"If you are
ready to stop denying yourself your own beauty, you have come to
the right place.
Wake up now and praise the day when you realize that God's eyes
are the ones you are looking out of and into."
- Adyashanti
Tara Approach is currently offering
the following classes:
- Also see the Distance Learning Units
- For the overview of our training and certification process see
Training and Certification
Yoga and the Mind
DATE: October 10th-11th, 2008 ~ November 1st-2nd, 2008 LOCATION:The Big Island, HI
Free Community Presentation: How Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers Can Awaken Human Potential
DATE: October 15th, 2008 LOCATION:The Big Island, HI
Essential Wisdom for the Massage Therapist: How to Regenerate and Restore Yourself While Serving Others
DATE: October 17th-19th, 2008 LOCATION: The Big Island, HI
Introduction to The TARA Approach: Self Care
DATE: October 18th-19th 2008 LOCATION: Oklahoma City, OK
Helping Children Find Resilience and Balance after Trauma
DATE: October 23, 2008 ~ December 8, 2008 ~ February 25, 2008 LOCATION: Online Workshop
Integrated Cranial Treatment: Incorporating Cranial Treatment with Massage Therapy
DATE: October 24th-26th, 2008 LOCATION: The Big Island, HI
TARA Approach Baby Clinic ~ Parenting for Attachment, Curiosity, and Creativity
DATE: November 6th-7th, 2008 LOCATION: Boulder, CO
Foundations Intensive
DATE: November 14th-18th, 2009 LOCATION: Chiapas, MX
Introduction to The TARA Approach: Self Care Practices to Rebalance the Nervous System
DATE: November 15th-16th 2008 LOCATION: Seattle, WA
Level One Training: Attuning Through Pulse, Language, and Dialogue
DATE: December 6th-7th, 2008 LOCATION: Seattle, WA
Level Two Training: Understanding Our Deepest Wounding,Understanding Our Greatest Stengths ~ The Prenatal Period
DATE: January 2nd-4th, 2008 LOCATION: Seattle, WA
Healing at the Speed of Light Through the Generations
DATE: March 20th-22th, 2009 LOCATION: Oklahoma City, OK
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DESCRIPTIONS ~
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Yoga and the Mind
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October 10th-11th, 2008 ~ Level I
November 1-2, 2008 ~ Level II
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Balancing Monkey Yoga Center ~ The Big Island, HI
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$125 ~ Each Workshop |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines and
Heather Heintz |
| Course Description |
We see the empowerment process as one of attuning the body
and clearing out the cobwebs from our brains, nervous
systems, tissues, and joints. When primitive responses, both
physiological and emotional, no longer rule our behavior, we are
liberated into a spacious spontaneity that directs all our
movements and expressions. As we do this clearing away, we
begin to know what it means to truly live. We feel both our
inherent buoyancy and our earthiness. Life becomes a
celebration when we step into the present and the shocks that
occur, whether large or small, are wisdom teaching to expand
awareness. This workshop will expose both cobwebs and the
awareness.
This workshop is a combination of yoga asanas led by Heather
Heintz and therapeutic repatterning facilitated by Stephanie
Mines. Participants will practice deeply and decondition and
release chronic restrictions.
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Free Community Presentation: How Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers Can Awaken Human Potential
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October 15th, 2008 ~ 5:30PM
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Lotus Blooms Massage Institute ~ The Big Island, HI
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Free |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines |
| Course Description |
Massage and bodywork is a way to unravel soul essence from the entanglements of stress
and habituated postures and structural positioning. Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. is a spokeswoman for the collaboration of Eastern
and Western modalities for the express purpose of unleashing the maximum potential in each individual. Dr. Mines is the
author of numerous articles on this subject, including the Dance of Love series in Massage and Bodywork magazine that
describes the unwinding process that incorporates energy medicine, cranial therapy and osteopathy. Her forthcoming articles
on attunement in bodywork practices and the reunion of energy medicine and massage therapy point to Lotus Blooms Massage
Institute as one of the best places to receive this cutting edge education. Join Stephanie for a lively interactive
conversation on the healing arts and their spiritual, neurological and psychological implications. Visit Lotus Blooms
Massage Institute, a unique educational environment in North Kohala, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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For directions and more information please contact the Lotus Blooms Massage Institute at 808-889-1417 or massage@lotusblooms.net
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Essential Wisdom for the Massage Therapist: How to Regenerate and Restore Yourself While Serving Others
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October 17th-19th, 2008 ~ 10AM-6PM Daily
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Lotus Blooms Massage Institute ~ The Big Island, HI
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$360 |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines |
| Course Description |
All care-giving professions have a shadow. The practice of serving others can magnetize depletion, particularly when your medium is one-on-one direct contact with a general population. The terms "vicarious retraumatization" or "burnout" are often used to identify this all too common phenomenon.
