Date(s) and times of the event. : 10:30 - 16:30, Saturday 25 September 2021

Venue name and address: Engineers' House, The Promenade, Clifton Down, Bristol BS8 3NB

Organiser: https://mariannefrylectures.uk/

Short description: Jocelyn’s lecture and experiential session will address the impact of hierarchies on our lives, in the context of three crises which all interconnect and relate profoundly to the Coronavirus crisis. Firstly, The Crisis of Meaning: Spirituality has been an important part of Gestalt and other therapies, but it has usually been connected to patriarchal religions or New Age commercialism. In both, the underlying model is hierarchical, as with the goal of moving ever upwards towards enlightenment or perfection. Secondly, the Climate Crisis: In nature, both within and outside us, balancing or equalising can be seen as the most powerful underlying force. And thirdly, the Crisis of Inequality: We cannot build a more sustainable future with present levels of inequality and our dominating, vertical thinking. Jocelyn has been working on the more balancing, rhythm model as an alternative paradigm for 40 years, finding it relevant to therapy practice as well as to the wider eco-systems we live in.

Link to more information: https://mariannefrylectures.uk/