BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Edinburgh: education\, Tuesday (Tue Sep 22\, Europe/London). R olling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than down load. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.com) . Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from CalD iscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/edinburgh-scotland/tuesday-education.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Edinburgh: education\, Tuesday (Tue Sep 22\, Europe/London). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than dow nload. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.com ). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from Cal Discovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Edinburgh · education · Tuesday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Trauma exploration for personal and professional development DTSTART:20260922T181500Z DTEND:20260922T194500Z DTSTAMP:20260914T001711Z UID:10037157-1790104500-1790109900@www.salisburycentre.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Derek McMillan\, the first certified practitioner and mentor o f Gabor Mate’s compassionate inquiry in Scotland\, is offering a series of trauma exploration sessions this autumn. They are aimed at facilitators \, spaceholders\, and helping professionals to support them in their work. \nThese insightful in-person events focus on understanding the impact of trauma\, how it shapes our lives and learn from the wisdom it can offer. T his unique opportunity is designed to support both personal growth and pro fessional development. \nEngage with the topic in a supportive environment that encourages understanding and healing. Whether you are seeking to dee pen your self-awareness or enhance your professional skills\, this event o ffers valuable perspectives and tools. \n  \nDates and topics: Monthly (S eptember to December) on a Tuesday evening from 7.15-8.45pm \nSeptember 22 nd – Moving beyond the stories we tell ourselves\nOctober 27th – Embra cing our authentic self\nNovember 17th – Transforming core beliefs\nDece mber 8th – Connecting with our essence \n(This is not a closed group – you can join one or more workshop depending on your own personal and prof essional commitments.) \n  \nSeptember 22nd – Moving beyond the storie s we tell ourselves\nThe intention for this workshop is:\n1. To understand how our thoughts shape our experience of ourselves and the world.2. To br ing present moment awareness to lead others in making a distinction betwee n thoughts\, sensations and emotions.\n3. To understand the difference bet ween explicit and implicit memories.\n4. To create new ways of understandi ng and experiencing ourselves and the world. \n  \nGuidelines of the spac e \nExplicit agreements: The topic here is trauma and you may get triggere d. We’re here to learn how to work with it and so I encourage you to lea n into your edge. However\, if things get too much for you then know that you don’t have to share anything that you don’t want to\; you can leav e the room and give yourself some space\; there will be an assistant here who can be with you if you need some support. What will support you in fee ling safe? \nIf at any point you feel uncomfortable with a topic\, a perso n or an issue we’re discussing\, get curious about it. Ask yourself\, wh at am I making this mean? Is it true? And if it’s not true\,\nthen what is true? If you do not want to share out loud then you have the option of journaling or sitting and connecting with your breath and body\, whatever helps you to regulate and express yourself in a way that feels safe. Respe ct anything shared in the space by maintaining and honouring confidentiali ty. \n  \nAbout Derek \nHi there\, I’m Derek. \nI have a background tea ching philosophy\, psychology and religious/moral studies in secondary sch ools. I also love to travel and whilst my home is in Edinburgh\, Scotland\ , I have spent the past three decades studying and practising bodywork\, m artial arts\, movement\, meditation and music throughout Asia. \nThere is no division between my personal and professional life. My offerings come o ut of my own deeply personal journey and interests\, whether it be explori ng the deeper meaning of\nlife\, growing in relationship to myself and oth ers\, addressing childhood trauma and old patterns/beliefs\, developing a positive relationship with my body or creating more peace and\nharmony in my life. \nYou can read more about my work on my website. \nYou can eithe r book each session individually directly via Eventbrite booking link belo w or email Derek directly to reserve block bookings – derek_mc@hotmail.c om LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T001711Z URL:https://www.salisburycentre.org/event/trauma-exploration-for-personal- and-professional-development/2026-09-22/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_mediu m=ics&utm_campaign=edinburgh-scotland X-SOURCE-NAME:The Salisbury Centre X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.salisburycentre.org/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR