A Tribute to Marion Woodman

in Santa Barbara California
with:

Stephen Aizenstat
Joan Chodorow
Hendrika DeVries
Robert Johnson
Ernest Rossi
Marion Woodman
Ross Woodman

Friday, February 17, 2006
7:30–9:30 PM

Saturday, February 18, 2006
8:45 AM–5:45 PM

Sunday, February 19, 2006
8:45 AM–1:00 PM

$345 General Admission
$295 Special Admission
(Full Time Students, Pacifica Alumni, Seniors, and Library Members)
$270 Active Pacifica Students
Includes Saturday Continental Breakfast & Lunch and Sunday Continental Breakfast

Registration Form

This weekend we pay tribute to Marion Woodman. Her work has opened our bodies and minds to soul. We have discovered that from deep within lives a radiance known to poets, artists, storytellers, and healers. Marion’s life and work is a gesture of love. She brings to us a knowledge gleaned from keen insight, and an inspiration discovered from embodied experience. Hers is a passion rooted in deep conviction. She believes in the integrity of the living psyche. We, her students, colleagues, and friends take this weekend to honor Marion. Through, lecture, story, ritual, movement, and song we gather to say, “thank-you.” We congregate to celebrate how our lives have been forever changed by the work and the gifts that Marion has offered through the years. The fire burns bright, the flower is in full bloom, and we are the better for it. In community, we come together, in deep feeling, in gratitude, and in the sacred mystery of spirit to rejoice and commemorate the blessing that is Marion Woodman.

Conference Program
Honoring Marion Woodman, the tribute will be held at one of her favorite hotels, the Hotel Mar Monte (formerly the Radisson Hotel). At the edge of the Pacific Ocean, overlooking the Channel Islands, and in full view of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Hotel Mar Monte is one of Santa Barbara’s historic Spanish hotels.

Immediately preceding the conference on Friday, February 17, we are offering three pre-conference workshops: Moving Imagination: The Living Body in Analysis with Joan Chodorow, The New Neuroscience of Creativity, Brain Growth, and Healing in Art and Psychotherapy with Ernest Rossi, and The Dance of Body and Soul: An Introduction to the Work of BodySoul Rhythms with Virginia Holmquist, Nina Mahaffey, Tina Stromsted, and Meg Wilbur.

Check-in for the pre-conference workshops will be held from 9:00–10:00 am on Friday morning, and 12:30-2:00 for the afternoon workshop. Registration and check-in for the conference will be held on Friday evening from 6:00–7:30 pm preceding the keynote presentation at 7:30 pm. The conference will end on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

In addition to the conference program, there will be ample opportunity for socializing, exchanging ideas, and quiet walks on the beach. Continental breakfast and lunch are included for your convenience and to provide an opportunity for ongoing dialogue and exchange.

We hope you will join us in February for a very special weekend in beautiful Santa Barbara.

Pre Conference Workshops
Space is limited, register early. Please click on the link below for more information

The Dance of Body and Soul
An Introduction to the Work of BodySoul Rhythms
Virginia Holmquist, Nina Mahaffey, Tina Stromsted, and Meg Wilbur

Friday, February 17, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
$140   Lunch is included
Continuing Education Credit: 4.5 hours
MORE INFO

Moving Imagination
The Living Body in Analysis
Joan Chodorow
Friday, February 17, 10:00 am-12:30 pm
$70   Lunch is included
Continuing Education Credit: 2.5 hours
MORE INFO

The New Neuroscience of Creativity, Brain Growth, and Healing in Art and Psychotherapy
Ernest Rossi
Friday, February 17, 2:00-4:30 pm
$70  Lunch is included
Continuing Education Credit: 2.5 hours
MORE INFO

Conference Location and Accommodations 
The conference will be held at the historic Hotel Mar Monte (formerly the Radisson Hotel), overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Just steps away from the famous East Beach, the extensive beachway allows for walking, jogging, and cycling. The hotel houses an outdoor heated pool, a spa, and a fitness center. 

A limited number of rooms have been reserved for participants at special rates.

Rates for Monday through Thursday evenings are:
Main Hotel  $139 (one bed)/$159 (two beds) per night (Ocean view surcharge $50)
Parkside  $99 (one bed)/$109 (two beds) per night

Rates for Friday through Sunday evenings are:
Main Hotel  $169 (one bed)/$189 (two beds) per night (Ocean view surcharge $50)
Parkside  $119 (one bed)/$129 (two beds) per night

These rooms are held for our group at this special rate until January 16. After that time, rooms will be charged at the special rate only if available. The hotel has offered to extend these special rates to our participants for three days before and after the conference. Reservations and payments for accommodations are to be made directly with Hotel Mar Monte. Reservations should be made as early as possible to ensure availability. To reserve your room call 805.963.0744. Be sure to mention the special group rate for PACIFICA. Or, you can make your reservation by going to www.hotelmarmonte.com (go to “reservations” and then to ‘group reservations” enter attendee code PACIFICA.

Travel
Major airlines provide service into the Los Angeles International Airport located 90 miles south of Santa Barbara. Some flights are also available directly into the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Both airports have shuttle service between the airport and Hotel Mar Monte. Information on ground transportation will be included with your confirmation letter.  

Conference and Workshop Registration, Cancellation, and Scholarships 
Conference fees of $345 (general admission), $295 (Students, Seniors, Pacifica Alumni, and Joseph Campbell Archives and Library Members), and $270 for active Pacifica students include all conference presentations, refreshments, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and lunch on Saturday.

The pre-conference workshops on Friday are available for an additional charge of $140 for the full day workshop and $70 for the half-day workshops (includes refreshments and lunch) to a limited number of conference participants on a first-come, first-served basis. 

To register, please Click here to register online or send print out the registration form, check the appropriate options, and return it with your payment to Pacifica Graduate Institute, Public Programs, 249 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013; fax to 805.565.5796; e-mail to publicprograms@pacifica.edu; or call 805.969.3626, ext. 103. If registering for more than one person, please list all names, addresses, telephone numbers, and appropriate choices. A confirmation letter will be sent upon receipt of your registration.

A limited number of partial scholarships are available to those who find it prohibitive to pay the full cost of the conference. To apply, send a letter of request to the Public Programs Department with your registration. You will be contacted, and if accepted, payment arrangements will be made.  

To obtain a refund, send a written cancellation request postmarked no later than January 17, 2006. Tuition, less a $50 processing fee, will be refunded for the conference. Tuition less a $25 processing fee will be refunded for the workshops. No exceptions will be made. 

Continuing Education Credit
11 hours for the conference, 2.5 hours for the half-day pre-conference workshops, and 4.5 hours for a full day pre-conference workshop are available through the California Board of Registered Nurses (provider #CEP 7177). The hours are also applicable to MFTs and LCSWs (provider #PCE 2278) as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Pacifica Graduate Institute is recognized by the NBCC (provider #5436) to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines. A $15 processing fee will be charged for each certificate requested. Please indicate your requirements on the registration form and include appropriate fees with your payment.