Faculty

All facilitators are fluent in Portuguese

International

Training in English, French, Italian, Spanish

Anita Ribeiro Blanchard

Anita has organised and facilitated numerous workshops and lectures on Calatonia and Subtle Touch training, in the USA, England, Portugal, Norway, and Brazil. She is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist by the British Psychological Society (HCPC registered in the UK), a Licensed Psychotherapist (USA), and a Clinical Psychologist (PUC-SP/Brazil). She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Barcelona, and her doctoral research was on childhood trauma and its lifelong impact.

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Amana Perrucci Machado Comfort

Clinical Psychologist, a graduate of the University of São Paulo (USP). Specialist in Art Therapy and Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, with a diploma from the ‘Jung & the Body’ programme granted by the Sedes Sapientiae Institute. She has been teaching as an adjunct professor of the ‘Jung & the Body’ programme at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute since 2011.

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Ana Borges da Costa

Occupational Therapist (USP), HCPC registered, PhD in clinical occupational therapy, lecturer at the University of Cumbria (UK), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute. International facilitator of Circle Dance in non-institutional settings and community groups. She has facilitated many workshops and retreats in the UK and Brazil.

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Maria Irene Crespo Gonçalves

Clinical Psychologist (USP), specialist trained in Psychomotricity at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, specialist trained in Couples Therapy at the J. L. Moreno Institute, and a member of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy ISST. Irene has led regular workshops and trainings on Sándor’s psychophysical integration, for children and adults, at Rosa de Nazaré Retreat, since 2005.

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John Hofton

John Hofton has a background in music and language arts. He holds a Professional Sound Healer Practitioner Diploma from the Wheater Sound Academy, a Reiki Master Certificate, and also Master Practitioner of Urban Mysticism (Vedic Mantra by Ken and Elizabeth Mellor, 1989). He holds regular Sound Healing groups in the North West of England, and has been running regular Sacred Dance, Sacred Sound retreats at Trigonos, North Wales, since 2006.

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Marie-Céline Lorthiois

Pedagogue, Master’s in Educational Psychology (PUC/SP), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, and international Circle Dance facilitator. Céline is the creator of an integrative method named Deep Pedagogy, which integrates the body/soma and the psychology of Jung in educational settings. She has written profusely about this method, and has organised and led regular trainings since 2004.

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Vivian Farah Nassif

Occupational Therapist (USP), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, certified therapist in the Meir Schneider’s Self-Healing method by the San Francisco School for Self-Healing. She is an instructor of integrative methods and coordinator of the Palliative Care Programme at Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo.

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Ana Maria Galrão Rios

Clinical Psychologist, Master’s and Doctorate in Jungian Studies (PUC/SP), specialist in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, with a diploma from the ‘Jung & the Body’ programme granted by the Sedes Sapientiae Institute. Adjunct professor of the ‘Jung & the Body’ programme at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, coordinator of the Personality Development course within the graduate programme for Jungian Psychotherapy at UNIP. Ana Maria has led and organised several courses, lectures, and has facilitated workshops in psychophysical integration, in Brazil, the US and Portugal, since 2003.

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Leda Maria Perillo Seixas

Clinical Psychologist, specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, Master’s in Jungian psychology (PUC/SP), and PhD candidate (2020) in Religious Sciences at PUC/SP. Founder and editor of Hermes, an online indexed journal for Jungian, somatic and integrative studies. She currently coordinates, supervises and teaches at the ‘Body in Psychotherapy’ programme of the professional psychologist course at PUC/SP. She has also led trainings in the US, Portugal and Brazil, since 2005.

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Brazil

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Lúcia Helena Hebling Almeida

Clinical Psychologist, Doctorate in Mental Health from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Master’s degree in Psychomotricity from the State University of São Paulo (UNESP), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch psychophysical integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute.

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Marilena Dreyfuss Armando

Clinical Psychologist, Master’s in Jungian Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo (PUC/SP), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute. Marilena is an adjunct professor of Body-based Techniques at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute and Paulista University (UNIP) and has coordinated and organised several trainings of Calatonia and Subtle Touch.

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Irene Gaeta

Jungian Analyst (IAAP), Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PUC/SP), Master’s in Gerontology, diploma in Art Therapy and Health from the Medical School at USP. She is the coordinator and an adjunct professor of graduate studies in Jungian Psychotherapy at UNIP and adjunct professor of the ‘Body in Psychotherapy’ programme of the professional psychologist course at PUC/SP.E-mail
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Beatriz Vianna Henry

Clinical Psychologist (USP), BA in Mathematics (Presbiteriana Mackenzie University), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, researcher at the ‘Imaginal Laboratory’ at the Institute of Psychology at USP.E-mail
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Luiz Hildebrando Campos Lemos

Clinical Psychologist (USP), specialist trained in the Subtle Touch psychophysical integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, researcher at the ‘Imaginal Laboratory’ at the Institute of Psychology at USP.E-mail
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Paulo Toledo Machado Filho

Psychiatrist, Jungian Psychotherapist specialising in body-based techniques, Sociologist, Master’s in Social Anthropology (USP), specialist in Analytical Psychology and the body-based approach. Paulo is the coordinator of the ‘Jung & the Body’ programme at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute, in which he also lectures.

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Sandra Maria Greger Tavares

Psychologist, Master’s in clinical psychology, PhD in Developmental Psychology and post-doctorate in Social Psychology from the Institute of Psychology at USP, scientific researcher at the Health Institute of the State Health Department of São Paulo, and specialist trained in the Subtle Touch Psychophysical Integration method, at the Sedes Sapientiae Institute. Sandra has structured and taught several trainings in Calatonia & Subtle Touch and is a leading professional in research on this subject.

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