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Mind, Body, Spirit - OCSL

Opening the Heart

A Training in the Heart-Centered Approach


August 3, 2008 - August 8, 2008
Rhinebeck Campus: Rhinebeck, NY (US)
Tuition: $335 (does not include accommodations or commuter fee)
Member Tuition: $305
Course: SM08-3405-198
Continuing education credits.
Registration for this workshop has ended. Go to the Search Workshops page to look for upcoming workshops.
 
This 5-day training is for anyone-professionals and laypeople alike-who feels moved to live in this world with an open heart. It is an experiential orientation toward a spiritual path of heart.

We learn to incorporate the wisdom, philosophy, and skills of the Opening the Heart Workshop™ approach into our professional and personal lives. We practice:
  • Creating a safe environment for deep inner work
  • Group energy management
  • Effective intervention techniques from a range of current therapeutic practices
  • Using music, movement, spoken word, and an aesthetically pleasing environment to encourage
  • open-hearted receptivity
  • Leading healing circles
  • Responding spontaneously as a leader
  • How to incorporate these skills into professional and personal situations
Following the training, those in private practice in the helping professions may apply to have their name added to a list of referrals made available to participants at the Opening the Heart Workshop.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:
  • Recognize behavioral patterns contributing to stress symptomatology;
  • Identify behavioral signs of emotional and spiritual distress;
  • Implement specific therapeutic strategies for reducing behavioral symptoms of stress;
  • Understand the inherent relationship and balance between physical, emotional and spiritual well-being;
  • Describe key elements contributing to the maintenance of emotional and spiritual health;
  • Define and implement strategies to create safety and trust in a group therapeutic environment;
  • Recognize appropriate therapeutic interventions in a group setting.
These teachers will also be leading: The Opening the Heart Workshop™, August 8-10.

Linda Aranda Belliveau, BPh, is a grief counselor, coauthor of Emotions Made Easy, and currently works in hospice. Jon Berenson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in private practice. He has led more than 100 Opening the Heart Workshops. Donna Macomber is a passionate activist working for change in the areas of domestic and sexual violence, and anti-racism. She has a private heart-centered counseling practice. Peter Watson has more than 30 years of experience facilitating group process. As a teacher, artist, craftsman, and counselor, he specializes in creating safe environments for emotional healing and spiritual exploration. openingtheheartworkshop.com
Linda Aranda Belliveau
Jon Berenson
Donna Macomber
Peter Watson

For more information: Call 877.944.2002 or email us at registration@eomega.org

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