Memory is a strange phenomenon. It is often a composite of recollections rather than an unerring recount of a particular incident. Sometimes we remember vividly and other times we completely forget.
This Fall the New York Center for Jungian Studies presents a weeklong study tour in Vienna plus an option to stay on to tour Salzburg and Prague.
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A Study Tour to Vienna
The Blessings and Burdens of
Remembering and Forgetting
November 2–9, 2025
How important is it to remember our past?
Is forgetting a good thing?
Or is it a blessing to forget painful events?
Join Christine Downing, Earl Collins, and Ann Belford Ulanov to explore these questions in the city that claims the birthplace of modern psychology.
Do we need to relive trauma to master it, or can we let go of the traumas and complexes and move on? Why do certain memories leave our consciousness and go into recess somewhere while others tend to obsess us and use up precious energy and time? Why is it that even people who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s can still remember music from their childhoods or past? And what about those who don’t remember their dreams? Is this denial or is there a physiological component at work? Most therapists, including Freud and Jung, believed that healing results only when we tap into the power of our unconscious and understand the question of what memory brings — positive and negative.
When we think of Vienna, we may conjure up images of Mozart, a Strauss waltz, apple strudel, or beautiful Lipizzaner Stallions. And of course, Vienna is also associated with Sigmund Freud and the beginning of the psychoanalytic movement. But we should also remember its darker side—how quickly the people of Vienna welcomed and worked alongside the Nazis, eventually causing Freud and his family to flee to London.
We invite you to join us on a fascinating study tour to Vienna, hear stimulating presentations, and engage in dialogue and discussion with thoughtful and outstanding analysts and authors. We will explore Jung’s own remembrances in Memories, Dreams, Reflections, his visits to Freud in Vienna, the power of memory in Jung’s psychology, and remembering and forgetting in old age and grapple with the question of what memory does bring and what in our psyche does forgetting serve.
In short, we will explore the nuances and meaning of an issue that we face on both personal and collective levels—the tipping point between the blessings and burdens of remembering and forgetting. In addition, accompanied by superb guides, we will visit some of the historical and fascinating sites of the city, including the home of Sigmund Freud, Charlottenburg and Schönbrunn Palaces, and leading museums among other important places.
The Vienna Study Tour is fully book.
Please call the office to be added to a waitlist.
845-256-0191
Daily Schedule
Sunday, November 2
Check in to our hotel, Vienna’s Le Méridien, with time to rest, relax or enjoy a stroll through the local area.
3.00 p.m. For those whose flights arrive early enough, an introductory walk with our expert local guide around the local area
5:45 p.m. Aryeh Maidenbaum, Introduction: The Role of Memory in Our Psyche
7:15 p.m. Festive opening dinner at our hotel (included).
Monday, November 3
9:00–10:30 a.m. Chris Downing, Jung’s Visits to Freud (as Jung remembered them later)
10:30 a.m. Break for coffee and tea
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Earl Collins, Memories, Dreams, Reflections: Jung Himself Re-membered
12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch served at our hotel (included)
Room in Freud House/Museum
2:00 p.m. Depart our hotel for a Panoramic City tour and a visit to the Freud House/Museum — the place where Freud lived and worked for over 50 years, and where, among his many other publications, he wrote his landmark The Interpretation of Dreams. The museum has been recently renovated and expanded to include both permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Evening free: dinner on our own at one of the many picturesque restaurants in Vienna.
Tuesday, November 4
9:00 a.m. Walking tour of Central Vienna including hidden courtyards and backstreets. Many of Vienna’s main attractions are concentrated in the so-called First District and the side streets connecting them are full of medieval charm.
At Café Landtmann
Lunch is included downtown in Café Landtmann, Freud’s favorite coffee house, where he would spend hours in research and discussion. Vienna’s coffee house culture flourished in the 19th century and still plays an important role in Viennese society today.
Afternoon visit to St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The largely Gothic symbol of the city, and affectionately known as Steffl, it was constructed over a period of several centuries and offers a harmonious blending of different architectural styles.
