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New Earth Institute Community Lectures

Free and Open to the Public or $20 for 2 CEs

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Mental health professionals may receive

2 CEs approved by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (#CCE0111661) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7520) for a $20 fee.

INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS BASED SOMATIC EMOTIONAL PROCESSING
Presented by Roberto Weisz, PhD and Daniel Blackwood, MA, LPCC
Tuesday, April 14, 6-8pm; via Zoom

This community lecture coincides with the release of Dr. Weisz’s new book, “Mindfulness Based Somatic Emotional Processing: A Guide for Patients and Therapists,” and introduces the basic working principles of MBSEP, a simple and accessible practice for emotional regulation and emotional processing. Using felt sense attention and mindful witnessing to identify and monitor the experience of emotions in the body, therapists and clients can learn how to manage and process emotionally charged events, memories and situations. When we can approach, digest, and integrate, rather than avoid, difficult feelings, we can access the deeper truths within our emotions, and we develop a more positive relationship with them.

Robert Weisz, PhD, is a retired Clinical Psychologist, consultant, and trainer with 50 years of experience. He is co-author of MINDFULNESS-BASED SOMATIC EMOTIONAL PROCESSING; A Guide for Patients and Therapists, published in May 2026 by Healing Arts Press, and co-author (with Deuter) of Hypnotic Healing Journeys, published by Health Communications Inc. (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001). Robert has taught through 91�ε�, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Webster University, the University of Wyoming, and NM Highlands University. He had a private practice of psychotherapy in Santa Fe from 1983 to 2022 and was a Director of the Milton Erickson Institute for Clinical Hypnosis and Behavioral Sciences of New Mexico from 1981 to 2021. Robert managed a Community Mental Health Center in Gillette, Wyoming from 1973 to 1979.

Daniel Blackwood, MA, LPCC  has been working in the field for 40 years and is the founder and Chief Lantern Holder for the Evolution Group, Inc., in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a family behavioral health organization since 1998.

Daniel provides therapy, clinical supervision, consulting, presents at international, national, regional, and statewide conferences, and provides training and technical assistance on topics related to advances in adult mental health and recovery from trauma, addictive disorders, co-occurring disorders, disordered gambling, sexual addiction, and partner betrayal. Daniel is co-author of Mindfulness-Based Somatic Emotional Processing, Integrity Recovery™, now in its 3rd edition, and is working on a new book on living life with honor.

He holds certifications from the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals, Reconsolidating Traumatic Memories (RTM), and is trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, Mindfulness-Based Somatic Emotional Processing, and Seeking Safety.

THE ARCHETYPE OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION: LESSONS FROM PELE, THE HAWAIIAN GODDESS OF THE VOLCANO
Presented by Lorraine Freedle, PhD
Tuesday, April 21, 6–8pm; via Zoom

Myths and cultural stories are pregnant with archetypal energies—often emerging in times of individual or collective crisis to help people connect with one another, process trauma, and build resilience. Central to Hawaiian culture is the mythology of Pele, the revered goddess of fire and volcanic activity. She embodies the archetype of destruction and creation and shapes our inner and outer landscapes. This lecture reveals how Pele manifests in the psyche and sandplay therapy to bring forth psychological healing and new perspectives during troubled times. With vivid images, case material, and storytelling, Dr. Lorraine Freedle will share insights from her newly released book, When a Goddess Erupts: Pele in the Psyche of Women. Join us to discover how the fierce energies of creation, destruction, and rebirth mirror your own untold story—and how honoring inner eruptions can lead to renewal.

Lorraine Razzi Freedle, PhD, is a resident of East Hawai‘i Island, licensed clinical psychologist and social worker, pediatric neuropsychologist, and sandplay therapist (STA/ISST) who practices and lectures at the crossroads of depth psychology and neuroscience. She serves on faculty at 91�ε� in Santa Fe, NM and the Trauma Research Foundation. Author of When a Goddess Erupts: Pele in the Psyche of Women and many research articles on sandplay, neuropsychology, and trauma, Dr. Freedle also co-produced Fire and Sand, an award-winning documentary featuring mobile sandplay in disaster response. She is the Chief Clinical Officer for TeamBuilders Behavioral Health in New Mexico and provides clinical oversight to several behavioral health organizations. Dr. Freedle is the research editor for the Journal of Sandplay Therapy and serves on the boards of the Sandplay Therapists of America (STA, past president) and the International Society for Sandplay (ISST, president-elect). Her private practice is Black Sand Neuropsychological Services in Hilo, Hawai‘i.

www.lorrainefreedle.com

91�ε� & New Earth Institute is approved by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (#CCE0111661) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7520) as a Continuing Education Provider. If you are not licensed as a mental health professional in New Mexico, please check with your state’s licensing board to see if they will accept approved CEs from these two accrediting bodies.

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