Classes/Workshops
Exploring Paradox: February 20 - March 13, 2007
Exploring the Gifts and Opportunities of Mid-Life:
A Jungian Perspective
Free Talk at Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library
258 A Street, Ashland, Oregon
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
7:00 to 9:00 pm
One Sunday a month beginning September 23rd, 2007
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Enneagram Point Groups with Carl Marsak
PAST
Shadow, Defense Mechanisms & Self-love
Free talk: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Workshop: Sunday, October 25, 2008
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Exploring Shadow through Film
Tuesday evenings, April 7-14-21-28, 2009 from 6:30 - 9:30
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:30 - 10 pm
EXPLORING RELATIONSHIP THROUGH FILM
SCREENING & DISCUSSION OF THE FILM AMY'S O
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"Embracing the Dark Night of the Soul"
OPENING ART SHOW RECEPTION WITH SPEAKER
MARLA ESTES
Saturday, October 3rd, 6:30 pm
Talent Art Gallery, 108 S. Market, Talent, Oregon
Exploring the Masculine: Inner and Outer
“The thousand and one statements that are made every day – “Isn’t that just like a man…women
are more sensitive than men” – have to be swept from the mind like tattered autumn leaves from
the garden path before it is possible to think clearly at all.” – Margaret Mead (1949)
Our relationships with the other sex start from the inside; what I mean by this is that within each of
us exists templates, or archetypes, created by early personal and collective conditioning (family,
society, school, religious institutions, trauma). In order to change the outside, our inner landscape
needs to change. What I am hoping to do through this series of classes is to explore which
templates are in operation within each one of us, and see if there are ways that we can open up
to a broader spectrum of our experience of maleness, using film as the main way into these
questions.
The other component of our exploration will be in which ways masculine traits exist inside of us.
Jungians offer the thought that the feminine brings us into the depths and the masculine shows us
how to get things done out in the world. (This isn't about which gender we are ~ it's about how we
use masculine and feminine principles inside of ourselves). We'll have a look at who the male inside
of us is, how he helps or hinders us in the world, and how we project him outside
The Global Forum: Asking the Great Questions of Life
Rich Lang, Richard Moeschl, Julie Excell, Roy Kindell, Ed Hirsch, Marla Estes, Steve
Scholl
Sunday, October 18th, 6:30 - 9 pm ~Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth Street
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Exploring Relationship through Film
Many of us want to move into new paradigms of love and relationship. How might we
wean ourselves from the myth of romantic love? How can we keep the beauty of
romance and yet break the spell of its illusion? How might we drop projections and
expectation of the Other? How can we move away from family of origin issues in our
marriages? How can we grow as individuals in our relationships? How can we get over
what John Bradshaw calls "Post-Romantic Stress Disorder"? How does the "Battle of
the Sexes" play into our relationships? What does the statement 'only those who are
already married can actually get married' mean? What is the relationship between love,
loss and dependency? How do affairs fit in? These are some of the mysteries that we
will be exploring in this class.
Awakenings Through Film
Presented at OLLI at SOU ~ 5 Thursdays, Feb 11 - Mar 11, 1 to 4 pm
We will be exploring various kinds of awakenings in films and how we can use them to
help us to awaken more fully in our own lives.
Exploring Women's Themes through Film
Presented at OLLI at SOU, Medford campus ~ 5 Thursdays, April 1-29, 1 to 4 pm
We will be exploring the arc of transformation possible in women's lives through a
series of five films
EXPLORING THE UNLIVED LIFE
Marla Estes, M.A. and Mary Marquiss
August 13 - 14, 2011        Mary's home in Bend, Oregon
Sliding Scale - $75 - $95 / Limit: 8 Students
All of us have a long black bag we drag behind us filled with all the aspects of ourselves that
weren't safe to show or that were rejected by our growing-up environment. This is called our
"shadow." Some of us think of the shadow as the evil or bad parts of ourselves, parts that we
want to be rid of. But to be whole we need to integrate all of our facets and embrace all that we
are. For instance, anger is an emotion that, particularly for women, is discouraged by our culture.
Yet there is a lot of power and ability in the constructive use of anger. Also, many of us have put
our creativity in the black bag; we may have been shamed or found "not good enough" when we
were young. And it takes a lot of energy to keep the shadow hidden, like a beach ball that you try
to hold under water.
Which parts of you have remained in your "shadow"?
Through this one and a half day workshop, explore parts of yourself that may be unlived, hidden
or repressed through creating art, watching film and discussion.
Mary's website www.marymarquiss.com
The Battle of the Sexes: Dead or Alive
Is the Battle of the Sexes really over?
Do we give lip service to how things should be, but keep the “Battle” alive unconsciously? How
does it show up in our personal relationships? What can we do to create something new?