Evening free; dinner on our own.
Wednesday November 5
9:00- 10:30 a.m. Ann Ulanov, Buried Alive: Memories Segregated in Order to Survive
10:30 a.m. Break for coffee and tea
11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Earl Collins, Re-membering yourself: the Healing Power of Memory in Jung’s Psychology
12:30 p.m. Break for lunch on our own at one of the many restaurants nearby our hotel.
2:30 p.m. Depart our hotel for a guided walking tour of the world famous Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna Fine Arts Museum) containing works of art ranging from ancient Egypt to the Renaissance masters to the end of the 18th century as well as a superb collection of coins – among the largest in the world.
Evening free: dinner on our own.
Thursday November 6
9:00 a.m. Depart our hotel by bus for Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens. Located outside the city center, Schönbrunn was built as a summer residence for the Hapsburgs and enlarged under the Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century. Imposing in scale, this was where the Empress preferred to attend to affairs of state. We will take a guided tour of the highlights, and of some of its 1400 rooms. Weather permitting, there will be time to pay a brief visit to the gardens.
Afternoon and evening free: dinner on our own
Friday November 7
9:00-10:30 a.m. Chris Downing, Remembering and Forgetting in Old Age.
10:30 a.m. Break for coffee, tea and refreshments
11:00 a.m.–12.30 p.m. Ann Ulanov, What Does Memory Bring? What Space Does Forgetting Make?
12:30 p.m. Break for lunch on our own at one of the many restaurants near our hotel
Upper Belvedere Palace
2:30 p.m. Depart our hotel for a visit to the Upper Belvedere Museum. Consisting of two Baroque style palaces, and containing some of the finest art in Europe, the Upper Palace was originally built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Today, in addition to housing paintings by internationally famous Austrian artists dating back to the Middle Ages, it contains the largest collection of Klimt’s work in the world
Evening free; dinner on our own.
Saturday November 8
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Closing faculty remarks; panel discussion, and closure.
11:00 p.m. Break for coffee followed by the rest of the day free to explore personal sites of interest in Vienna.
Evening: closing, festive dinner (included)
Sunday November 9
Departure for home or, for those who have registered, depart Vienna for Salzburg and Prague.
Faculty & Program Directors
Faculty
Christine Downing PhD. In 2021, when she turned 90, she retired from 35 years of teaching at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Before this “encore career,” she taught at San Diego State University for almost twenty years and, concurrently, at the California School of Professional Psychology. But all along what she has most enjoyed doing has been leading study tours to such destinations as Greece, Turkey, Sicily and on one she called Exploring Freud’s World. Among her many publications are The Goddess; Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love; Women’s Mysteries; Gods in Our Midst; Psyche’s Sisters: Re-Imagining the Meaning of Sisterhood; Gleanings: Essays 1982-2006; and Mythopoetic Musings.
Earl Collins, PhD, is Canon Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral in England. A native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, he is an expert on Christian mysticism and a lover of Jung’s way of soul-making and soul-healing. He was for many years a monk in Ireland, Rome, and Jerusalem, has lectured widely on Jung and Mysticism, and for a few years studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich. His publications include Come and Receive Light and Meeting Christ in His Mysteries. PRESENTATION: Becoming Your Real Self: The Guidance of the Archetypes 
Drawing on his personal experience informed by Jung’s ideas, Dr. Collins will consider how the great archetypes and symbols emerge out of the psyche through dreams and cast light on our life situation. They challenge our ego-limited ideas of who we are and chart a path of future growth, connecting us with the wholeness of our real self and the ground of all existence.
Ann Belford Ulanov, MDiv, PhD, is an internationally known and practicing Jungian analyst in New York City; Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion at Union Theological Seminary; and lecturer in the U.S. and abroad. She is the author of many books including Spiritual Aspects of Clinical Work; The Female Ancestors of Christ; Madness & Creativity; The Psychoid, Soul and Psyche: Piercing Space/Time Barrier; and Back to Basics; as well as with her late husband, Barry Ulanov, Cinderellla and Her Sisters: The Envied and the Envying; The Healing Imagination; and Transforming Sexuality: The Archetypal World of Anima and Animus. 
