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Transpersonal Somatics
INTENSIVE RETREAT 10 – 12 October

Asha (Alchemy School of Healing Arts), Tuscany

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The awakening of the body is foundational for both a fully embodied spirituality and the resacralization of sexuality.

This retreat bridges somatic and transpersonal dimensions through mindful physical contact among participants.
You will engage in Interactive Embodied Meditations as doorways to access the deeper dimensions of yourself, as well as participate in creative exercises around artwork, movement, games, and small group sharing. Emphasis is placed on the integration of vital energies and the energy of consciousness at all levels of your being: somatic, energetic, emotional, and mental.
Individuals from all orientations can creatively incorporate the practical tools presented in this retreat in their professional, healing, and spiritual practice, as well as in their everyday lives and intimate relationships. Join us in this experiential exploration of a truly embodied spirituality!

In this retreat, you will learn to:

  • Appreciate your body as a doorway to access the deepest dimensions of yourself, life, and reality.
  • Align your somatic, instinctive, emotional, mental, and spiritual worlds.
  • Identify pathways toward the integration of sexuality and spirituality in your personal life and intimate relationships.
  • Integrate mindful physical contact and contemplative awareness in both your own growth and your work with others.
  • Apply simple but profound practices to integrate transpersonal experiences into your body and everyday life, both yours and others.

Notes

This retreat involves guided, respectful physical contact among participants. It is not affiliated with tantra or related approaches and does not involve either nudity or direct activation of sexual energies.

Materials to bring
For participants:
Comfortable clothes to be able to move easily around the room. It is recommended to bring linen, cotton or other soft-material pants and avoid jeans.
Personal water bottle.
Notepad and a pen.
And, most importantly, your open mind and heart to rediscover yourself in a new and fresh way.

  • WITH WHO:
    Jorge N. Ferrer
  • WHEN:
    10 – 12 October 2023
  • TYPE:
    intensive residential retreat
  • COSTS:

    Early-bird prices till Sep 15:

    • 340€ in non ensuite shared rooms
    • 410€ in ensuite shared rooms

    Ordinary prices from Sep 15 till October 10th:

    • 420€ in non ensuite shared rooms
    • 480€ in ensuite shared rooms

    Price include:

    • 2 Nights Accommodation in shared rooms
    • 7 Plant-Based Meals

    Not include:

    • Airfare
    • Ground transportation to and from ASHA
    • Travel insurance
    • Wellness treatments upon request (such as massages, readings, healing sessions etc.)
  • MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS:

    25pax

  • CANCELLATION:

    Cancellation of the event will incur the following refunds:

    • Cancellation 90 days before the event: 60% refund
    • Cancellation 60 days before the event: 30% refund
    • Cancellation less than 60 days: no refund
  • WEBSITE:

Jorge N. Ferrer

Is a clinical psychologist, author, and educator. He was a professor of psychology for more than 20 years at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, where he also served as chair of the Department of East-West Psychology. Jorge is the author of dozens of articles and several books, including Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality (State University of New York Press, 2002), Participation and the Mystery: Transpersonal Essays in Psychology, Education, and Religion (State University of New York Press, 2017), Love and Freedom: Transcending Monogamy and Polyamory (Rowman Littlefield, 2021), and his co-edited anthology, The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies (State University of New York Press, 2008).
Considered one of the main architects of contemporary transpersonal theory, Jorge is also the creator of Embodied Spiritual Inquiry, a contemplative inquiry method and holistic educational approach featured in many journals and anthologies. He has offered workshops on Embodied Spirituality at Esalen Institute, California, where he was also a member of the Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory and Research. In his international private practice, he offers psychospiritual counseling to individuals as well as couple counseling focused on the design of more satisfying intimate relationships. Jorge received the Fetzer Institute’s Presidential Award for his seminal work on consciousness studies and was an advisor to the Religions for Peace organization at the United Nations. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. Learn more at www.jorgenferrer.com

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HOW TO GET TO ASHA

Website Asha Global (click here)

By Car

  • Put this in your navigator: shorturl.at/GMS79
  • Our Address:
    ASHA, Località Le Piane, Castell’azzara, GR 58034 Whatsapp +39 353 452 7348

Note: WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND RENTING A CAR IF YOU ARE ARRIVING BY PLANE, ETC. (OR SHARING A CAR WITH OTHERS). IT’S EASIER. SEE MORE. https://www.doyouitaly.com/index.htm

Flying

  • From ROME – Fiumicino Airport (FCO) On the Trenitalia website select: Departure station: FIUMICINO AEROPORTO Arrival station: CHIUSI-CHIANCIANO TERME >> The journey is about 2h 45min with 1 change
  • From PISA – Pisa Airport (PSA) On the Trenitalia website select: Departure station: PISA FERMATA AEROPORTO Arrival station: CHIUSI-CHIANCIANO TERME >> The journey is between 3h and 4h, with 2 or 3 changes.
  • From FLORENCE – Florence Airport (FLR) First, get a Shuttle from the airport to Santa Maria Novella Train Station (about 20 minutes, they run every hour) operated by Busitalia. Tickets are available either directly at the airport or via this website: https://getbybus.com/en/blog/airport-bus-florence/ Then, on the Trenitalia website select: Departure station: FIRENZE S.M. NOVELLA Arrival station: CHIUSI-CHIANCIANO TERME >> The journey is between 1h 30min and 2h, you can find a direct train or change once.

By Train