Join Our Conversation to Explore These Questions
Thursday ~ June 24, 2010 ~ 7pm -9pm
Ashland Public Library, Gresham Room ~ Free Admission
“As we began to look at all our personal concerns from a global perspective, we could see that
the patterns ofcontrol, denial and projection that sabotage intimate relationships are the very
patterns that endanger the world. To change these patterns is to change not just our social lives
but our relationship to the planet.”
(Terrance O’Connor, eco-psychologist, author of Therapy for a Dying Planet)
Who Does She Think She Is?
Film Screening, Art Exhibit and Discussion
Friday, Sept 24th, 2010, 6:30 - 9:00
RCC/SOU Presentation Hall, 101 S. Bartlett, Medford
Admission Free
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Exploring the Chaos of Relationship
"By refusing chaos, we are in danger of losing eros too" ~ James Hillman
Delve into the mystery of dynamics of relationship in this 6-session course.
Introductory Session: Sunday, Oct 10, 2010
Sliding Scale: $40-50 per session (payment due for missed classes)
Facilitators Dr. Zan E.. Nix and Marla Estes, M.A.
Visit their websites www.drzannix.com & www.marlaestes.com
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Exploring Hatred
A One-Day Workshop: Sunday, October 17th - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
$30-80, sliding scale
"Mind blowing, life changing, life enhancing. It has opened me up to Love."
~ Betsy Lewis, past participant
Hatred is one of our culture’s strongest taboos, even more taboo than anger. It is considered
“politically and spiritually incorrect.” But hatred is simply an emotion that comes “naturally.” We only
have to look at young children to see this, especially with the birth of a younger sibling.
Acknowledging and owning our own hatred and finding a safe way to express it is in fact a way to
our wholeness. Much work along this same way of thinking has been done in the past decade
regarding the emotion of anger.
The School of the Examined Life
presents New Outlooks in Two Evenings:
White Privilege ~ Weds, February 9 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Rethinking Hatred ~ Weds, February 23 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Peace House, 543 S. Mountain, Ashland
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Exploring Father & Daughter Relationships
Feb 26 ~ Mar 26 ~ April 16 ~ May 28 ~ June 18, 2011
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Exploring Self~Love
Can we fully take in our own beauty? Can we have a love affair with
our true nature? What blocks us from self~love?
Delve into these questions in a small group setting thru inquiry & art.
Sunday, May 1st ~ 10 to 6pm  Sliding Scale: $35 – 80
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EXPLORING PARENTING THROUGH FILM:
Consciously participating in your teen’s transition from child to adult
As our children transition into their adult lives, parents are also in the process of
transitioning. In this ongoing class we will become more aware of what is going on with
both ourselves and our teens during this sometimes alienating time of development.
4 sessions, Sundays: April 22 ~ May 6 ~ May 20 ~ June 3, 1 to 6 pm
Held in Ashland ~ Sliding Scale, $160 to $240 (discount for couples)
Katherine Holden, formerly of the Wilderness Charter School and Marla Estes, M.A.
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Exploring Fathers and Sons through Film
For men, whether you're a father, a son, or both, this class will allow you to explore the
dynamics that have been (or still are) alive for you. For women, whether you are a sister,
wife, mother or daughter, this class will give you an opportunity to explore men’s
experience.
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Film Tele-Class!
Exploring Women's Themes through Film
 Each week participants will watch a specific film at home. Then through a
conference line, we will discuss the film and explore the transformative aspects the
film generates for us. Themes to be covered include women’s inner strength, our
roles in society, and other topics of self-empowerment.
Dates: Thursday evening conference calls beginning October 6, 2011
Introduction to the School of the Examined Life
“The unexamined life is not worth living” ~ Socrates
For those of you who have been curious about my classes, I am offering a
special reduced rate for an introductory class ($15 for the day). This is a
good way for you or your friends to experience what I do and how I do it.
Using film, discussion & self-inquiry, we will be exploring what it is to live as a
fully feeling human being, looking into some of the emotions that we may
have pushed aside. Space limited to 9 participants
Sunday, February 12 ~ 10 to 6 pm  OR Sunday, March 11 ~ 10 to 6 pm       
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For more information or to register for classes, please email
marla16@charter.net or phone 541 482 4948
EXPLORING SOUL THROUGH ART & CREATIVITY
Can we allow ourselves to be moved by our own souls? How do we resist
or accept the nature of our souls? Explore our soul's nature through film,
discussion, dyadic exercises and art expression.
Facilitators: Marla Estes, MA & Delaine Due, MA, ATR (Registered Art
Therapist)
Friday, Feb 18, 6 to 9:30 & Saturday, Feb 19, 10 to 6
Sliding scale, $75 - 125
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