We invite you once again to a specialized, intensive, two-day workshop with Miriam Taylor, dedicated to working with trauma. The workshop is intended for experienced psychotherapists with at least five years of experience in psychotherapy and for supervisors.
Between the Need for Action and Mindful Presence - The Art of Slowing Down in Trauma Work
When dealing with trauma, a sense of urgency may arise, prompting us to take action. Many theories rooted in neuroscience and the Gestalt approach confirm the value of working within the “less is more” paradigm.
This workshop, designed for experienced and advanced practitioners, will focus on analyzing the tension between these two poles: the need for action and the willingness to slow down and be mindfully present. We will explore how we can practice this approach. What does it mean to do less during a session, and what does that look like in practice? What sensations accompany this? What resistances and introjections stand in our way? Drawing on a detailed phenomenological approach, we will develop skills related to clinical mindfulness and deepen our understanding of it. This will serve as a starting point for exploring how internal and external spaces are created, how we can develop them, and what relationships exist between them. We will also examine the individualistic understanding of the self within a broader social context. We will focus on the demands for productivity that society places on us and how we experience them in our work.
The workshop will include theoretical elements, discussion, demonstrations, and practical exercises.
INSTRUCTOR:
Miriam Taylor is a Gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer. For over 25 years, she has specialized in working with trauma. Having completed her clinical training, her reflections on trauma now also incorporate collective trauma, issues of social justice, and climate change. Her approach is rooted in embodied practice. Her interest in how a trauma-marked relational field takes shape opens her work to an ecological perspective.
She teaches in the United Kingdom and other countries and is a member of the leadership team at Relational Change. She is the author of the books Trauma Therapy and Clinical Practice (first edition: 2014; second, expanded edition: 2024) and Deepening Trauma Practice (2021), as well as peer-reviewed articles and commissioned writings. She is currently working on her third book.
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION:
DATE: March 9–10, 2027 (Tuesday–Wednesday)
TIME:
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
A two-hour lunch break is scheduled each day.
LOCATION:
Depending on the number of participants, the workshop will take place at one of two locations in Kraków:
– at Centrum Odkrycie, 10/8 Ignacego Józefa Kraszewskiego St.,
– at the headquarters of the Agricultural Advisory Center (CDR), 1 Beera Meiselsa St.
We will confirm the final location and notify participants a few weeks before the workshop.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: up to 24 people.
MATERIALS: Each participant will receive a set of note-taking supplies, a certificate confirming participation in the workshop, and a surprise: a copy of Miriam Taylor’s book!
TRANSLATION: The workshop will be translated from English into Polish by Ewa Górska
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
* The workshop is open to psychotherapists with at least 5 years of experience in conducting psychotherapy.
* Completion of the registration form
* Pay a deposit and settle the remaining balance on time
PARTICIPATION FEE:
415 EUR - Payment in two installments:
First installment - deposit: 190 EUR, payable within 7 days of submitting the completed registration form. The deposit is non-refundable.
Second installment: 225 EUR, payable by February 10, 2027.
Please make payments to the following account:
Szkolenia Gestalt sp. z o.o.
Bank: Pekao S.A.
Address: 123 Lea Street
30-133 Krakow, Poland
Kod SWIFT/BIC Bank Pekao: PKOPPLPW
PL69 1240 4432 1978 0011 0328 6180
Please include the participant’s first and last name and the name of the workshop in the transfer description.
Please include the participant’s first and last name and the name of the workshop in the transfer description.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: kontakt@szkoleniagestalt.pl
REGISTRATION IS ONLY ACCEPTED VIA THE FORM: https://forms.gle/P6qjZEsTt4YNe1q96