Registration will close at 8:30am (US Pacific Time) prior to the final class on July 19, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available within 48 hours following each class. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below)**
Description:
As the earth calls our attention and old narratives dissolve around us, we are asked to navigate our lives differently. At an evolutionary threshold like this, the Dharma is a formidable anchor to keep us grounded. As our world is moving, we are forced to move with it.
We must begin by coming home to where we are. Through sensing our deep embeddedness in nature, we are learning to engage a regenerative intelligence beyond the intellect. By working with ancient and new ways of experiencing embodied existence, we are consciously re-rooting in the web of life, bringing about an expanded perception of who we are and opening us into our next steps on the path.
In this series we will explore our fundamental interrelation with the more-than-human world through reflections, chanting, guided meditations, movement, inquiry, and Q&A.
Class dates: This series consists of five consecutive Friday sessions: one daylong on June 21st (10:00am – 3:00pm PT) plus 4 two-hour classes June 28, July 5, July 12, and July 19 (9:30am – 11:30am PT).
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 – $108
Sustainer – $50
Basic – $30
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $15
No Fee – $0
*Recording Note: If you would like access to the recordings, you must register by the deadline above. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the recordings of this program.
**Please 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 first daylong session, as well as at least 3 of the 4 following classes. Please review the CEC information below.
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 10 CE credits for $100 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. This program is relevant for healthcare professionals through its emphasis on recovering attention and facing global life challenges from a grounded sense of awareness. The focus on mindfulness of the body through the elements offers a valuable tool for coming into contact with our world. By witnessing our vulnerability and connection with all of nature, this program encourages us to develop a healthy and balanced relationship with the planet. Healthcare providers can find relevance in reconnective practices, supported by a growing body of research, in recognizing the benefits of nature-based interventions for physical and mental health. The course offers practices of guided meditation, movement, and inquiry for fostering a deeper understanding of interrelatedness and promoting mindfulness, compassion, and wise action in our lives and work.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, you will be better able to:
- Describe one way to recover attention through guided meditations on experiencing the elements;
- Describe and practice mindfulness of the body, building our capacity to allow and soothe anxiety;
- Utilize one form of movement to awaken energy and balance;
- Describe a way to practice compassion as a tool for softening the heart;
- Apply interpersonal dialogue as an invitation towards reconnecting to our shared vulnerability with embodied awareness;
- Identify one strategy of listening deeply to the natural world as a tool for opening and expanding perception;
- Incorporate one practice for cultivating a feeling of belonging.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
Attendance Requirement:
To be eligible for Continuing Education Credits, participants must attend the daylong on 6/21 in full, at least 3 of the 4 following class sessions, in full, and fulfill all requirements stated on the Continuing Education Credit information page. Partial credit for partial attendance is not permitted.
***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 10 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