Program Directors
Aryeh Maidenbaum, PhD, Jungian analyst, earned his Doctorate from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the Jung Institute in Zurich. Founder and Co-Director of the NY Center for Jungian Studies, among his publications are: Sounds of Silence; The Search for Spirit in Jungian Psychology; Psychological Types, Job Change, and Personal Growth; and Anti-Semitism: The Jungian Dilemma. In addition, he was editor and contributor to several books, including Lingering Shadows: Jungians, Freudians and Anti-semitism, and Jung and the Shadow of Anti-Semitism. His newest book is Jung and the Jewish Experience: Reflections by a Jungian Analyst, published by Routledge.
Diana Rubin, LCSW, Co-Director of the New York Center for Jungian Studies, has organized and led Jungian Seminars and Study Tours for over 25 years. Currently, she has a private psychotherapy practice in New York’s Hudson Valley, where she works with individuals and groups as well as remotely. A former staff psychotherapist at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health’s Institute for the Performing Artist, Ms. Rubin has a special interest in the interface of psychotherapy and the creative process. In addition, she is dedicated to empowering women through her women’s workshops.
Accommodations
Hotel Le Méridien, Vienna
Ideally located on Vienna’s central Ringstrasse, and within a short walk of the main sights, this modern hotel boasts every luxury and will make an excellent base for our stay in Vienna. Throughout the hotel, its public spaces and traditional features mingle with carefully selected exhibits by Vienna’s up-and-coming artists.
Stay a Little Longer
Tour Salzburg and Prague
November 9–14
Following our Vienna program, we are pleased to offer a special journey to the fascinating cities of Salzburg and Prague.
Limited to 26 participants, and accompanied by superb guides along the way, we will enjoy this special add-on to our program as we experience the historic and mystical aspects of these special places.
Our journey will begin with a stop at Melk Abbey as we make our way to Salzburg, city of Mozart and the location for the ever-popular film The Sound of Music. Melk Abbey, where Benedictine monks have had a presence since the year 1089, and some of whom still work in both pastoral care and education, will make a perfect and interesting stop as we make our way to Salzburg. Our guided tour will include the Abbey’s Museum, Library and Church.
Salzburg, known as Mozart’s city, is replete with intriguing medieval passageways and baroque fountains which characterize the historic center. Ruled by Archbishops for centuries, and growing rich from the surrounding salt mines, Salzburg is a feast for the senses.
After our visit to Salzburg, we will continue north to the Czech Republic, stopping along the way to visit the charming small UNESCO town of Česky Krumlov, before making our way to Prague where a truly magical experience awaits. Full of extraordinarily well-preserved architectural delights and with an extensive historic centre, the city survived the ravages of war and is intact notwithstanding the Iron Curtain years of Communist domination – thankfully long over. Prague has regained its joie de vivre.
Daily Schedule
Sunday, November 9
8:30 a.m. Depart our hotel in Vienna for Salzburg. Along the way, this morning we will stop at Melk Abbey for a visit, located in the scenic Danube Valley and considered one of Europe’s most impressive sights. Built in the 11th century, the Abbey’s church, with its 200 foot high dome, commands a magnificent view of the area and well worth a visit as we make our way to Salzburg. At the Abbey, our guided tour will include the Abbey’s Museum, Library and Church.
Following our visit at the Abbey, we will continue to Salzburg with a break for lunch on our own along the way, arriving in Salzburg in the late afternoon with time to check in to our hotel, rest and relax before dinner (included) tonight.
Monday, November 10
9:00 a.m. Depart for a morning walking tour of Mozart’s city, taking in the Getreidegasse shopping street, Mirabell Gardens and characteristic arcaded passages. At the end of the morning, we will visit the Cathedral and enjoy a 30-minute organ concert there.
