The Place Within Southern California

Early Bird Licensed MFT/LPCC/LCSW/LEP

Early Bird General Admission

Early Bird Pre-Licensed

Licensed MFT/LPCC/LCSW/LEP

General Admission

Pre-Licensed

LXCL:3.0 CE units available for LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, and LEP.

CE Credits

Join us, Kathryn Bikle, Natasha Morisawa and Shana Pallotta for an in-person Labyrinth Meditation Workshop &amp; Sound Bath on December 20th from 10 am - 1 pm at the Monrovia Library Community Room. The Winter Solstice offers the perfect opportunity to reflect, release and to set intentions for personal growth, professional success, and healing for yourself and the planet! Discover the calming yet stimulating benefits of a labyrinth meditation walk supported by the sensory richness of crystal bowls and gongs sound bath. Treat yourself to this mini-retreat experience by celebrating the shortest day of the year with mindful attention towards what you intend to bring to fruition in the coming days, weeks, and months.  Participants will learn simple embodiment techniques for tapping into the wisdom of the body and how to utilize the ancient meditation practice of walking the Labyrinth to elicit an experience of deep calm, create balance in the nervous system, support setting goals for personal change, and open to creativity, healing, and new growth. Participants will learn how the vibrations from the sounding of crystal bowls and gongs provide an environment for deep healing and inner balance. These techniques and skills can be used therapeutically to support work with clients, students, or the community whether in the office or virtual setting. Open to anyone interested. 3.0 CE units are available for LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, and LEP for an additional fee. This workshop will be held Sunday, December 20th, from 10 am to 1 pm (check in from 9:30 am) at the Monrovia Library Community Room, 321 S Myrtle Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016.  Register on or before Dec 2nd for the Early Bird discount!  Registration closes Friday, Dec 19th, 2026 at end of day. $75.00 LMFT, LPCC, LCSW$45.00 Pre-Licensed Trainee, AMFT$75.00 General AdmissionEarly Bird Discount of $15.00 off the full fee for ticket purchase (until Dec 2nd)$15.00 CE Credits Educational GoalsParticipants will learn simple embodiment techniques for tapping into the wisdom of the body and how to utilize the ancient meditation practice of walking the Labyrinth to elicit an experience of calm, create balance in the nervous system, support goals for personal change, and open to creativity, healing, and new growth. Participants may use these techniques and skills with clients in the office or virtual setting.    Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: • Explain how the archetypal shape of the labyrinth supports balancing of right/left brain functions and nervous system regulation • Describe three primary structural phases inherent in the ritual of walking the labyrinth as a tool for meditation and how these phases support the process of fulfilling personal goals •Apply three embodiment techniques for tapping into the unconscious to support personal goal setting •Describe how the vibrations from the sounding of crystal bowls and gongs provide an environment for deep healing and inner balance. About the Presenters<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1702674205/haxkehpgn4pwbofynpqf.webp" style="width:142px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Kathryn Bikle, LMFT, SEP, Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, BodyDreaming® Facilitator Kathryn Bikle is a psychotherapist in the Pasadena area. She offers her clients a Jungian depth-oriented psychodynamic approach, somatically based trauma healing, and the somatic exploration of dreams. Kathryn ’s embodiment workshops seek to help participants deepen inner awareness, enhance creativity, work through emotional blocks, and support commitment to personal change. She is a member of LIFE Counseling Group in Monrovia and is an adjunct supervisor at The Place Within-Southern California. Kathryn is the past president of SGV-CAMFT. For more information about Kathryn, visit: <a href="//www.Kathrynbikle.com" target="_blank">www.Kathrynbikle.com</a>  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1702674233/jvpsrl1d14kpwhnhkui9.webp" style="width:142px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Natasha Morisawa, LMFT, Certified Labyrinth FacilitatorNatasha is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and sees clients in private practice and is the current Executive Director of The Place Within- Southern California, a non-profit community mental health center in Monrovia, CA. She specializes in trauma recovery and Ecopsychotherapy. Feel free to connect with Natasha on Instagram @natashamft or, visit her virtually at <a href="//www.MindfulMFT.com" target="_blank">www.MindfulMFT.com</a>  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1702674259/ifkzsrgwqzaeylspl3gm.webp" style="width:142px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Shana Pallotta, LMFT, Sound Bath FacilitatorShana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Pasadena. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, specializing in Spiritual and Depth Psychology, and holds an MBA from UCLA. She is a holistic therapist who works with individual adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, LGBTQIA issues, and relationship struggles. Shana has also led sound healing meditation events for the last decade. For more information, visit: <a href="//www.shanatherapy.com" target="_blank">www.shanatherapy.com</a>   Meeting and Presentation Schedule 9:30 am:    Check-in opens at Monrovia Library Community Room    10:00 am:    Program Begins Welcome, Housekeeping, Confidentiality Agreement Introductions Orienting to environment – importance of metaphor Opening ritual - Warming the Labyrinth Statements of Intention 10:30 am:    Introduce history and context of Labyrinth; Three-fold journey Introduce concepts of Sound Healing                       Introduce concepts of Art/Journal for psychological processing 11:20 am:    Physical/Vocal Warm-up 11:30 am:    Sound Bath meditation  11:50 am:    Personal Processing using Art/Journal 11:50 pm:    Begin staggered Silent Labyrinth Meditation Walk                      Silent personal processing using Art, Journal  12:20 pm:    Closing Reflection: Group processing                      How to use Labyrinth work with Clients                      Q&amp;A 12:45 pm:    Closing ritual                      Closing remarks 12:55 pm:    Fill out evaluations 1:00 pm:      Workshop concludes                      Distribute CE Certificates