Question 1

Process Oriented Psychology, also known as process work, was founded by Dr. Arnold Mindell, a physicist and Jungian analyst (integral analytical psychology), in the 70s of the twentieth century. Since then, his...

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method develops vigorously, also with the help of an international community of processworkers (psychotherapists, mediators and facilitators), which are involved in process work and in various studies worldwide. Now Process Oriented Psychology is one of the most dynamic developing psychotherapeutic methods, e.g. in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, England and Ireland, but also in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. It was one of Mindell's goals to enable a processworker to work with any human experience and with any person, no matter from what part of the world she/he comes from. Process work extends the overall adaptation of psychotherapy. Beside of working with individual clients, relationships, couples, families and groups processworkers work also with world issues. They do not only work with conflicts and traumas, with dreams, with physical symptoms and diseases, with addictions, altered and extreme states of consciousness, with people near death and in coma, with spiritual experiences, with artists, musicians and actors, but also with politicians, companies and organizations and with marginalized groups such as LGBTQ persons, homeless people and ethnic minorities.

Question 2

Process work is a humanistic and transpersonal approach and its roots go deep into ancient philosophical concepts like Taoism and Shamanism, using the wisdom of indigenous cultures, but benefits...

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also from the psychology of C.G. Jung, quantum physics and communication and information theory. Process work assumes that everything that happens to us is meaningful. Problems do not only disrupt our lives, but carry some information for us. They even contain their own solutions. Problems push us in a certain direction. If we open ourselves to their unknown and secret aspects and go a little in the direction they indicate, we can discover their messages. Instead of feeling like the victim of our problems, we can use them to improve the quality of our lives, our relationships and support our personal development. In process work therapy sessions, you learn to follow your experiences with openness and curiosity and amplify them with mindfulness and respect, until you get a deeper understanding and discover the message they have for you. The therapist supports you on your path of inner discovery and follows your process.

Question 3

The group process is a process work tool for exploring various topics, mainly social ones. These can be topics that are in public discussion, in the media, among friends, but also topics that interest you and do not...

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only relate to your personal affairs. Many people are afraid to discuss controversial topics because they are afraid of conflicts, quarrels and stormy emotions associated with it. In general, we tend to avoid conflicts, and yet the world is full of wars and conflicts. Group processes can help us deal with very controversial topics and world conflicts. The best way to prevent conflicts and wars is to get into conflict - but with awareness, says Arnold Mindell, the inventor of this tool. What exactly does this mean? While working with various groups around the world, Mindell noticed that people often do not express their positions fully and, above all, their emotions and values connected to them. This is why people go on to defend their point of view and cannot listen to other parties. He helped people express their opinions, fears and feelings in full, and brought awareness to what was happening in the group as a whole. Group processes are held in the spirit of deep democracy and with the help of facilitators. At the beginning, each person can suggest different topics that interest him / her. The topics are written down, and then one topic will be chosen by voting. The topic with the most votes wins. During a discussion we often encounter two sides that polarize the given topic. Using the awareness attitude of deep democracy, we try to embody and express all positions and feelings associated with them. Participants can change sides and try out the arguments and values of the other side. Especially expressing what is difficult and unacceptable, strange and contradictory leads to greater insight and a better understanding of the whole. When we go back and forth and try different places, we increase our awareness around the topic and discover that each place has its specific energy, its truth. If we get to know the values, which are hidden on both sides, we can integrate and use them with consciousness in our lives.

Question 4

Process work is a humanistic and transpersonal approach and its roots go deep into ancient philosophical concepts like Taoism and Shamanism, using the wisdom of indigenous cultures, but benefits...

Answer

also from the psychology of C.G. Jung, quantum physics and communication and information theory. Process work assumes that everything that happens to us is meaningful. Problems do not only disrupt our lives, but carry some information for us. They even contain their own solutions. Problems push us in a certain direction. If we open ourselves to their unknown and secret aspects and go a little in the direction they indicate, we can discover their messages. Instead of feeling like the victim of our problems, we can use them to improve the quality of our lives, our relationships and support our personal development. In process work therapy sessions, you learn to follow your experiences with openness and curiosity and amplify them with mindfulness and respect, until you get a deeper understanding and discover the message they have for you. The therapist supports you on your path of inner discovery and follows your process.

Question 5

Process Oriented Psychology, also known as process work, was founded by Dr. Arnold Mindell, a physicist and Jungian analyst (integral analytical psychology), in the 70s of the twentieth century. Since then, his...

