• Facebook
  • Youtube
  • X
  • Instagram
  • Donate
  • Store
  • My Account
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • English English English en
  • Español Español Spanish es
  • Deutsch Deutsch German de
  • Norsk bokmål Norsk bokmål Norwegian Bokmål no
  • Português Português Portuguese (Brazil) pt-br
Wilhelm Reich Museum
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Biography of Wilhelm Reich
    • Research & Publications
    • The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust
    • Wilhelm Reich Archives
  • Museum
    • Visiting the Museum
    • Programs and Events
    • Orgone Energy Observatory
    • The Property: ORGONON
    • Map of Orgonon Trails
  • Cottage
  • Store
    • All Products
    • Books
    • Bundles
    • Journals/Other
    • PDF Downloads
    • Merchandise
    • Streaming Media
    • Recommended
  • Social
    • Blog
    • Launch our Facebook Page
    • Launch our YouTube Channel
    • Launch our Twitter Page
    • Launch our Instagram page
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Search
  • Menu Menu
  • 0Shopping Cart
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Biography of Wilhelm Reich
    • Research & Publications
    • The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust
    • Wilhelm Reich Archives
  • Museum
    • Visiting the Museum
    • Programs and Events
    • Orgone Energy Observatory
    • The Property: ORGONON
    • Map of Orgonon Trails
  • Cottage
  • Store
    • All Products
    • Books
    • Bundles
    • Journals/Other
    • PDF Downloads
    • Merchandise
    • Streaming Media
    • Recommended
  • Social
    • Blog
    • Launch our Facebook Page
    • Launch our YouTube Channel
    • Launch our Twitter Page
    • Launch our Instagram page
  • Contact
  • Donate

2022 Summer Conference

You are here: Home1 / 2022 Summer Conference

Frans Widerberg (1934—2017): Solveig’s song © Frans Widerberg / BONO, Oslo 2022

The Living Body: Wilhelm Reich’s Influence on Contemporary Psychotherapies

A HYBRID IN-PERSON/ONLINE CONFERENCE – AUGUST 2 TO 5, 2022

The Living Body: Wilhelm Reich’s Influence on Contemporary Psychotherapies

A HYBRID IN-PERSON/ONLINE CONFERENCE
AUGUST 2 TO 5, 2022

Videos of the conference sessions are now available to all attendees.

You must be logged into your account: GO TO LOGIN PAGE

New visitors who wish to watch the conference videos may register at the bottom of this page as an Online attendee.

In pursuing the development of psychosomatic medicine and an energetic model of health which respected the importance of psyche and soma equally, Wilhelm Reich created the foundation for what ultimately came to be known as the fields of Body Psychotherapy, Somatic Psychology and others.

Building upon the conference we presented in the summer of 2021, Wilhelm Reich and Psychoanalysis, the goal of this conference is to map the field of body-centered therapy today. Speakers from the Americas, Europe and Australia, representing Reich’s Orgone Therapy as well as a variety of schools which are heirs to Reich such as Radix, Bioenergetics, Biodynamic Therapy, Biosynthesis, Gestalt, Navarro, Core Energetics and other modalities based in important ways on his approach, will present and describe their respective theories, training processes and therapeutic methods.

Historians will present an overview of Reich’s evolution from psychoanalysis to character analysis, to the more body-centered character analytic vegetotherapy, and beyond.

By exploring this field through the common denominator, the theories and techniques developed by Wilhelm Reich, we hope to generate interaction and exchanges and highlight the similarities, differences and relationships between traditions.

With so many schools of therapy represented, there are bound to be some differences of opinion about theory and practice. By bringing them together, we hope to give participants a comprehensive overview of the field and build bridges between individuals and groups who have much in common and might benefit from direct, respectful interaction with one another.



The conference will be conducted in-person in Rangeley, Maine on Tuesday through Friday, August 2-5. It will also be broadcast live over the Internet via Zoom video. Some pre-conference events are scheduled for Monday, August 1 – see below.

Some speakers will be present in Rangeley, others will speak over Zoom video.

Most presentations will be in English, some will be in Spanish. One will be given in native Italian. Simultaneous translation into Spanish and English, as necessary, will be provided on a dedicated Zoom audio channel. Wireless headsets will be provided so that in-person attendees can listen to the translation channel.

