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The TARA Approach
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"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


~ CLASS DESCRIPTIONS ~

 
   
 
Subject Self Care: Introduction to the Art of The TARA Approach: Tools For Awakening Resources and Awareness
Date March 19-20, 2010
Friday 1:00 PM-7:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location Rainbow Fleet
3024 Paseo
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Price* Cost for the course is $200. Register by March 2nd the cost will be $175.
Teacher Annie Guzman, RN
Course Description In her own life journey of healing and spiritual growth, Dr. Stephanie Mines creatively combined her twenty years of practice in a Japanese intervention named the Art of Jin Shin with her extensive study and experience in the resolution of shock and trauma. In her book, We Are All in Shock, the founder of the TARA Approach, states that, "The level of stress in modern cultures has direct and profound impact on the human energy system." However, there are solutions to resolve the impacts shock and trauma has on the human spirit, body and mind.
This class is the first step in the foundations of the Tara Approach. Participants learn:

*To locate and vitalize the highly charged bioelectrical sites on meridian lines to support overall healthy and wellbeing;
*To differentiate shock from trauma;
*To differentiate sympathetic from parasympathetic activation and to balance each;
*To treat yourself and others with energy medicine and energy psychology for a broad spectrum of needs.

*Participants receive a comprehensive text that includes:
*The locations, functions and influences of each bioelectric point;
*Short self-care meridian releases;
*Recommended daily routines;
*Jin Shin Tara First Aid; and
*The energetic releases on the hands and feet.

This class is open to all who are interested in the following:
*Sustaining and supporting their health and well being;
*Relieving painful physical symptoms;
*Increasing immune function;
*Releasing destructive thought patterns, habits and coping styles; and
*Supporting family members and friends.
Registration
To register contact Annie at 405-340-6354 or Annie.Guzman@cox.net.
 
 
Subject TARA Approach Family Clinic
Date March 20, 2010
Location Boulder, CO
Price* $125
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. and Darcy Kamin, RN
Course Description Between them Darcy Kamin, RN and Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. have over forty years of experience serving children and families. As a healthcare provider who has worked in hospitals and as a lactation consultant, Darcy knows what parents need to do to protect and support their children. Stephanie is the author of The Dreaming Child: How Children Can Help Themselves Recover from Illness and Injury, as well as numerous articles on the neurological implications of overwhelming experience on prenates, babies and children. Dr. Mines is currently conducting clinical research testing her approach for young children with autism. The needs of children of all ages, including infants, can be addressed by this dynamic duo. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
Registration
Please note, parents and families with any pre and perinatal, developmental, health or attachment issues are welcome to apply for a session. Clinic sessions focus on helping resolve physical, emotional and psychological issues resulting from pre and perinatal struggles using parenting from within.Clinic appointments fill rapidly so NOW is not too far in advance to make your reservation! To assure a space for your familycontact Darcy Kamin at dkbabylove@gmail.com or 303-447-2609
 
 
Subject Advanced Embryogenesis: The Perinatal Process
Date March 26-28, 2010 ~ 10AM-5PM Daily
Location Midwest City, OK
Price* $375
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Course Description Course Description: The perinatal or birth process shapes our physical, emotional and spiritual experience of being seen. All physiological structures are compressed and decompressed in the birth journey. Difficulties during this passage make lasting marks on all functions. Cranial patterns in particular are highly reflective of birth and immediate post-natal events. Students in this class will learn how the Jin Shin TARA map of the Sacred Sites of the Body offers opportunities for repatterning early physical dysfunction resulting from the perinatal experience. They will also learn special cranial interventions specifically for critical birth traumas such as forceps and Caesarean delivery. The concomitant psychological and spiritual responses to birth shock will be addressed in detail, with remedies provided for all circumstances. Students will receive handouts available only to those at this level of learning. The teaching methodology will be didactic and highly experiential with multiple demonstration treatments. Emphasis will be placed on students resolving their own early traumas but because of the advanced nature of the material it will be clear that practitioner skills are simultaneously being instilled. Special discounts are available for students taking this course and the Self Care Teacher Training later in the month. Space is limited. Early registration is highly recommended.
Registration
For additional information and to register contact Sally Tognarelli at Domproject@tara-approach.org or call 1-800-493-6117.
 
