Registration is now closed.
Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on September 7, 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)
A Benefit for Spirit Rock
Description:
We live in a time of great promise and great peril. How can we respond to threats and injustices with effective action, while also preserving our own compassion, inner balance, and well-being? Together, we’ll explore answers to this question, informed by practical brain science. This workshop will emphasize experiential practice, meeting ourselves where we are, and learning together how to walk more evenly on uneven ground. Our time together will include guided meditation, discussion, and Q&A.
Sliding Scale: Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford. This program is a Benefit for Spirit Rock and Rick is generously offering his time in support of our center. Further scholarships are not available for this Benefit; however we have volunteer opportunities for the on-land program or lower rates available for the online program.
On-Land Sliding Scale: (RH1B24)**
Benefactor – $300
Sustainer – $150
Basic – $75
**Volunteer/Work Exchange opportunities, which include full or partial Scholarships, may be available for the in-person program. For more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@spiritrock.org.
Online Sliding Scale: (RH1Z24)
Benefactor – $108
Sustainer – $75
Basic – $50
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $25
*Important Notes:
Access to Recording
- A recording will be available for all participants (on-land & online) following the program in approximately 10 days. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the recording.
On-Land Attendees
- The on-land program will take place in the Community Meditation Center (CMC) in the Great Hall.
- Bring a lunch and a water bottle. Lunch is not provided.
- This is NOT a residential retreat. Overnight accommodations are not provided.
COVID Safety Protocols for non-residential programs: details here.
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:
This program offers 3 CE credits for $30 for psychologists, and California-licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses. 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. This program equips healthcare providers with strategies to manage their own emotions and maintain inner balance, enabling them to better support patients experiencing anxiety from global injustices. By integrating practical brain science and experiential practices such as meditation, providers can enhance their resilience and empathy, fostering a more effective and compassionate response to patient suffering, and develop tools to help clients navigate and cope with these fears effectively.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will be better able to:
- Identify and apply brain science principles to enhance your emotional regulation and maintain inner balance in response to threats and injustices, and share these principles with clients;
- Demonstrate, and share with clients, the ability to integrate experiential mindfulness practices to cultivate and preserve compassion and well-being while taking effective action in challenging situations.
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 the 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 3 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
