HEALING FROM SIBLING TRAUMA – AND BECOMING YOU – SATURDAY 9:30 AM, JULY 19TH | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
Our brothers and sisters are supposed to be our friends and protectors, sharing positive experiences and memories. This expectation of closeness makes abuse and cruelty from a sibling powerful and destructive. Sibling traumas can be incredibly painful because siblings are part of our developmental history, and therefore, they were a developmental influence.
Cruelty and abuse by a siblings is often swept under the carpet within the family system to preserve the image of a happy family. Emotional and physical abuse can go unseen or not intervened in because it is written off as “siblings being siblings”. Entanglement with a narcissistic sibling can be just as traumatic as with a narcissistic parent, and trauma bonding can occur with a manipulative and deceptive sibling.
You may still be affected by sibling trauma if you can identify with some of these issues:
- Attending family events makes you very anxious, and avoiding these events creates intense feelings of grief at the disconnection from other family members.
- You have despair at the realisation that this sibling will never support you or care about you in the way that you have cared about them.
- You find it hard to trust other people and have close relationships.
- You are drawn to other narcissistic people, whether it be in a romantic relationship, friendships, or employers.
- You have developed caretaking and pleasing behaviours.
- You doubt yourself and dismiss your own feelings.
- You have low self-esteem and faulty belief systems because you have internalised many of the cruel and jealous statements you have received from your sibling.
- You are highly anxious in relationships and walk on eggshells around your partner or friends.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
When: Saturday 19th July, 2025, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Belonging House, 17 Bishop Street, Kelvin Grove
Cost: $ 320 ($ 285 early bird price if paid in full by 9th July)
Come and join us for a day of healing, releasing trauma, discharging negative beliefs, welcoming in positivity, and reconnecting with yourself . This workshop is embodied, expressive, respectful and supportive.
Facilitated by Andrea Alexander and supported by Sarah Pickup.
WHAT THE BODY TELLS US – SATURDAY 9:30 AM, MARCH 8TH | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
“Your body is your way of being in the world. The more alive your body is, the more you are in the world.” – Dr. Alexander Lowen
Our bodies hold our frozen history including old feelings, memories, trauma and defence patterns. According to Dr. Pierrakos, our bodies also display our living potential. Consider that blocks in our personality are also held in the body. These defence patterns contribute to recreating painful experiences such as abandonment, betrayal, rejection and re-experiencing trauma. These blocks are held in place by physical conditions such as chronic muscle tension, low energy, flaccid muscle, and shallow breathing. By working with the body and the mind together blocks in the personality and body can be reduced, supporting deep psychological, physical and behavioural changes.
In this workshop participants will learn about how the body interacts with the personality. We will explore the meaning of height, skin tone, muscles, body fat, bone length, breathing and posture. We will also experience and discuss some techniques, interventions and treatment plans that work on dissolving blocks and feeling more alive. This workshop is grounded in the work of psychiatrists Reich, Lowen and Pierrakos. It is suitable for people who want to find out more about themselves and for practitioners who want to find out more ways to help their clients. The work is experiential and respectful.
We are grateful to Osho Mevlana Hall for hosting us.
When: Saturday 8th March, 2025 9:30AM – 5:00PM AEST
Where: Osho Mevlana Hall 42 Bilin Road (via McAuleys Lane) Myocum, NSW, 2481
Cost: $320 ($285 early-bird paid in full by 26th February, 2025)
For more information contact Andrea Alexander 0422 883 410 or click this link to book:
MANIFEST 2025 – SATURDAY 9:30 AM, FEBRUARY 1ST | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
What does your heart long for? What do you want that still seems to escape you? Would it surprise you to know that your unfulfilled wishes are signposts for the next part of your personal growth?
Dr. John Pierrakos said “The feeling of longing is an important message for us. Longings help us to know that we need to embark on a new road of development,“
Claim your ability to create!
- Are you willing to consider that what you have or do not have in your life is a response to what you think, feel, and where you put your attention on a moment-by-moment basis?
- Are you a vibrational match for what you want, or are you a vibrational match for what you don’t want?
- Are you willing to contemplate the possibility that you have an abundant amount of creative energy and have the power to create what you want?
In this transformational workshop, Andrea harnesses the power and wisdom of the science of thought, Core Energetics, Pathwork, Law of Attraction, and Neuroscience. This powerful combination will help propel you forward in positive momentum and help you become a vibrational match for what you want.
Included in this workshop are:
- Identifying and tracking negative emotions
- Identifying and amplifying positive emotions
- Techniques to transition from different states of feelings
- Expressing emotions stemming from negative beliefs and letting them go
- Working physically with vibration and the state of allowing
When: Saturday 1st February, 2025 9:30AM – 5:00PM AEST
Where: Belonging House, 17 Bishop Street, Kelvin Grove
Cost: $280 ($250 with early-bird discount available until January 24, 2025)
We encourage you to bring a water bottle, wear comfortable activewear, and bring journal materials. This workshop is not just a learning experience, it’s a transformational journey that will leave you with profound insights and lasting changes in your life.
