Curriculum for the Training Program in
Core Evolution®

© By Siegmar & Cornelia Gerken

Core Evolution is based on contemporary scientific research on the interaction of body and mind, the therapeutic foundations of Core Energetics, family systems, trauma theories, and incorporates western and eastern teachings.

Core Evolution is a professional analytic and body-oriented therapy and a life coaching and teaching system. Its foundation is the comprehensive understanding of essence, and the recognition that life energy is expressed through our Core, our essential selfãthe wellspring of all healing, joy, creativity, and wisdom.

Core Evolution training unifies knowledge and intuition, science and the wisdom of the heart, and psychology and philosophy, with mindfulness, empathy and compassion. We explore the interconnectedness of life processes as they manifest in the unity of body, emotions, mind, will, and consciousness.

Core Evolution training encompasses both teaching and personal process, which enables participants not only to study and learn but also to experience and practice the work. In experiencing the teaching, participants will develop a deeper understanding of their own growth and competence in the professional application.

Core Evolution training invites participants to learn in a group of people from many walks of life and professional backgrounds who share the calling to work with others. Participants will join therapists, body-workers, teachers, leaders, consultants, and other professionals, expanding energy and consciousness and expressing as much of their human potential as possible.

Core Evolution training provides the basis for a deeper understanding of the interrelationship of energy and consciousness. Energy and consciousness penetrate our existence and affect our personal development, our interactions with others, and the world, influencing our perception of reality.

Recent research confirms that energy emanates from all living systems. We live in a field of energy and consciousness, which means that for each physical manifestation in the body, there is an energetic correspondence. Every human being has a particular energetic constitution based on the interaction of genetics, biology, body physiology, and his or her personal and social environment.

Core Evolution training addresses our multidimensional reality, incorporating our experience and insights from the following approaches:

• Analytic-oriented body therapy
• Gestalt, Humanistic, Transpersonal, and Integral psychology
• Family therapy
• Behavioral approaches
• Buddhist and Sufi psychology
• Energy medicine

Therapists from traditional schools often shy away from body-oriented teaching because they assume strong emotional expressions or hands-on bodywork would be the primary focus. Core Evolution supports the flow of life. The expression of feelings and the movement of the body are part of this flow. Therefore it is essentially important for the therapeutic knowledge to understand the spectrum of subtle movements and processes as much as the stronger expressive reactions. With an understanding then of these energetic principles, a practitioner can choose, depending to his or her background, to work with a client in the following ways:

• Working directly with the body (including touch)
• Guiding the client into body-oriented processing (without touch)
• Using a verbal approach that is guided by the understanding of the psychosomatic reality of a person
• By learning the body-oriented and heart-centered principles of Core Evolution, the practitioner may also effectively use meditative techniques or guided imagery.

Core Evolution training is conducted and applied in the following ways:

• Individual and group process
• Lecture and discussion
• Study and practice assignments
• Professional application
• Supervision

Throughout all training meetings, the teachings contain theoretical material, personal experience, creative expression in movement and dance, meditation, and the practice of mindfulness.

The training in Core Evolution is structured in two parts:

A) The GENERAL TRAINING PHASE consists of 10 meetings of 4 days.

B) The CERTIFICATION PHASE consists of 4 meetings of 5 days.

Today, there are many approaches in body-oriented therapy. Core Evolution has been a pioneer in this field and is therefore one of the leading trainings. That is why practitioners from many different schools and professional backgrounds come to this training. Participants' previous trainings and competence find their integration in the development of their own style of practice.

CEU's available for all training hours.

We are looking forward to welcoming you.
Please inquire for the new 9-page curriculum.

International Institute of
Core Evolution • Core Energetics • CoreSoma
Directors: Siegmar and Cornelia Gerken

PO Box 806 • Mendocino, CA 95460 • USA
Telephone: (707) 937-2673 • Fax: (707) 937-3052
E-mail: Info@CoreEvolution.com • www.CoreEvolution.com