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Experiential (Structure) Workshops  at Strolling Woods on Webster Lake Franklin, New Hampshire with Albert Pesso Information, Schedule & Registration Form For members of the helping professions and others If you would like a short information sheet about PBSP Workshops at Strolling Woods in New Hampshire sent you by by email, please drop us an email note by clicking here. Upcoming 2008 Workshop dates: May 16-18      June 13-15     June 23-25    September 19-21 Scroll to the bottom of this page for more workshop details and online registration form.

See also: WHAT IS PBSP?   What's a PBSP "Structure"?    Articles 
For private therapy work see: Al Pesso One to Ones

FOLLOW-UP EMAIL QUOTE FROM AN ANONYMOUS WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT 12/19/07

"The workshop this past weekend was simply fantastic - and such a beautiful setting! The insights gained through the experience are truly eye-opening. The work had incredible impact for myself, as it clearly did for the other participants as well. It's a simply elegant process that delivers so much information and integration - meeting needs on all the right levels....Thanks,"

FOLLOW-UP EMAIL QUOTE FROM AN ANONYMOUS WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT 1/15/07

 “… Well I've been sitting here at the computer trying to find words adequate to describe the work, my reactions to it, and what it means to me, and am filled with gratitude for the richness of the experience.. still with words inadequate to the task.. you would see me with eyes brimming with tears of gratitude.. feel free to pass this on to [Albert Pesso].. thank you.”

FOLLOW-UP EMAIL QUOTE FROM ANOTHER ANONYMOUS WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT 1/9/07

"Wow - many thanks and best regards to Al. It was such an incredible 3 days!"

3/18/03 QUOTE FROM ELAINE B. PINDERHUGHES
PROFESSOR  EMERITA, BOSTON COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

"As a practitioner and long time teacher of clinical theory and practice (psychodynamic and family therapy), I had had evidence of the soundness of PBSP theory and its effectiveness in practice via observations of Al Pesso's work at clinical meetings.  However my conviction of the efficacy of the theory in treatment was substantially reinforced through personal experience of his training seminars which I sought to help me cope with my husband's death.

Despite having been psychoanalyzed years ago and having completed family of origin work as part of my training as a family therapist, Pesso's work reached depths not tapped earlier and reworked issues in ways that created greater integration and self understanding than ever believed possible.  It is his ability to tap experience at the earliest developmental levels, along with his ever vigilant stance that is respectful of the ego's readiness to accept and integrate new information, that makes his work so stunning and transformative.  Of special significance to me also was the capacity to incorporate cultural (ethnic/racial) dynamics to the many levels of understanding gained."

EXCERPT FROM "THE IMAGE OF THE SELF AND THE BODY" BY ALBERT PESSO PRESENTED AT A PLENARY SESSION OF THE SEVENTH WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHOMOTORICITY IN NICE, FRANCE. APRIL 1986

Copyright 1986 Albert Pesso

"The true self, the soul, may sometimes not be permitted direct conscious expression by the ego, yet it may continue to live in a hidden form, in a disguised form - waiting until circumstances allow it to emerge into the light of day, and into the sight of the world. Of course, it could be living wonderfully out in the open, just as it is, moment to moment, with full acknowledgment by the ego. This is the goal, not only of therapy, but of all forms of education and religion which attempt to help us cultivate and enjoy the fullest meaning and experience of life.

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DESCRIPTION OF PBSP FROM, "MOVEMENT IN PSYCHOTHERAPY" Albert Pesso, NYU Press, 1969 

"This method provides a means of experiencing more of one’s "organic" self as a living, moving, organism, as well as a thinking, conceptualizing, verbalizing being. Although man’s concepts and way of seeing things evolves and is evolving rapidly, man’s organismic self has remained constant for as long as man has been man. Yet each culture has made different assessments as to what man’s organismic or "given self" is and forces, or allows, him to act accordingly. Psychomotor training attempts to come into contact, experientially, with this organismic given, without recourse to cultural concepts and preconceptions. Thus one hopes, by this method, to verify what one is organismically and then upon this foundation, build the intellectual, rational and verbal superstructure which is the gift given only to man and which allows only man to adapt, vary, and evolve according to changing external conditions."

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for more quotes on Al Pesso's work and PBSP see
What People Say about PBSP & PBSP Comments 

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Experiential Workshops in Franklin, NH 
Dates and Tuition 

To register in any of the workshops listed below
Fill in the Registration form at the bottom of this page or contact us.

May 16-18 2008 Fri-Sun 3 Days

Jun 13-15 2008 Fri-Sun 3 Days

Jun 23-25 2008 Mon-Wed 3 Days

Sept 5-7 2008 Fri-Sun 3 Days

Three Day Workshops
The fee for 3 day workshops is $425 with a $170 deposit. 
There are usually 12-14 structure participants per workshop
(one structure per person).
Non-structure participant/observer fee is $212 with a $105 deposit.

Travel to Franklin
Click on the link above for information on various ways to travel to Strolling Woods on Webster Lake in Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

Notification of your existing therapist
Please note that for those who are currently seeing another therapist on a regular basis, it is strongly recommended that you discuss with them your plan to work with Albert Pesso. This is to keep harmony with your existing work.

Workshop Hours
First day
Registration - 12:30pm
(Those who have paid in full in advance may skip registration)
Afternoon Group Session -1:00pm to 4:00pm
(Break for dinner)
Evening Group Session - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Second day
Morning Group Session - 9:00am to 12:00pm
(Afternoon break to enjoy New Hampshire, get lunch and dinner)
Evening Group Session - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Last day
Morning Group Session - 9:00am to 12:00pm
(Short break for lunch - typically onsite)
Afternoon Group Session - 1:00pm to 4:00pm (ending time is approximate)

Extra Therapy Hours
One may call the office to schedule private sessions with Albert Pesso during workshop free time segments, and/or before or after the workshop, as time and his schedule permits.

Confirmation Policy
A deposit must be received before one's space in a workshop can be guaranteed.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds will be in full up to one month before the workshop.  Following that, refund of the deposit amount will only be made if the vacant spot can be filled from the waiting list, minus a $25 administration fee. There will be a $10 fee to transfer a deposit to a different workshop.

Early Bird Discounts
Workshop fees paid in full 2 to 6 months prior to the workshop receive discounts.
2 months advance - 5% discount
4 months advance - 10% discount
6 months advance - 15% discount.

Where to stay and eat
There are a limited number of rooms available onsite - please contact us for info about them or check out our Local Inns
There are many restaurants in the area.  Those who stay onsite may also use the kitchens here to prepare food.