This course is designed to prevent burnout from ever happening to you. We will shed light on this mysterious shadow land and penetrate its mysteries. Most importantly, we will learn dependable methods to support therapists from ever falling into the black hole of exhaustion. This workshop is highly personalized. All participants will
acquire individual tools they can use immediately to prevent burnout and vicarious retraumatization, or the tendency for therapists to internalize the traumas and negativities of those they serve. Client assessment, self-care protocols, purification practices, intentional boundary setting, preparatory and closure cleansing will be taught
and implemented. Specific tools and techniques will be provided to regenerate the joints and muscles that get repeated use and even abuse in massage therapy, Hands-on treatment is incorporated into every aspect of this workshop. Have fun learning precise ways to honor and support your own brilliant potential. Shine your own star!
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Introduction to the TARA Approach: Self Care
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October 18th-19th, 2008 ~ 10AM-5PM Daily |
| Location |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Price* |
Early registration by October 3rd: $175
After October 3rd: $250
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Eloise Schafer |
| Course Description |
Shocks, traumas and everyday stresses cause disruptions and imbalances in our nervous systems,
which manifest as physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual symptoms and patterns of behavior. The TARA Approach healing
system empowers individuals to take charge of their own health and well-being and guides them toward using their own resources to
self-heal by balancing their nervous systems.
Self-Care is the best way to honor ourselves and is the primary focus of the TARA
Approach. In this introductory SELF-CARE class you will learn to use your own hands to touch specific energy centers
on your body to achieve the following goals:
*Relief of painful physical symptoms;
*Increased immune function;
*Release of old destructive thought patterns, habits and coping mechanisms that hold you back;
*Resolution of emotional wounds
*Maintenance of health and greater sense of well-being.
In this class you will gain understanding of the nervous system and the effects of shock and trauma on the body-mind.
You will practice treating yourself and learn simple safe energy medicine treatments you can use on others whenever you
are compelled by compassionate awareness to be of service.
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Helping Children Find Resilience and Balance after Trauma
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October 23, 2008 ~ December 8, 2008 ~ February 25, 2008
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Online Workshop |
| Price* |
$45 per class |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines Ph.D. |
| Course Description |
The key to helping children find resilience and balance after trauma is to help them as
soon as possible after the trauma or nervous system overload occurs. This supports them to not get stuck in compensatory
behaviors. This workshop with Stephanie Mines, Ph.D., founder of the TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma,
focuses on teaching language and energy medicine that can be used immediately and safely by parents and care providers.
The TARA Approach for children combines subtle, specific touch on meridian pathways with healing stories. A simple map
of the body is provided with clearly identified locations that stimulate innate healing responses. Story structures designed
to encourage neurological sequencing blend with this energy medicine treatment for the complete resolution of shock and
trauma. In this presentation Stephanie will focus on the following situations:
*Babies’ experiences of prenatal and birth trauma;
*Medical procedures;
*Severe accidents;
*Sexual abuse;
*Adoption;
*Divorce, separation; and
*Loss
Stephanie is known for her remarkable capacity to evoke the healer and storyteller in everyone. She developed Jin Shin
TARA, an acupressure like system that swiftly and gently sends messages of relaxation and balance to the nervous system.
Stephanie’s storytelling protocols for children are now being tested in clinical trials and have been shown to be effective
for children with cognitive struggles resulting from early shock. She is the author of The Dreaming Child: How Children
Can Help Themselves Recover from Illness and Injury (Dom Project, 2003).
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Integrated Cranial Treatment: Incorporating Cranial Treatment with Massage Therapy
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October 24th-26th, 2008 ~ 10AM-6PM Daily
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Lotus Blooms Massage Institute ~ The Big Island, HI
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$360 |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines |
| Course Description |
Incorporating cranial treatment into massage therapy enhances and uplifts the therapeutic experience for both client and therapist.
Releasing tension in the occiput and sub-occipital muscles substantially lightens the burden for the body. Intracranial structures that are compressed can make it impossible
for the rest of the body to let go and experience innate resiliency and vibrancy. The cranial structures develop within the first month in utero and retain the influences of
our earliest experiences. Patterns of restriction in the cranium, face, neck and shoulders have frequently been retained since this formative time. True and lasting release
requires subtlety and delicacy in treatment. Students will learn energetic and manual releases for inter and intra-cranial structures, the cranial nerves, and the facial structure.
