Finding and Embodied Yes, No, and Maybe
Friday, September 6th - Saturday, September 7th, 2024
This two-day workshop will be co-facilitated by Dr. Shira Taylor, MD, and Melina Bondy, RP, and will engage the tools of mindfulness and somatic awareness to grow skills related to Interpersonal Boundaries. Yes, that most tricky and challenging area of life! Whether you are needing to shift your boundary patterns with family, friends, a partner or colleagues, this workshop will help you to better understand what subconscious blocks may be affecting you, and how you can work with them in order to grow the kinds of relationships you would like to have in your life.
This workshop will focus on physical boundaries. In this workshop we’ll be exploring how we communicate our physical boundaries through words and body language. We will also practice identifying what we are comfortable with or not in terms of our physical boundaries. It is part of a series of workshops that also covers emotional boundary skills, deep listening, self-compassion and self-love. Participants can attend a single weekend or the whole series.
Location: Quaker Friends House, 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, ON (St George & Bloor)
Start Date/Time: Friday, Sept 6, 9:15 Am - 4:30 Pm
End Date/Time: Saturday, Sept 7, 9:15 Am - 4:30 Pm
Registrants for this workshop series must:
Have a regular mindfulness-based home practice (at least 4 days/week)
Be currently in remission from severe mental illness (no active suicidal ideation, self-harm, hallucinations, untreated PTSD or dissociative disorders)
Be able to commit to attending two full days of the workshop
Be willing to uphold the group guidelines and ground rules.
Pay the registration fee, and arrange their own transportation and accommodation. We will suggest some local accommodation options, and can help connect participants who want to share accommodation and/or rides.
Cost:
Registration Fee: Dr. Taylor’s services are covered by OHIP for residents of Ontario. If you are a non-resident of Ontario, please email for further pricing details. A fee of $300 pays for the services of Melina Bondy (registered psychotherapist). If you have health insurance this will likely be covered by your health insurance. A $50 deposit is required to hold your spot in the workshop, and payment must be made in full at least two weeks before the start of the workshop ie by April 26th 2024.
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships are available upon request. Please email for details.
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund will be provided for cancellations with 2 weeks notice or more (cancellation on or before August 22nd 2024).
A 50% refund will be provided for cancellations within 1-2 weeks from the start date (cancellations between August 23rd - August 29th 2024).
No refunds will be provided for cancellations with less than a week’s notice (cancellations after August 29th 2024).
Schedule:
Friday, Sept 6th 2024
9:15 Am: Arrival
9:30 Am - 12:00 Pm: First session
12:00 - 1:30 Pm: Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:30 Pm: Second Session
Saturday, Sept 7th 2024:
9:15 Am: Arrival
9:30 Am - 12:00 Pm: First session
12:00 - 1:30 Pm: Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:30 Pm: Second Session
4:30 Pm: Closing and Farewell
Please bring your own lunch on Friday and Saturday. There are also many restaurants within a 10-min walk of the venue, if you prefer to buy lunch.