Disturbance as Teacher: A Path to Self-Discovery
Skills for Self-Discovery When Others Disturb You
April 10-12, 2026
with Roberta Hanus
When someone unsettles you, it can feel uncomfortable, even confusing. Yet those moments often carry something important. This experiential workshop invites you to gently explore the relationship patterns and reactions that shape your life, drawing from Buddhist & Taoist ideas, shamanic practices and Jungian perspective.
Together, we will reflect on the situations that disturb you and approach them with curiosity & respect, rather than judgment. As you begin to understand your reactions in a new way, you may discover strengths, perspectives, and parts of yourself that have been waiting to be recognized — qualities that support greater compassion, clarity, understanding and well-being.
Program Highlights:
- Insights from Jungian psychology, shamanic practices, dreamwork, and spiritual traditions
- Tools for understanding emotional triggers and relationship patterns
- Guided self-reflection and interactive exercises
- Practices for integrating new strengths into daily life
- Skills to navigate relationships with greater awareness and resilience
Your Guide for the Journey
Roberta Hanus, MSW, LCSW
Roberta Hanus has been a teacher and life-long student of the Great Mystery from early on. A graduate of the University of CA-Berkeley, she developed a hospital volunteer program in the early stages of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. As clinical faculty at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Social Welfare, she supervised students throughout Wisconsin and taught courses in innovative Conflict Resolution and the Integration of Spirituality and Social Work. In her private practice as a psychotherapist, she works with individuals and couples confronting relationship issues in marriage and families, using theories of Jungian analyst Arnold Mindell and Process Oriented Psychology. “Ro” is a long-term volunteer at The Christine Center where she lives vicariously through pet owners, farmers and political activists.