Join three of the West’s most prominent Buddhist teachers for an exclusive weekend program. Tap into the healing wisdom for lasting happiness inherent within each of us through the ancient, life-changing power of Buddhist teachings and the latest research in contemporary Western psychology. The weekend is open to both new and seasoned practitioners.

Register for Friday evening only ($50), both Friday and Saturday ($225), or immerse yourself in a weekend of study and practice ($295).

Friday, April 16, 2010
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

The Gifts of Buddhist & Western Psychology
An Evening With Jack Kornfield, PhD, Tara Brach, PhD, and Mark Epstein, MD

Western psychology and Eastern Buddhist psychology have become partners in one of the greatest of human quests—the exploration, understanding, healing, and awakening of the human heart and mind. In three individual talks given by Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Mark Epstein, and then in a group question-and-answer session, we explore Eastern and Western psychology—how they differ and how they are similar—and how one can inform the other to awaken our unlimited capacities for happiness.

Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

This daylong program delves deeper into the material covered during the previous evening’s presentations. Together, we mine the rich tradition of Buddhist insight meditation and modern revolutionary research in mindfulness and neurobiology to explore how Western psychology is substantiating and expanding upon this 2,500 year-old wisdom tradition. Through meditation practices, lectures, case studies, stories of transformation, and discussion, we learn:

• Buddhist psychology’s core principles of mental health and well-being * How to incorporate compassion and forgiveness into our work and life * How meditation and psychotherapy can collaborate * Practices for transforming difficult emotions at their root
• Research demonstrating the practical effects of meditation to benefit body and mind
• The wisdom of positive psychology and the cultivation of positive states of mind
• How intention and motivation are essential tools for change
• The uses of medication and meditation
• Practices of mindfulness and lovingkindness

Reviewing Your Life's Purpose
Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie Byars Beckwith.

Join Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center and Rickie Byars Beckwith, music and arts director for Agape International Spiritual Center, for an uplifting evening that will open you up to a life filled with joy, harmony, and creativity.

Sunday, April 18, 2010
9:00 a.m.–noon

Heart Like This: How to Sustain and Deepen Your Meditation
Jack Kornfield, PhD

Sunday’s session focuses on the practical application of the principles that we’ve learned throughout the weekend. Through teachings, meditation practices, and dialogue we learn to bring joy and ease to our practice, sustain our practice through both good and tough times, and keep the spirit of our practice nourishing and alive.

Jack Kornfield, PhD, was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India. He is a clinical psychologist, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, and founder of Spirit Rock Center in California. He is the author of The Wise Heart; A Path With Heart; The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace; and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry.

Tara Brach, PhD, is the author of Radical Acceptance. A clinical psychologist and the founder and senior teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., she is also a cofounder of the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

Mark Epstein, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City. His books includeGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart; Going on Being; Thoughts Without a Thinker; Open to Desire; and Psychotherapy Without a Self.