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Program Description

Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) lives at the intersection of spirituality, biology and psychology. This emerging field has grounded what the mystical and transpersonal traditions have taught forever, that we are undeniably interconnected and interdependent. Humans and all other mammals are biologically wired to seek connection in order to survive. Our neural landscape of interconnection is mirrored by Nature herself.

From the time a human baby is born, their sense of self is shaped in and by their experience in relation(ships) which are encoded in their ‘embodied brain’. The inherent plasticity of the embodied brain makes it possible that our sense of self can be re-shaped, expanded, healed, and that consciousness can expand unendingly under supportive conditions. This can be facilitated when there is a combination of ingredients including the ‘felt sense’ of the ‘co-regulating’ presence of non-judgmental, attentive, responsive others, which neurobiologically creates a basic sense of safety. Under these conditions, the inherent capacity for imagination, creativity and play can unfold in the deep service of healing and the exploration and evolution of consciousness.

Courses offered in this program are crafted to provide the most current theory and practices from relational neuroscience and a toolbox of practical, experiential skills grounded in IPNB for working with people of diverse backgrounds in individual and group settings. Through personal exploration and experiential practice, participants can enrich their capacity for bringing mindful, attuned, embodied connection to their relationships, their work and their lives.��

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• Psychodrama Now: Through the Guiding Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Psychodrama Renewed: The Body Remembers What the Mind Forget
• The Practice and Neurobiology of Fostering New Neural Pathways for Creativity, Connection and Play During and After Traumatic Times
• Cultivating New Neural Pathways for Personal and Social Change through Psychodrama
• Stronger Together than Apart: A Neurological Approach to Experiential Action-Oriented Group Work in Isolating Times
• Neurobiological Roots & Applications of Experiential Action Methods
• Polyvagal Theory Embodied: A Deep Dive into PVT using Art and Action Methods
• All Aboard: Strategies for Experientially Engaging Parts Work
• Honoring the Voices Within: Understanding, Differentiating, and Integrating our Internal Parts through Experiential Processes
• A New Perspective on the Essentials and Practice of Group Work
• The Healing Potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness: The Legacy of Stanislav Grof, MD

Additional courses may be listed in quarterly schedules.

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Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

upon completion students will be able to��

PLO 1: Describe key theoretical tenets of Interpersonal Neurobiology as
a primary lens for understanding trauma, attachment, and implicit and
explicit beliefs that shape our relationship to self and other, as well as its
application in individual and group therapy.

PLO 2: Practice applying approaches informed by Interpersonal
Neurobiology to enhance and support greater emotional and social
intelligence for personal and professional growth.

PLO 3: Demonstrate therapeutic skills and techniques such as mindful
attention, empathic attunement, resonant circuitry, co-regulation,
neuroplasticity, and embodied presence in practice sessions and group
settings.

PLO 4: Utilize experiential modalities, such as psychodrama, sociodrama,
therapeutic play, expressive arts, and parts work, to safely and creatively
engage in transformation and healing as a mental health professional

Where you might use these skills

• Mental health agencies
• Treatment facilities
• Organizational and educational facilities
• Hospitals
• Private practice
• Correctional facilities

Program Director

Diana Zumas received her bachelors of arts in Theater and Art from Oberlin College, in Oberlin, OH. She graduated with a Master’s in Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM, and has been a psychotherapist since 2008. She has a passion for groups and most recently facilitated psychodrama groups for Native American Men recovering from addictions at New Moon Lodge in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico.

She teaches Group Dynamics and Developmental Psychology at Southwestern College, Santa Fe, NM. Diana has over 700 hours of psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy training and enjoys incorporating experiential processes, mindfulness, and artwork into her therapy. She practices with an orientation towards trauma resolution, is Internal Family Systems informed, and has been certified in EMDR levels I and II. She is trained to teach skills in stress and trauma reduction from The Center for Mind Body Medicine, based out of Washington, DC

Southwestern College & New Earth Institute is approved by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (#CEU2025065) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7520) as a Continuing Education Provider. If you are not licensed as a mental health professional in New Mexico, please check with your state’s licensing board to see if they will accept approved CEs from these two accrediting bodies.