Healing The Pelvic Floor:
Reclaiming Your Power, Sexuality, and Pleasure Potential

August 2-7, 2009
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
CEUs available (24 contact hours) NCBTMB Category "A" Provider
Satisfies 2 or more hours of the ethics requirement

Rarely does a course offer the opportunity for the depth of healing that women desire. In these five days you will experience whole new possibilities for renewed feminine energy, greater health, and a deeper sense of pleasure in being a woman. We will spend time exploring nature and how our connection to the earth can deepen our connection to ourselves.The week will culminate with a special evening of nurturing at the Esalen natural hot spring baths. This course is valuable for healthcare professionals, or anyone wishing to learn non-invasive techniques to heal women. It's been a week since I returned from Healing the Pelvic Floor at Esalen and I'm not certain I can coherently write about it yet. Wow...wow...wow. What an amazing class. What an amazing group of women. What an amazing teacher. It wasn't just a good class - it was profound. I have never been very comfortable around other women, preferring the company of men. Men always seemed safer and more predictable to me. But last week as I rediscovered my pelvis, I began to feel so safe and so comfortable with the women in my class. And soon I felt safe enough to just relax and revel in being feminine. I realized that I never learned how to enjoy being female as a young girl. My mother fervently wished she had been born male; her brothers got to go so many places and do so many things that she couldn't do because she was a girl. My mom grew up to believe that being female was a trap she couldn't escape from. Males had all the power and all the fun, according to mom. Being female was drudgery - and dangerous as well. The world was NEVER truly safe for a woman. Oh contrare! Now I know how mistaken my mom was. I know it in my core; my pelvis knows it in a way far beyond words. Being female is luscious and juicy and powerful and hot! Being female can be safe and full of joy. Being female is a blessing and my female body is a miracle. Thank you, Suzanne : -)) Blessings - Nancy Lankston, RN, CST Prerequisite: Read and listen to audio CD in Full Body Presence. To purchase, click here to go to our HFC Products page We also recommend you read: For Women Only by Berman and Berman Women's Bodies Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup The Heart and Soul of Sex by Gina Ogden The Return of Desire by Gina Ogden A Woman's Worth by Mariann Williamson The Secret Pleasures of Menopause by Christiane Northrup Visit our offsite bookstore to purchase.

Becoming a Vital, Healthy Woman
August 7-9, 2009
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California

Taught by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CST-D, Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD
and Lisa Carlton

Join these three dynamic, experienced and deeply engaged women who live what they teach. From integrative medical care, to advanced hands-on CranioSacral therapy and intuitive healing, to transformational life coaching and art therapy, Rachel (MD), Suzanne (CST-D) and Lisa bring a wealth and depth of knowledge and presence and share it joyfully.

Each of you will be supported in designing your own individualized plan for creating health and vitality in your life. You will experience the richness of different healing modalities and receive information specifically tailored to your interests and needs.

Receive answers to your personal health questions from Dr. Rachel. Practice full body presence with Suzanne so that you can receive maximum benefit from any healing modality you choose. Commit to the steps needed to pursue your dreams and aspirations from a place of physical balance and joy with the coaching support of Lisa.

"In our present day culture," write the leaders, "it is vital that a woman take responsibility for her own wellness. We will enable you to do that. In fun, interactive sessions, we will explore the gifts that all the healing traditions offer - from Western medicine to Chinese medicine, from CranioSacral therapy to coaching, and from nutrition to naturopathy."

Through guided explorations you will learn how to access your body's intuition to find the places within that need healing or balancing, and how to engage your own inner healer.

By the end of our workshop you will have a clear understanding of your most pressing health issues, concrete ideas of how you can help yourself and the knowledge of whom you can consult to continue in your healing when you return home. The intention of this workshop is to support you in claiming your power as a full and vital woman at every age-and to have fun doing so! As one of our participants put it, "This workshop had a lightness and joyfulness that most do not!"

This valuable, information packed weekend workshop is the second in a series of three consecutive workshops designed for women: See "Healing the Pelvic Floor: Reclaiming Your Power, Sensuality and Pleasure Potential" and "Living an Orgasmic Life: Reawaken your Passion and Essential Power."

Course Cost: ranges from $335 - $670 depending on accommodations (includes room & board)

About the Instructors:

Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, MHS is a family practice physician specializing in women's health and complementary medicine. She has a holistic consultation practice in Santa Cruz, California (www.redwoodcircle.net). She and her husband have published three books on Taoist sexuality, the most recent being The Multi-Orgasmic Woman: Discover Your Full Desire, Pleasure and Vitality (www.multiorgasmicwoman.com). Rachel has three children and loves to get away and play with groups of women.

Lisa Carlton is a transformational life coach, art therapist, massage therapist, painter and veteran educator. She is experienced in Compassionate Communication, dance, improvisation and diversity awareness. Lisa is coaching women in Santa Cruz, teaching art and raising two boys. For workshop questions: email: livewellisa@yahoo.com

Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CMT, CST-D has taught internationally about conscious awareness and its relationship to the healing process. She is passionate about teaching people practical skills that allow them to feel the joy of being present in each moment of their lives, without burning out. She has authored Full Body Presence as well as many articles on the subject of Therapeutic Presence. Suzanne is developer of the Healing From the Core workshop series and its complimentary audio series Healing From the Core: A Journey Home to Ourselves.

 

To Register for
"Becoming a Vital, Healthy Woman"
contact:

The Esalen Institute directly
831-667-3005
Esalen Institute