(Education/Training/Seminars)
Cultivating Presence: Six-Day Training in Compassionate End-of-Life Care
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Date/Time:
07-18-2008 thru 07-23-2008
Retreat Format
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Location:
San Rafael, CA
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URL:
http://www.mettainstitute.org
Contact:
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Ramita Bonadonna, PhD, RN
(843-792-6657)
bonadonr@musc.edu
Message:
This new residential training retreat features key elements of the renowned End-of-Life Care Practitioner Program. Core faculty (Frank Ostaseski, Ange Stephens, MFT, MSW, Angeles Arrien, PhD, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Charles Garfield, PhD, Rabbi Alan Lew, Frances Vaughan, PhD, and Ram Dass) blend years of experience as leading teachers in contemporary psychology and contemplative wisdom practices.
They offer a fresh and integrated approach to the practical, emotional and spiritual dimensions of the dying experience that goes well beyond the traditional medical models.
Designed predominantly for healthcare professionals, educators, hospice workers and clergy, this training is also open to volunteers and family caregivers who cannot attend our longer program. The training is a unique opportunity for professional and personal development, and to benefit from the support of like-minded peers.
Offered in a retreat format, mindfulness meditation forms the foundation of our work together. The training builds essential clinical competencies, strengthens individual capacity for compassionate service, and enhances spiritual development. We emphasize experiential learning and pragmatic application in the participant's life and role as a caregiver.
Course Highlights: Compassionate service as a spiritual path; Deepening relationship with dying persons & their families; Healing power of presence, empathy & authenticity; Grief as a path to wholeness; The movement from suffering to transformation; Staying balanced in difficult circumstances; Contemplative practice & the importance of the caregiver's inner life; Accessing the unconscious & using intuition; Strengthening commitment to live and work in accord with your highest values.