 
Subject Introduction to The TARA Approach: Self Care
Date March 27-28, 2010
Location Waimea, HI
Price* Cost for the course is $200. Register by March 8th and the cost will be $175.
Teacher Eloise Schafer
Course Description We are in a time of global uncertainty and unrest. Our nervous systems are overwhelmed by daily stressors. Survival mode is standard operating procedure. Recent neuroscience research has demonstrated that illness and disease are actually the results of conditioned responses to stress that are initiated within the nervous system. Now is the time to embrace a new paradigm for total health and well-being that focuses on balancing the nervous system.

The TARA Approach healing system is a forerunner of this new paradigm. It empowers individuals to take charge of their own health and well-being and guides them toward using their resources to self-heal. It is time to awaken the healer within and place yourself in the center of your own healing process.

In this introductory Self-Care class participants will learn the following:
1. Self attunement through the practice of compassionate attention and sensory awareness and why it is the key to the prevention and treatment of shock and trauma;
2. How to subtly touch specific bio-electrically charged sites on the body to reorganize and regenerate the nervous system; thereby bringing resolution to developmental, structural, psychological and spiritual disharmonies;
3. The importance of developing resources in the prevention of overwhelming experience.

Registration
To register contact Eloise Manley Schafer at 405-850-5532 or 808-322-3783 or emskona@gmail.com
 
 
Subject Introduction to The TARA Approach: Self Care
Date May 15-16, 2010
Location Norman, OK
Price* Early registration by April 15th, 2010: $175 After April 15th, 2010: $200
Teacher Deborah Sweet
Course Description The TARA Approach provides a path to understand, treat, and resolve patterns that inhibit us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Connective tissue holds the memory of our entire lives. By using subtle touch on specific areas of the body you reclaim your innate health along with your personal truth.
In this training you will:
1. Learn the twenty-six areas of the body that, when touched, balance the nervous system;
2. Understand how the body responds to overwhelming experience;
3. Cultivate resources that will enhance your health and the health of others;
4. Experience how to treat others easily and safely.
Registration
If you would like to take this course as a refresher and have already taken a Self-Care training with Deborah Sweet, early registration is $125, after April 15th, $150. All tuition payments are non-refundable but may be transferred to future trainings with Deborah Sweet pending 48 hour notice of cancellation. To register please call 206-547-9854 or email tensegritycenter@gmail.com.
 
 
Subject Level 1 training: Attuning through Pulse, Language, and Dialogue
Date May 22-23, 2010
Location Norman, OK
Price* Early registration by April 22nd, 2010: $375 After April 22nd, 2010: $450
Teacher 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.
In this training you will:
1. How to assess the energetic areas of greatest restriction through the pulses;
2. How to design treatment plans based on pulse attunement and assessment;
3. 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;
4. 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.
Registration
All tuition payments are non-refundable but may be transferred to future trainings with Deborah Sweet pending 48 hour notice of cancellation. To register please call 206-547-9854 or email tensegritycenter@gmail.com.
 
 
Subject Free Community Talk
Date May 24, 2010
Location Central Library of Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Price* Free
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Course Description The TARA Approach was established because of a fundamental belief that individuals could and should be responsible for their own health. This belief is inspired by a faith in human intelligence and motivation for good. Educating people about their own bodies from a holistic perspective, about health, and how health is damaged is inherent to the TARA Approach. But most importantly, the TARA Approach is about resources for empowering, sustainable healing. TARA stands for Tools for Awakening Resources and Awareness. The TARA Approach puts into the hands of the average person the capacity to go beyond the average, the capacity to fully embody human potential and transform all healthcare challenges through the power of awareness.
Registration
No registration necessary.
 
 
Subject Self Care: Introductory Course
Date May 25-26, 2010
Location Monastary of Santa Maria de Valdedios, Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Price* $330US
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Course Description Participants in the introductory TARA Approach program will learn:
1. A map of the body;
2. How to locate and touch the sacred sites on this map;
3. How to balance energy in all these sites; and
4. How to combine the sites for specific treatments for illnesses of all kinds (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual).

