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Events

21 May A Symposium and Workshop Like No Other—Discover Development NYC

Posted at 01:25h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Events, I Like This, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapeutics, Training/Classes, What's New 1 Comment

I spent the weekend with nine terrific people discovering and creating development. The occasion was the spring Discover Development-NYC, a twice-a-year three day adventure that I have the privilege of leading thanks to the East Side Institute. People come together and immerse themselves in developmental activities of the Institute, the...

14 May What Psychology COULD Look Like

Posted at 17:49h in Events, Human Development, Speaking Engagements, What's New 0 Comments

Fresh from TEDxNavesink in NJ, I'll be heading to Belgrade Serbia VIA SKYPE on Friday, May 30 to speak at the conference of the Serbian Psychological Society. My topic is What Psychology’s Future Could Look Like. Thanks to the University of Belgrade's Bojana Skorc and Tamara Dzamonja for the opportunity! ...

07 May What Does It Mean To Be Alive?

Posted at 18:04h in Creativity, Events, Human Development, I Like This, Performance Movement, Play, Speaking Engagements, What's New 4 Comments

That's the title TEDxNavesink gave to an item on their blog that that features me—I like it! I've enjoyed and hated (sometimes in the same moment) preparing my talk for its performance this Saturday May 10 in Red Bank NJ. I'm excited to do it and to meet all the...

17 Apr Border Dancing with Stan Krippner

Posted at 13:25h in Events, Human Development, What's New 1 Comment

On April 16, "Making a Conceptual Revolution—A Conversation Series with Lois Holzman" featured psychologist Stanley Krippner, a leading expert on altered states of consciousness, dreaming, psychic phenomena, psychedelics, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypnosis, anomalous experiences, indigenous healing, and shamanism. A long-time friend of mine and the East Side Institute, which sponsors the...

20 Feb Discover Development—NYC

Posted at 18:07h in Creativity, Culture, Events, Human Development, Performance Movement, Play, Speaking Engagements, Training/Classes, What's New 1 Comment

I'll be playing "Development Tour Guide" once again this coming May 16-18 as I lead another Discover Development NYC weekend. It's a unique small-group experience in seeing and making culture in one of the world's most vibrant cities. Contact Melissa Meyer at mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org if you're interested. Click here for more information. ...

16 Feb Beyond the Therapeutic State

Posted at 03:07h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Events, I Like This, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, What's New 2 Comments

That’s the title of a conference taking place in Norway this coming June. I like the title for a few reasons. First, therapy has become “an arm” of the state. Second, I agree that we must believe in and work for something other than (“beyond”) the current therapy institution (what...

30 Jan The Mystery of Play at TEDx

Posted at 00:07h in Creativity, Culture, Events, Human Development, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Speaking Engagements, What's New 2 Comments

Announcing TEDxNavesink PLAY I'm happy to say that I'll be there in Red Bank NJ on May 10 2014. for this unique event on the subject of PLAY. I'll be one of two dozen presenters (list in formation). I titled my talk, "Unveiling the Mystery of How Play Helps Us to Grow at...