Gestalt Practicum: A Six-Day Intensive in Gestalt Practice
July 27 – August 2, 2019
Christine Price, Dorothy Charles, and guest teachers

This workshop is designed for people who would like to explore the Gestalt Practice form in theory as well as through personal practice. Participants will have the opportunity to experience this work from the seat of the explorer (Initiator) and supporter (Reflector). Those in the helping profession who are interested in integrating this approach into their current practice may find this program especially useful.

The format will include

• structured exercises that allow participants to work with one another
• open seat sessions with the leaders
• didactic presentation and discussion
• additional approaches to awareness that support ongoing practice.

To attend the Practicum, previous experience is required – see below.

The prerequisite for participation in this workshop is having previously participated in an open seat intensive with Chris or at least 5-days of workshop (including having taken the open seat) with Dorothy. Those without enough previous experience can consider the workshops listed below to fulfill the prerequisite. Please use the links below to find more general and registration information.

• Introduction to Relational Gestalt Practice (RGP) with Dorothy, February 1-3, 2019 (Aptos, CA)
• RGP 5-day at Esalen Institute with Dorothy, February 17-22 (Big Sur, CA)
• Open Seat Intensive with Chris, March 22-25 (Aptos, CA)*
• RGP Weekend in LA with Dorothy, April 12-14 (Los Angeles, CA)
• Introduction to RGP with Dorothy, April 26-28 (Grass Valley, CA)
• Wild Presence, a Gestalt Practice Campout with Dorothy, May 9-14 (Big Sur, CA)
• Open Seat Intensive with Chris, June 10-12 (Aptos, CA)*

*Chris’ Open Seat workshops require completion of her Introduction to GAP within the last three years. If you need to fulfill this prerequisite, there will be one offered April 26-28, 2019.

Registration information

Please complete the Practicum Registration Form and return it to longtermstudy@gmail.com. You will then receive an email with information on how to send in a nonrefundable deposit to secure your place.

If you have any questions, please email longtermstudy@gmail.com.

For those interested in future long-term study programs, note that Practicum is a prerequisite to participation.

Optional Reading for Practicum

Chris recommends:
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim by Fredrick S. Perls
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

Dorothy recommends:
Gestalt Therapy Theory and Practice by Patricia Korb et al.
The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
Running on Empty, Jonice Webb