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2 Hour CLASS
Extreme States of Consciousness
with Ingrid Rose, PhD, LPC, Dip PW and Myriam Rahman, MA, Dip PW
Meaning, Wisdom and Magic in Extreme States
Learning Areas
- What are extreme states of consciousness?
- The meaning in "madness"
- How trauma & oppression are at the base of extreme states
- The roles of shame and stigma
“This shadow is like the city’s dream portraying its neglected gods, the hopelessness it will not admit, its withdrawal from superficial communication, its suicidal tendencies, mania, addictions, murderous rage and hypersensitivity. The shadow reminds us of the smouldering revolution we normally perceive only in the dark of night or in the impinging quality of physical symptoms.”
- Arnold Mindell, 1988, City Shadows -
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What You'll Learn
- How to approach someone in an extreme state
- The concept of "city shadows"
- The role of body, breath and connection to the earth
- How to use "mad maps"
Discussion
You see someone running in the street. They are naked. They are yelling that they are god (and can heal the world). Who are they? What is their life story? What do they NEED to reach safety and wholeness?
Can we trust our psychiatric system to take care of them?
Is there truth to what they are saying? Is there meaning?
Are they crazy? Is the world crazy?
How can we tend to this human being?
How are they YOU and also ME?
Extreme States of Consciousness* can be scary, dangerous and even life threatening. They are also rich, meaningful and powerful experience that hold wisdom and magic.
In this 2-hour class, Myriam Rahman and Ingrid Rose will dip into the vast topic of Extreme States (sometimes called psychosis) helping all of us to get a deeper understanding of these experiences.
We will touch on the various roles (such as trauma and oppression) found at the basis of these experiences, as well as the concepts of City Shadows and Mad Maps*. We will focus on the importance of the body, breath and our relationship to the earth.
Myriam and Ingrid give thanks to our mentors’ and ancestors’ teachings about Extreme States. These teachings draw from the original wisdom and ways of Indigenous Peoples. Unfortunately, this is rarely acknowledged, an appropriation that ironically perpetuates social conditions that contribute to the escalation and marginalization of people who have Extreme States of Consciousness.
*Mad Maps is a tool created by the Fire Weed Collective.
*Extreme States of Consciousness is a term coined by Arnold Mindell, author of City Shadows.
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About Your Teachers
Myriam Martine Rahman, MA, Dip PW
PRocess worker, Mental Health coach, somatic therapist
Myriam Rahman, MA Dipl PW, is a Process Worker and Certified Mental Health Coach. She works with everyone – from executives and politicians, to teenagers and activists, including people experiencing and recovering from mental health crisis. She has worked for 15 years as a Somatic Therapist and for 6 years as a Coach.
Myriam believes that everyone holds the knowledge and ability to heal and live fully empowered lives. She asks powerful questions to help individuals unfold their dreams as a guide to realizing a fuller experience of living and personal potential.
Myriam is also a trainer and facilitator, passionate about alternative approaches to working with experiences that often get labeled as psychiatric disorders. She specializes in working with queer, trans, radically-disabled people, BIPOC, and individuals with extreme states. Myriam is a queer, “Mad*”, light-skinned, mixed race person of Muslim heritage, European and South Asian ancestry.
Myriam currently lives on Ohlone Land, colonially known as Oakland, California. She loves to sing, perform, dance and spend time playing and dreaming in nature.
*Mad is a term reclaimed intentionally by people who experience extreme states, as a deliberate interruption or sabotage of the dominant psychiatric perspective that they are a problem to be fixed.
areas of expertise
- Teaching
- Facilitation & Coaching
- Counselling
- Somatic Relaxation
Ingrid Rose, PhD, LPC, Dip PW
Psychotherapist, Researcher, Author
Ingrid has spent the past four decades exploring various modalities that enhance human potential and growth, all of which contribute to her eclectic style and method in working with others.
She has extensive experience teaching Process Work to many groups in Portland, and all over the world. As well as being a clinical supervisor and teacher at PWI, Ingrid has a private practice in which she works with a large range of presentations.
Ingrid’s love of process and the dreaming field and its expression, has guided her work and teaching. She also has a long history of yoga and meditation practice and a strong interest in shamanism and altered states of consciousness, adding to the depth of her work.
areas of expertise
- Mindfulness
- Individual Facilitation
- Advanced Practitioner Training
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