INTRODUCTION TO ARTS PRESENTATIONS AT IAPOP 2018

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    INTRODUCTION TO ARTS PRESENTATIONS AT IAPOP 2018

 CREATIVE ARTS: VISUAL, DANCE/MOVEMENT, MUSIC, THEATRE, PERFORMANCE, MYTH,
                   FAIRYTALES, STORYTELLING, POETRY + PLAY
          (Some venues to be confirmed. See http://iapopconference2018.com/ closer to the dates)

Day 1: Process Work Approach to Mind and Body: A Gift to the Mainstream

The Beauty and the Beast
Eva Karia
Performance: personal exploration of internalised sexism and compulsive eating: the characters that
emerged. [Rm 2, 12-12.30]

Con-sensuality: Active Exploration of the experience of sexuality mediated through Process Work and art-
making (in conjunction with Con-sensuality Art Exhibition)
Mary O’Neill MA Art Therapy
Con-sensuality, an exhibition of artworks celebrating female (Mary’s own!) sexuality will become the starting
point for an action research workshop: Mary invites others of whatever gender and/or sexual orientation to
reflect on the works and, based on this inner work, and using the tools and vocabulary of Process Work – Edges,
channels, etc. – to create their own art expressions with materials provided. Mary will be particularly encouraging
exploration of the Relationship channel between artist/maker and materials. Who/what creates? [Rm 1, 14.30-
16.00]

Go Deep
Lily Vassiliou, Conchi Piñeiro and Raúl Rodríguez
Go Deep is a game developed by several organisations in different countries under an Erasmus + partnership. Go
Deep won the educational innovation award granted by GENE in 2017. Go Deep is a card game that allows the
creation of exciting, useful and fun ways to help young people and adults working in community environments
learn together and develop skills necessary to transform their communities. Our motto: “Play the change”. [Room
2, 14.30-16.00]

Work with Fairytale: Fairytale therapy
Liudmila Serbina Ph.D, Dipl.PW.
Workshop exploring various methods and techniques for working with fairytale. ‘The client is in a magical,
creative, fairytale space that allows him to go beyond his usual perception.’ [Rm 3, 14.30-15.15]

The Dreaming Traditions – When Mythology Meets Process Work
Eero Peltonen
The therapist’s true nature and mythic awareness. Eero will share insights originating from his visits to
mythical places In Europe and his studies of Finno-Ugric and Scandinavian myths. He will also sing and talk
about the Kalevala, a collection of epic poetry from Karelia and Finland. [Rm 3, 15.15-16.00]

Racism: How do we talk about it? Making a mess together
Panellists: Zed Xaba, Eva Karia, Cathy Bernatt. Moderators: Anuradha Deb, Lane Arye.
Racism is an issue for everyone. We will share about the messes we made with one another in what turned out to
be a profound action research project. We will show a few clips of the theatre pieces we created out of our lived
experiences making a mess with one another. We will share our reflections and invite those present to get into
the arena and engage all together. [Main Hall, 16.30-17.30]

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Democracy.doc Theatre: Open Forum
Margo Elena, Arman Bekenov PhD, Molly Flynn
Democracy Doc is a research project and performance at the same time, where we explore how people in Russia
feel about Democracy, what democracy means to them, and how it reveals itself in their life.
From 2006 to 2014, it was performed more than thirty times in Russia and Switzerland. It will be performed in a
psychological community for the first time, exploring how people in different countries feel about democracy.
Everyone who attends will be an actor and director at the same time. And you will have a chance to contemplate
whether it is theatre or Worldwork or both. [Main Hall, open to the public, time to be confirmed].

Day 2: Creative Approaches to dealing with Personal and Systemic Experiences of Trauma

The path of the spirits: healing as initiation in Morocco
Stephan Müller
My own search for healing of a chronic disease led me on a long path to Process Work and into the world of
Gnawa – Healers in Morocco. During a nightly healing ritual, seven different spirit entities are invited with music
and rhythm to express themselves through the dance of the adepts present. So they are honoured in the body of
the dancers and in the body of the community. I will approach the rich world of the Gnawa through personal
report, music, poetry, photography, film and essayistic reflections and show how they transform the difficulties of
life into virtue and joy. Key Words: Transformation, healing as initiation, ally, music and dance. [Room 2, 12.00-
13.00]

