The Power of Presence: EHI 8th Annual Conference Celebrates Jim Bugental

Quick Links: EHI Power of Presence Conference Nov. 14th & 15th, 2015 SF, CA

Session Abstracts | Saturday Nov 14th Schedule | Sunday Nov 15th Schedule | Online Registration

Celebrating Jim Bugental EHI in Partnership with CIIS Presents: The Power of Presence  Nov 14th & 15th, 2015 San Francisco TWO FULL DAYS OF EXISTENTIAL HUMANISTIC SESSIONS AND PANELS Keynote Speaker Roger Walsh Presenters include Kenneth Bradford, Tom Greening, Orah Krug, Kirk Schneider, Bryan Wittine, and many more! EHI 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE DATES November 14th -15th, 2015 Saturday 9:00am-7:00pm Sunday 9:00am-5:30pm LOCATION CIIS Main Building: Namaste Hall 1453 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 REGISTER Online Registration Honoring the centenary of James Bugental's birth and the 50th Anniversary of the publication of The Search for Authenticity CE's 15 BBS CEs available for MFT, LCSW, RN COST Conference: $275/$300/$325 One-day: $150/$170/$190 (CIIS tiered pricing -when one price tier sells out, that tier is closed) Honoring the Centenary of James Bugental’s birth and the 50th Anniversary of The Search for Authenticity The Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI), in collaboration with CIIS, honors the centenary of James F. T. Bugental's birth and the 50th anniversary of The Search for Authenticity. EHI dedicates its 8th Annual Conference to Jim Bugental, a founder of Humanistic Psychology, co-founder of the Existential-Humanistic Institute, master Existential Therapist and pioneer of Transpersonal Psychology. In these sessions and panels, the presenters honor Jim as a strong advocate of experience-near psychotherapy, highlighting his recognition of inward sensing and the subjective experience of the individual. Such therapy emphasizes spontaneous engagement in the present moment, in the here and now. This conference brings together a number of Jim's former students and associates, many of whom now are respected mentors, therapists and teachers themselves. Questions regarding the upcoming conference? Contact CIIS at publicprograms@ciis.edu Would you like to share this info at your work, school, or local event? Download a Printable Flyer! [Updated as of Nov 9th, 2015]

Pre-congress workshop with Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug at World Congress for Existential Therapy London

Will you be in London May 14th?

You can see Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug present at the World Congress for Existential Therapy at Dean's Yard, Westminster.

Kirk and Orah are presenting a Pre-congress workshop on May 14th, entitled  "The New Existential-Humanistic Therapy: Personal, Interpersonal, and Cosmological."

Tickets are available for pre-congress workshops! 
Get your tickets to attend the workshop here.

Find out more about the World Congress for Existential Therapy 

Visit the World Congress for Existential Therapy website for all of the event details.

Tickets have been made available for the full conference, for specific days, and pre-congress workshops.

Book Tickets here: http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2139012802
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Interested in Orah and Kirk's Presentation Schedule for the World Congress?

See Orah and Kirk's full conference presentation schedule on our events page.

EHI 2014/15 Cohorts Final Experiential of Curriculum Year at Westerbeke

The EHI Cohorts for the Foundations Certificate Program, the Advanced Certificate Program and the Modular Training Program attended the second and final Experiential of the 2014/2015 Curriculum.Year this March.

Experiential II had the students building on their practical work from Experiential I. Many of the students and attendees are continuing their work together in the Video Consult Group and in the Consult with Master Therapists Group; both held monthly.

Interested in doing case consultation from an E-H perspective?
Find out more about the Consult Group with E-H Master Therapists here on our Events page: the http://ehinstitute.org/events.html

Here are the attendees at experiential leaders and teachers in training working with the group in triads:

Interested in the EHI Experientials?

Experiential Retreat Details

The four day experiential residentials are the core of EHI's training. They allow participants who are graduate students in psychology or counseling and licensed professionals to come together in a safe environment, get to know one another intimately, and experience how E-H therapy is practiced up close and personally. Each of the two experiential residentials involves a combination of relationship-building, learning of theoretical foundations, and first-hand experiences wherein theory comes to life. At times, this may involve faculty members demonstrating their way of working with clients and inviting commentary; at other times, participants work in dyads with each other, and receive direct feedback from a faculty member as they work. Through these various ways of learning, participants begin to drop into a deeper, more embodied sense of what E-H therapy has to offer. The experiential training also provide participants a way of deeply understanding how work on themselves mirrors their ability to work with clients.

