MEISA CONGRESS 2025
Trauma, Treasures, Trance and Transformation
3-8 FEBRUARY 2025
Mabula Safari Lodge, South Africa

Congress in both German and English

JOIN US AT MABULA LODGE TO EXPERIENCE THE TREASURES, TRANCE AND TRANSFORMATION OF NATURE


"An Extraordinary encounter with South Africa’s bushveld awaits you at Mabula Game Lodge, located just two-and-a-half hours’ drive from Johannesburg in the Malaria Free Waterberg region of the Limpopo Province. Revel in the sheer variety of animal, bird and plant life; the diverse landscapes ranging from grassland plains to rocky outcrops creating an ideal habitat for the free-roaming Big Five and all the little creatures that contribute to a magical wildlife experience you’ll never forget."

Dear Colleagues

We are planning a very interesting programme at Mabula Game Lodge. The workshops will cover a wide variety of topics in the fields of psychotherapy, psychology, hypnosis, body therapy, arts therapy, trauma, parts therapy, and ego state therapy.  Please take note that this is a psychotherapy congress, including all aspects of psychotherapy and not only an ego state therapy congress. This event will give you the opportunity to attend the training workshops, while simultaneously affording you the opportunity of experiencing the beauty and diversity of South Africa. You are welcome to bring your partner/spouse to join you. (Sharing your accommodation)
 
Please take note that participation in this event will be on a first registered first served basis as there is only a limited number of space and accommodation available.
 
Training format 
The workshop format will be theory and live demonstrations, practical and small-group exercises. 
3 hour workshops in the morning and 2 hour workshops in the afternoon.
 
Language
English and German 
There will be parallel English and German workshops.
 
Timeline:
3 February 2025: Arrival in the morning at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg and departure to Mabula Lodge by group  transport
4-5 February 2025: Congress days
6 February 2025: Leisure day
7 February 2025: Congress day
8 February 2025: Departure to OR Tambo International Airport after breakfast
 
Venue: Mabula Lodge
Set against a backdrop of lush green mountainous vegetation, Mabula Game Lodge is one of South Africa’s finest luxury game reserves. Only one and a half hours drive from Pretoria (the capital) and two and a half hours drive from Oliver Tambo International (Johannesburg) Airport, this 12 000-hectare reserve offers homage to an abundance of wildlife and birds, including the “big five”. Mabula offers a wide variety of activities, purposely designed to bring you ever closer to nature. Activities such as day and night safaris, star gazing, cheetah tracking experience, and guided bush walks all under the expert guidance of highly qualified game rangers enable guests to experience the African bush in several interesting, adventurous and different ways. In addition to numerous wildlife viewing options, Mabula also offers swimming, tennis, a gym, health spa and quad bike safaris.  Please visit https://mabula.com/  for more information.
Mabula Lodge Gallery: https://mabula.com/gallery/ 
Video Heide Schimke, Ego State Therapy Safari October 2022: https://youtu.be/JwK1N3GWqxs
 
Accommodation Mabula Lodge
R3715.00 per person (single or sharing) per night.
Accommodation rate includes: 
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 game drives per day
Accommodation rate excludes:
Beverages  
Any other activities such as bushwalks, horse-riding, quad-bike excursions
 and spa treatments. 

Do not reserve accommodation on the Mabula website.  
Accommodation will be reserved for you by Hanlé Marais on registration and you will receive an invoice from Mabula Lodge nearer to congress date.

Congress registration fee international delegates:160 Euro per day, 480 Euro for 3 days
Congress registration fee South African delegates: R1600.00 per day, R4800.00 for 3 days
Congress fee includes:
2 Tea/coffee breaks on conference days (Coffee/Tea/Juice with a variety of sweet and savory snacks as well as fresh fruit)
Congress fee excludes
Any other beverages, not served as part of the catering on the congress days, are for the delegates own account.

We are looking forward to host you at the congress.

The MEISA team: Woltemade Hartman, Idillette Hartman and Hanlé Marais
Contact email: info@meisa.co.za
 

Faculty Members

South Africa:  Dr Woltemade Hartman, Dr Elzette Fritz  and Joy Nel 
Austria: Martina Gross
Germany: Dr Ursula Helle, Claudia Müller-Quade, Ulrike Arras, Silke Grossbach, Daniela Müller, Birte Köster, Sabine Froth, Verena König and Claudia Reinicke
Switzerland: Dr Pascal Wohlgemuth 
 

English Workshops

Dr Elzette Fritz and Joy Nel: Exploring resilience through the process of creating the Ego States boat in the River of Life – an expressive arts approach.

Verena König: Trauma-Sensitive Approaches in Psychotherapy, Coaching, and Group Settings – How We Can Create a Safe Space for Trauma Survivors to Foster Healing Processes.

Dr Woltemade Hartman: Trance, Treasures, Trauma and Transformation: A combined hypno-somatic approach with live demonstrations.

Joy Nel: Totem Poles of the self – A Creative Exploration of the parts of the self.

Dr Pascal Wohlgemuth: Presenting a complex case study using Brain Working Recursive Therapy (BWRT), a new paradigm in Psychotherapy.

Claudia Müller-Quade: How to use the haptic system in trauma therapy.  

German Workshops

Claudia Müller-Quade: Die Auswirkungen von Trauma auf unser Sinnessystem. Wie kann das sensorische System in der Traumatherapie genutzt werden?

Silke Grossbach : TIMES-Traumakompass: Transparenz und Orientierung mit der Times-Methode in der Behandlung von multiplen komplexen Traumatisierungsstörungen.

Dr Ursula Helle : Fehlgeburt – wie wir mit der Ego-State-Therapie den Weg vom Verlust zum Wiederfinden begleiten.

Martina Gross : Viel-leicht Schwere-los? Über die Sehnsucht nach Ein-Seitigkeit.

Birte Koster : Angst ist nicht die Abwesenheit von Mut! Aus vergessenen Ressourcen schöpfen.

Ulrike Arras:Wenn die Seele durch die Muskeln spricht – der Seelenmuskel in der Ego State Therapie.

Claudia Reinicke: Wie man verschieden Hypnosetechniken mit Teile einer bifokalen Embodimenttechnik bereichern kann.

Daniella Müller: Die verborgene Kraft der Inneren Beobachter*in: Neurogenese, Anwendung und Relevanz in der Arbeit mit Ego-States.

Sabine Fruth: Wenn ein Trauma in einer Sitzung getriggert wird.


Keynote Addresses

Dr Woltemade Hartman – South Africa
Thirty-Five Years of Experience with Clinical Hypnosis and Psychotherapy: Reflections from the past and insights for the future

Dr Elzette Fritz – South Africa

Mining the Diamonds in the Dung of Life: Resource Activation in Difficult Times


Claudia Müller-Quade – Germany 

Our body needs safety in times of uncertainty