Welcome to Redwood Circle

Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD
Redwood Circle
720-A Capitola Avenue
Capitola, CA 95010
Phone 831-465-9088
Fax 831-465-8528
rachel@redwoodcircle.net

Facilitated by Linda Bloom, LCSW and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, MHS

Together through sharing, laughter, and creative movement, we will create an environment in which we can each be our authentic selves. Our exploration will help us access our vital energy, explore the fullness of our desire and reclaim our fundamental power.

Deep intimacy can be exhilarating, inspiring and even transcendent. Explore with us:

CEU’s available for MFT’s, LCSW’s and RN’s

Cost: $100 for early registration by May 30th, $125 for late registration

To Register, contact:
Linda Bloom (831-421-9822 or Linda@bloomwork.com)
or, Rachel Carlton Abrams (831-465-9088 or Rachel@redwoodcircle.net)

Linda Bloom, LCSW is a psychotherapist, educator, and group facilitator. She has been in private practice for thirty years with offices in Santa Cruz, CA and San Rafael, CA. In 1987, she and her husband created Bloomwork. She is the co-author of the popular book. 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last. Website: www.bloomwork.com.

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We are fortunate to be bringing a three-part workshop series to Esalen this summer, for a complete healing and renewal of your life passion and sexual vitality, with opportunities for women, men and couples. The series begins with a workshop for women, Healing the Pelvic Floor, with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CranioSacral instructor, which will help you learn how to heal your pelvis from any difficult experiences you may have had and reawaken your sexual energy.

This is followed by a weekend workshop for women, Designing Your Personal Path to Healing, Wholeness and Vitality, taught by Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, and Lisa Carlton, life coach, where you will have the opportunity to explore your overall wellness and develop a specific plan to heal yourself and get the support you need to be a whole and vital woman. Following this, Lisa and Rachel will teach Living a Passionate Life for women to fully explore and expand their passion and sexuality. In parallel, Mark Nicolson, life coach, and Lee Holden, acupuncturist and qi gong instructor, will teach Challenge and Transition: Living a Passionate Life, a workshop for men to explore their own life path, passion and sexuality. Each day, the women’s and men’s workshops will meet for an hour for shared learning or qi gong practice (qi gong is a Chinese meditative movement similar to Tai Chi).

These workshops are each independently wonderful, but as instructors we have seen tremendous growth and re-emergence in women who take all three, as each one enhances the next. The men’s workshop is a rare opportunity for men to do personal work alone or with a female or male partner around issues of intimacy and sexuality. Treat yourself to a life-changing experience at Esalen this summer! The dates and detail of the workshops are below.

Esalen is a world-renowned retreat center perched on the cliffs of Big Sur over the pounding waves of the Pacific. Enjoy natural hot spring baths, professional massage, organic farms and gourmet cuisine, hiking, art, and daily movement classes.

Led by Rachel Carlton Abrams (Holistic Physician), Lisa Carlton (Life Coach) and Suzanne Scurlock-Durana (CranioSacral Instructor)

Join us for an informative and playful weekend of learning, laughing and exploration. Gain insight into your personal path to healing and wholeness through creative process and sharing in women’s community. Develop a clear understanding of your most pressing health issues, concrete ideas of how you can help yourself, and know who you can reliably consult to assist you in your healing. This workshop will support you in claiming your power as a full and vital woman at every age.

Led by Rachel Carlton Abrams (Holistic Physician) and Lisa Carlton (Life Coach)

In this “women-only” workshop we will create sacred community together through exploration, dance and movement, meditative practices, connecting with nature, artistic expression, and empowering and celebratory rituals. We will draw on the wisdom of the ancient Taoist practice to help unlock and refine our vital energy and sexual desire. You will be invited to explore your own body’s limitless capacity for pleasure, health and vitality. Our workshop stands alone for any woman—whether you are single or in partnership with a man or woman.

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In parallel with our workshop, a men’s workshop, Challenge and Transition: Living a Passionate Life, will be exploring similar issues for men. We will meet with the men for an hour each day for shared educational experiences and Qi gong practice. This workshop will be taught by personal coach and workshop leader Mark Nicolson (www.leadershipdna.com) and Chinese medical physician and Qi gong instructor, Lee Holden (www.pacifichealingarts.com). For more information on the men’s workshop, go to the websites above or www.esalen.org.

You other information, go to www.OnYourEdgeCoaching.com or www.healingfromthecore.com/womenonly.shtml#designing
To register: Contact Esalen at www.esalen.org, e-mail info@esalen.org, or call 831-667-2724.

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Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD, MHS is a family practice physician specializing in women’s health and complementary medicine. She has a holistic consultation practice in Santa Cruz, California (www.redwoodcircle.net). She and her husband have published three books on Taoist sexuality, the most recent being The Multi-Orgasmic Woman: Discover Your Full Desire, Pleasure and Vitality. Rachel has three kids and loves to get away and play with groups of women.

Lisa Carlton is a transformational life coach, art therapist, massage therapist, painter and veteran educator. She is experienced in Compassionate Communication, dance, improvisation and diversity awareness. Lisa is coaching women in Santa Cruz, teaching art and raising two boys. For workshop questions, email: livewellisa@yahoo.com

Suzanne Scurlock-Durana C.M.T., C.S.T.-D., creator of the audio series Healing From the Core: A Journey Home to Ourselves, has been teaching and mentoring in the area of conscious awareness and its relationship to the healing process for over twenty years. Since 1986, she has been a certified instructor of CranioSacralTherapy and SomatoEmotional Release training with the Upledger Institute, nationally and internationally. She has authored the chapter "Developing Therapeutic Presence", within Complementary Therapies and Wellness: Practice Essentials for Holistic Healthcare. Since 1997, Suzanne and Emilie Conrad have co-led the ground-breaking work of synthesizing the movement and breath world of Continuum with hands-on CranioSacral therapy. Healing From the Core

Look for upcoming workshops with Dr. Abrams at Esalen Institute.

Esalen Institute is a paradisiacal retreat center perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, California over the pounding waves of the Pacific. Natural hot spring baths, renowned professional massage, organic farms and gourmet cuisine, hiking, art, and daily movement classes from dance to yoga make this the ideal place to explore sexuality and relationship. For further information or to register, contact Esalen at www.esalen.org, e-mail at info@esalen.org, call at 831-667-2724, or write to:

Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920

Reservations are limited and are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.