In states of enhanced awareness, the spiritual dimensions of reality can be directly experienced in a way that is as convincing as our daily experiences of the material world. Care of the soul involves recognizing, tuning into and developing practices that facilitate access to these realms. Therapy can also help remove obstacles to the 'letting-go' of the grip of the ego necessary for such experiences. In addition to describing and illustrating these enhanced modes of experience, we will view segments of the HBO award-winning series In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne. We will then discuss how such treatment contributes to or detracts from care of the soul.
Tim O'Connell, Ph.D., a practicing psychologist in Livingston, NJ, completed his training in Holotropic Breathwork at Grof Transpersonal Training in 1995. He offers BreathWork workshops bimonthly.
