Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on March 24, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below)
Description:
Everyone wants to be calm and peaceful. Much of our restlessness and agitation stem from an untrained, reactive mind and a lack of clear perception of what’s happening in our mind and body from moment to moment. During this retreat, we will train our hearts and minds to find a calm abiding in the present moment. To accomplish this, we will follow the Buddha’s instructions on the Foundations of Mindfulness—being attentive and sensitive to our bodies and learning to welcome pleasant and unpleasant experiences without clinging or resistance. Together, we will develop the skill of recognizing and relating wisely to moods, emotions, thoughts, and images and not getting so carried away by them.
Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners.
Benefactor – $200
Sustainer – $120
Basic – $95
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.
Important Note for CEC participants: 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) and you must attend the entire program. Please review the CEC information below.
Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Health care providers can benefit from this program by incorporating mindfulness techniques rooted in the Foundations of Mindfulness practices. By fostering attentiveness and sensitivity to the body, embracing both pleasant and unpleasant experiences without attachment or resistance, and developing the skill to recognize and relate wisely to emotions and thoughts, providers can enhance their ability to promote calm and peaceful states for themselves and their patients. This retreat offers a practical approach to addressing the root causes of restlessness and agitation through mindful awareness and loving engagement with mental and emotional states. Health care providers will be able to recognize and relate wisely to various experiences, including moods, emotions, thoughts, and images, providing valuable tools to promote mental well-being and resilience in their patients.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Describe the 4 foundations of mindfulness and their relationship to calming the mind;
- List mental habits that cause agitation and stress;
- List mental habits that can bring calm and ease;
- Describe systemic cultural causes of tension and stress.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
- For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
- Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 4 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