Cranial nerve treatment also profoundly releases neck, shoulder, and arm and hand tension. A protocol that is easily incorporated into massage practice will be provided as well as
lengthier designs. Cranial anatomy and ontology will be taught, with an emphasis on practical applications. Students will give and receive cranial treatment daily.
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TARA Approach Baby Clinic ~ Parenting for Attachment, Curiosity, and Creativity
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November 6, 2008 ~ Free Community Talk
November 7th, 2008 ~ Family Clinic |
| Location |
Boulder, CO
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$125 for Clinic ~ $150 for students to observe |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. and Darcy Kamin, RN |
| Course Description |
Join TARA Approach founder Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. and Darcy Kamin, RN to learn the skills that optimize your child's experiences of confidence,
courage and wellbeing. Explore patterns of thought, emotion, sensation and behavior in you, your family, and your children. Choose the healthiest patterns that result in secure
attachment, vital and appropriate social engagement and cooperation. Parenting from within includes understanding the relationship between your own developmental experiences and
your interactions with your children. Participate in a stimulating educational environment and develop safe and effective resources to empower and strengthen your capacities to
connect authentically with yourself and your family members.
The free community talk is open to parents and lap babies. The family clinic is open to parents and children of all ages but family sessions must be scheduled in advance.
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For registration, information and directions contact Darcy Kamin, RN: 303-447-2609 or dkbabylove@comcast.net.
Pre-payment may also be made by credit card by calling 1-800-493-6117.
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Foundations Intensive
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November 14th-18th, 2008 |
| Location |
Chiapas, MX
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$500(US)~ Does not include transportation or lodging. |
| Teacher |
Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. |
| Course Description |
The Foundations Intensive provides the essence of the TARA Approach in a five day
program. Half of the program is devoted to the Introductory and Module One material and the other half encompasses
the Module Two material. Throughout the Foundations Intensive emphasis is placed on the Prenatal Origins of Health
from spiritual, developmental, psychological, physiological and energetic perspectives.
In this program students learn to resolve their own issues and how to be of service to others in both personal
and professional settings. They are given the tools to evaluate and resolve early traumas. The Foundations Intensive
is open to both beginning and continuing students.
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Information about lodging, directions and transportation in Mexico to
the course site is available through Elizabeth Pagola: elipagolatri@yahoo.com.mx.
Registration and pre-payment may be made by credit card by calling The Dom Project office at 1-800-493-6117 or email at
domproject@tara-approach.org.
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Introduction to the TARA Approach: Self Care Practices to Rebalance the Nervous System
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November 15th, 2008 ~ 5:30-8:30PM
November 16th, 2008 10AM-7PM |
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Seattle, WA |
| Price* |
Early registration by November 1st, 2008: $175.
After November 1st, 2008: $250.
Student/New Professional Rate (enrolled in 4+ credits or have graduated within the last year) before November 1st, $125, thereafter $175
If you have taken a Self-Care training with Deborah Sweet previously, you may take this training as a refresher.
Cost of refresher before November 1st, $125, thereafter $175.
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Deborah Sweet |
| Course Description |
Participants will learn how to use a map of 26 Sacred Sites on the body that
are keyed to meridian functions to provide nervous system balance. Students will leave the training with a path
to empowered self-care and the gift of attunement. The importance of sequencing (unlayering the impacts of traumatic
overload), resourcing (providing solid reference points for embodiment and selfhood), and titration (treating without
creating additional overwhelm) will be demonstrated. The TARA Approach provides breakthrough information about the
prenatal origins of health and how to prevent and treat early trauma.
The TARA Approach can supplement psychotherapy, bodywork, physical therapy, and all healthcare services.
It is also completely self-sufficient and independent as a comprehensive intervention. This introductory
course is the first in the certification sequence. It provides tools for your immediate benefit and to serve
others. The course stands on its own, or participants may choose to continue training through the Foundations
Certification program.
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To register for trainings please call Tensegrity Integrative Health at 206-547-9854 or by email at www.tensegritycenter.com.
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Level One Training: Attuning Through Pulse, Language, and Dialogue
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December 6th, 2008 ~ 1-7PM
December 7th, 2008 ~ 10AM-7PM |
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Seattle, WA |
| Price* |
Early Registration before November 15th, 2008: $475,
After November 15th, 2008: $575
If you are registering for both Level 1 and Level 2: early registration is $950, thereafter tuition is $1100
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Deborah Sweet |
| Course Description |
The areas of greatest restriction in our bodies are often caused by overwhelming shock and trauma.
Using the TARA Approach to assess and treat the roots of these restrictions allows you to move to the source of symptoms more efficiently
and accurately, thereby fostering long lasting health and healing. When we attune to the connective tissue using the art and skills of pulse
listening and dialogue, the body tells us the entire story of our lives. The capacity to attune and assess using the pulses, language, and
dialogue is critical to working with the overwhelming shock and trauma that compromise us structurally, developmentally, and spiritually.
