Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Therapy (Embodied Movement)

Module One: Foundations of Transpersonal Therapy

This foundational module introduces students to the core concepts and underpinning of transpersonal psychology through a historical and comparative approach. Transpersonal work is based on a psychological-spiritual model, which focuses on encouraging greater authenticity and creativity in life.

Module Two: Foundations of Shamanic Transpersonal Practice

The second foundational module introduces students to the underlying principles and core values, to develop the skills to work with clients, in a safe and ethical manner, sensitive to cultural, and personal differences. These core values underpin our approach to our art therapy course.

Module Three: Integral approaches to Mental Health

This module will examine mental health from mainstream and transpersonal perspectives. The purpose is to familiarise transpersonal therapists with the psychological, psychiatric and transpersonal paradigms in order to work within the client’s belief system.

Module Four: Movement Through the Ages: Singing Our Soul Home

Our bodies are containers of rich stories, memories and wisdom that have been accumulated over time. Movement has always been the body’s language, dating back to ancient tribal cultures. Dance and movement have been used to convey the stories of the land and its people, similar to how the lyrebird passed down cultural traditions across generations.

This course module will teach you to tap into the power of movement and guide individuals or groups towards expressing their authentic selves through dance. You will learn the skills needed to delve deeper into the patterns held within the body, and provide the guidance required to explore, release and beckon the soul back home. We’ll combine transpersonal theory with hands-on experiential practice to ensure you become a well-rounded Transpersonal Movement Practitioner.

Module Five: Moving the Circle of Life

Air my breath ̴ Fire my spirit ̴ Water my soul ̴ Earth my body.

In this module, you’ll explore and embody the essence of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. We’ll dive deep into these elements to learn their modern and ancient symbolic and metaphoric representations, for a transformative experience.

From our first breath of air welcoming us at birth to the fiery movement of our limbs as we navigate the world, the birthing waters that guided us and the earth that sustains us – these elements are woven into our emotions and feelings. They have shaped us from birth, swirling around and within us as our closest companions:

• Air – sometimes cyclonic, other times a gentle breeze
• Fire – sometimes a raging inferno, other times a flickering spark
• Water – sometimes an ocean of sorrow, other times tears of joy and laughter
• Earth – sometimes a sandy desert, other times a snow-capped mountain

You will discover and express your own metaphoric elementals through movement and dance and have the opportunity to create a “cloak of transformation” to embody them.

Module Six: Embodiment Into Rhythms of Life

Here you will have the opportunity to delve into the fascinating rhythms of life and sharpen your guiding skills to put this knowledge into practical use. Through a series of embodied visualisations and enactments, you will refine your spontaneity skills and gain the confidence necessary to lead others in this transformative exploration.

You’ll have the chance to create a music playlist that is tailored to an individual or group. You will develop the ability to lead a session with your fellow students and gain invaluable experience and emerge from the course full of possibilities and excitement.

Another key component of this module involves working with a specific theme to develop and deliver movement sessions for individuals or groups. Through the careful selection of music, you will take participants on a journey of imaginal discovery and transformation, helping them to fully explore and engage with the rhythms of life in a way that is both powerful and transformative.

Movement connects us to archetypal energy, which unlocks deep memories and emotions; movement is the vehicle to express these into alignment with our lived life.

By the end of this module, you will have the skills to confidently coach, facilitate and assist individuals/groups in realising meaningful change.

Module Seven: Exploring Life Transitions: Myth and Ritual

Myth and ritual have been the cornerstone of the health and well-being of individuals and communities since Palaeolithic times.   This module will explore the nature and use of myth in the healing process and in a cross-cultural context. Traditional, shamanic cultures will be compared with our own in terms of managing and mapping our various life changes.

Module Eight: Transpersonal Approaches to Mental Health

Exploring approaches to illness, suffering, life transitions and problems with living from a Transpersonal perspective. Looking at detailed coverage of the spiritual crisis, emergence literature, practice implications and process versus diagnosis.

Module Nine: Client Centred Engagement

This module is designed to provide students with a comprehensive foundation in inter-transpersonal skills which are essential to being an effective healer using the Client Centred Model. This is a practical counselling module that revisits the underpinning of a  Rogerian, client-centred counselling approach.

Module Ten: Transpersonal Counselling Skills

In this module the fundamentals of communication and counselling skills are extended into Shamanic Transpersonal dimensions of human interaction, using a self-realisation model.

Students learn to assess where the client is at and what technique/s would be most appropriate to support the clients healing and journey.

Module 11: Transpersonal Practice Skills

This module focuses on the ways in which a Transpersonal practice can be implemented. Detailed analysis of major approaches to Transpersonal Therapy practice e.g. Wilber, Grof, Krippner and Rowan will be explored.

Module Twelve: Professional Practice – Ethic and legal Guidelines

This module covers the current climate of professional practice in Australia, ethic-legal matters, inter-professional relationships in referrals and integrative practice, case studies and practice work.  It also develops a framework for developing a private practice and introduces students to further structural matters in relation to being a counselling professional.

For a more detailed explanation of all our modules please download our course information flyer.