So many great things to share with you this month...

• We're excited to have Doris Fullgrabe present to us on April 11th. Born in Germany and having lived in several different countries -- as well as U.S. states -- Doris knows what she's talking about when it comes to Type and Culture! Please plan to attend. The afternoon workshop is optional, and will be held in Fremont beginning at 2 p.m. 

• If you responded to our Membership team's summer activity survey message sent on March 19th, thank you! If not, there's still time. You can access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SC65R2L
  
• We're thrilled to welcome 19 new members to BAAPT this year. Be sure to say hello to them when you get the chance. More...

• Those of you who follow our calendar closely will notice that we've had a change of speakers in May. Danielle Poirier, regrettably, is not able to present as originally planned. However, we are really lucky that Bob McAlpine -- a leader in the Type Community -- is able to step in! It's been several years since Bob last spoke to us, and in the meantime he has conducted several trainings with Adam Frey and John Beebe. We're thrilled to have Bob back.

• Save the date! Saturday, July 18, 2015. We're going to take advantage of the fact that Type expert Peter Geyer will be in the U.S. to attend the APTi conference in July. Peter hails from Australia, and it's a treat to be able to have him speak to us in person. Watch for more details.

• Speaking of the APTi conference, Sharon Richmond -- one of our Bay Area's own -- is a keynote speaker. If you're wanting to grow your type expertise, Miami is the place to be July 22 through the 26th.

See you on the 11th!
Mit & Julie
Mit Kumarasamy and Julie Wright
BAAPT Marketing Co-Directors

We're adding a new item to our newsletter this month. We always want to extend a warm welcome to new members and now, we'll be making that more obvious.

Please welcome the following new members to BAAPT:

 Get to know a Jungian scholar who has been with BAAPT for almost three years… 

I am originally from Taiwan, and my journey with MBTI® and Jungian psychology starts here. I was working as a psychotherapist in Taiwan for six years.  While in Taiwan, I also worked at the Taiwan Institute of Psychotherapy, which was a community training center. While I worked here, I started using MBTI® and Jungian functions to help counsel others and guide them with their personal and professional development as part of an Employee Assistance Program. I was fascinated with Jungian psychology and liked how it assisted with analyzing psychological phenomena in different areas of the psyche.  After attending John Beebe’s lectures in Taiwan and studying more about the eight-function model, I enrolled in the International Analytical Psychology Student program at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco in 2011. 

I am now working towards a Doctor of Psychology degree at the Wright Institute with a focus on Jungian analytic training. I also provide counseling for clients on Skype. I have used type tremendously on a personal level. It has helped me with learning about the development and transformation of the psyche, integration with the self, and with intimate relationships.  I have also used it professionally with clients in psychotherapy and in a corporate setting.  At least once a year, I travel back to Taiwan to visit family, and I give workshops about Jungian functions and MBTI® back at the community training center.

After finding out about BAAPT at the Jung Institute, I joined and have been amazed at the great speakers and wealth of information. I appreciate the friendliness of the BAAPT community, and enjoy discussing type and learning more about our members.