So Much has happened.. and it's Spring

SO much has happened! Life. I've moved a house, to the western Galille, delightful area with hills olives and sea, a multicultural texture of druze christians muslims jews some buddhists and even some Bahhai. A lovely spacious house that would love to host workshops, especially ones that have an inclination to Mindfulness and psychotherapy, the body and music. Suggestions will be welcomed. We shall post our offers here soon.

Joined a women group that studies the IFS, Internal Family System, together with REC (re-evaluation counseling) in Nazareth. Being part of a peace work women group, connecting the communities in this area, in this neighbourhood, is such an inspiring nourishing and joyful endeavor.

And then an Article has appeared ! About Somatic Experiencing, my work here and in Africa, Whow, the people at Chaim Acherim have done a great job, thanks a lot. Meanwhile it has been published in Hebrew, we hope it will be translated soon. You can read it here :-)

Preparing for the ESTD conference, trauma and dissociation, Ireland 2010, where I will be presenting about cross cultural trauma therapy, and will be giving two workshops as an introduction to SE. Excited curious and patient at once. Mainly working and cooking a ppt...mmm

Last and not least, a Mindfulness workshop. This April, the 25th eve, in kibbutz Evron. A set of 7 meetings, in the tradition of Vipassana/teravada, an introduction to the art of Mindfulness. My friend Tagrid Musa from the arabic village of Abu Snan will join me in the facilitation of this course. Please come, join us for this most amazing circle in learning an age old technique that still has in it much for us to learn. Join us for a touch of quiet inner space, and gentleness. More info: 049857729 sagi.

Another step in the ToWo project.. and what's up

The ToWo project is getting a lot of attention lately. We're planning a great afternoon party on the Beach of Old Jaffa in October, as a fund raising party. Please check in with http://www.towogroup.blogspot.com for more info about this unique design for rural African women, a trauma therapy and video documentation model. We've been contacted by a group of Ethiopian women here in Israel, to work with them as well, years after their long frightening intimidating walk through sudan, to crumble the fear out of their system, and with an idea to go back with the video skills to make a movie of their journey.
We're excited about this as well as working with rural women in the WozaMoya community, South Africa, women tending to AIDS/HIV patients, orphans and families in KwazuluNatal SA.
Here and in Africa, the women want to move into more resiliency, more self esteem, more skills, and the ability to sound, create, and manifest in modern society their voices in courage and pride.
We really need all the help you can give...
www.ToWogroup.blogspot.com it could be financial, or connections, second hand video cameras, PR, or something you would like to give us for the raffle.
We'd love to make another training in 2009.
Thanks a lot.
JuDitta and the ToWo team
www.ToWogroup.blogspot.com

The next Sagol festival will be hosting an evening of Women spirituality in Film.. Lila mor and I will be the fascilitators.. end of September at the Dor beach (chof tantura). See you there.

And, last but not least, courses of Breathwork for therapists, Trauma therapy (somatic experiencing), and Supervision for Spiritual caregivers will be opening again in February and March 2009. Please let us know if you're interested :
juditta@the-art-of-breath.org