Each day of conference sessions will begin at 8:45 am and end at 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (the final day is scheduled to end at 3:30 pm). The table below shows approximate conference start and end times in several other time zones. Please use these examples as a guide to determine the times at your location.

Time Zone

Hours

United States East Coast8:45 am to 4:00 pm EDT
(Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4)
São Paulo, Brazil9:45 am to 5:00 pm BRT
(Brasilia Time, UTC-3)
Mexico City, Mexico7:45 am to 3:00 pm CDT
(Central Daylight Time, UTC-5)
United States West Coast5:45 am to 1:00 pm PDT
(Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7)
United Kingdom1:45 pm to 9:00 pm BST
(British Summer Time, UTC+1)
Germany14:45 to 22:00 CEST
(Central European Summer Time, UTC+2)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia10:45 pm to 6:00 am AEST
(Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10)

 


Conference Schedule

Sunday, July 31PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS IN RANGELEYLocation
7:00pm – 9:00pmPianist Andy Kahn will perform a concert to benefit the Wilhelm Reich Museum. Tickets $10Rangeley Lakes School Gymnasium
Monday, August 1PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS IN RANGELEYLocation
9:00am – 11:00amRenata Reich Moise will lead a workshop: How to build and use an orgone energy accumulator pad/blanket (materials provided for a fee of $25)Rangeley Lakes School Gymnasium
2:00pm – 4:30pmProfessor James Strick will lead an outing to one of the local Rangeley hiking destinations (weather permitting)Meet in front of the Conference Building at Orgonon
7:00pm – 8:30pmConcert: Singer/songwriter Chris Ross, great-grandson of Wilhelm Reich, will perform.Outdoors – Orgone Energy Observatory Building at Orgonon
Tuesday, August 2DAY ONE SESSIONSSpeaking from:
8:45am – 9:00amRenata Reich Moise – Welcome messageRangeley
9:00am – 10:30am
Dr. Koblenzer is board certified in internal medicine and psychiatry, and trained in psychoanalysis. He is on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College and the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Koblenzer practices psychotherapy in New York City.Jonathan Koblenzer – Wilhelm Reich and the Psychoanalytic Movement		Rangeley
10:30am – 12:00noon
Håvard Friis Nilsen studied history and philosophy of science at the University of Oslo, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, and the University of Cambridge. He has published several books and articles, among them “Resistance in Therapy and War” in The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (2013).Håvard Friis Nilsen – Wilhelm Reich and the development of Character-Analytic Vegetotherapy		Rangeley
12:00noon – 1:00pmLUNCH BREAK
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Genovino Ferri is a Psychiatrist and Reichian Analyst. Genovino is a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (N.Y.A.S.) and Director of the Italian School of Reichian Analysis (S.I.A.R.) Course of Specialization in Psychotherapy (D.M. 16-01-2004). International Training courses for Supervisori a Berlino, San Paolo, Atene, Sofia Roma. President of the Italian Body Psychotherapy Association (hA.I.P.C.). Author of the book Psychopathology and Character (Ed. Alpes 2012). Author of the book Body Sense: Stories of Psychotherapy Supervisions (Ed. Alpes 2017). Ebook Body Sense. (Ed. Alpes 2017). Ebook Psychopathology and Character. (Ed. Alpes 2018). Director of Mind Body Collection of the Alpes Edizioni. Already director of the “Complex Operational Unit”of Psychiatrist e Psychotherapy of Atri, Asl Teramo. Directs Studio Analysis, ambulatory of Psychotherapy and Social Clinic in Atri.Genovino Ferri – From Character-Analytic Vegetotherapy to Contemporary Reichian Analysis		Via Zoom from Italy
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Daniel Schiff PhD is a psychologist, psychotherapist, teacher and trainer with 46 years of clinical experience. His interest in Reich’s work and Gestalt therapy began in the early 1970s, leading to subsequent training in Neo-Reichian Therapy, Orgone Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy. Since 1990 he has offered lectures, seminars and trainings in orgone therapy and somatic psychotherapy both in the US and abroad. He lives in Portland, Oregon.Dan Schiff – The influence of Wilhelm Reich on Fritz Perls and the development of Gestalt Therapy		Via Zoom from Portland, Oregon, US
4:30pm – 6:00pmMuseum tours availableObservatory building
6:00pm – 8:00pmWine and cheese receptionObservatory building
Wednesday, August 3DAY TWO SESSIONSSpeaking from:
8:45am – 9:00amMai Yamaguchi – Welcome messageRangeley
9:00am – 10:30am
Harry Lewis is a licensed psychiatric social worker specializing in Orgone Therapy, character-analysis, and psycho-somatic disorders. He has been a student of the work of Dr. Wilhelm Reich since 1970. He received his MSW from Fordham University, doctorate from Columbia University, and postgraduate training in psychoanalysis at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York City. Dr. Lewis was trained in Orgone Therapy and had a long association with Dr. Victor M. Sobey, M.D., who was trained by Dr. Reich. Harry Lewis has taught psychology, child development and psycho-somatic psychology at The New School for Social Research, and has lectured extensively on the work of Dr. Reich and the work of Dr. John Bowlby. He is a member of The Institute for Orgonomic Science, and teaches and runs trainings in Orgone Therapy in New York, Mexico and Norway.Harry Lewis – Orgone Therapy in the United States		Via Zoom from New York City
10:30am – 12:00noon
Psychotherapist and Director of the Centro Reichiano de México, Patricia has been studying the work of Wilhelm Reich for four decades. She is committed to the diffusion of his work in México and Latin America, particularly in relation to prevention, psychotherapy, work democracy and social aspects of Reich´s work.Patricia Estrada – Orgone Therapy in Latin America		Rangeley
  • Co-presenting with Patricia Estrada

