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5th Scientific PAIP Symposium

"Severed Roots of Psychotherapy.
Shamanism, body, transpersonal experiences, love"

With great pleasure we announce the fifth scientific PAIP symposium was held on 22-24th of January 2010 in Krakow, Poland. The central theme was Detached Roots of Psychotherapy. Shamanism, body, transpersonal experiences, love.

The symposium language is Polish.

Very often psychotherapy (as science and as practice) is thought to have its origin in psychology or in psychiatry and as such to be a product of present times. However, hundreds or thousands of years before Sigmunt Freud there lived people, who were able to solve the problems, which nowadays drive us to psychotherapists. Is it possible? Who they were? What was their method?

The main theme of the upcoming Symposium is, as indicated in the title, the detached roots of psychotherapy. Shamanism, body-work, widely interpreted spirituality are the issues, which do not usually have their place in the main stream of official psychotherapy. From the expositions of our Guests we shall be able to learn more on those fascinating phenomena - and maybe to realise that sometimes we cope with them every day in our studies.

Being aware of our roots gives us the possibility of deriving from the experience of our precursors, widens our horizonts... and gives us wings.

Schedule

Friday, Jan. 22th:

10 - Opening: Andrzej Nehrebecki, Milena Karlińska - Nehrebecka

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Marek Kalmus, Rytuały z pogranicza szamanizmu i buddyzmu tybetańskiego (Rituals from the borderline of shamanism and Tibetan buddhism)
Małgorzata Chodak, "Kocham Cię teraz i zawsze". Ucieleśnione doświadczenie.
("I love you now and for ever". Embodied experience)
Cezary Woźniak, to be announced

13.30 - 15 Dinner break

15 - 18 The Participants' presentations
Evening - a "get to know" reception

Saturday, Jan. 23th:

A one-day workshop with the invited guest
Conference dinner

Sunday, Jan. 24th:

10 - 13 The Participants' presentations
Finish

Registration

Please send your applications to the PAIP Headoffice:

integratywna@gmail.com

Download the application form

The deadline of submitting abstracts: November, 30th 2009.

Fees

300 PLN until November, 30th
350 PLN from November, 30th
200 PLN for university students

Venue

The symposium will take place in the building of PAIP in Krakow, Pocieszka St. 6.
A map can be found here.
For the information on accomodation possibilities please contact the Headoffice.

Boards

The Scientific Commitee:
             Alicja Heyda - chair
             Andrzej Nehrebecki
             Milena Karlińska - Nehrebecka
             Halina Romanowska - Łakomy
             Cezary Woźniak
             Marek Kalmus
             Małgorzata Chodak
             Dagmara Kuczyńska - Ginko
             Urszula Wojciechowska - Jaworska
             Jacek Taczyński

The Organising Commitee:
             Anna Antoniewicz - chair
             Marta Rzezak
             Marta Różycka

Further information concerning the Symposium to appear soon.