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

This one-day workshop will present an introduction to the BodySoul Rhythms work developed by Marion Woodman, Mary Hamilton, and Ann Skinner. The Marion Woodman Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2002 to insure that this approach continues, envisions the expansion of the BodySoul work by trained leaders so that all those drawn to this transformational process may experience it for themselves.

Based in the work of Jung and Woodman, this dynamic and creative process reawakens the wisdom of the body and offers a means to integrate material from the unconscious through dreams, movement, and voice. Movement explorations offer a safe structure where natural movement can be nurtured, supporting participants in discovering ways to re-inhabit the body and open to authentic response. Exercises in freeing the voice involve relaxation, breathing, and sounding to release energies and connect to one’s true voice.  These creative processes do not involve performance, but rather support the individual and the group process of working towards consciousness and authenticity. The workshop provides an opportunity to experience the dance of body and soul in an atmosphere of acceptance, curiosity, respect, and care, encouraging the soul’s longing for expression through a more richly embodied life.

Virginia Holmquist, Nina Mahaffey, Tina Stromsted, and Meg Wilbur are members of the “Women in the Woods” team, which presents body and soul-related workshops in the Los Angeles area.

Virginia Holmquist, MA, MFT, is a Jungian oriented psychotherapist and an AAMFT approved supervisor at L.I.F.E. Counseling Group in Monrovia, California. Her areas of interest include the transformative and healing potential of music, myth, dreams, symptoms and illness. Virginia is currently pursuing a PhD in mythological studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute and is on the faculty of the Marion Woodman Foundation.

Nina Mahaffey, MA, MFT, RN, has worked as a psychiatric nurse and therapist in private practice. She was a contributor to the recent Spring Journal edition “Body and Soul,” which honored Marion Woodman. She has trained extensively with Marion Woodman and her team and has been a devoted participant in the work of BodySoul Rhythms. She currently works at Santa Barbara City College.

Tina Stromsted, Ph.D., MFT, ADTR, is a Jungian psychotherapist and Registered Dance therapist. She teaches Somatic Psychology, Expressive Arts therapy and Authentic Movement at a wide variety of Institutes, Universities and healing centers in the US and internationally. With thirty years of clinical practice and a background in theatre and dance, her numerous articles and book chapters explore the integration of body, psyche and soul in clinical work.  She is a Candidate at the C. G. Jung Institute in San Francisco where she is in private practice.

Meg Wilbur, MA, MFT, MFA, is a Jungian analyst in private practice and a founding member and faculty of the C.G. Jung Study Center of Southern California. Her specialty is working with actors, writers, and other creative people. She is a professor emerita in UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television where she taught acting and voice for the stage, and directed plays. She taught at the London Academy of music and Dramatic Art. She writes and directs her own productions, featuring poetry and fairy tales and has also directed professionally. 

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

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