WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT BAD FEELINGS:

A MINDFUL JOURNEY INTO THE DEPTHS OF YOUR BODY/MIND

Sunday, April 27         

1:00 p.m. – 5:00  p.m.             

Room#  Educ.  1214       

BBS Approved \  4 CEHs

[XEDU 937   -  CLASS #2083 - 18680]    http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/

We label our emotions as “good” or “bad.” Yet, we don’t say other parts of us are “good” or “bad”. Is my arm “bad” when it hurts? Making the judgment that emotions are “bad” puts us in a vulnerable position. We want to minimize, deny, explain, or somehow distance ourselves from them. In the face of feeling endangered by our feelings human beings have an automatic response to fight, flee, or freeze. But, emotions themselves are not dangerous. They are energy in motion. This energy provides an opportunity for us to transform our past false beliefs or “landmines” into “goldmines”. All we have to do is “listen” in a “compassionate” way to what we have been trained to turn away from. Accepting everything about ourselves provides an opportunity for personal growth and compassion for ourselves and others that is profound. There is a Wisdom inside each of us that is unique. It provides information that is different than making a logical decision based on past learning. And, it is in everyone, all the time. All we have to do is learn to “listen” mindfully.

PRESENTER: JUDITH MORTON FRASER, MFT

               Judith Morton Fraser, Marriage, Family Therapist, has been giving workshops and retreats in the Los Angeles Area for the past 23 years.  She combines Focusing, psychosynthesis and other creative processes in a unique way.  Judith is also an actress and a writer.  She has appeared in over 30 television shows and seven films.  Her writing includes therapeutic articles for psychology oriented newsletters and short stories.   She has been published by the Los Angeles Times and Simon and Schuster.   As a therapist she works with individuals, couples and families.