Worldwork Sydney 2006

"Deep democracy is based upon the realization that everyone is needed to represent reality? A sense of justice arises only in connection with community, with inner peace of mind, sustainable ongoing relationships, and worldwork that processes the tension between groups." Arnold Mindell Ph.D

Worldwork is an experiential training seminar in conflict work and community building. The seminar provides a unique opportunity for people from all over the world to come together in a powerful forum for focusing on and working with social, environmental, and political issues using group process skills. Between two and three hundred people from over thirty countries and all walks of life participate in these 7 - 10 day gatherings. The large staff facilitates a diversity of learning experiences that include large group focus and interaction, small group meetings, one-to-one sessions and networking groups.

Worldwork was developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell, founder of process-oriented psychology or process work. Process work is an innovative and comprehensive psychotherapeutic modality designed for working with the entire spectrum of human consciousness. This dynamic approach to the unity of mind, body, spirit and the world has its roots in Jungian psychology, Taoism, shamanism and modern physics. It integrates dream work, bodywork, relationship work, extreme states, meditation and large group work into a single theoretical framework. After developing his ideas around process work with individuals, couples and families, Mindell began to apply his process work approach to large multicultural groups and conflict situations. Thus, group process work was born and became an integral part of process work, and the worldwork seminars became an international learning experience.

The first worldwork seminar took place in 1991 on the Oregon coast, and was facilitated by Drs. Arny and Amy Mindell with the assistance of a staff of certified process workers. Since then worldwork seminars, facilitated by a large international staff, have been held in Switzerland, Slovakia, India, Greece, and in the United States, Sydney, Australia and London England.

(Thank you to PWI and Worldwork website and Dr Arny and Amy Mindell for the information and photo’s)

The Global Process Institute presented the Australian Worldwork seminar, in Sydney, Australia, from April 27 - May 3, 2006.

The seminar provided a unique opportunity for 280 people from all over the world to come together in a powerful forum for focusing on and working with social, environmental, and political issues using group process skills.

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