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Continuing Education Programs for Therapists and Social Workers

Continuing Education for Therapists and Social Workers

The following classes and workshops are qualified for continuing education (CE) credit for MFT’s and LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (provider: Nyingma Institute #2513). They present innovative techniques that help manage physical and emotional pain and enhance overall well-being. Unless otherwise noted, Saturday workshops run from 10 AM to 4:45 PM and include a vegetarian lunch. A full refund is given if a program is cancelled or a student is unable to attend.

Please register in advance and inform us if you will be attending a course for continuing education credit so that we may prepare the appropriate paperwork for you.

NPS102 Transforming Negative Emotions

Mondays, 8—9:30 PM (June 11—August 13)

Introspective practices and insights from the Buddhist tradition can transform the destructive power of “everyday” negative emotions. Based on Tarthang Tulku’s Openness Mind, this course gives specific antidotes for anger, fear, anxiety, and attachment.

Cost: $180. Instructor: Sylvia Gretchen. For all levels of students. Note that this course starts on June 11, one week later than other summer courses.

KNR103 Beginning Kum Nye: Releasing Tension and Restoring Balance

Wednesdays, 6:15—7:45 PM (June 6—August 8)

Kum Nye movement and awareness exercises help release physical and emotional tension. Practices in this course focus on giving students tools to restore balance in their lives and deepen their spiritual awareness.

Cost: $180. Instructor: Jack van der Meulen. For all levels of students.

 

KNR412 Inner Alchemy: Transformation through Tibetan Yoga Workshop
June 30

Remarkable transformation occurs through Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye), mobilizing the body’s natural healing as it literally remakes the physical body. The movement exercises introduced in this workshop stimulate the flow of subtle energy that can lead to lasting changes in body and mind.

Cost: $80. Instructor: Jack van der Meulen. Suitable for all levels of students.

 

KNR411 Revitalizing Inner Energy Workshop
July 7

Increase your energy level and zest for life through Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) practice. Gentle movement exercises restore vitality as they release physical and mental tension.

Cost: $80. Instructor: Jack van der Meulen. Suitable for all levels of students.

 

NPS402 Overcoming Fear of Change Workshop
July 14

Practices and discussion in this workshop center on counteracting the fear and inertia that keep us bound to habitual or negative patterns of thought and action. Teachings and exercises help harness the dynamic power of time to create positive change.

Cost: $80. Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Erika Rosenberg. Based on Knowledge of Freedom. Suitable for all levels of students.

 

NPR405 Preparation for the Time of Death: The Bardo is Now! Workshop
July 21

Special meditation practices in Tibetan Buddhism are associated with the bardo, the period between death and rebirth. Nyingma masters instruct us not to wait until this difficult time, but instead to see change—death and rebirth—in every new moment. This workshop presents practices designed to heighten our ability to make positive choices at crucial times in our lives. Lecture and discussion will include practical suggestions from the Tibetan tradition on how to maintain optimal conditions during the days that proceed and follow the time of death.

Cost: $80. Instructor: Sylvia Gretchen. Suitable for all levels of students.

 

KNR413 Embodiment of Beauty Workshop
July 28


The human heart thrives on wonder and the light of beauty. Tarthang Tulku, Mandala Gardens.


Our physical senses are capable of receiving great beauty, bringing us moments of exquisite feeling and deep satisfaction. To activate this capacity for beauty, we must clear confusion and repressed anger out of the pathways of the senses. The Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) practices in this workshop initiate a stream of inner feeling that cleanses each sense.

Cost: $80. Instructor: Jack van der Meulen. Based on Joy of Being and Mandala Gardens. Suitable for all levels of students.