Bodymind Integration

The founder of Gestalt therapy, Fritz Perls, provocatively declared "Lose your mind and come to your senses." This has been the story of my life. Thus far I have managed to come to my senses, but haven't quite lost my mind. The intellect and the senses, the mind and the body, abstraction and people - these are the twin threads in my story. I gained an Honours degree in Philosophy at York University, where the Philosophy of Mind lectures sparked an interest in psychology; I regularly attended the open lectures given by the Psychology Department, and my interest became deep fascination on reading 'Sybil' by Flora Schreiber, the account of the therapy of a woman with multiple personality disorder. At the same time I became heavily involved in paint, mud and bouncy castles as a playleader with children's playschemes and PHAB clubs.