Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, is now taught at more than 250 medical centers around the world. Clinical research has demonstrated that MBSR techniques significantly benefit the mind, emotional regulation, and physical health. This daylong workshop will combine

How often have you heard someone admiringly described as having “presence,” without knowing exactly what it means, much less knowing how to develop that quality yourself? This workshop explores presence as both an internal state of awareness, openness, and sense of ease, as well as the external manifestation of that state---and will show

For the millions of insomniacs among us, falling and staying asleep is a nightly struggle. Because we assume sleep is an unconscious process over which we have no control, we fail to approach it mindfully. In this workshop, we’ll explore an innovative approach integrating mindfulness, sleep science, and spiritual views of consciousness that can help people

Thursday All Day • Mindfulness meditation can help us reduce stress, manage pain, and expand our capacity to joyfully embrace life. This workshop, led by teachers ordained by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, will introduce you to the art

Do you have a diet mentality of “good” and “bad” foods that creates anxiety and takes up lots of mental energy? This workshop will teach you how to use the concept of Attuned Eating to arrive at a place where physical and emotional well-being is more than the number on the scale. We’ll begin by understanding what it means to be an Attuned Eater who

Although many therapists are hesitant to step out of the comfort zone of conventional talk therapy to incorporate somatic and mindfulness-based techniques into a more comprehensive and collaborative model of therapy, that may be where the future of therapy lies. In this workshop, we’ll explore a comprehensive mind-body approach to treatment, in which the therapist

The terms compassion and wisdom have rich associations with both the spiritual and healing traditions. In this workshop, we’ll look at the modern convergence of Eastern contemplative practice and Western scientific psychology that’s revived these traditional concepts. We’ll highlight ways in which older wisdom traditions can provide a larger perspective to

While mindfulness is prevalent in psychotherapy today, it can also be misunderstood---and misused in practice---as a “one size fits all” therapy. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to enhance therapeutic outcomes by individualizing clinical applications of mindfulness to suit each patient. We’ll focus on combining mindfulness techniques and clinical hypnosis,

As therapists, we’re supposed to know all about raising kids, but in today’s free-for-all, mass-culture society, we often feel as stymied by our own children as our clients feel about theirs. In this experiential workshop, you’ll have an opportunity to directly experience the Self-as-Parent: Pathways model, gain an understanding of how it works, and explore your own parenting