We are starting our Developmental Time project to help navigate the topics and issues most frequently mentioned in networks and mass media. Are all the current trends so important for human development or are they trends that are beneficial for the development of psychologists and related professionals themselves?

What is the purpose of working with the body if we are in dialog therapy? Everything we can learn about ourselves, to be in touch with ourselves, and to be ourselves in general - all the answers come from the body and from the body.

Rafael Cortina is an American Gestalt therapist who specializes in research and work with trauma and addictions. In anticipation of the launch of the training program “Healing Trauma and Supporting Recovery”, which will be led by Rafael, we interviewed him to interest those who want to learn from the best experts and are ready to invest in their professional development.

Professor Vyacheslav Tyutyunnik is the founder and president of the world's only International Nobel Information Center (INIC) with a unique Nobel Scientific Library, Museum and Archive of the Nobel family and Nobel Prize winners, and the publishing house “Nobelistics”. Founder and head of the international scientific school on Nobelistics.

Exactly two years ago, the world was literally blown up by another scandal under the hashtags #metoo, which went beyond the narrow confines of the movie industry: several dozen famous Hollywood actresses accused powerful producer Harvey Weinstein of harassment. It was from that moment on that the word “abuse” and “abusers” took root in the media lexicon.

Marina Perepelitsyna's online course “Angels as Demons - Demons as Angels: Power and submission in relationships with loved ones”. Webinar 1 “Rabbits and boa constrictors”.

The first episode of the Relationship Space course

Professor Vyacheslav Tyutyunnik is the founder and president of the world's only International Nobel Information Center (INIC) with a unique Nobel Scientific Library, Museum and Archive of the Nobel family and Nobel Prize winners, and the publishing house “Nobelistics”. Founder and head of the international scientific school on Nobelistics.

What competencies do Gestalt trainees master, what is the difference between a Gestalt therapist and a Gestalt practitioner, and why is the personal component important in Gestalt training? In this new video Marina Perepelitsyna answers the most important questions of those who would like to learn Gestalt and those who have already been trained.

When people talk about the “comfort zone”, they immediately want to add “notorious”. This happens because nowadays literally from every iron urges to immediately leave the comfort zone, that it is almost criminal to be in it, and the main thing is to leave it. But where to go, for what, to please whom - this is not mentioned in popular psychological articles.

No human being can be self-sufficient without culture, science and moral values of civilization. These are our pillars, this is what will remain after us and what our children will pass on to their children. All this allows each of us to choose something without which it is difficult to preserve the Human Face. For some people, the topic causes boredom or indifference. For us, on the contrary, it is interesting and enjoyable.

How to choose your therapist? This is a question that will always confront someone who is about to share their development project, or their aspirations for their life - with a professional. So how do you know if you are really dealing with a professional? What criteria can be used to realize that the case has gone ahead and is not standing still? Straightforward answers to difficult questions.

This issue is a presentation by renowned American Gestalt therapist and sexologist Stella Resnick at the international conference of the Russian School of Gestalt in September 2017. The integration of Gestalt therapy, sex therapy and neurobiology is a major breakthrough for practitioners, which allows for a completely new perspective on couple's change therapy. Stella Resnick's programs have received great recognition internationally for her tremendous therapeutic experience and amazing insight into human sensuality and intimacy.

Prof. Dimitri Nadirashvili is a doctor of psychological sciences, psychotherapist, director and founder of the Georgian National Gestalt Institute.

Child-parent relationships are an inevitable theme throughout life. Interaction cannot be avoided and internal conflicts between love and pain, between needs and wants, between the desire to be together and to live one's own life are almost always a stumbling block in child-parent relationships. Sometimes they turn into a real drama, generating neurotic problems and affecting life in general.

This webinar is the author's broad view of charisma as a gift, a gift that everyone has. The webinar is woven from cultural knowledge, psychological context and a large number of practices. This integration, which is the hallmark of any program of Marina, make it both informative, therapeutic and transformational. And the practice “Three Forces” is her author's methodology, through which the path of accepting the best in oneself and one's kind is the shortest way to one's inner power such as charisma.

The trend today is to discuss the desire-love dilemma as a neurobiological given. It's not that simple, but it's not doomed. Sexual desire is only part of what brings people together in a long-term relationship. And love is no guarantee that things will be the same for years to come. It is important for every person to have a good rear, to create which is a great luck. Let's talk about that.

Marina Perepelitsyna, PhD in Psychology, founder and director of the Russian Gestalt School, invited two Italian Gestalt therapists to talk about couple relationships. This is an unusual interview - firstly, this is their first Russian-language interview, and secondly, Alexander Lomatche and Caterina Terzi are not only psychotherapists, but also a married couple with over 30 years of marriage. Be sure to pay attention to not only WHAT they say, but HOW they interact during the conversation. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversations with them. We hope you enjoy the experience!

Prof. Thea Gogotishvili - Doctor of Psychology, one of the founders of the Georgian National Gestalt Institute.

This issue is dedicated to one of Marina Tsvetaeva's poetic masterpieces. We talk about “Florentine Nights” with Marina Perepelitsyna, psychotherapist and director of the Russian School of Gestalt: - Is it possible to equate the author and the lyrical heroine? - What would Marina Tsvetaeva say if she found herself in the psychotherapist's client chair? - What was Marina looking for in this unrestrained furnace of passion?

Live broadcast with gestalt therapist, head of “Russian Gestalt School” Marina Yurievna Perepelitsyna - what is a couple: the main points that define a relationship as a couple - boundaries and autonomy - how to maintain the fire of desire in long-term relationships - relationships in the XXI century, is polygamy possible?