HEALING ATTACHMENT STYLES – AN EMBODIED APPROACH – SATURDAY 9:30 AM, OCTOBER 12TH | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
(Assisted by Lucy Slater)
“We don’t see things as they…we see them as we are” – Anais Nin.
Feelings evoked by attachment trauma and the comings and goings of the other can be intense and debilitating, and seemingly impossible to regulate. As a result, some decide to stay out of relationships completely, others have unfulfilling connections. Our attachment patterns are mostly set down in our first year of life. This is a time of life where there is no language vocabulary; instead there is movement, sensory and emotional vocabularies. This is why it is difficult to heal these traumas by words alone.
Can you identify with any of these patterns?
Anxious partner (Anxious-Ambivalent, preoccupied)
“Why aren’t they returning my text? Why aren’t they spending more time with me? This is so disrespectful. I always respond immediately to them!”
What if this person did not need to grasp onto the other to help them regulate difficult feelings of abandonment?
Avoidant (Dismissive) partner
“Why are they bombarding me with texts? Don’t they know I just need some time to breathe? This is so disrespectful. I never intrude upon their space!”
What if this person did not need to withdraw or distance themselves and instead could safely communicate boundaries and needs?
Disorganised (Fearful) partner
“When I’m away from you I feel lonely and abandoned, and when I’m close to you I fear I will be harmed in the same way I was in my family of origin. This relationship is distressing, terrifying and confusing.”
What if this person was able to create some safety within themselves and the relationship, without a demand on the other?
In this one-day experiential workshop, we will be using an embodied approach to gain deeper self-understanding. By combining the integration of language, movement, sensory, and emotional vocabularies we will create opportunities for lasting healing with self-regulation tools that pave the way to secure attachment.
When: Saturday 12th October, 2024 9:30AM – 5:00PM AEST
Where: Belonging House, 17 Bishop Street, Kelvin Grove
Cost: $320 ($285 early-bird paid in full by Friday 27th September)
For more information contact Andrea Alexander 0422 883 410 or click this link to book:
MY MOTHER, MYSELF WORKSHOP – SATURDAY 9:30 AM, JULY 20TH | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
My Mother, Myself Workshop
(Assisted by Lucy Slater and Shirsha Maree)
As women, so much of our personality is shaped by our relationship with our mother. Whether our relationship is strained, close, distant, or enmeshed, we are likely to find traces of her in many aspects of our own behaviour, attitude, thinking, feeling, and energetic patterns. Even if our mother was nurturing we are likely to still have some difficulties individuating from her, and stepping out from patterns and behaviours we have learned.
Many of these patterns form part of a false self, and we can find ourselves living a life that doesn’t feel true, authentic, or fulfilling. Common signs of unresolved issues are difficulty in setting boundaries, not feeling good enough, low confidence, deep-seated depression, and anxiety.
Often the more traumatic our relationship with our mother is, the more difficult it is to individuate from her.
Some more examples are:
An inconsistent or abandoning mother – Can lead to feelings of depression, neediness in relationships, or exaggerated independence.
A hostile mother – having feelings of unsafety, and high sensitivity to rejection.
A cold mother – can lead to difficulty showing affection and maintaining closeness in relationships
A critical mother – becoming very critical of others or developing perfectionism tendencies.
An overbearing mother – being a people pleaser, anxiety.
A clingy or depressed mother – becoming the parent of the mother and being the caretaker in adult relationships
A competitive mother – competitiveness and jealousy with other women
An overprotective or smothering mother – feeling guilty about being independent.
A cruel mother – deep feelings of unworthiness and anxiety
In this one-day workshop participants will be supported to explore the unhealthy aspects of their relationship with their mother that still live out in them. They will have the opportunity to uncover and discharge the negative beliefs and emotions that keep them in the past and move toward a life with more confidence, fulfilment and pleasure.
When: Saturday 20th July, 2024 9:30AM – 5:00PM AEST
Where: Belonging House, 17 Bishop Street, Kelvin Grove
Cost: $325 ($285 early-bird paid in full by Friday 12th July)
For more information contact Andrea Alexander 0422 883 410 or click this link to book:
ONLINE MANIFEST 2024 WORKSHOP – SATURDAY 10:00 AM, MAY 4TH | FACILITATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
(Assisted by Irena Lo Bue)
“Let’s mould it closer to our heart’s desire” – Omar Khayyam
What does your heart long for? What do you want that still seems to escape you? Would it surprise you to know that your unfulfilled wishes are signposts for the next part of your personal growth?
Dr. John Pierrakos said “The feeling of longing is an important message for us. Longings help us to know that we need to embark on a new road of development,“
Claim your ability to create!
