Presenter: Peter Philippson
Description:
PHG called the self the “Artist of Life” and identified self with acts of creativity in the field rather than as a pre-existing author of creative action. In this workshop, I want to explore this very radical notion both theoretically and experientially. I want to highlight both the beauty that we as human beings can bring to the world, and the destructiveness and environmental impact of our sense that the world is our artistic canvas to be remade at will.
Learning Objectives: Participants completing this workshop will be able to 1) describe the artistry and creativity implicit in our theory of self as field-emergent; 2) identify the dangers inherent in our artistry and creativity as a species; and 3) experience how they form and act in groups as creative process.
Biography:
Peter Philippson, MSc (Gestalt psychotherapy), is a UKCP registered Gestalt psychotherapist and trainer, a Teaching and Supervising Member of the Gestalt Psychotherapy & Training Institute UK, a founder member of Manchester Gestalt Centre, a Full Member of the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy, a Senior Trainer for GiTa (Slovenia), a faculty member at IPsiG (Turin), an advisory board member for the Center for Somatic Studies, a founder member of IG-FEST, and a guest trainer for many training programs internationally. He has been working as a psychotherapist for 35 years. He is also a past president of the Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy. Peter is the author of Self in Relation (Gestalt Journal Press), The Emergent Self (Karnac/UKCP), Gestalt Therapy: Roots and Branches (Karnac), and many chapters and articles. He is a teacher (4th dan) and student of traditional aikido.
