ESP Biography



MARIA BONILLA, Graduate student at ITP




Major: M.A. Counseling Psychology

College/Employer: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

Year of Graduation: 2009

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Maria received her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California with a specialization in Creative Expression. Maria is passionate about Somatic Psychology. She believes that conscious movement is an effective tool for transformation and healing, where the unconscious mind is able to process deep wounding and trauma, allowing the emotions to self regulate. Additionally, she is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Maria believes in expressive arts as a healing agent, her primary interests are collages, painting, and moving the body.



Past Classes

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L733: Embracing your awesomeness! in Splash! Spring 2010 (Apr. 17 - 18, 2010)
You are in charge of your life. Making conscious decisions to reach your ultimate goal can be done by living fully in the present moment. I believe that all the answers are within, we just need to clear the way to listen to them. During this workshop, you will engage in creative processes that will allow you to listen to yourself in a clear manner, therefore, you will start living embracing your awesomeness!


S376: Unleashing the Leader Within in Splash! Spring 2009 (Apr. 04 - 05, 2009)
In this workshop you will learn to implement specific tools to empower you with clarity and realize what do you really want to accomplish and what gets in your way. You will learn how to thrive no matter the circumstances. We will engage in profound and powerful techniques that will allow you to explore the path to become a leader of yourself and therefore, a leader in society. We all have a leader within; we just need to learn how lo unleash it!