Emphasis in the Level 1 training is on attunement, assessment, and treatment strategies. The learning environment will be highly experiential.
Self-Care is a prerequisite to take this class.
In this Level I training you will:
*How to assess the energetic areas of greatest restriction through the pulses;
*How to design treatment plans based on pulse attunement and assessment;
*How to use the energy of language and specific dialogue skills to resolve shock and trauma as well as to initiate structural, developmental, emotional, and spiritual change;
*Evidence based information on how our neurology is connected to our fascia and how to navigate these structural and nervous system highways through TARA Approach assessment and treatment models.
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To register for trainings please call Tensegrity Integrative Health at 206-547-9854 or by email at www.tensegritycenter.com.
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Level Two Training: Understanding Our Deepest Wounding,Understanding Our Greatest Stengths ~ The Prenatal Period
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Friday, January 2nd 1:30-5:30PM
Saturday, January 3rd 10AM-6PM
Sunday, January 4th 10AM-6PM
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Seattle, WA |
| Price* |
Early registration before December 15th, 2008: $525.
After December 15th, 2008, $625.
If you are registering for both Level 1 and Level 2: early registration is $950, thereafter $1100. Students and New
Professionals receive a 10% discount, to qualify you must be enrolled in 4+ credits, or have graduated from a college,
university, or professional school within the last year.
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Deborah Sweet |
| Course Description |
Our experiences from conception through birth build the blueprint from which our structural, emotional,
relational, spiritual, and energetic developmental capacities are formed. When we identify, treat, and repattern our earliest experiences of trauma
our capacity for health, wellbeing, relationship, and balance grow exponentially. In understanding the deepest routes of our wounding we can begin the
process of reclaiming our lives. In this reclamation we free ourselves from the limitations of the past and orient towards the infinite possibilities and
strengths we embody in the present moment. This training will be highly experiential. The prerequisites for Level 2 are Self-Care and Level 1
In this Level II training you will:
*Understand how specific energetic and developmental milestones throughout the prenatal and birth experience shape us;
*Be able to understand, assess, and treat likely obstacles present throughout the prenatal and birth experience;
*Learn to assess and treat yourself and others using the Rivers of Splendor, also known as the extraordinary meridians, which are energetic reservoirs formed prenatally to support optimal growth and development
*Learn about the substantial neurobiological evidence of how our growth and development is so significantly influenced by our prenatal experiences;
*Learn how to assess and treat the impact of our prenatal experience on the nervous system;
*Learn strategies to prevent and treat shock and trauma with the children of the future.
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To register for trainings please call Tensegrity Integrative Health at 206-547-9854 or by email at www.tensegritycenter.com.
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Healing at the Speed of Light Through the Generations
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March 20, 2009 ~ Introductory Course
March 21 and 22, 2009 ~ Advanced Course
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Mercy Hospital ~ Oklahoma City, OK
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Entire program (introductory and advanced components): $300
Introductory component alone: $125
Advanced component alone: $225
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Stephanie Mines,Ph.D. with Ed Stiles, DO and Micha Sale, PT, M.Ed |
| Course Description |
Through a refined integration of sequenced manual assessment and energy pulse reading, with the added element of attuned
dialogue, you can provide your patients with the deepest level of regeneration and recovery possible in thirty minute
treatment sequences.
Learn to ask questions of fascia and decode its responses through touch and observation. Thorough, efficient treatment
synthesizes the best of manual therapy, therapeutic humanistic interaction, and energy medicine. Applications will be
provided for a broad spectrum of healthcare applications. Participants can choose the interventions available in this
cutting edge program appropriate for their practice.
Healing at the Speed of Light provides treatment protocols to enhance immune function, change cell expression, correct
structural imbalances, turn on critical neuroreceptors and invoke a cascade of endorphins.
This course is appropriate for physical therapists, osteopaths, nurses, physicians, psychotherapists, dentists,
chiropractors, social workers, energy medicine practitioners, massage therapists, pastors, occupational therapists,
speech therapists, and all related healthcare and human services professionals. Parents will benefit from attending,
as will educators, midwives, lactation consultants, and anyone who works with families and children.
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You can register now with a credit card by calling The Dom Project at 1-800-493-6117 or by calling Paula Freeman at 405-664-0452.
CEU's will be provided through Mercy Health Center.
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* ALL TUITION FEES ARE
ENTIRELY NON REFUNDABLE BUT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER CLASSES MINUS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
WHEN NECESSARY. PAYMENT IS REQUESTED BY CREDIT CARD.
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