  • Denise Dessaune, Psychologist, Training in Orgonotherapy at the W.Reich Institute of Mexico, from 1978 to 1982. Founder, coordinator and teacher of the W. Reich Orgonomic Research Center (CIO). First training center for orgonotherapists and sex economists in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1983 to 1998. Supervisor of the Reichian Social Action. Founder, coordinator and teacher of the W.Reich Training and Research Institute. Coordinator of the SEX POL Project and the SOS Children of the Future Project during the covid Quarantine. Guest teacher in Spain, Argentina, and different cities in Brazil Reichian Analyst and Clinical Supervisor.Denise Dessaune – in Rangeley

  • Eugenio Marer, Psychologist graduated from UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) in 1973; Training in: Psychodrama from 1977 to 1979, biodynamics (therapy and seminars) with Maria Mello from 1978 to 1979; Bioenergetic analysis with Guy Tonella from Toulouse, France from 1979 to 1981; Therapy and seminars with Federico Navarro- France 1984 1987; Professional activity: Founder and director of the CIO, (W. Reich Orgonomic Research Center) from 1983 to 1998; Supervision, selection and training of Teachers, social workers and psychologists, at Avicres (Association for Life and Personal Growth), an O.N.G. who took care of 450 abandoned children and adolescents, most of them in the slums from Rio de Janeiro. 1991 to 2003; Researcher together with Prof. Ernani Trotta (Univ.Federal Fluminense in the use of Orgon accumulators in cancer mice. Work published in the Journal of Orgonomy of the American College of Orgonomy. 1987 and in the book 'Nach Reich; in Germany; Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultant with indigenous women on an expedition in the reserve indigenous of Iauretê - São Gabriel de Cachoeira-Amazonas. The location was chosen by similarity to that reported by Malinowski in the Trobriand Islands. This research was carried out in together with the anthropologist Marta Azevedo,and the obstetric nurse Heloisa Lessa, in 1999; Work with pregnant women at risk of psychosis and cancer patients together with Dr. Luiz Moura; Lectures, interviews and dissemination of Reichian thought in several cities in Brazil.Eugenio Marer – in Rangeley

