Life transitions - whether chosen or unexpected - can leave us suspended between what has ended and what has not yet begun. This threshold, known as liminal space, can feel unsettling, yet it also carries profound potential for renewal and transformation.
In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore liminality as both a necessary and sacred part of growth. Drawing on mindfulness, Gestalt awareness, reflective practice, and the wisdom of the natural world, we will engage practices that help soften resistance to uncertainty and invite meaning-making through imagination and symbol. Nature itself will serve as our co-facilitator, offering grounding through its edges, rhythms, and elements - teaching us to rest in the “in-between” and discover how the extraordinary lives quietly within the ordinary.
Participants will be invited to:
Slow down and reconnect with their inner landscape
Engage with nature as a mirror for personal and collective transitions
Explore the imaginal and mythopoetic dimensions of self-discovery
Develop grounding practices to support themselves and clients through times of change
This workshop offers a spacious, supportive environment for therapists, coaches, and seekers navigating transformation - equipping you to meet the unknown with resilience, reverence, and creative possibility.
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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Arrival, Grounding & Opening Circle
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Exploring Liminality Through a Gestalt Lens
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM |Introduction of the Imaginal sense and the Mythopoetic Imagination
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Field Awareness & Nature-Based Embodiment
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Ritual Practice: The Liminal Altar – Honoring the Sacred and the Ordinary
12:30PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch
2:00PM – 2:45 PM | Dialoguing with the Threshold (using art)
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Dialoguing with the Piece
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Integration Circle
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing
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Participants completing this workshop will be able to:
Participants will develop the ability to discern and engage with emerging patterns of experience (figure) against the broader field of awareness (ground) in both inner and outer landscapes;
Participants will learn to apply the gestalt Cycle of Experience in a nature-based practice;
Participants will learn about liminal space and rights of passage and how this can serve as a frame to help their clients understand times of transition and change;
Participants will learn to engage with the imaginal realm (based on Corbin’s Imaginal framework) to access and dialogue with inner images, archetypes, and symbolic presences as forces that inform personal insight, creativity, and psychological integration; and
Participants will engage with their own mythic imaginations (based on Sharon Blackie’s mythopoetic theory) and learn to support clients in accessing theirs for transformation.
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This workshop is designed for clinicians (therapists, counselorsT, social workers, psychologists), coaches, and facilitators who support individuals navigating transitions and transformation.
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There are no prerequisites for this program.
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Tuition: $275.00
Early Bird discount - pay $250 by September 11th, use code POWER
Tuition fees can also be found on the Course Offerings page.
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To receive a refund for your cancellation:
30 or more days prior to your start date, you will be eligible to receive a full refund minus a processing fee.
This processing fee is 4% of total amount.14 or more days prior to your start date, you will be eligible to be refunded 50% of the reservation total.
Cancellations less than 14 days prior to the start date of the workshop or program, credits may be offered at the discretion of the Institute. If the reason for your cancellation is considered an emergency, this will be taken into consideration upon submission of required documentation.
Credits issued in lieu of a refund must be used within 12 months of the original program or workshop start date. After this period, any unused credit will expire and will no longer be valid. Extensions will not be granted.
In the event of cancellation, participants will be notified at least two weeks prior to the workshop start date.
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Continuing Education: 11.5 CEs
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (GIC) is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), and accepted by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board to offer continuing education.
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There is no known conflict of interest for this program.
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Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit.
Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.