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WHOLEHEARTED
PATH

"One of the most intensely beautiful and powerful events I have ever experienced.
Lara has a true gift for bringing people together in peace, love and unity."
~
David Little
STUDIES & TRAINING
Family & Systemic Constellations
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Family & Systemic Constellations Therapy Training Program with Luisa Muhr, of Family Constellations NYC, who studied and trained with Dr. Peter Orban, one of Bert Hellinger's (developer of Family Constellations Therapy) early students. This program is based on classic Family & Systemic Constellations. 2021 - present day.
Song Therapy/Lament work
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Certificate in Song Therapy Training with the Song Therapy Network, Somerset, UK. Virtual training, 2020 - 2021.
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One-on-one mentorship from November 2019 to present day with Tuomas Rounakari, lament teacher and long term student of, and co-teacher with, Pirkko Fihlman, also known as the Grand Mother of Lament Singing in Finland.
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
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Multiple courses with the Internal Family Systems Institute including Foundations of the IFS Model, IFS Treatment for Freedom from Trauma, Early Adversity, IFS & Anxiety, Depression, and Shame, and Healing Cultural Trauma with Internal Family Systems 2019 - 2021.
Non-Medical Hospice Volunteer Training
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In-home hospice volunteer training with the Hospice of SLO County in San Luis Obispo, CA, 2019.
Nonviolence Studies
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Certificate Program in Nonviolence Studies with the Metta Center for Nonviolence in Petaluma, CA, 2018
Focusing and Inner Relationship Focusing
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Facilitator Level One and Two Focusing Training with Eugene Gendlin (founder of the Focusing method) and Ann Weiser Cornell of The International Focusing Institute, 2014.
Restorative Circles
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Restorative Circles Process Training with Cat Gilliam and John Cunningham in Portland, OR, 2014
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Restorative Circles Process Training with Christine King (NVC Santa Cruz) in Santa Cruz, CA, 2013.
Workshop Facilitation
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The Facilitator Development Program with Chris Johnstone in Bath, UK, in 2010. This was a 10 month intensive training covering a wide range of earth-centered group facilitation processes, including Joanna Macy's The Work That Reconnects.
The Work That Reconnects
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Intensive Residential Training in The Work That Reconnects with Joanna Macy (founder of The Work That Reconnects) at The Mercy Center, Burlinghame, CA, 2013.
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Multiple workshops & retreats in The Work That Reconnects with many other trained facilitators in the UK and US between 2010 - 2015.
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
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International Accredited EFT Practitioner Trainings Level 1, Level 2, Advanced Level 3, and Integrated Energy Techniques with EFT Masters Emma Roberts and Sue Beer of The EFT Center, London, UK, 2011.
Matrix Re-Imprinting
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Matrix Re-imprinting Practitioner Training with the founder of Matrix Re-imprinting and EFT Master Karl Dawson. Brighton, UK, 2011.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
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Intensive International Intensive Training (IIT), a nine-day intensive residential training with The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) with Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of NVC, and other CNVC Certified Trainers. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2011.
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Multiple trainings in Nonviolent Communication and mediation processes with several certified NVC trainers, including Anna Finlayson, Daren De Witt, (NVC Resolutions) and Christine King (NVC Santa Cruz) both in the UK and US between 2009 - 2014.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy
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Diploma in Cognitive Hypnotherapy with the Quest Institute, covering a range of modalities including Ericksonian Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and more. London, UK, 2009 - 2011. Qualified as a Certified Cognitive Hypnotherapist.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) & Life Coaching
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Master Practitioner training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Life Coaching with the Quest Institute, 2009 - 2011.
Buddhist Studies & Training
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Committed Dharma Practitioners’ Programme (CDDP), a two-year advanced course in Buddhist philosophy and practice offered by Bodhi College which provided an integrated approach to the study and practice of the Dharma, taught by Insight meditation teachers including John Peacock, Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, and Akincano Marc Weber at Gaia House, Newton Abbott, UK. 2009 - 2011.
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Multiple Buddhist retreats in the Insight (Vipassana) tradition at Gaia House, and Sharpham Trust, UK between 2009 - 2011
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10-day Vipassana Meditation course (S.N. Goenka tradition) at Dhamma Dipa, Herefordshire, UK, 2011.
Awakening the Dreamer
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Awakening the Dreamer Symposium Facilitator & Leadership Training with the Pachamama Alliance, York, UK, 2010.
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