Morning: Dismantling the Machine
Identifying the Superego "Program" & Ego Anxiety. Introjection exercises to separate internalized rules from authentic yearnings.
Day-Long Immersion · Rincón, Puerto Rico
Restoring Balance & Inner Peace
A single day of Gestalt practice in Rincón, Puerto Rico to dismantle conditioned anxiety, step out of anxiety-driven thought, and recover the stillness and silence within.
June 2027 · Rincón, Puerto RicoOpen to everyone · Clinicians can earn 6 CEUs
About the Workshop
A Day of Gestalt Practice
For Therapists and Non-Therapists
A day-long immersion to dismantle conditioned anxiety and recover sensory presence. Open to everyone, the workshop guides you through core somatic and boundary exercises designed to break the machine's grip, so you can step out of anxiety-driven thought and into your senses.
No clinical background is needed, which makes the day an ideal introduction to Gestalt therapy: you learn the approach the way it is meant to be learned, by experiencing it directly. Clinicians can also earn 6 CEUs.
Certifications & Accreditations
Participants receive a Bay Area Gestalt Institute Certificate of Completion for hours completed. In CA and other states, CEUs are provided by the Bay Area Gestalt Institute (CAMFT Provider #1355771). For clinicians in Puerto Rico, CEUs are issued by the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (ORCPS Provider #00225).
What Is Gestalt Therapy
Therapy in the Here and Now
Gestalt therapy is an experiential, present-centered psychotherapy. Instead of analyzing the past or talking about problems from a distance, it works with what is happening right now: your sensations, emotions, breath, and the way you make contact with yourself and others.
The word gestalt means a meaningful whole. Developed by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, and Paul Goodman, the approach treats mind, body, and emotion as one organism with its own intelligence. When awareness is restored, that organism naturally moves back toward balance. The work unfolds in three movements:
The Day
Two Sessions, One Shift
Morning and afternoon sessions in Rincón, Puerto Rico. Earn 6 CEUs.
Afternoon: The Royal Seat of Awareness
Right-Brain Presence & Somatic Flow. Breath regulation, retroflection release, and sensory grounding in the present moment.
Who It's For
Open to all clinicians and non-clinicians. Everyone receives a Bay Area Gestalt Institute Certificate of Completion, and clinicians can earn 6 CEUs.
Join the Priority WaitlistFrom Participants
“Out of any of the continuing education courses I have attended, your Gestalt ones have been by far the most impactful.”
- Fall 2025 Workshop Participant
“Gestalt with Srini blew my mind this semester, he structures and allows his class to be a potent space for both integration and growth. The emphasis on being in the now while exploring the edges of the mind and body was very profound for me.”
- Fall 2025 Workshop Participant
“This was an amazing course! Srini really made the course the experience of Gestalt – teaching through creating experience vs telling.”
- Fall 2021 Workshop Participant
Your Facilitator
Srini Katragadda, LMFT
Srini is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience as an educator, psychotherapist, and workshop facilitator. He is a co-founder of the Bay Area Gestalt Institute and faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and he leads immersive, experiential retreats internationally across China, India, and at his boutique hotel in Rincón, Puerto Rico, a dedicated space designed specifically for holistic healing and somatic integration.
On His Teaching
“Srini teaches the Gestalt class as a jazz musician plays on stage. He is so knowledgeable and has so much experience that he is able to improvise while attending to the here and now. Quite masterful.”
- Fall 2023 Cohort Attendee
“Srini teaches by modeling. He lives Gestalt, shares examples from his personal and professional life, and makes space for each student to come to their own understanding and experience.”
- Spring 2025 Participant
“Srini is phenomenal. I did not expect to enjoy this course as much as I did. He embodies Gestalt in such a way that the knowledge seeps into students in a profoundly embodied way.”
- Fall 2025 Participant
Reserve Your Place
Register
One full day of Gestalt practice. Open to everyone. Clinicians can earn 6 CEUs.
DateTBD, June 2027
LocationTBD
Day-Long Workshop$100
CEU Certificate (optional)+$10
What's Included
Morning and afternoon sessions, a Bay Area Gestalt Institute Certificate of Completion for hours completed, and 6 CEUs for clinicians who add the CEU certificate.
Join the priority waitlist to hold your place.
Free eBook
Curious about Gestalt?
A short introduction to the theory, the practice, and what a session actually feels like.
Download the Free Introduction to Gestalt Therapy eBook