A 'Womb Surround' Process Workshop is a small group format developed and refined by Raymond Castellino since 1992. It creates a safe, welcoming environment in which to explore early imprints from preverbal life that is affecting your present life. Typically, in Frank’s workshops, there are 3–6 participants, along with Frank Carbone as facilitator and usually 1-2 assistants. Dr. Castellino created this format because he found that complete and lasting transformations most often happen in a small group setting like this. This 5 day format allows for spaciously establishing a safe relational field, exploration of the early material presented, and time to integrate. Frank has added Continuum Movement using “creative exploratory embryology” as a deep resource and integration tool. Each workshop begins by reviewing basic interactive, empathy, and contact skills so that participants are actively able to support each other during the workshop with the intention of creating a safe and nurturing "womb surround." Each participant receives an approximately 1.5–2.5 hour session with Frank with group support during which they explore physical and emotional patterns of prenatal, birth, or other early origin. Each session is followed by individual and group debriefing, integrative processing, and discussion. Tools used include group interactive processes, energy awareness, Craniosacral work and/or other touch, movement, mindfulness, and empathy skills. The exploration is done with an orientation to present-time resources and the layers of support provided by the group. The purpose is to enhance awareness and resolve early trauma, creating more options for current behavior and ways of being in relationships. In addition to healing prenatal, birth, and other early trauma, this process has the principle impact of encouraging loving bonding within primary relationships. Participants commonly state that the process is transformational on a deep level.
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“I experienced life changing moments in my Continuum exploration of being a single cell in my mother’s womb. The Continuum dive was during a five day WombContinuum workshop with Frank.
At the start of my journey, I discovered I was in a vast space. It was peacefull and still. It was awe inspiring. This was the sacred space within my mother. I was part of it and we were together in harmonic union. I felt so close to her in a way that I had never been in my life while she was alive. It filled me with joy. I had received what I always wanted and needed: a deep emotional connection with mom where love was fruit of our union. I floated in this seamless loving energy where time had no boundaries. It is a space that has always existed between us and will always exist. I only needed to stop and tune into it.
Since the workshop ended, I have continued to visit this sacred space. My heart has been opened and tenderized through these experiences. I have found a new comfort within myself!”
Edward Rockett -Santa Barbara CA 2024