  • Bio coming soonRosina Nuñez – via Zoom from Argentina
12:00noon – 1:00pmLUNCH BREAK
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Medical Doctor, Orgontherapist and Chairwoman of the German Wilhelm Reich Gesellschaft, Tina has more than 20 years of experience working with patients with both physical and psychological diagnoses. Orgontherapy as a functional approach in the Reichian meaning, as well as the use of the Orgone Accumulator in the treatment of clients as well as in prevention have been the basis of her work. Also important are the contact between the different streams of post-Reich-activities, as well as the contact between Reich's legacy and so called normal medicine. At the moment she is working at the emergency room of a public hospital in Vienna, due to the pandemic.Tina Lindemann – Orgontherapy in Germany as taught by Heiko Lassek		Rangeley
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Siegfried Bach. Dipl. Psych. is a Clinical Psychologist and Training Director of the London School for Biodynamic Psychotherapy. He trained in the first regular training course with Gerda Boyesen and her staff in 1977. He is a certified Biodynamic Psychotherapist who has specialised in biodynamic vegetotherapy and self-regulation theory, founded a training institute in Witten, Germany and worked collaboratively with Gerda Boyesen in her last decade. After researching vagal reactivity of emotion for a diploma degree at the Bochum University he spent several years in a clinic in Dortmund working with chronic pain patients in a multimodality approach. His work is an integration of biodynamic concepts with more than forty years of experience as a trainer alongside work in a clinical environment with the everyday suffering of ordinary people.Siegfried Bach – The origins and characteristics of Biodynamic Psychotherapy (Gerde Boyesen)		Via Zoom from Panama City
5:00pm-6:30pmDocumentary film Love, Work and Knowledge: The Life and Trials of Wilhelm Reich (free to conference attendees) Rangeley Lakes Theater in the town of Rangeley
Thursday, August 4DAY THREE SESSIONSSpeaking from:
8:45am – 9:00amJames Strick – Welcome messageRangeley
9:00am – 10:30am
Narelle McKenzie is the Director and a Senior Trainer of the Australian Radix Body Centered Training Centre and the Radix Institute, North America, which offers a three-year training program in Radix Body Centered Psychotherapy. She is a Registered Psychologist with over forty years experience working in private practice with adults, adolescents, families, couples and groups. She has a Masters in developmental psychology and extensive experience and training in psychotherapy and psychology. As part of her private consultancy Narelle has led experiential and training workshops on Embodied Psychotherapy throughout Australia, the USA and the UK. She is a Clinical Member of the Australian Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (PACFA) Register, a PACFA accredited psychotherapy supervisor, an accredited supervisor for Psychology and a member of the United States Association of Body Psychotherapists as well as a member of Peer Review Committee for the International Journal of Body Psychotherapy.Narelle McKenzie – The Reichian Roots of the Radix Approach (Charles Kelley)		Via Zoom from Melbourne, Australia

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Body-Psychotherapist in private practice in Kailua, Hawaii. When working with clients I am interested in how the body participates in someone's psychology...in how someone thinks and feels, how he or she is in relationships, what their difficulties and strengths are. As well as listening and talking with clients about their goals or problems, I look for ways to work through the body to help people live the life they want. I work at both body and psychological levels with core concepts of pulsation, grounding and centering, boundaries and containment, contact with other people and with the deeper self. I am a trainer with The Radix Institute, which trains people in Body Psychotherapy, or Somatic Psychotherapy. The Radix Institute offers a modular training program to people who are in the mental health or other helping professions, to enable them to work with their clients from a body-oriented profession. Radix has it's roots in the work of Wilhelm Reich, and is current with recent developments in neuroscience, attachment theory and developmental models.Melissa Lindsay – Co-presenting with Narelle McKenzie		Via Zoom from Hawaii, US
10:30am – 12:00noon
Frederic Lowen, son of Alexander Lowen, M.D., psychotherapist and Bioenergetic therapist (CBT); Executive Director of The Alexander Lowen Foundation; manager of Lowen copyrights. With extensive experience in Bioenergetics, Bioenergetic therapy, workshop and training groups since 1968, Frederic seeks to expand the visibility, appreciation, and use of Bioenergetics for health and well-being. Frederic lives and practices psychotherapy in Vermont, USA.Frederic Lowen – Bioenergetics (Alexander Lowen)		Via Zoom from Vermont, US
12:00noon – 1:00pmLUNCH BREAK
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Meredith Sands Keator was raised in a family lineage of healing originating through her Finnish heritage, and she is the Director of their Somatic Stretch® training program. Trained in Shiatsu and Acupuncture in the early 90’s, Meredith teaches accelerated healing skills to Somatic therapists of all modalities to increase treatment results through more direct access to the nervous system. A pioneer in the field of Eastern and Western integrative sciences, she has developed Neural Resonance Therapy®, a therapeutic approach to gain greater access to neural frequency for accelerated healing results. Her research in this field since 1996 has unearthed an understanding of geometric precision in the body that appears to mirror the information we are currently witnessing in the universe on a fractal and holographic level. She teaches classes and workshops, and has been an avid reader and researcher in the Somatic field. Wilhelm Reich has been a foundational influence in her work since the 1980’s as she pursues a strong collective within the healing arts to raise awareness around the integration of alternative and allopathic practices.Meredith Sands Keator – East, West and Reich: Somatics in the 21st Century		Via Zoom from Toronto, Canada
2:30pm – 4:00pm
Pioneering Dance/Movement Therapist since 1968, and Reichian Energetic Therapist since 1989, Johanna Climenko currently coordinates the Center for Reichian Energetic Therapy, the legacy of Dr Bernard Rosenblum. She does group process consulting for organizations, and trains therapists, students of therapy, and related professionals. She works with co-therapist and co-trainer Corinna Brown, and does conjoint work in non-verbal process with Dr Nelly Katsnelson. Johanna practices the modality she created, which combines Reichian Character Analytic, Mind/Body Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy and Laban Movement Analysis. Johanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Registered, Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Certified Reichian Energetic Therapist. She does training and consultation in non-verbal, verbal and interactive processes with systems working with challenging client populations and challenging contexts. A major focus of her work is self-care and replenishment and deep bio-emotional exploration for therapists, students of therapy, and those in related fields.Johanna Climenko – Reichian Therapy from the Inside Out/Outside In: How Wilhelm Reich’s Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) impacted one another		Via Zoom from New York City
  • Co-presenting with Johanna Climenko

