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Losing
the Weight of Shame:
Developing Body Confidence
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For
many clients in therapy—and for most women in our culture—the
body is the focus of shame and self-loathing. Such contempt
is an obstacle to any process of healing.
In
this interactive presentation, I'll introduce practical
ways to re-experience and re-value the body, creating opportunities
to replace shame with body confidence and self-respect.
The
body, especially the body's center, becomes known as a source
of guidance, wisdom, endurance, and purpose.
The
simple breathing patterns and playful methods for enriching
body awareness that participants learn can be used to address
eating and body image disorders, and more generally to expand
the sense of self and the capacity for self-affirmation.
This
workshop is open to health care professionals, bodywork
therapists, and any woman concerned with body shape and
size.
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Lisa Sarasohn is
a health educator, yoga therapist, and author of The
Woman's Belly Book. Her articles have been published
nationally and internationally, appearing in magazines including
Radiance, Personal Transformation, Yoga
Journal, and SageWoman.
Lisa
has presented workshops at sites including Omega Institute,
Journey Into Wholeness, the Sufi School of Healing, and
the Renfrew Center's annual conference on treating eating
disorders among women.
An
honors graduate of Brown University, Lisa is certified as
a Kripalu Yoga instructor at the advanced level.
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