Answer

method develops vigorously, also with the help of an international community of processworkers (psychotherapists, mediators and facilitators), which are involved in process work and in various studies worldwide. Now Process Oriented Psychology is one of the most dynamic developing psychotherapeutic methods, e.g. in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, England and Ireland, but also in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. It was one of Mindell's goals to enable a processworker to work with any human experience and with any person, no matter from what part of the world she/he comes from. Process work extends the overall adaptation of psychotherapy. Beside of working with individual clients, relationships, couples, families and groups processworkers work also with world issues. They do not only work with conflicts and traumas, with dreams, with physical symptoms and diseases, with addictions, altered and extreme states of consciousness, with people near death and in coma, with spiritual experiences, with artists, musicians and actors, but also with politicians, companies and organizations and with marginalized groups such as LGBTQ persons, homeless people and ethnic minorities.

Question 6

Deep democracy is a concept of Process Oriented Psychology, according to which all parts (whether it concerns different parts of the individual, group or society) should be able to express themselves and...

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can co-decide on the direction in which the whole goes. This awareness attitude is adapted in psychotherapeutic sessions, in working with groups, with the world and in group processes. As a processworker, we try to take all parts of a given situation into account, paying attention to the main and marginalized voices and feelings of the individual or group and the atmosphere present in the background, and help to express them fully. This means that we appreciate every experience, every person, every minority and learn from them for the development of the whole and the common good.

Question 7

Deep democracy is a concept of Process Oriented Psychology, according to which all parts (whether it concerns different parts of the individual, group or society) should be able to express themselves and...

Answer

can co-decide on the direction in which the whole goes. This awareness attitude is adapted in psychotherapeutic sessions, in working with groups, with the world and in group processes. As a processworker, we try to take all parts of a given situation into account, paying attention to the main and marginalized voices and feelings of the individual or group and the atmosphere present in the background, and help to express them fully. This means that we appreciate every experience, every person, every minority and learn from them for the development of the whole and the common good.

Question 8

The group process is a process work tool for exploring various topics, mainly social ones. These can be topics that are in public discussion, in the media, among friends, but also topics that interest you and do not...

Answer

only relate to your personal affairs. Many people are afraid to discuss controversial topics because they are afraid of conflicts, quarrels and stormy emotions associated with it. In general, we tend to avoid conflicts, and yet the world is full of wars and conflicts. Group processes can help us deal with very controversial topics and world conflicts. The best way to prevent conflicts and wars is to get into conflict - but with awareness, says Arnold Mindell, the inventor of this tool. What exactly does this mean? While working with various groups around the world, Mindell noticed that people often do not express their positions fully and, above all, their emotions and values connected to them. This is why people go on to defend their point of view and cannot listen to other parties. He helped people express their opinions, fears and feelings in full, and brought awareness to what was happening in the group as a whole. Group processes are held in the spirit of deep democracy and with the help of facilitators. At the beginning, each person can suggest different topics that interest him / her. The topics are written down, and then one topic will be chosen by voting. The topic with the most votes wins. During a discussion we often encounter two sides that polarize the given topic. Using the awareness attitude of deep democracy, we try to embody and express all positions and feelings associated with them. Participants can change sides and try out the arguments and values of the other side. Especially expressing what is difficult and unacceptable, strange and contradictory leads to greater insight and a better understanding of the whole. When we go back and forth and try different places, we increase our awareness around the topic and discover that each place has its specific energy, its truth. If we get to know the values, which are hidden on both sides, we can integrate and use them with consciousness in our lives.

PROCESS ORIENTED PSYCHOLOGY

Process Oriented Psychology, also known as process work, was founded by Dr. Arnold Mindell, a physicist and Jungian analyst (integral analytical psychology), in the 70s of the twentieth century. Since then, his...

DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS WORK

Process work is a humanistic and transpersonal approach and its roots go deep into ancient philosophical concepts like Taoism and Shamanism, using the wisdom of indigenous cultures, but benefits...

PARADIGM

The group process is a process work tool for exploring various topics, mainly social ones. These can be topics that are in public discussion, in the media, among friends, but also topics that interest you and do not...

WHAT DOES PROCESS MEAN?

WORLDWORK

Process work is a humanistic and transpersonal approach and its roots go deep into ancient philosophical concepts like Taoism and Shamanism, using the wisdom of indigenous cultures, but benefits...

Process Oriented Psychology, also known as process work, was founded by Dr. Arnold Mindell, a physicist and Jungian analyst (integral analytical psychology), in the 70s of the twentieth century. Since then, his...

FAQ

Deep democracy is a concept of Process Oriented Psychology, according to which all parts (whether it concerns different parts of the individual, group or society) should be able to express themselves and...

DEEP DEMOCRACY

Deep democracy is a concept of Process Oriented Psychology, according to which all parts (whether it concerns different parts of the individual, group or society) should be able to express themselves and...

GROUP PROCESS

The group process is a process work tool for exploring various topics, mainly social ones. These can be topics that are in public discussion, in the media, among friends, but also topics that interest you and do not...