  • Nelly Katsnelson, M.D. is a Board-Certified psychiatrist and Certified Group Psychotherapist. She is an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a Director of Group Psychotherapy Training for Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) Residency Training and Director of Bilingual Bicultural Ambulatory Services for Immigrants and Refugees from the former Soviet Union.Her interests are in teaching cultural psychiatry, psychodynamic group and individual psychotherapy, and mind-body psychotherapy. She completed training at New York Society for Eriksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy ((NYSEPH) and received advanced training from Jane Parsons-Fein, BCD, and student of Milton Erikson. Nelly was introduced to the work of Wilhelm Reich when she met Johanna Climenko 10 years ago and collaborated in introducing non-verbal support/process experience for frontline psychiatrists and psychotherapists during COVID-19 pandemic.Currently Nelly is part of a volunteer effort of American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) offering online support groups for Ukrainian psychotherapists working with Ukrainian refugees and victims of war trauma.Nelly Katsnelson – via Zoom from NYC

  • Corinna Brown recently earned her doctorate in Expressive Therapies at Lesley University. She holds a MS in Dance/movement therapy (DMT) from Hunter College, and a CRET from Dr Bernard Rosenblum’s Center for Reichian Energetic Therapy. She has been teaching in the Graduate Creative Arts Therapy Program at Pratt Institute for 17 years, working at Bellevue Hospital and seeing private clients in NYC since 1999. She is a DMT supervisor and works with this combined modality with normal neurotics, psychiatric and substance abusing clients and does staff training. Corinna began to read WR’s work during her undergraduate studies, then explored its theoretical implications during her time at Hunter. She is honored to have trained with Dr Bernard Rosenblum in his intensive program from 1999-2002. (Dr. Rosenblum trained at the College of Orgonomy and evolved a humanistic approach to Reich's theory and practice working from an interactional re-parenting orientation). She had the privilege of working with Johanna Climenko from 1997-2007 to heal her trauma as it manifested in her psyche and soma. In 2011 Dr. Rosenblum passed on the mantle of his clinical and training work to Johanna Climenko as his successor as Director of the Center. Corinna became the Co-Director. They continue Bernard’s legacy, by training, consulting, and presenting his work as well as Johanna’s extension of it with the combined modality of DMT, RT, and LMA.Corinna Brown – via Zoom from NYC
7:00pm – 8:30pmClinical Session – Patricia EstradaPsychotherapist and Director of the Centro Reichiano de México, Patricia has been studying the work of Wilhelm Reich for four decades. She is committed to the diffusion of his work in México and Latin America, particularly in relation to prevention, psychotherapy, work democracy and social aspects of Reich´s work. with guest(s) to be announced – local only, not broadcast over Zoom
Friday, August 5DAY FOUR SESSIONSSpeaking from:
8:45am – 9:00amPatricia Estrada – Welcome messageRangeley
9:00am – 10:30am