All participants will receive a guidebook and charts to support their ongoing practice and learning. You will learn about this system from its founder, Dr. Stephanie Mines. This class is open to all interested participants including doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, energy healers, cranial therapists, physical therapists, midwives, parents, massage therapists, and all healthcare workers.

Registration
To register in the US and for further information contact the Dom Project office at domproject@tara-approach.org or call 1-800-493-6117. To register in Spain go to www.codepaya.com where you will also find additional information on the program, in Spanish. Prices presented here are for tuition only. Information about lodging in the residential retreat setting will be provided for those interested in attending and are arranged directly with the Spanish organizers listed at www.codepaya.com.
 
 
Subject Special TARA Approach Training in Therapeutic Dialogue
Date May 27-28, 2010
Location Monastary of Santa Maria de Valdedios, Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Price* $215US
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Course Description The TARA Approach includes a stimulating use of dialogue to optimize the healing response. The therapeutic use of language adds a critical dimension to treatment. Dialogue is appropriate in all therapeutic professions. Physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, physical therapists, nurses, massage therapists, acupuncturists, cranial therapists, energy practitioners, healers of all kinds, and even parents will benefit from learning how to use language for therapeutic purposes.
This training includes learning how to:

1. Differentiate the past from the present;
2. Ask stimulating questions;
3. Use visualization and imagery;
4. Evoke the patient's healing neurology;
5. Inquire into precursors or prenatal causative conditions; and
6. Provide an integrated closure to treatment.

This two day training allows participants to learn about the TARA Approach to dialogue and to practice what is learned. Demonstrations will be provided to optimize the learning process.

Registration
To register in the US and for further information contact the Dom Project office at domproject@tara-approach.org or call 1-800-493-6117. To register in Spain go to www.codepaya.com where you will also find additional information on the program, in Spanish. Prices presented here are for tuition only. Information about lodging in the residential retreat setting will be provided for those interested in attending and are arranged directly with the Spanish organizers listed at www.codepaya.com.
 
 
Subject Treatment of the Cranium and the Cranial Nerves: A TARA Approach Training
Date May 29-30, 2010
Location Monastary of Santa Maria de Valdedios, Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Price* $390US
Teacher Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Course Description Dr. Stephanie Mines, founder of the TARA Approach, has incorporated cranial treatment and, most specifically, treatment of the twelve cranial nerves or the Social Engagement System, into her holistic paradigm. This treatment is beneficial for:
1. Headaches;
2. Learning Problems;
3. Sensory Integration; Memory;
4. Attention;
5. Digestive Problems (as a result of treating the Vagus Nerve);
6. Heart Conditions (as a result of treating the Vagus Nerve);
7. Relationships (the twelve cranial nerves rule the Social Engagement System);
8. Anxiety;
9. Compulsions and Addiction
10. Jaw Tension;
11. Trauma; and
12. Stress and Hytpertension.

In this training Dr. Mines will teach about the cranial nerves, the Social Engagement System, the Vagal System, and cranial treatment. An introduction to cranial anatomy will be provided. The energy anatomy of the cranium will also be included.This two day training includes a textbook, hands-on practice and treatment demonstrations. It is open to anyone in the healing arts, including parents and caregivers. The TARA Approach is a user-friendly system that anyone can learn if they have the discipline to study and practice. Physical therapists, physicians, dentists, nurses, massage therapists, pediatric therapists, psychologists and other professionals are welcome to attend. Treatment of the cranial nerves (also known as the Social Engagement System) can benefit vision, hearing, and responsiveness to others, speech, language development, and expression. The cranial nerves can be treated safely and easily in adults and children. Self care applications will also be taught.

TARA Approach students at any level can participate in this course. They will receive credit for this ADVANCED TRAINING. Credits apply for students preparing for advanced and teacher certification. For students already certified in the TARA Approach this course will count as an Advanced Mentorship and will apply towards advanced and teacher certification.

Registration
To register in the US and for further information contact the Dom Project office at domproject@tara-approach.org or call 1-800-493-6117. To register in Spain go to www.codepaya.com where you will also find additional information on the program, in Spanish. Prices presented here are for tuition only. Information about lodging in the residential retreat setting will be provided for those interested in attending and are arranged directly with the Spanish organizers listed at www.codepaya.com.
 

* 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.