EHI Offers Two Programs Where Eligible Student Engage in the Experiential Retreats

Certificate in the Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Practice: The intention of the certificate program coursework is to provide students with such a foundational core by integrating both theory and practice into each course. By gaining competency in these fundamental principles, the student will have a solid core of practice and have a foundation from which additional modalities such as a cognitive-behavioral approach can be employed. The program is intended as a mentoring experience that emphasizes the development of the trainee as a whole person, appreciating that psychotherapy is an art as much as a science.

EHI Modular Training Program: This individualized training program is for those primarily interested in the experiential trainings that we offer. Once accepted into the program, participants may sign up to attend the two experientials, and may also opt to participate in video consultations with our faculty

EHI Faculty Asked by APA and Wiley to Author and Edit Upcoming Publications

The Existential-Humanistic Institute(EHI) is excited to congratulate faculty members Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug on recent news about two upcoming publications and a video series. Kirk and Orah have been asked by the APA to do a book and video series on supervision from an existential perspective. Kirk Schneider has also been asked to co-edit The World Handbook of Existential Therapy commissioned by Wiley.

Orah Krug, PhD

Kirk Schneider, EHI Vice President, and Orah Krug, EHI Clinical Supervisor both teach at EHI and are practicing clinical supervisors.

Orah Krug, PhD is a psychotherapist in private practice in Oakland and Sausalito, CA.  She serves as EHI's Clinical Director in addition to her EHI teaching faculty position, is one of EHI's Consult Group leaders, and she is an Existential-Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology faculty member at Saybrook University in San Francisco. Orah is co-author of the text book of Existential-Humanistic Therapy with Kirk Schneider.

Kirk Schneider, PhD

Kirk Schneider, Phd is a psychologist in private practice in San Francisco as well as an author and editor of  books such as Awakening to Awe and the recent, The Polarized Mind and Handbook of Humanistic Psychology. Kirk Schneider is EHI Vice President as well as faculty and Consult Group leader. This May at World Congress of Existential Therapy Kirk has been asked to Keynote on Saturday, May 15th with his presentation, "Human Responsibility and the Polarized Mind."

Both Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug are presenting at the 1st World Congress of Existential Therapy in multiple presentations, symposiums and workshops Thursday - Saturday, May 14 through May 17, 2015. Explore the World Congress of Existential Therapy Program here.

Upcoming Event: EHI Experiential II March 25- 29, 2015

Existential-Humanistic Therapy: Experiential II

• March 25 - March 29, 2015 - - Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma CA

EHI Experientials at Westerbeke Ranch Conference Center

Westerbeke Ranch - In beautiful Sonoma Valley, CA

EHI Student Experiential Retreat

Experiential II March 2015 - Check-in/Check-out Times

• Dates: March 25 - March 29, 2015
• Detailed Information for Currently Enrolled Students: View here on the Travel and Lodging page

We hold our experientials at a beautiful retreat center, Westerbeke Ranch, in the heart of Sonoma County. The cost includes modern, cabin-style lodging, superb family style meals and the use of all the facilities at Westerbeke such as the pool, hot tub and walking trails.
Tucked in the hills of wine country in Sonoma County California, Westerbeke Ranch and Conference Center is the ideal location to connect with nature, commune with like-minded people, and experience the many ideas and evolution of those attending the Existential Humanistic Experiential. These aspects of the Ranch include:

• The country and family style shared lodging and buffet dinning to encourage connection and fellowship
• Maps and information about various hiking trails to explore nature and take advantage of solitude
• Quiet time at 10pm to gain much needed reflection and rest to be prepared for the following day’s work
• A small convenience store and cantina for snacks and other small items
• Massage services available by appointment to relieve stress and re-energize you
• Swimming pool and hot tub

All of these amenities are included and available to you as a paid participant in the EHI Experientials. We have chosen these grounds to help support the exploration and deep work you will be doing during your time with us. We encourage your use of these facilities to help ground you as you grow and become enriched as you share with other students, staff and facilitators at the retreat. We invite you to explore what Westerbeke Ranch has to offer by visiting their web site at Westerbeke Ranch.

Interested in the EHI Certificate and Training Programs?

Find out more about the different EHI Certificate programs here
View the EHI Modular Experiential Training Program details here