Karyne, who has over 40 years of therapy and training experience, is known for her work in the field of body psychotherapy and energy psychology. She has traveled widely, nationally and internationally, giving lectures, workshops, seminars, and teaching how the body communicates. She holds graduate degrees in clinical psychology, nonverbal communications, and humanistic education. Her work emphasizes learning how to read the body in order to create a healthy and fulfilling life and the need to open the heart and love fully without negativity and blame. She worked closely with John C. Pierrakos, MD, her mentor, who founded Bioenergetics and Core Energetics. She was Assistant Director of the Institute of Core Energetics headquartered in New York City, Associate Director of the Australian Institute of Core Energetics, Senior Director of the Brazil Institute of Core Energetics, and Board Member of the Core Energetics Foundation. Prior to that she directed Drexel University’s Counseling Center and acted as Group Co-Coordinator at the Humanistic Psychotherapy Studies Center. Currently she is the Director of the Core Energetics Academy, headquartered in Newtown, CT and an Adjunct Instructor in the Holistic Counseling Graduate Program at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.She has written numerous journal articles about counseling and psychology and she is currently working on a book proposal.Karyne Wilner – Core Energetics (John Pierrakos)		Via Zoom from Bethel, Connecticut, US
10:30am – 12:00noon
LIANE ZINK - Reichian Analyst, International Bioenergetics Trainer, and Head of São Paulo’s Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis; Senior Trainer at the Brazilian Institute for Biosynthesis and President of the OABS – Overseas Association for Biosynthesis (International Institute for Biosynthesis); Certified Family System Therapist; Lecturer and Professor; In her journey as a Trainer, has been working in countries like: Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil; Founder and Director of Ágora Centro de Estudos Neo-Reichianos do Brasil (Brazil’s Ágora Center for Neo-Reichian Studies), currently Founding Director of Ágora in Germany; Penned the introduction of Alexandre Lowen’s book 'JOY' and Ron Robbins’s 'Rhythmic Integration: Finding Wholeness in the Cycle of Change'; Author of several published articles on body psychotherapy.Liane Zink – Biosynthesis (David Boadella)		Via Zoom from Brazil

Dipl. Sociologist, body-psychotherapist (EAP) and Supervisor (DGvS). International Biosynthesis Senior Trainer. Trainer of Supervision and Coaching. Main areas of work: Using creative media in body-oriented Psychotherapy, group-dynamic and embodied field of groups, psychodynamic body-analysis and integrativ process-formation. Scientific theory in sensory us.Gerlinde Buchholz – Co-presenting with Liane Zink		Via Zoom from Berlin, Germany
12:00noon to 1:00pmLUNCH BREAK
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Judyth O. Weaver is a multifaceted teacher and counselor, incorporating extensive training in diverse areas. She holds a Ph.D. in Reichian Psychology. Judyth is the creator and founding chair of the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute Ph.D. Program in Somatic Psychology. She taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco, CA) for 25 years and at other graduate schools in the S.F. Bay area as well as being founding faculty at Naropa Institute, now Naropa University, (Boulder, CO) in the 1970’s, creating it’s T’ai Chi Ch’uan program. She is certified in Reichian Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, massage, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Pre- and Perinatal Therapy and as a teacher of Tai Chi Chuan, a senior teacher of the Rosen Method and Sensory Awareness.Judyth Weaver – REICH & GINDLER: Toward Health and Sanity in the World		Via Zoom from Cortes Island, BC, Canada
2:30pm – 3:15pmRoundtable discussion with audience Q&ARangeley
3:15pm – 3:30pmPatricia Estrada Closing remarksRangeley

Important Information for In-person Attendees

COVID-19 Policy

  1. Proof of vaccination will be required.
  2. Masks (N95 or KN95 worn snugly over nose and mouth) will be required at all times when indoors, except when eating. Masks will be provided if needed.
  3. Policy subject to revision based on changing circumstances.

