GIM Level III

Clinical Specialization/Advanced Guiding Techniques
May 18-20, 2007
Louisa, Virginia

A four day module which further develops the practice of GIM in working with clients presenting with depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and relationship issues.  Several advanced music programs are introduced.  Content includes: advanced skills for practice with individuals and groups; indications and contraindications; assessing music program choice for client issues; psychodynamics of music; and ethics and standards of practice.


Myth and Archetype
September 13-17, 2007
Sevenoaks, Virginia

Four day module which views GIM through the lens of the mythic and archetypal realms of consciousness.  Music as archetype is presented as companion to the archetypal psychology of Jung, Campbell, and Pearson.  Content includes:  archetypes and GIM; advanced guiding techniques; music as archetype; the individuation process of growth; Pearson’s Heroic Myth Index; and mask making and ritual.


Supervision Module
July 20-22, 2007,  Louisa, Virginia
January 30 - February 1, 2008, Sandbridge, VA

Weekend seminar which focuses on strengthening proficiency in all aspects of the individual GIM session.  Close supervision is offered through observation and feedback sessions.  Content includes:  skill development in pre-session interview; matching intention with music choice; advanced guiding interventions, physical interventions; and post-session processing.


Spirituality and the Transpersonal
Fall 2008
Location TBD

Four day module explores expanded states of awareness and the unique potential and place of music from this perspective.  Transpersonal themes are explored as they emerge through GIM.  Content includes:  transpersonal theories of Jung, Wilber, Grof and others; transpersonal and spiritual dimensions of being; music in the expanded state; the mystical and the sacred; healing and GIM; and rituals and rites of passage.


Music as Co-Therapist/Fundamentals of Music
February 1 - 3, 2008
Sandbridge, VA

A weekend seminar which gives an in-depth exploration of the unique function of music as the center point of the Bonny Method and GIM process.  Emphasis is placed upon the importance of the GIM guide’s knowledge and understanding of the GIM music programs.  Content includes:  fundamental elements of music; conscious listening; musical vocabulary, styles and periods; structure and analysis of musical compositions in GIM programs; how music functions as therapist and transformer; and the relationship between the GIM guide and music.


Mid-Atlantic Training Institute is approved for all levels of training by the Association for Music and Imagery (AMI). 

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