This component of our programming consists of committed, core consultation groups of 15-20 professional bodyworkers, facilitated by Mindy Nettifee and occasional guest experts.

These groups explore bodywork through a Jungian lens, with attention to both client cases and the lived experience of the bodyworker. Some areas of emphasis may include: welcoming the perspectives and moves of soul into the treatment space, integrating dream images and symbolism into bodywork sessions, and working with issues of somatic transference and countertransference that arise.

The focus is on fostering an ongoing mastery and internalization of a Jungian approach to bodywork, regardless of each person’s originating knowledge base and scope of practice. The learning will be immersive and embodied, rather than purely theoretical. 

Some specific topics for consultation sessions may also include:

• How Jungian views on psyche and body as a spectrum can generate fresh insights and support processes of healing and transformation

• Using archetypes and myths to work with psychic and bodily defenses 

• Incorporating Jungian perspectives on trauma and healing and the soul with biological frameworks

• The ethics and boundaries that support safety and containment, reinforce agency and consent, and create optimal conditions for embodied soul work

Discussions between group members will be facilitated via an entirely private online platform. The bodyworker group will have its own dedicated space for confidential sharing.

Further one-on-one consultation will be available with Mindy at a discount off her standard consultation fee throughout the length of the training.

Schedule:

Sessions are every other week (twice monthly) at a consistent time for each cohort. Each meeting is 120 minutes (2 hours).

All participants will gain a Certificate in Jungian Psychology for ongoing professional development, along with 40 CEUs from The Salome Institute.

This immersive program offers an in-depth understanding of Analytical (Jungian) Psychology for individuals without clinical training, as well as for clinicians seeking to integrate Jungian work into their clinical practice.

Some themes for definition and exploration may include:

• Concepts: Individuation; shadow; persona; ego-Self axis; projection; libido; collective unconscious; personal unconscious; transference + countertransference; anima + animus and an updated awareness of psychological gender / the inner feminine and the inner masculine for all people; understanding of LGBTQ+ perspectives.

• Methods: Dreamwork; active imagination; alchemical psychology; the use of divination and synchronicity in clinical practice.

• Personal application: Money; intimacy; sex; boundaries; addictions; creative life; family; parenting; and relationships.

Programming is rarely elementary, by design. Learning happens progressively and through embodied, personalized understanding, rather than merely intellectualized concepts.

Most lectures will be based on readings, which will be shared in advance.

Individuals at all levels of familiarity with this material are welcome to join.

Throughout the year, we’ll delve into specific stories together—or a segment of a larger, ongoing narrative.

Throughout time and across cultures, storytelling is a profound expression of nature and the collective unconscious. Fairy tales and myths provide entry points into the archetypal layers of the psyche, enhancing our understanding of our shared history, personal story, and the language of dreams.

Esteemed guests will be woven into this part of the curriculum, often invited to select the myth they most want to share with our community.

We will have the opportunity to learn from a wide range of experts, authors, and practitioners in areas of mythology, dreamwork, Jungian psychology, and more.

Click here for more details on some of those individuals who have already presented or been scheduled to join us.

Further announcements will be made as individuals are confirmed and added to the program.

In addition to our scheduled events, the structure of our programming encourages students to initiate gatherings and small groups on topics such as:

• Dreams

• The Tarot and divination

• The I Ching

• Writing-with-myth

• Men’s work

• Incorporating queer identity into Jungian theory

You may choose to initiate something for classmates to join, or choose from other offerings.

In-person gatherings are also possible, whether for locals in a specific region or to meet up when traveling through a new town.

To join the Bodywork program, you must be a licensed bodyworker or registered somatic practitioner with an active professional practice, or a pre-licensed bodyworker under active supervision. Bodywork is an intentionally broad term meant to include individuals trained in body-based healing modalities that are explicitly not licensed clinical mental health counselors or psychotherapists, but are considered in the West to be medical or complementary/alternative medicine professionals. For example: Somatic Experiencing practitioners, massage therapists, Craniosacral and Polarity therapists, Rolfers, Feldenkrais practitioners, acupuncturists and naturopathic doctors, yoga therapists, dance movement therapists, and more. Program participants are responsible for operating within their professional scope of practice and for abiding by state and federal laws.

Please email if you have questions about your eligibility.