More on our COVID-19 Policy

At this time, we are resuming in-person activities at the Wilhelm Reich Museum with some caution. An uptick in Covid-19 cases is currently burdening healthcare resources in Maine. Healthcare services in Rangeley are particularly limited. We are requiring masks to reduce possible spreading of virus, and vaccination because it is known to reduce the severity and duration of illness. We feel it necessary to take these steps to safeguard the health of conference attendees and our staff. To those who do not wish to comply with our policy, we offer participation online.



Conference Venue

The conference sessions will be held in the gymnasium of the Rangeley Lakes Regional School on Mendolia Road.

On each of the four days of the conference, August 2-5, coffee, tea and a continental breakfast will be offered beginning at 8:15 AM in the on-site cafeteria at the school. Lunch will be provided during the break each day at 12 noon. Snacks will be provided as well. Food and beverages (except for water) should be consumed in the cafeteria only. Vegetarian options will be available. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate.

The venue is approximately 4 miles from Orgonon, in the direction of the town of Rangeley.



Airports – Lodging – Automobile Rentals

The Wilhelm Reich Museum is a 4 hour drive from Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and a 2.5 hour drive from Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine. (Be careful not to confuse the airport in Portland, Maine with Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon.)

Lodging and automobile rentals are in high demand during the summer season in Maine, so we strongly suggest making reservations as far in advance as possible.




Conference Week In-person Activities

On Sunday, July 31 at 7:00pm, Pianist Andy Kahn will perform a concert to benefit the Wilhelm Reich Museum. To be held in the Rangeley Lakes Regional School gymnasium.

On Monday, August 1 at 9:00am, Renata Reich Moise will demonstrate the construction of a small orgone accumulator pad/blanket. Materials to construct your own accumulator pad will be available to participants for a fee of $25. To be held in the Rangeley Lakes Regional School gymnasium.

On Monday, August 1 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm, weather permitting, James Strick will host a hike to one of the local trails in the Rangeley area.

On Monday evening at 7:00pm, singer/songwriter Chris Ross, great-grandson of Wilhelm Reich, will perform outdoors at the Wilhelm Reich Museum Observatory Building (weather permitting).

On Tuesday, August 2 at 6:00pm, a wine and cheese reception for conference attendees will be held at the Orgone Energy Observatory building, which houses the exhibits of the Wilhelm Reich Museum. Small group tours of the museum will be provided to attendees after 4:30pm.

On Wednesday, August 3 at 5:00pm, the documentary film Love, Work and Knowledge: The Life and Trials of Wilhelm Reich, will be shown in the Rangeley Lakes Theater in the town of Rangeley – free to conference attendees.


Sponsor: The Wilhelm Reich Museum, Rangeley, Maine
Conference Organizer: Patricia Estrada
Conference Committee: Renata Reich Moise, Håvard Friis Nilsen, James Strick
Conference Coordinator and Technical Director: David Silver


REGISTRATION


Pricing:

In-person Full Price $375

In-person Student Price $175

Online Full Price $200

Online Student Price $100

In-person registration includes breakfast and lunch on each of the four days of the conference, admission to see the documentary film, Love, Work and Knowledge: The Life and Trials of Wilhelm Reich, at the Rangeley Lakes Theater, and free admission for museum tour.

If you have an existing account, please log in by clicking the Login button

Login


If you do not already have an account, create an account and register below

If you have an account on this site CLICK HERE TO LOG IN before placing an order.

Make a single choice below

Choose Your Payment Method

Main Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Museum
  • Cottage
  • Blog
  • Contact

Shop/Donate

  • Donate
  • Store
  • My Account
  • Cart
  • Checkout

Museum hours

Museum hours and directions can be found on our Visiting the Museum page

Contact Info

Wilhelm Reich Museum
19 Orgonon Circle
P.O. Box 687
Rangeley, ME  04970

(207) 864-3443 (messages)

info@wilhelmreichmuseum.org

Legal

Privacy Policy / Refunds

© Copyright 2004-2024 - Wilhelm Reich Museum - powered by Enfold WordPress Theme
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • X
  • Instagram
Scroll to top
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Portuguese (Brazil)