The Wisdom of Boundaries: Navigating Difficulty in Relationships with Self-Care, Love, and Discernment (GF1D27)

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on April 10, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.

This program offers 4 CEs at $40. For more CE details, see below.

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Description:
What do we do when we love someone and the relationship is still painful? Whether with a family member, partner, or dear friend, we can become caught in patterns that leave us hurt, confused, or unsure of how to respond.

In this daylong, we’ll investigate the guilt and uncertainty that can arise around setting boundaries, and the tension between caring for ourselves and caring for another. Drawing on the teachings of equanimity, impermanence, and discernment, we’ll explore how to respond wisely when the way forward is unclear. We’ll also examine how spiritual practice can become another source of pressure: the belief that we should be more accepting, more compassionate, or somehow be able to rise above our hurt.

Together, we’ll practice bringing spaciousness and patience to what cannot be easily healed or resolved, while also staying open to what may unfold over time.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

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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 and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, Young Adult) – $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 no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Important Note for CE participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CEs), you must register and pay for CEs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CEs will be given) and you must attend the entire program. Please review the CE information below.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CE 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

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Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This introductory-level program offers 4 Continuing Education (CE) credits/contact hours for $40.

This program is applicable for licensed and license-eligible mental health and health care professionals, including psychologists, social workers (LCSW, LSW), counselors (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), marriage and family therapists, nurses (RN, NP), and other health care professionals, seeking education in equanimity, non-attachment, and boundary-setting in difficult close relationships. Please review our Continuing Education information page for provider details, and to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.

Clients often present with distress in relationships they value but cannot easily change, and guilt, anxiety, or uncertainty about setting limits can complicate treatment. Drawing on psychological research on equanimity, non-attachment, and constructs rooted in Buddhist psychology, this program offers clinicians a framework for understanding relational distress that cannot be readily resolved. Participants will examine how non-attachment differs from avoidance, resignation, or self-neglect, a distinction that can inform clinical conceptualization of clients’ boundary decisions.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

• Describe equanimity and non-attachment, as constructs drawn from Buddhist psychology, and their potential relevance to guilt, anxiety, and uncertainty in interpersonal relationships, particularly those closest to us.
• Explain how equanimity may support clients in tolerating relational distress that cannot be easily resolved.
• Differentiate non-attachment from avoidance, a sense of resignation, or self-neglect when helping clients discern how to respond to difficulty in relationships and set boundaries.

Attendance policy for CE participants:

• Full, live attendance is required. Incomplete attendance nullifies CE eligibility, as board regulations do not permit partial credit for partial attendance.
• To ensure your attendance is recorded:
  • Sign in to Zoom with the same email used for registration, before joining the program. Zoom can keep you signed into a different account from a previous meeting. Check how you are logged into Zoom before the program begins.
  • Join on time using the Zoom app or a web browser (phone dial-ins are not tracked).
  • Stay logged in and engaged for the duration of the program.
  • Maintain a stable internet connection; participants are responsible for their own connectivity.
• Submit your professional information within one week of receiving the link. This link will be emailed within 2 business days after the program to all participants who met the attendance requirements.
• Certificates are issued only to those who meet the attendance requirements—without exception—to maintain compliance with our provider licenses and ensure the continuation of future CE programs.

Please note:

• Visit our Continuing Education information page for complete provider details and additional CE information, including attendance requirements and our cancellation and grievance policies.
• Continuing Education is sponsored by Mindful CECs.
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 4 contact hours.
• Participants are responsible for determining whether this program meets the CE requirements of their licensing board or certifying organization. Spirit Rock does not confirm CE applicability for license types beyond the scope of Mindful CECs’ provider approvals.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. Credit omits the one-hour lunch period, and two 15-minute breaks.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course, and may teach additional programs. The instructor might reference these publications and programs during the course, and may receive financial compensation if participants choose to purchase them.

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