Dear IIBA members,
We are far along in planning the keynote addresses for the conference. Each plenary will have a speaker from within our bioenergetic community, and someone from outside the community who can stretch our consciousness of the theme. We are still forming the program. Here is what we have so far:
• On the theme of social consciousness and action Dr. Gabor Maté, who has gained an international reputation for speaking forcefully on issues of public mental health and substance abuse, will join us. From within the bioenergetic community Cristina Francisco will tell us about the application of the principles of BA to public action.
• On the theme of chronic relational trauma Dr. Allen Karpin will share methods for working intensively in in-depth ways and in short-term formats with people traumatized early in life. Dr. Scott Baum will present both experientially an didactically a bioenergetic understanding of the effects of chronic relational trauma and what therapists can do in this very difficult area of therapeutic work.
• On the theme of sexuality and its place in modern bioenergetic analysis as a way of understanding ourselves and our patients we are still working with speakers from outside the bioenergetic community to decide on a keynote. From inside the bioenergetic community Dr. Helen Resneck will speak about the legacy and the growing edge of our understanding of human sexuality and the place it holds in our work.
More information on these speakers and topics will come soon. The heart of the conference is our sharing with each other the work we do and the way we build on the legacy of developed knowledge in BA. Please consider submitting a proposal for a workshop, a panel, or a poster. Information on how to submit proposals is on our webpage at
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Looking forward to seeing you in Toronto!
The Scientific Committee
Scott Baum,
Léia Cardenuto
Alex Munroe
Fina Pla
Liane Zink