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PROCESS ORIENTED PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Arnold Mindell, a Jungian physicist and analyst, created this field of psychotherapy in the 1970s. Since then, his method has been developing more rapidly, also with the help of the international community of processworkers (psychotherapists, mediators and facilitators working with the process), which is involved in his work all over the world and in various research. Now Process Psychology is one of the most dynamically developing psychotherapeutic methods, e.g. in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, England and Ireland, but also in the United States, Canada , Japan, Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
One of Mindell's goals is to work with every human experience and with every person, no matter what corner of the world he comes from. Process work expands the overall use of psychotherapy as working with individual clients, relationships, couples, families, and workgroups to work with the world.
Psychotherapists also work with problems, conflicts and traumas, with dreams, with physical symptoms and diseases, with addictions, with different and extreme states of consciousness, with people close to death and in coma, also with peak and spiritual experiences, with artists, musicians and actors, with politicians, companies and organizations, and with marginalized groups such as LGBTQ people, with the homeless and with ethnic minorities.
HISTORY OF POP
also from the psychology of C.G. Jung, in quantum physics and in the theory of communication and information. One of the assumptions of Process Psychology is that everything that happens makes sense. Problems not only interfere with our lives, but also bring us information and even contain their solutions. Problems are pushing us in a certain direction. If we open up to their unknown and mysterious aspects and go a little in the direction they show us, we can discover their messages. Instead of feeling like a victim of our problems, we can take advantage of them to improve the quality of our lives and our relationships.
In Process Psychology therapy, you learn to follow your experiences with openness and curiosity and develop them with awareness and respect until you understand their meaning and the message they convey to you. The therapist supports you in this and follows you and your process.
PARADIGM
You can feel it as a current that guides you. Maybe you sometimes feel that you are in the right place at the right time? Then you are swimming in the middle of the process river. Relationships and things are going well, you act without much effort and you are going in the right direction for you. When you follow the process, with your deep nature, you can feel joy, peace and a sense of meaning.
Sometimes, however, life cooks up turbulence, surprises and challenges for us, and our process blows in a direction where we don't necessarily intend to go.
We tend to ignore and dismiss various events and parts of us that we don't want or dislike. This often happens unconsciously and we fail to notice that we are losing touch with ourselves and our process.
If you find yourself in a situation where problems are bothering you and things are not going your way, the process is knocking on your door.
Relationship conflicts, problems at work, dreams and diseases are the guideposts that show you the direction of your heart path again. They also remind you of a deeper process that runs in the background and comes through you.
Working with a process helps you connect with and follow your process. Becoming aware of your process often brings surprising insights and helps you find your way even in very difficult situations.
WHAT DOES PROCESS MEAN?
Process Oriented Psychology, also known as Process Psychology or Process Work. POP, translated from Process Work or Process Oriented Psychology ..
Dr. Arnold Mindell, a Jungian physicist and analyst, created this field of psychotherapy in the 1970s. Since then, his method has been developing more rapidly, also with the help of the international community of processworkers (psychotherapists, mediators and facilitators working with the process), which is involved in his work all over the world and in various research. Now Process Psychology is one of the most dynamically developing psychotherapeutic methods, e.g. in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, England and Ireland, but also in the United States, Canada , Japan, Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
One of Mindell's goals is to work with every human experience and with every person, no matter what corner of the world he comes from. Working with the process extends the general application of psychotherapy as well as working with individual clients, relationships, couples, families and groups to work with the world.
Psychotherapists also work with problems, conflicts and traumas, with dreams, with physical symptoms and diseases, with addictions, with different and extreme states of consciousness, with people close to death and in coma, also with peak and spiritual experiences, with artists, musicians and actors, with politicians, companies and organizations, and with marginalized groups such as LGBTQ people, with the homeless and with ethnic minorities.
Process work is a humanistic and transpersonal approach and its roots go deep into ancient philosophical concepts such as Taoism and shamanism, using the wisdom of indigenous cultures, but also the psychology of C.G. Jung, in quantum physics and in the theory of communication and information.
One of the assumptions of Process Psychology is that everything that happens makes sense. Problems not only interfere with our lives, but also bring us information and even contain their solutions. Problems are pushing us in a certain direction. If we open up to their unknown and mysterious aspects and go a little in the direction they show us, we can discover their messages. Instead of feeling like a victim of our problems, we can take advantage of them to improve the quality of our lives and our relationships.
In Process Psychology, you learn to follow your experiences with openness and curiosity and develop them with mindfulness and respect until you understand their meaning and the message they convey to you. The therapist supports you in this and follows you and your process.