Following lunch on our own, afternoon free for personal exploration with suggested options including a visit to Mozart’s birthplace; a funicular ride up to the Hohensalzburg fortress which dominates the town … or indulge in some Sound of Music nostalgia (where the movie was filmed).
Evening free to enjoy dinner on our own at one of the many charming restaurants in Salzburg.
Tuesday, November 11
8:30 a.m. Depart Salzburg for the UNESCO Heritage-listed town of Česky Krumlov. Following a morning drive, we will enjoy a guided walking tour of this captivating medieval town, a town that has preserved its medieval charm more than any other place in Czech Republic. Its cobbled streets and fairytale castle make it a destination not to be missed.
After our walking tour, there will be some free time for lunch on our own before we continue to Prague for a late afternoon arrival and check into the superbly located, five star Hotel Paris for the next three nights. The hotel, situated within a few minutes’ walk of dozens of restaurants, is located in an ideal place to enjoy dinner on our own tonight.
Wednesday, November 12
9:00 a.m. Depart for a full day walking tour — beginning at Strahov Monastery with its extraordinary library. Founded by monks, dating back to the 17th century, and with a collection of over 200,000 volumes, it is one of the most valuable, architecturally picturesque, and well preserved libraries in Europe.
From the library, we will continue to Prague’s Castle District and the St Vitus Cathedral with a break for lunch (included) before continuing through the Lesser Town and across the Charles Bridge before heading back towards our hotel in the Old Town.
Dinner is on our own tonight.
Thursday, November 13
9:00 a.m. Depart on foot for a walking tour of Prague’s famous Jewish Quarter. Here, we will see one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries and Synagogues in Europe. In this historic district, the Alt-Neu synagogue, “birthplace” to the mythical Golem of Prague, is the oldest existing synagogue on the continent with Prague’s nearby ancient Jewish cemetery, burial place of famous Rabbis and scholars, dating back to the early 15th century.
Lunch is on our own and afternoon free to explore sites of personal interest on our own.
7:30 p.m. Farewell dinner in our hotel.
Friday, November 14
Departures for home.
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Accommodations
Hotel Radisson Blu Altstadt, Salzburg
Situated in an unbeatable location in Salzburg’s pedestrian zone, the hotel is just minutes away from all the city’s main sights. Medieval features are integrated into modern amenities to provide a unique place to stay.
Hotel Paris, Prague
This 5-star hotel dating back to 1904 is located across from Prague’s Municipal House in the heart of the city. An Art Nouveau architectural gem, the hotel is a historical monument offering top-class service.
Registration Information
The Vienna Study Tour is fully book.
Please call the office to be added to a waitlist.
845-256-0191
Vienna Study Tour
Cost: $4,450 (after May 15: $4,650)*
Program includes:
- seven nights’ accommodations at the Le Meridien Hotel in Vienna
- Breakfast daily
- All coffee and tea breaks
- Two lunches and two dinners
- Entrance fees to all museums and sites on our itinerary
- Group transportation via deluxe, air-conditioned coach
* Vienna Study Tour per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement: $975. Gratuities:$145. Limited to 40 participants.
Salzburg & Prague
Cost: $2,600 (after May 15: $2,700)**
Program includes:
- Five nights’ accommodations at deluxe hotels in Salzburg and Prague
- Breakfast daily
- Two dinners
- Entrance fees to all museums and sites on our itinerary
- Group transportation via deluxe, air-conditioned coach
** Tour to Salzburg and Prague: based on double occupancy. Single supplement: $695. Gratuities: $110. Limited to 26 participants.
To reserve your place, please complete the online registration form and submit with a deposit of $600 per person, per program. Balance due in full by June 30, 2025.
Registration Details
Participation limited. The program will be limited to 40 participants and will entail a fair amount of walking, including unavoidable stairs. Participants need to be in active, good health, able to keep up with the group. All rights reserved to ask a participant to leave who is disruptive to the program. If you have any questions, please call our office at 845.256.0191.
