Schedule of Activities:
Clinical Workshops 1 - Friday, March 26, 2010

Morning

Morning Yoga Practice
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Empire Room
Join instructor Amy Weintraub for a morning yoga session concentrating on breathing work, vitality, inner calm, and focused attention.

Coffee and Danish
7:45 - 8:55 a.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
7:45 - 8:55 a.m. - Ambassador Ballroom

Keynote Address
"Ecological Intelligence"
Daniel Goleman
9:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Regency Ballroom
Psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman will explore the role therapists can play in developing a broader, deeper consciousness of the complex ecology of life on this planet.

Morning Workshops (#200s)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Afternoon

Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Cash-and-carry box lunches will be on sale in the Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level). Seating is available in the hall as well. In addition, there are many nearby restaurants and snack shops.

Luncheon Address
"Challenge and Hope: The Paradoxes of the Post-Boomer Family"
Ron Taffel
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Regency Ballroom
Advance registration required.

Lunchtime Book Signings
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Daniel Goleman will be on hand to sign his books, along with other Symposium presenters.

Exhibit Hall Shipping Service
1:15 – 7:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
For your added convenience, have the shipping service package and ship your purchases—books, gift items, etc.—directly to your home or office from the Exhibit Hall.

Lunchtime Networking Groups
Facilitator: Jay Lappin
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Buy a box lunch or bring your own and join us to chat and munch. We'll exchange ideas, stories, resources, and e-mail addresses, or just comment on conference experiences. First-time Symposium attendees are especially welcome.

Lunchtime Video Program
"Crossing the Great Divide of Otherness"
Jean Houston
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. - Hampton Room
Learn what therapists can do to help meet the challenge of creating a culture of enhanced awareness and human possibility.

Lunch Space
12:30 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Relax and eat your lunch.

Afternoon Workshops (#300s)
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Evening

Gala Wine & Cheese Reception
5:15 – 6:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Here's your chance to relax in the Exhibit Hall, meet your favorite presenters, and have books signed. Daniel Siegel, Ron Taffel, Natalie Goldberg, and the Symposium faculty will be signing books. You can also take part in the Meet the Presenters reception. Come join the fun.

Metro D.C. Therapists Networking Forum
Facilitated by Dennis O'Brien
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Take this opportunity to meet other attendees from the Metro D.C. area. This facilitated gathering is designed to help you expand your social network and discover common interests with other professionals in your home community.

Afternoon Meditation
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. - Empire Room
Join Amy Weintraub for an end-of-day session combining meditation, yoga, and breathing exercises.

Afternoon Video Program
"From Revolution to Evolution"
Salvador Minuchin
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Hampton Room
In this interview with Rich Simon, Minuchin reflects on the highlights of his career, begun at the social crossroads of the late 1950s, and the evolution of therapy practice over the last 50 years.

Shabbat Service
Kabbalistic Shabbat Experience
Led by Rabbi Roz x. Kramer
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Governors Boardroom

12-Step Meeting
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. - Executive Room

7:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Cafe Closes

Dinner Address
"The Practice of Creativity: Reawakening to the Mystery of Life"
Natalie Goldberg
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Regency Ballroom
Advance registration required. A book-signing follows the address.

Networker Writer's Caberet
Readings and Discussion
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. – Palladian Room
Visit with some of your favorite Networker regulars, who'll read from their work and talk informally with the audience about writing, therapy, and life. On hand tonight will be Features Editor Katy Butler and longtime contributors Fred Wistow and Roberta Israeloff. Moderated by Brett Topping, Networker Managing Editor.

Symposium Dance Party
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Ambassador Ballroom
Dance with friends and colleagues to outstanding music, with plenty of room for artistry and innovation on the floor. Everyone's welcome to this free event.

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Friday Open Workshops

Morning:

209 Buddha's Brain: Neuroscience, Part 1
Rick Hanson
Ambassador Ballroom

203 Beyond Pills for Depression, Part 1
Michael Yapko
Blue Room

202 Treating Complex Trauma, Part 1
Mary Jo Barrett + Anita Mandley
Diplomat Room

210 Interrupting the Anxiety Cycle, Part 1
Danie Beaulieu
Empire Room

201 The New American Family, Part 1
Ron Taffel + Martha Straus
Hampton Room

213 The New Consciousness
Daniel Siegel + Daniel Goleman
Palladian Room

Afternoon:

309 Buddha's Brain: Neuroscience, Part 2
Rick Hanson
Ambassador Ballroom

303 Beyond Pills for Depression, Part 2
Michael Yapko
Blue Room

302 Treating Complex Trauma, Part 2
Mary Jo Barrett + Anita Mandley
Diplomat Room

310 Interrupting theAnxiety Cycle, Part 2
Danie Beaulieu
Empire Room

301 The New American Family, Part 2
Ron Taffel + Martha Straus
Hampton Room

313 The Art & Science of Creativity
Daniel Siegel + Natalie Goldberg
Palladian Room