Life Myth and the Creative Force Within:
Residential workshops on life-myth as a way to work out trauma and long-term edges
Hanna Wieloch Dip. POP and Bogna Szymkiewicz-Kowalska PhD
Based on 6 years’ experience leading “Vacations with Life Myth” week-long residential workshops in nature, using
Process Work techniques, as well as art-therapy tools, group work tasks, vision quests and other ways of raising
awareness and deepening self-awareness. The workshop includes exercises to give participants an experiential
example of our work. [Main Hall-A, 14.30-16.00]

Conflict as One Timeless Pattern
Four Phases of Conflict: Art and Creative Processing Methods
Kara Wilde MA and Suzette Payne
In this workshop, we will define and explore Arny Mindell’s Four Phases for processing conflict with creative
methods, using simple art making tools. We will be using art to explore an experience of each phase, possible
edges to the phases and discover that Conflict is “one timeless process pattern” of movement and meaning. No
art experience necessary. Join us in this fun and creative way of exploring how art making with phases can bring
ease, insight and fun to processing conflict on our planet. [Room 1, 14.30-16.00]

Genuine Reactions: a Dialogue on Homophobia and Transphobia
Lena Aslanidou, Vera Lardi, Alexandra Vassiliou PhD.
Lena, Vera and Alexandra designed a community project which included a theater performance (based on true
stories of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans people, as well as parents and educators), followed by an open forum
discussion with the audience. The goal was to ponder questions relating to homophobia and transphobia using
theater and dialogue. We will present a video of the theater play (55 min) and will discuss with workshop
participants the design, creation and implementation of this community project. [Room 3, 14.30-16.00]

A transformative journey of healing from a Traumatic Brain Injury through Cathy’s NOT ART
Cathy Bernatt
On August 9, 2015, I was hit by an 18-wheel commercial drunk truck driver, en route to a 3-week wilderness solo
of long distance swimming and kayaking to dive deep into the dreaming of what was next in my life. In the near-
death experience, I suffered a traumatic brain injury, lumbar spine and neck injuries. I was catapulted to an

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internal wilderness solo that lasted 2 years plus. Unable to watch TV, read, verbalize much or “DO”, I learned how
to “BE”. I began a practice upon waking each morning and going to sleep each evening of doing Cathy’s NOT ART
Art. This practice helped me express what was moving deep inside of me. About 5 months in, I began adding
haikus to each of the pieces. I will let Cathy’s NOT ART Art tell a story of the multiple layers and stages of my
healing journey! [Room 3, 16.30-17.30]

Special Event: Day 1 & 2

Encounters in the War Zone: photo and video installation
Yeşim Özben, MA Dipl. PW.
Encounters in the War Zone is a contemplation on war and an attempt at Process Oriented photography and
video installation. It is an exploration of the different aspects of the experience of war through the
experience of toy soldiers. Finally, it is a search for meaning and a nod to something bigger that holds the
totality of the experience together. The video installation intends to create an atmosphere of war as well as
creating an intimate encounter for the viewer. Inspired by the artist’s experience in a war zone and recurring
nightmares as a child, Process Work is used both in the unfolding and making of the art, as well as the
creation of meaning and evoking feeling through the art itself. [Rathdown Suite]

Day 3: Process Work Innovation in Organisational Development: applying Process Work across the political
and social spectrum

The Life Myth Adventure: Combining Process Work, Role-Playing Games and Nature
Sylwia Kiro Zabinska McIntyre
Research was conducted during Life Myth workshops, where the participants travelled between the realms
of a mythological RPG scenario, Process Work exercises and an outdoor vision quest. After the events they
were interviewed; a special focus was drawn to whether storytelling techniques and becoming a protagonist
of an RPG adventure can support dealing with participants’ edge figures and help with anchoring their
discoveries, thus facilitating the Process Work exploration of their Life Myth. The research findings can be of
use to Process Work practitioners who run Life Myth workshops, storytellers and RPGs enthusiasts alike. The
presentation features a poster and a selection of visual materials and objects, documenting the project
origins, the journey itself, the participants’ experiences and the research outcomes. [Room 3, 12.00-13.00]

