A new seminar developed by two Greek psychologists with significant professional experience abroad could be described in three words: “Awakening in Delphi.” This five-day program combines meditation and Greek philosophy with modern psychology and movement. Tina Grigoriou and Dimitris Spiliotis, two counseling psychologists, friends and collaborators with a private practice in London for the past 15 years, talk to Kathimerini about the conception and implementation of the idea, as well as the upcoming seminar, called “Delphi Awakening Retreat” (delphiawakening.
com). Tina Grigoriou: Mindfulness, ancient Greek philosophy, and psychology dance very well together. Mindfulness is primarily based on Eastern philosophy, but in different forms, it also existed in ancient Greece.
The ancient Greeks didn’t practice in typical ways like focusing the mind on a raisin, but they had a great appreciation for beauty, music, theater, and the emotional experience created and manifested in the moment, that is, in the present. I believe psychology needed ancient Greek philosophy to be born. It is no coincidence that Freud and Jung were inspired by ancient Greek myths and tragedy to develop their theories.
Dimitris Spiliotis: The idea and goal of the retreat was to create a program that accelerates the basic processes that in conventional therapy would take much longer. Practically speaking, imagine a total of 40 hours of work within five days compared to seeing a therapist once a week. .