Credits and Certificates: 12 CE credits for psychologists have been applied for through the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program with the New York Center for Jungian Studies.
Insurance: Participants are strongly urged to purchase travel insurance for losses necessitated by having to cancel participation. For your convenience, insurance forms will be sent upon registration or consult your own agent. Please contact our office at 845.256.0191 for more information.
Cancellations Refunds and Insurance: All cancellations must be received by The New York Center for Jungian Studies in writing. Cancellations received up to May 31, 2025: deposit refundable less $275 administration fee per person, per program. May 31–June 15, 2025: 50% refund after $600 deposit per person, per program . No refunds after this date.
Changes: All rights are reserved by the Program Directors to make faculty substitutions and/or to modify the itinerary (including hotels) as needed.
Disclaimer of Responsibility. By registering for this program, participant specifically waives any and all claims of action against the New York Center for Jungian Studies and its staff for damages, loss, injury, accident, sickness, or death incurred by any person in connection with this tour. The New York Center for Jungian Studies assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with the service of any train, vessel, carriage, aircraft or other conveyance which may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their duty to the passengers. Neither will the New York Center for Jungian Studies or its staff be responsible for any injury, death, loss, accident, sickness, delay or irregularity through neglect or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out the purposes for which tickets, vouchers, or coupons are issued. No responsibility is accepted for losses or expenses due to sickness, viruses, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts or acts of nature, local laws, or other causes. The New York Center for Jungian Studies is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in one of their respective trips. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for any reason whatsoever to alter the itinerary or arrangements, such alterations, including hotels, guides or scholars, may be made without penalty. All rights are reserved to require any participant to withdraw from the tour at his/her own expense when such an action is determined by the tour staff to be in the best interest of the participant’s health and safety, and that of the group in general.
CE Credits
and Certificates of Attendance
Continuing Education Credits: 12 APA and NAAP credits have been applied for the Vienna program. CE credits will be issued at a cost of $75 for APA certificate, if approved, and $35 per certificate for NAAP credits.
Please Note: In order to receive CE credits participants must be present for each presentation.
Certificate of attendance available at a cost of $10 per certificate.
If you have questions feel free to e-mail us at <contact@nyjungcenter.org> anytime or call the office between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday: 845-256-0191.
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals. Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
APA CE credits are available for an additional cost of $75 per certificate:
CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, email the office.
For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.
NAAP Credits for New York State Social Workers and Licensed Psychoanalysts
In addition, CE credits for New York State Social Workers and Licensed Psychoanalysts have been applied for through the National Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP). NAAP CE credits will be $35 per certificate. NAAP maintains responsibility for the programs and their content as well.
For questions about receiving NAAP credits, contact us at contact@nyJungcenter.org or by telephone (845) 256-0191.
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an Approved Provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0019.
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0168.
Credit Hours by Program
November 2, 2025
5:45–7:15 p.m. Aryeh Maidenbaum, Introduction; The Role of Memory in Our Psyche | Didactic lecture 1.5 hours
November 3, 2025
9:30–11:00 a.m. Chris Downing, Jung’s visits to Freud (as Jung remembered them later) | didactic lecture 1.5 hours
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Earl Collins, Memories, Dreams, Refletions: Jung Himself Re-membered | didactic lecture 1.5 hours
November 5, 2025
9:30–11:00 a.m. Ann Ulanov, Buried Alive: Memories Segregated in Order to Survive | didactic lecture 1.5 hours
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Earl Collins, Re-membering Yourself: the Healing Power of Memory in Jung’s Psychology| didactic lecture 1.5 hours
November 7, 2025
9:30–11:00 a.m. Ann. Ulanov, What Does Memory Bring?What Space Does Forgetting Make? | didactic lecture 1.5 hours
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Chris Downing, Remembering and Forgetting in Old Age | didactic lecture 1.5 hours
November 8, 2025
Faculty remarks and panel discussion | Didactic lecture 1.5 hours
Total CE’s: 12