Valerie Harms

WORKSHOPS

I have taught in major centers in the Northeast, on the West Coast, as well as Canada and Greece. The United Nations named me a "most remarkable woman" for my work.

This year I will be offering courses in nature, writing, and psychology, tapping the underground stream. Here is the winter 2010 schedule. Also Valerie Harms Enterprises will host courses by others. Stay tuned.

REGISTRATION INFO for all classes: Advance registration with payment is required. Mail check to Valerie Harms, P.O.Box 1123, Bozeman, MT 59771
For questions and details, call 587-3356 or email: Valerie@​valerieharms.com

February 28th, Sunday, 9-5, THE INTENSIVE JOURNAL METHOD

The popular “Intensive Journal” method offers a structured series of techniques for helping you get in touch with the creative potentials (your “soul’s code”) in your life. In a quiet, meditative atmosphere you are introduced to writing exercises that enable you to: see the purpose behind the developments of your life, clear the way for next steps, and build a strong center that withstands life’s peaks and valleys. The exercises will relate to your life history, relationships, health, work/​projects, and experiences of deep meaning. No special writing ability is needed; you do not need to share; you just need to honor the contents of your own life. Doing this work will open the pathway to your inner wisdom.

The Intensive Journal method was developed by therapist, Ira Progoff, in the late 1960’s as a non-judgmental, psychological and spiritual tool that people could use on their own. Far more dynamic than ordinary diary-keeping, the Journal method is “one of the unique inventions of our time,” Joseph Campbell said.

Location: Health Works Institute (west end of Emerson Cultural Center, entrance by playing field).

Bring lunch, a pen and a 3-ring notebook. Beverages, snacks and extra paper will be provided.
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REGISTRATION INFO:
Fee: $95, 7 CE credits.
(Register by Feb. 21 for $10 discount.)
This program is sponsored by Montana Friends of Jung

What others have said about my workshops...
"I found Valerie's Intensive Journaling class to be very instructive and
evocative. Valerie's caring and sensitivity to the class encouraged
self-exploration. She provided strategies for us to continue gaining
insights into ourselves." ~ Barbara Labovitz Boik, Bozeman, MT

"I have benefitted in many ways from the introspective Journal Workshops offered by Valerie Harms--and always in ways that are new and unexpected. I wholeheartedly recommend the work to everyone, no matter how seasoned at journaling or accustomed to self-reflection. I always leave with a new perspective and a thankful heart." ~ Gena Funk

MARCH 5-7, Call of the Wild! ~ A group for women in midlife and beyond ~ facilitated by Demaris Wehr, PhD
Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 7.
Friday evening 7 - 9 p.m.
Saturday 2 - 6 p.m., Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.
Friday only: $10 paid one week ahead, $15 after
Full workshop Friday, Saturday, Sunday: $150 paid one week ahead, $175 after

WHO is it that you always thought you were intended to be?
WHAT are those dreams and fantasies you’ve harbored for years
about the real you, the deep you, the wild you?
Do you believe that you can still become that woman?
Do you want to find the path into her heart?

This circle helps women to define for themselves what “wild” means. Many of us, too busy responding to the needs of others, have not allowed ourselves to be “wild.” For some, even to know who we are and what we want, let alone allowing ourselves to enact that unknown part of ourselves, is threatening. For others, being “wild” is not difficult, but homing in on what we want to do – or be – at this stage of our lives is a challenge.
In this circle, building a bond between participants, we discover what we have in common, and learn from each other, and from the facilitator, how differently we see being older. Through doing a "soul profile" in the middle of the weekend, we discover our deepest soul longings. This tends to uncover what Jung called the "shadow," the side of ourselves we have neglected which is calling out for expression.
Dream work may be part of this (depending on our time and group process), as are guided meditations and group sharing. Each meeting begins with silent meditation and a poem. This is a circle full of energy, glimpses of new horizons and sharing.

Demaris Wehr is a psychotherapist in private practice on Martha’s Vineyard and the author of Jung and Feminism (Beacon Press). She is working on a book on work she did in Bosnia, which was one of her recent wild endeavors.
To see her on YouTube, enter DemarisWehr.mov.

Sponsored by Montana Friends of Jung and Valerie Harms Enterprises (www.valerieharms.com)

Saturday, March 27th. (New) PUBLISHING CLINIC in two sessions with Valerie Harms. Take one or both.

Part One, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Fee: $50.
• Deciding genre: Memoirs, Fiction, or Nonfiction
• Assembling a Book Proposal or Article Query
• Selling a Book With or Without an Agent
• Addressing concerns, such as time management, inspiration when well is dry, dollars and sense, etc.

Part Two, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Fee: $45.
• Self-publishing & Print-on-Demand Services
• Marketing and free publicity
• Using Facebook and Google ads
• Building a platform

Each session contains information, exercises, lively dialogue, and valuable handouts.

Aside from authoring nine books, I have produced 20+ books for others and consulted on numerous projects. I've been an instructor for the Long Ridge Writers Group for many years and more recently at the Bracken Business Center of Montana State University.

Location: Health Works Institute at west end of Emerson Cultural Center; use entrance by playing field.

Tuesday, April 13th, 6:30-8:30 p.m., INNER WISDOM OF THE BODY
With our bodies we know our most intimate relationships with others, experience our emotions as we go through the day, feel the effects of food, exercise, and contact with nature. Our bodies also are agents for healing. Become more sensitive to your body’s signals and rhythms through the use of special journal techniques.

You will explore the attitudes you’ve held and decisions you’ve made from past to the present. How does healing occur, you might ask? What is my body telling me I need? (We go beyond New Year’s resolutions). You will learn how your body can be a wisdom figure for you as you advance through life.

No special writing ability is needed; you just need to honor your body’s life. Bring pen and paper.

Fee: $20. Healthworks Institute. (Enter on far northwest side by fields.)


"The personal life deeply lived always extends into truths beyond itself." - Anais Nin

"It is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow."
- Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

"We are partners in this land/​co-signers of a covenant." - Stanley Kunitz

podcast: "Why We Should Think Twice About Having an Affair". Go to http://personallifemedia.com, search archives for June 08, podcast #48 with Alissa Kriteman, coordinator of Just for Women, Dating & Relationships.