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About the Presenter
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D., is Director of the Open Mind Training Institute in Santa Monica, California which offers clinical programs in mindfulness based psychotherapy, transformational leadership and mindfulness meditation. A Buddhist practitioner who was ordained in the lay Zen precepts, he has studied and taught Buddhist and Non Dual meditation and their clinical applications as well as Buddhist psychology for 35 years in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Dr. Alexander specializes in the practice of somatic psychology and Ericksonian mind/body approaches. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and a Diplomate in professional psychotherapy in the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy. He has recently published the widely acclaimed Wise Mind, Open Mind: Finding Purpose and Meaning in Times of Crisis, Loss and Change.
Symposium Description
For 2,500 years, Buddhist meditation practices have developed what is referred to as “skillful methods” for study and transformation of the mind/body process. In this symposium, participants will learn how to utilize the practices and principles of Buddhist psychology to resolve afflictive factors of mind, mood, and happiness. Mindfulness meditation training, known for promoting clarity of mind, spaciousness of self, and compassion, will be explored.
Using methods from the Buddhist and Non Dual schools of mindfulness practices, as well as contemporary theories of self, relational, cognitive behavioral and health psychologies, participants will directly experience, practice, and learn clinical skills for promoting insight, wisdom, and knowledge. This seminar will be highly experiential and theoretical, as participants will practice clinical skills utilizing meditation methods introduced during the symposium.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Monday
Science and art of meditation
Breath control, concentration, and absorption training
Qualities of mind and tracking hindrances
Mindfulness practices: Zen and insight meditation traditions
Tuesday
Neuroscience and the mindful brain
Qualities of mind, mood, and the art of happiness
Managing afflictive mind states, transforming emotions
Wednesday
Attention strategies for calming the mind and deepening insight
Zen monk mind meets clinical mind: Exploring the Non Dual
Thursday
Buddhist factors of mind and antidote remedies: A mind-body approach
Clinical applications of mindfulness meditation for treating anxiety, depression and OCD
Clinical skills for regulation of affect states and learning to transform emotions
Integrations between the fields of Positive psychology and Creative Thinking
Friday
Further clinical applications of mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness and creative flow states
Peak experiences
Microanalysis: A full spectrum treatment cartography |
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