Personal Development

Sitting With Silence: A Gestalt Exploration

Gestalt therapy has roots in Zen - Fritz Perls traveled to Japan and incorporated his learnings into Gestalt theory. For Gestalt therapists, silence is an important part of the process, to be in a state of nothingness, which allows something novel or creative to emerge - either from the therapist or the client. This silence is what Perls called the experience of the fertile void.

Register for Sitting With Silence

Date: Two Tuesday Evenings: November 19 & 26, 2024
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Fee: Regular Fee: $100

Instructor

Jonathan Kim, RP(Qualifying) | Alumni

Jonathan is a Gestalt alumni and practitioner of mindfulness meditation. He has been in private practice working with racialized clients, parents, and young professionals. Jonathan has spent over 10 years working in public policy and the health care sector. In 2023, he helped to establish and facilitate a Men’s Group at the GIT to explore masculinity through a Gestalt perspective. Jonathan has a genuine curiosity to explore presence, emotional regulation, and self support through a Gestalt framework.

Lori Kufner, RP(Qualifying) | Alumni

Lori is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Toronto with a full time private practice and has been a student of meditation since she started her own therapeutic journey in 2009. She previously worked with youth in harm reduction, and founded a company developing and facilitating interactive art events and workshops locally, nationally and internationally for 20 years. She uses collaboration and reflection with others to invoke creativity and community connection and has been excited to explore this further through Gestalt.

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