Developing Deeper Movement Skills with Laban Movement Analysis for the Coach and Process Worker
Kate Jobe
Attention to double signals in movement, two things being communicated at the same time, like saying, “Yes, I’m
excited”, while collapsing into a chair, is a powerful asset in untangling the unintended communication that
muddies relationship. Yet, practitioners frequently miss these seemingly obvious signals because they don’t have
a specific language, felt experience, and methods for intervening with movement. Laban Movement Analysis gives
us this language along with experiential depth of meaning that goes well beyond body language. In this workshop
we will experiment with some new Laban tools used with Process Work for enhancing our perception of
movement in order to unlock potential, clarify intention and goals, and empower clients in practical tasks. [Main
Hall-A, 14.30-16.00]

Music as a dreamdoor: Exploring the potential of Music as a tool for group facilitation
Moisés Espinoza and Paola Esperson
In this workshop, we will present a theoretical and experiential taste of the possibilities that music offers in
group facilitation. A small group will be invited to work in the middle to be facilitated using Music Therapy
tools to complement the traditional Processwork approach. External participants will be provided with a
number of criteria and guidelines to observe the group process and record their impressions. Following the
group process, there will be space for reflection, feedback and discussion. [Room 3, 14.30-16.00]

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Cultivating Social Field Awareness
Carol Zahner, MS, DiplPW
Inspired by the Social Presencing Theater (SPT) of Otto Scharmer and Arawana Hayashi, this presentation
explores how SPT practices might be useful in Worldwork situations. SPT is a social art form that cultivates
body-based, intuitive knowledge of self, groups and society; and applies this knowledge to leadership and
change work.The fundamental practice is synchronizing mind with body feeling. This leads to a felt sense of
the process dynamics or forces in the social field, which then can be expressed in simple body shapes and
gestures. Since SPT limits verbal reflection to a few words and emphasizes expression through orientation in
the space, body posture and gesture, there is an opportunity for each role to be an expression of the whole
field. This gives equal importance to roles and gives participants who are less verbal an opportunity to
participate in a significant way. [Room 2, 14.30-16.00]

Poster presentations on display throughout conference

Coconuts and Mangos, Metaphors for working with Primary and Secondary processes in Latin America
Carol Zahner, MS, Dipl PW & Eduardo Luis de la Vega, MA
Metaphors help explain new concepts and give people connections in direct and meaningful ways. Latin America
is a culture that highly values a sense of belonging; to a family, a group, a community. Inspired by the ocean,
islands, flora and fauna of the Caribbean region of Colombia where he grew up, Eduardo has developed metaphor
of how a person might experience their primary and secondary process. We have been delighted to see how
enthusiastic our workshop participants adopt the symbols and concepts. [Balcony, Main Hall]

The creative process as companion of an underwater trip inside myself
Surfing trauma with creativity 1983-2018!
Soledad Abejon
One day day I realized that something didn’t work the way I’d like it to. It was a terrible shock to realize that
my body reacted without my consent and the explosion of rage that followed resulted in devastation. Once I
became aware of this, I went through a long process throughout which artistic creativity accompanied me in
an almost unconscious way. I realized that creativity was my way to bring out my emotions. Artistic creation
has allowed me to extend my artistic limits to infinity. [Balcony, Main Hall]

‘Painting from Your Core’
Andrew Carroll
‘Painting from Your Core’ is a way to approach one's own total personal process in a visual way; it is thus just
as much about understanding how process 'works' as it is about anything finally produced. A basic tenet of
'Painting from Your Core' is that the painter must hand over control of a painting's unfolding to something
other than himself/herself. Andrew has run practical workshops exploring 'Painting from Your Core' for over
2 years now, both to develop students' understanding and also his own insight. [Balcony, Main Hall]

Dreaming into Community: A Graphic Guidebook to Worldwork by Venetia Bouronikou & Lynn Lobo
Presenter: Venetia Bouronikou
This Poster presents the creative process of a graphic novel based on Worldwork Greece 2017. The purpose
of this project has been to provide a creative way for Worldwork participants, and everyone interested in
group process, to reflect on, study and learn about Worldwork and large group process. Come on a journey
with Venetia and Lynn following the dreaming of relationship, community and Worldwork. [Balcony, Main
Hall]

SEE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR FACEBOOK POST BY VENETIA AND LYNN PROMOTING THE CONFERENCE:

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Lynn & Venitia have created a graphic