Registration closes at the end of the day on October 29, 2020 (Pacific Time). A waiting list will be created if it fills early. A recording* (see note below) will be available following the program within 10 days.
Please note: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CECs), you must register and pay for CECs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CECs will be given).
Description:
On this retreat, you could be meditating in your garden, on your deck or in a safe space in nature, practicing, of course, social distancing. We will learn that we can practice meditation in nature anywhere, even while looking out a window at skies, clouds, birds, and sunlight and receive the power of nature’s blessing. As we practice alone, but together, we will explore potent practices that open the heart and mind to insight, intimacy, and interconnection with all life. We will learn from nature’s wisdom teachings of transience, interdependence, and letting go. We will also see how nature evokes profound peace and calm as well as beautiful qualities of joy, wonder, and love – qualities so essential in these stressful pandemic times.
PLEASE NOTE: Spirit Rock’s campus in Woodacre is closed to the public. We encourage you to find an appropriate and safe setting for this “outdoor” retreat.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
*Important Note: If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. Also know that by participating on camera in the question/answer sessions, you agree to be recorded. If you would like to not be recorded and/or remain anonymous for the day, you will be given instructions on how to do so the morning of the program.
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors, licensed by the APA, California BBS, BRN, or BCE.*
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Care providers will find that the teachings, practices, and immersion in nature during this daylong will aid in their emotional regulation and stress-reduction, offering them another means for managing burnout. By understanding our place in the broader web of life, care providers can also strengthen their capacity for empathy and compassion.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Incorporate mindfulness meditation and its related disciplines in preparation for and when working with clients;
- Describe a meditation technique for cultivating joy, that may improve patient care by reducing emotional exhaustion;
- Describe how practicing in nature can reduce suffering and increase a sense of ease and joy.
- Describe barriers to experiencing joy, and practices to cultivate sympathetic joy
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
Schedule: (Times are listed in Pacific time)
9:30-10:30 a.m. — Guided Practices and Discourse
10:30-11:00 a.m. — Extended Practice Period (no CECs)
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Guided Practices and Discourse
12:30-1:30 p.m. — Lunch (no CECs)
1:30-2:30 p.m. — Guided Practices and Discourse
2:30-3:00 p.m. — Extended Practice Period (no CECs)
3:00-4:30 p.m. — Guided Practices and Discourse
*Please note:
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
- For those with a different license or with a license from a different licensing board, please contact your licensing board directly to ask if CE credit from the above-approved sponsors is accepted. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed above. Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 5 contact hours.
For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.*
