Keiding, Pia / Denmark
Workshop:
Mindfulness and Conflict: From Diabolon to Symbolon
Splitting, conflict (‘DIA’) be it inside us or between us can become ‘diabolon’ if not recognised. With different exercises we’ll look at underlying issues of terror and conflict and options of how to enter into unity, reconciliation (‘SYMbolon)’ inside us and in connection with others. How we can become more mindful inside and of one another. How conflict can become the entrance door to perceiving the ‘diabolon’, how to go into a letting go and thereby moving towards openness for reconciliation, which might be seen as the essence of forgiving.
Biography:
Pia Keiding, Lic Phil. Lic. Sc., S.T.M., is a Danish transpersonal psychotherapist and international post-graduate trainer, founding director of CITHE (International Therapy Centre), Brussels, past board member of EUROTAS.
She offers an integration and synthesis of complementary schools and teachings from Western and non-Western approaches. She holds the Tibetan Masters Degree, S.T.M., in ‘Unity in Duality’ (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy/Science of Mind, Psychology and Psychotherapy with Tarab Tulku Rinpoche). She has an advanced training in Quantum Psychology (with Stephen Wolinsky), she holds a Senior Teacher Degree in Resonance Philosophy (by Sufi Master Joy Messick) and has studied Hindu Chakra psychology (with ShyamJi Batnagar). Other main educations are in Jungian approach, Systemic Family Therapy, Gestalt, Art and Symbol Therapy. Her thesis was on Chakra Psychology.
Pia is practicing transpersonal psychotherapy with individual clients, couples and groups, for over 25 years. +32.2.280.02.76 pia@attglobal.net
Training Summary:
Born 03.28.1946
Degree in philosophy (University of Copenhagen, 1967);
B.A. in ergotherapy, specialization in psychiatry (Copenhagen, 1970); specialized in Educational Therapy (with American and British specialists, 1975‑1977), working for 10 years with a combination of Educational Therapy and psychotherapy for all age‑groups, combined with practical work and research in cross‑cultural problems (European Community Consulting, Brussels).
"Licenciée en Sciences Familiales et Sexologiques” (Université de Louvain, U.C.L., Belgium, 1985), with a thesis on: 'La Théorie des Chakras. Son apport la pratique psychothérapeutique en Occident et une psychologie de la personnalité'.
Psychotherapeutic trainings :
Postgraduate Degree, S.T.M. in ‘Unity in Duality’ Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy/Science of Mind, Psychology and Psychotherapy with Tarab Tulku Rinpoche, Ph.D. (Tibet, Univ.of Copenhagen) 1988-2003;
Diploma in Gestalt‑therapy at ‘lnstitut National de Gestalt’ (Brussels, 1981‑1985), including dream work training.
Systemic Family Therapy, Université de Louvain, U.C.L., (1984‑1986);
Chakra Psychology, continuous training with Shyam Batnagar (New York, New Delhi, since 1983), including dream work.
American Indian Philosophy and psychology, mainly with Nomad Winterhawk (California, Denmark, 1984-1992);
Jungian Training: Alchemical Jungian training with prof. Etienne Perrot (Paris), 1992‑1994;
Teaching seminars within Institut International de Psychanalyse et de Psychothérapie Charles Baudouin (Belgium), monthly 1991- 2001.
Quantum Psychology Intensive Training ongoing since 2000 with Stephen Wolinsky, California.
Senior Teacher degree in Resonance Philosophy 1998, trained by Sufi Master Joy Messick (Michigan, ongoing since 1986).
Prior experience in conducting workshops:
Teaching personal synthesis of Western and Eastern psychotherapeutic approaches, including dream-work in form of post graduate transpersonal training programs, both for small groups and individual trainees in own institute as well as within various European training institutes (e.g. Gothenburg, Sweden; Warsaw, Poland; Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium) (ongoing).
Innumerable congress presentations of transpersonal workshops, amongst others European Transpersonal Congresses all over Europe each year since1994 in London, last in Moscow June 2005 and IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams) Conferences, e.g. in Asheville 1997, Washington 2000 and Copenhagen 2004. Also in other frameworks as Symposia for Professional Ethics of Psychologists in Lisbon and Rome and Congresses such as ‘Buddhism in the West’ in KUL, Leuven Unuiversity, 2003.
Facilitator of groups enhancing personal and professional growth (dream-work, creativity, expression, and intervention), for 25 years. Lecturing member of a Research Group since 1999 in UCL, Université de Louvain, ongoing.