Mariah Fenton Gladis Workshops
presents
Long Skinny Legs
And Other Impossible Demands We Place On Our Bodies
For the past 40-plus years of being in the psychotherapy field, a dynamic I have witnessed
over and over is the rejection of, or alienation from, the body. It happens in oh, so subtle to
overtly vicious ways, and sabotages your relationships and emotional capacity. It can happen
in a blink of an eye, and continue minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day, and year
after year. This turning against your body can lead to feelings of inadequacy, shame, despair
and self-betrayal.
In this workshop, be prepared to be bold while you learn to:
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Explore the relationship between you and your body in precise, deeper ways
Learn new skills and practical tools to firmly stand on and in your own legs
Enhance your self-worth in all areas of your life
Experience the freedom of giving yourself unconditional love and acceptance
An Evening Series
Tuesday, July 29 — Mapping Body Relationships
Discover the myriad ways body-betrayal can manifest itself. For example, if it’s
physical, you might starve or stuff yourself. If emotional, you might direct judgment,
blame, shame and impossible demands on yourself. It is critically important that you
examine the truth, the skin and bones, of your connection or disconnection with your
body.
Tuesday, August 5 — Movement and Body Mapping
Each part of your body carries its own story. Through movement, we will discover and
tell the stories that currently most need to be told. Movement may range in
expression from the minute, even internal, to more expansive motion. It is a way for
the body to tell its story, from pain to joy. In movement, let your body tell you what it
needs to maintain homeostasis–a healthy balance for living a fulfilled life.
Tuesday, August 12 — Loving The Broken Pieces
Because alienation, rejection, and harsh judgment of any part of you will compromise
your ability to sustain happiness and well being, it is vital to feel and deliver
compassion, unconditional love, and acceptance to the entirety of your physical
being. We will work on developing a whole-hearted connection with the self, as well
as a continuum of compassion for every single cell, flaw, injury, or affliction. Loving
these broken pieces is absolutely fundamental to maximizing your potential for health
on all levels.
Tuesday, August 19 — Forgiving Yourself: Mercy For Your Body, Heart, and Soul
Forgiveness is essential in all relationships, and forgiving yourself may be the most
difficult and the most critical. You may blame yourself for your faults, your mistakes,
and your unskilled behaviors that have inflicted pain on others, not realizing that most
often, you hurt others and yourself due to lack of skill, maturity, and wisdom. When
you cannot forgive yourself, you effectively punish and exile those you most love,
including yourself. The body carries this weight, while it waits for the deliverance of
mercy.
Tuesday, September 9 — Moving Forward on the Legs You Have
Boldly bring what you have learned about yourself and your body to this session.
Mariah will offer individual time to some participants to work on specific issues in front
of the group. Everyone will benefit from the wisdom and healing that comes from
each piece of individual work. It is a powerful experience and everyone in the room
will be moved and changed in the process. You are not obligated to do individual
work.
Tuesday, September 16 — Whole Body Partnership
From your new understanding of your body, you will develop a body plan that reflects
partnership with, gratitude for, and faith in your whole body. The plan will define new
ways that you will partner with your body and how to incorporate this new alliance
into your daily living. Again, Mariah will offer individual work for some participants.
You are not obligated to do individual work.
Join Mariah for one or all of these evening workshops. Each session is independent of the
others; you may join us for one or all. Evenings run from 6:00PM till 8:30PM. The price is $89
per evening, or you may sign up for all six at the discounted rate of $475. Location TBD.
Since 1976, Mariah Fenton Gladis has been a comprehensive community resource providing
caring, professional psychotherapy, education and counseling to individuals, couples, families
and groups. As a thirty-three year survivor of Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), she has a deep and
personal understanding of the strength and skills it takes to face adversities and transform
them into assets. Her approach of seeing people as working toward healing is a health-based
model that allows for affirmative access to growth, self-discovery and true healing.
To register, contact us at 610-251-0945, pagestalt@comcast.net or go online to
http://gestaltcenter.com/Calendar/event_details/long-skinny-legs.htm
Mariah Fenton Gladis Workshops