COURSES SCHEDULE 2021-22
Touch of Presence®
This is our most current update on June 17, 2021.
During this difficult time of Covid, we continue to consult with our local students and organizers to determine current travel restrictions and safety precautions. Those realities help us decide which courses can be safely held and which need to be canceled or rescheduled.
Please stay safe!
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TOUCH OF PRESENCE®
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INTRODUCTION
Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA)
(Provides the prerequisite orientation and preparation to join the next Intensive)
#1: July 16-18, 2021 (Friday - Sunday)
#2: July 19-21, 2021 (Monday - Wednesday)
We are offering two separate options for this course, to allow for good distancing in the classroom. Choose one option!
Gainesville Retreat Center
Gainesville, Florida, US
Click here to register/pay directly to Giorgia Milne for this course
Local contact and registrar for all courses is: Mary Reis maryreis@me.com
Click here for optional lodging info at the Gainesville Retreat Center
September 30 - October 3, 2021 (4-day, English with German translation)
Ardas Yoga
Hamburg, Germany
Register and pay at Schule für Shiastu (see below)
Local contact is: the office/büro, schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
October 21-24, 2021
Dance Studio Riviera
Waryńskiego 12
Warsaw, Poland
Click here to register/pay directly to Giorgia Milne for this course
Local contact is: Anna Falkiewicz grizzlak@wp.pl +48 509 139109
October 28-31, 2021
Be Balanced
Prague, Czech Republic
Register and pay with the Czech Craniosacral Association www.kranio.eu (see below)
Local contact is: Zuzana Kozáková kraniosakralniasociace@gmail.com
October 13-16, 2022
Hamburg, Germany
Register and pay at Schule für Shiastu (see below)
Local contact is: the office/büro, schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
Sydney, Australia
We will reschedule Sydney courses as soon as travel restrictions and local conditions allow.
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INTENSIVE
Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA)
(Introduction AND teacher approval required)
When new Intensives open and you are ready to commit to 120 hours of study and practice with a cohort, please follow these 2 steps:
1. Complete and submit the APPLICATION in your preferred language (linked below).
2. If approved, you will receive an email with a REGISTRATION link and instructions for payment.
For the English online Intensive Application click here
Wenn neue Intensiv verfügbar sind und du bereit bist, dich für dieses einjährige 120 stündige Studium und Praxis zu verpflichten, folge bitte diesen 2 Schritten:
1) Fülle die BEWERBUNG aus und sende sie in deiner bevorzugten Sprache (siehe Link weiter unten).
2) Nach der Zustimmung wirst du eine E-Mail mit einem REGISTRIERUNGSLINK und einer Anleitung zur Zahlung erhalten.
Für die Deutsche Online Intensiv Bewerbung klicke bitte hier
APPLICATION NOW OPEN for New Intensive Courses
Step 1: Click for the Intensive Application in your language, linked above
Hamburg, Germany (4x4-day, English with German translation)
Yoga im Hof
Weeks: #1 June 10-13, 2021; #2 October 7-10, 2021; #3 February 24-27, 2022; #4 June 16-19, 2022
Local contact is: Dorothee Knief doro.knief@web.de
After your application, acceptance, and registration, click here, to see payment options.
Gainesville, Florida, USA (4x 4-day)
Gainesville Retreat Center
Weeks: #1 July 22-25, 2021; #2 December 2-5, 2021; #3 Feb 10-13, 2022; #4 May 5-8, 2022
Local contact is: Mary Reis maryreis@me.com
Click here for optional lodging info at the Gainesville Retreat Center
After your application, acceptance, and registration, click here to see payment options.
Sydney, Australia
We will reschedule Sydney courses as soon as travel restrictions and local conditions allow.
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TOUCH OF PRESENCE 2-day Course
(Essence of BCA for anyone)
June 23-24, 2021
Highly recommended prerequisite to Embryology June 25-27, 2021
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
June 8-9, 2022
Highly recommended prerequisite to Anatomy June 10-12, 2022
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
September 29-30, 2022
Highly recommended prerequisite to Brain October 1-3, 2022
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
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TOUCH OF PRESENCE RETREAT
(open to anyone having already participated in a biodynamic course with Giorgia)
April 1-10, 2022
Mountain venue TBA
Taiwan
Check back for details later!