Process is the force that flows under all your experiences and that moves you and your whole world. The process is like a wind in sails that pushes your boat in a certain direction. You can feel it as a current that guides you.
Maybe you know that sometimes you feel that you are in the right place at the right time? Then you are swimming in the middle of the process river. Relationships and things are going well, you act without much effort and you are going in the right direction for you. When you follow the process, with your deep nature, you can feel joy, peace and a sense of meaning.
Sometimes, however, life cooks up turbulence, surprises and challenges for us, and our process blows in a direction where we don't necessarily intend to go.
We tend to ignore and dismiss various events and parts of us that we don't want or dislike. This often happens unconsciously and we fail to notice that we are losing touch with ourselves and our process.
If you find yourself in a situation where problems are bothering you and things are not going your way, the process is knocking on your door.
Relationship conflicts, problems at work, dreams and diseases are the guideposts that show you the direction of your heart path again. They also remind you of a deeper process that runs in the background and comes through you.
Working with a process helps you connect with and follow your process. Becoming aware of your process often brings surprising insights and helps you find your way even in very difficult situations.
WORLD WORK
we constantly have to re-find ourselves in changing situations. What is the meaning of working on ourselves in this context? Process Work offers theoretical and practical concepts that combine individual work with working with the world and helps to understand and support global change.
POP assumes that the world is the information channel within us and we are the channel through which the world can express itself. What does that mean?
All the conflicts in the world are at some level our internal conflicts as well. For example, bodily symptoms and illnesses are often not only related to our own lifestyle, but also to the field we live in, our relationships and our surroundings.
The world, like man, is full of inconsistencies that tend towards integration and development.
When the world expresses itself through us, for example in the form of diseases, problems and conflicts like racism, xenophobia or homophobia, we can follow this experience in us and gain new insights and ideas. By working on ourselves and on global problems, we change not only ourselves, but also the field of the world. We can also discover what our role is in this world and what our contribution can be. For some, this may mean they start writing, studying, painting, singing, or meditating. Others get involved politically or socially. There is no one-size-fits-all path. Each person has his or her own individual place in the universe.
we find wherever people strive to create a better community and care for the rights of others. POP methods of working with the world are used in open forums, international conflicts, in business and in organizations involved in education and spiritual practice .
Worldwork is also the name of international meetings that take place every second year in different places around the world (in 2014 in Warsaw). For a few days, hundreds of people from different countries and cultures work together on hot global topics such as: racism, sexism and homophobia, climate change and ecology, abuse and ranks, wars and the need for revenge, but also improving the flow of communication, building communities and opportunities cooperation.
These meetings are run in a spirit of deep democracy and facilitated by Arny and Amy Mindell with the help of an international team of process workers and Process Psychology teachers.
DEEP DEMOCRACY
co-decide on the direction in which the whole goes. This principle is used in psychotherapeutic sessions, in working with groups, with the world and in group processes.
As processworkers, we try to cover all parts of the situation, paying attention to the marginalized voices and feelings of an individual or group, and the atmosphere in the background, and help to express these voices fully. This means that we value every experience, every person, every minority and learn from them for the development of the whole and the common good.
"Deep democracy is based on the belief that the world helps us to become fully ourselves, and we help the world to become a whole." Arnold Mindell
GROUP PROCESS
topics that interest you and not only concern your personal affairs Many people are afraid of controversial topics because they are afraid of conflicts, quarrels and the turbulent emotions associated with it. In general, we tend to avoid conflicts, yet the world is full of conflicts and wars. Group processes can help us deal with very controversial topics and conflicts in the world.
"The best way to prevent conflict and war is to come into conflict - but with awareness," says Arnold Mindell, developer of the tool. What does that mean exactly?
Working with different groups around the world, Mindell noticed that people often do not fully express their position, above all, their emotions and values related to their beliefs. As a result, people still have to defend their point of view and cannot listen to the other side. Mindell has helped people fully express their opinions, concerns and feelings and brought awareness of what is happening in the group as a whole.
Group processes are conducted in the spirit of deep democracy and with the help of facilitators.
At the beginning, each person can suggest different topics that interest him / her. Topics are saved and then we choose one topic to work with by voting. The topic with the most votes wins.
In a group process, we find two sides in the discussion that polarize the topic. In the spirit of deep democracy, we try to put together and express all positions and feelings related to both sides of the topic. Participants can switch sides and try what arguments and values are on the other side. First of all, expressing what is difficult and unacceptable, strange and contradictory leads to greater insight and a better understanding of the whole. As we go back and forth and try different places, we increase our awareness around the topic and discover that each place has its own specific energy, its truth. When we get to know the values on both sides, we can consciously use them in our lives.
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