carry 5 Continuing Education
Units. NAAP maintains responsibility for the program. Full attendance
is required at each presentation to receive credit. Fee is $10 per
day for the main conference, and $2 per day for the case colloquium.
Please
note:
A limited number of partial scholarships are available for students
and senior citizens. Also, if you are unable to attend the entire
program, please contact the office at the Assisi Institute, as a
limited number of seats are available for single-day registrations.
In the event of illness or emergency, all rights are reserved to
make faculty substitutions.