September, 21-25 2022 ~ Wednesday afternoon - Sunday after lunch
Hof Oberlethe
Wardenburg, Germany
This is considered a Residential Retreat. For more information about the venue and costs, click below for the logistics and website details.
Anyone NOT staying onsite overnight must pay a fee directly to Hof Oberlethe for day use of the grounds and provided vegetarian food.
Click here to register/pay directly to Giorgia Milne for this retreat
Click here for logistics
Click here for venue details and to reserve lodging
Local contact is: Dorothee Knief doro.knief@web.de
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PRACTICE FORUM
(For students, graduates, and practitioners of Giorgia's biodynamic courses)
SPECIAL SCHEDULE OF GLOBAL ZOOM PRACTICE FORUM MEDITATIONS
For the indefinite future, Giorgia is offering two global meetings per week.
More dates may be offered later. Please check back on this page for timely updates.
SATURDAYS: 1 pm/13:00 Pacific Time
May 29 ~ June 5, 12, 19, 26 ~ July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
August 7, 14, 21, 28 ~ September 4, 11, 18, 25
SUNDAYS: Australian, New Zealand, and Taiwan Time
May 30 ~ June 6, 13, 20, 27 ~ July 4, 11, 18, 25
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ~ September 5, 12, 19, 26
WEDNESDAYS: 10 pm/22:00 Pacific Time
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ~ July 7, 14, 21, 28
August 4, 11, 18, 25 ~ September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
THURSDAYS: European, Australian, New Zealand, and Taiwan Time
June 3, 10, 17, 24 ~ July 1, 8, 15, 22, 30
August 5, 12, 19, 26 ~ September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
* Find your equivalent time zone and date here
ZOOM LOGIN DETAILS
This is the Join Zoom Meeting link to use on the scheduled time and date for your time zone:
https://zoom.us/j/5975186531?pwd=RTNHNFlmL3Y2dHZDY1V3Uzk1OWdtZz09
Meeting ID: 597 518 6531
Password: stillness (as needed)
Click here for Zoom Meeting Directions and calling in by phone (audio only).
Zoom portion only for now and also in person when it is once again safe to gather in this way.
When in-person gatherings resume, they will take place at:
Ashtanga Yoga Berkeley
933 Parker St., #38, Bay 5
Berkeley, CA 94710
Contact: Giorgia Milne, giorgia@touchofpresence.com +1-831-915-5663
*Please email Giorgia to let her know if you will attend in Berkeley.*
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CRANIOSACRAL ANATOMY ~ Distinction within the Functional Whole
(For anyone. Recommended foundation class for any CST and of great value for other modalities. Suggested pre-requisite for Brain)
June 10-12, 2022
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
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BRAIN ~ The Matter of Mind
(CS Anatomy and CS experience recommended or teacher approval)
October 1-3, 2022
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
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EMBRYOLOGY ~ Spirit & Essence
(For anyone)
June 25-27, 2021
Follows Touch of Presence 2-day Course June 23-24, which is a highly recommended
prerequisite to this course
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
Sydney, Australia
We will reschedule Sydney courses as soon as travel restrictions and local conditions allow.
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FULCRUMS ~ Portals of Wholeness
“At the Heart of every fulcrum, there is Love”
(For anyone)
July 1-4, 2021
Dance Studio Riviera
Waryńskiego 12
Warsaw, Poland
Click here to register/pay directly to Giorgia Milne for this course
Local contact is: Anna Falkiewicz grizzlak@wp.pl +48 509 139109
FULCRUM OF BEING
“You are your most you at the moment of conception.”
Erich Blechschmidt, M.D. Embryologist
(For anyone)
None scheduled at this time
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FLUIDS AND SPACE ~ Explorations Between and Beyond
March 3-6, 2022
Yoga im Hof
Hamburg, Germany
Register and pay at Schule für Shiastu (see below)
Local contact is: the office/büro, schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
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NAVIGATION SKILLS ~ Presence and Tonality of “Verbal Touch”
(For bodywork & somatic students and therapists)
None scheduled at this time