The POWER of Resistance: A Gestalt Approach

For professionals working with people, resistance can often feel like a barrier to progress. However, in Gestalt practice, resistance is understood as a natural and essential aspect of human survival and self-protection. This workshop offers an introduction (or refresher) to understanding and effectively engaging with resistance through a Gestalt lens. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical techniques to navigate resistance, transforming it into a pathway for growth and connection.

Learning Objectives:
Participants completing this workshop will be able to....

• Describe resistances as organismic survival skills based in our autonomic nervous system;

• Identify cultural and contextual influences in the manifestation of resistances;

• Recognize Gestalt resistances within themselves and others;

• Explain and demonstrate Introjection;

• Explain and demonstrate Desensitization;

• Explain and demonstrate Confluence;

• Explain and demonstrate  Retroflection;

• Explain and demonstrate Deflection;

• Explain and demonstrate Projection; and

• Describe how a Gestalt practitioner works with resistance.