- Are you willing to consider that what you have or do not have in your life is a response to what you think, feel, and where you put your attention on a moment-by-moment basis?
- Are you a vibrational match for what you want, or are you a vibrational match for what you don’t want?
- Are you willing to contemplate the possibility that you have an abundant amount of creative energy and have the power to create what you want?
In this transformational workshop, Andrea harnesses the power and wisdom of the science of thought, Core Energetics, Pathwork, Law of Attraction, and Neuroscience. This powerful combination will help propel you forward in positive momentum and help you become a vibrational match for what you want.
Included in this workshop are:
- Identifying and tracking negative emotions
- Identifying and amplifying positive emotions
- Techniques to transition from different states of feelings
- Expressing emotions stemming from negative beliefs and letting them go
- Working physically with vibration and the state of allowing
When: Saturday 4th May, 2024 10AM – 4PM AEST
Where: via Zoom
Cost: $250 ($225 early-bird paid in full by Friday 26th April)
“Each person has the ability to mobilize the powerful creative force of their heart”. John Pierrakos
This workshop is respectful, expressive, and contemplative. It’s also profoundly transformative with long-lasting effects. Places are limited, book early to guarantee your spot!
For more information contact Andrea Alexander 0422 883 410 or click this link to book:
SPECIAL EVENT
FREE WEBINAR ABOUT BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY – MONDAY 6:30 PM, FEBRUARY 19TH | FACILATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
During the webinar, you can expect to gain valuable insights into the world of body psychotherapy. Here’s a glimpse of what awaits you:
Meet Andrea, Our Director: This is an opportunity to ask Andrea as many questions as you can think of about the course.
In-Depth Course Information: Receive a comprehensive overview of our upcoming training program. Explore the core elements, modules, and experiential learning opportunities that will shape your path as a body psychotherapist.
The Rich History of Our Work: Journey through the origins and evolution of body psychotherapy, understanding its significance in today’s world. Explore how our institute has been an early pioneer in Australia and played a pivotal role in the development of this field.
This webinar is FREE. However, we kindly request that you RSVP to ensure we can provide you with the best experience and materials. Simply click on the link provided below to reserve your seat.
WORKSHOPS
EMBODIED BELIFS WORKSHOP – SATURDAY 1:00 PM, OCTOBER 28TH | FACILATED BY ANDREA ALEXANDER.
“Beliefs are not facts, they are wrong conclusions about ourselves and the world based on early painful experiences” – Andrea Alexander
The more emotional and physical trauma someone is holding in their body, the more stressed they are likely to be. Such stress keeps us in a loop of negative feelings and thoughts which are underpinned by negative beliefs. This cycle of worry and stress tends to create more of it in our lives, and as Dr. Joe Dispenza says, “Our painful memories become our predictive future.”
By using self-reflection, body awareness, visualisation and working with vibrations in the body, you will have the support to uncover some embedded negative beliefs, release them from your body and embody new positive beliefs. These new positive beliefs will help you to have more positive feelings, and redirect your energy toward your desired future.
What to Expect: Get ready to explore the profound connection between your body and your beliefs with Andrea Alexander, Director of the Institute of Body Psychotherapy. You will embark on a journey of self-discovery, release negative beliefs, and embody new positive ones.
Preparation: To make the most of this experience, please ensure you have the following ready:
- A private space
- A working camera
- A yoga mat with at least one cushion
- A journal with a pen
Stay Connected: Keep an eye on your inbox for further event updates and instructions. If you have any questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team in our mailbox.
We can’t wait to embark on this journey with you and create positive transformations together. Your well-being matters, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. BOOK HERE.
WORKSHOP PRICE: $175
REGULAR CLASSES
COREEXPLORE ONLINE CLASSES – THURSDAY 6:30PM WEEKLY. Facilitated by Dana Dobrota.
CoreExplore Group Classes are movement-based sessions that allow you to experiment with Core Energetics techniques focussed around a particular theme.
In these sessions we use mindful breathing, movement, vibration and sound, allowing us to open ourselves to a deeper awareness of our sensations, reactions, emotions and relational patterns in an embodied way.
You receive individual support in every class, so you can find the options and intensity that feels right for you.
Themes we explore include:
- How to self soothe through big feelings
- How to feel grounded and present
- How to release stress and tension in your body
- How to express healthy boundaries
- How to navigate the ‘I’ versus ‘us’ in relationships
- How to connect to loving sexuality in yourself and your relationships
When: Every Thursday 6:30pm
Cost: $25
Where: Online via ZOOM.
Book a class: https://www.coreexploreonline.com/groupclasses
More information: Contact Dana via email info@coreexploreonline.com or phone 0414 981 340. You can also check out the links below:
https://www.coreexploreonline.com/groupclasses
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