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The Heart and Healing within Chronic Pain
Online Course for Individuals and Therapists in managing and relieving chronic pain.
We focus on the importance of compassionate self-treatment, the psychological and physical dimensions of pain, and key concepts such as the difference between acute and chronic pain, brain areas affected by chronic pain, and the potential for healing, using Realization Process as a foundation.
For You
Looking for self-understanding and encouragement to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations? Chronic pain, depression, anxiety and more can lessen through gaining insights into yourself along with focused intentional Realization Process practices.
Choose from a variety of options, where you feel most comfortable, to begin or continue your personal work. Private counseling, groups sessions, and courses are offered.
About Christi
As a licensed clinical psychologist, also trained in holistic healing modalities, I offer you compassion and training to help you process your hurts, uncover your strengths, and gain the quality of life you seek. I use an integrated mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical framework oriented to you. My clinical experience focused on chronic pain, depression, and anxiety and more, yet I have 20+ years studying and training in spiritual, mindfulness, and other healing practices. I have a personal healing history using these multiple modalities for my own healing and I offer them in service to your personal healing journey.
Offerings
Upcoming Workshops and Courses
Training: Embodiment Aspect of the Realization Process
Spring 2024. Part One: Marcia Haarer & Christi Bemister, Taught in person, Ann Arbor, MI. Part Two: June 20-24 (with Judith in Woodstock)
The main Realization Process practices for embodied nondual awakening, as well as specific embodiment and gentle movement practices for cultivating internal unity, balance, fluidity, presence and subtle energy within the body.
Upcoming Course: Realization Process and Understanding Chronic Pain & Trauma
This introductory online course presents the basic biology/psychology of the origin of pain and how pain is a whole system response to distress, particularly trauma. This is combined with the use of Realization Process practices to disentangle maladapted holding patterns related to trauma and pain. Education, research, self-reflection, and interactive exercises develop your ability to use this information for your own healing as well as for healing of your clients.
This course is meant for individuals with at least one Realization Process certification received through Judith Blackstone, PhD.