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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.

Spring Classes:

Healing Mind, 15 hours of CE credit

Mondays, 8—9:30 PM (March 22—May 24)

We develop the ability to recognize and question the negative impact of even the assumptions we hold of ourselves and others. Observing how inner narratives arise and disappear, we disentangle ourselves from judgment and manipulation. Our hearts are nourished as we integrate these insights with joy and compassion. We resolve to honor and protect our deepest aspirations.

Cost: $200, which includes the workshop “Self-Image” on April 24. Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Erika Rosenberg. New students may join this quarter only with consent of the instructors.

Healing Mind (daytime session), 15 hours of CE credit

Thursdays, Noon—1:30 PM (March 25—May 27)

The daytime program mirrors the Healing Mind evening course, exploring mind and giving students the tools to transform negative emotions, thoughts, and conditioning.

Cost: $200, which includes the workshop “Self-Image” on April 24. Instructors: Robin Caton assisted by Sylvia Gretchen. New students may join this quarter only with consent of the instructors.

Beginning Kum Nye: Working with Lower Body Energy, 15 hours of CE credit

Wednesdays, 6:15—7:45 PM (March 24—May 26)

This course presents Kum Nye exercises that energize the belly, hips, legs, and spine. Bringing awareness to the lower part of the body counteracts the tendency to focus on thoughts and personality, allowing us to reconnect to the vitality of full embodiment.

Cost: $180. Instructor: Jack van der Meulen. Based on Tarthang Tulku’s Tibetan Yoga.

Spring Workshops:

Self-Image, 5 hours of CE credit

April 24, 10 AM-4:45 PM

False expectations, critical judgments, and negative emotions are rooted in complex images that we hold of ourselves and the world. This workshop looks directly at how self-images develop and how we can free ourselves from their compulsive power.

Cost: $80. Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Erika Rosenberg. Based on Tarthang Tulku’s Openness Mind.

Essential Practices for Well-being, 8 hours of CE credit

May 21-23

Spend a weekend at the beautiful Ratna Ling Retreat Center mastering ways to enhance your well-being. Experiential practices, including meditation, imagery exercises, and Tibetan Yoga, will help calm body and mind, expand the senses, and open the heart. The workshop will lead you through these practices in gentle, but effective ways that require no previous experience with meditation.

Cost: $350 ($275 for students) includes lodging, meals, and all instruction. Held at Ratna Ling. Begins with a 4:30 PM orientation on Friday, May 21, and continues through Sunday lunch. Instructor: Erika Rosenberg.