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The Essence of Buddhist Psychology (JK1B22)

Jack Kornfield, PhD

September 24, 2022

Online Program Online

10:00 am Sep 24 - Sep 25, 2022 PDT

Date and Time Details:
Saturday, September 24, 2022
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific Time

Location:
Online via Zoom

SLIDING SCALE:
$55–$275. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Code JK1B22.

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor – $275.00
  • Sustainer – $160.00
  • Base – $125.00
  • Online Reduced – $75.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $55.00
  • People of Color Scholarship – $55.00

Cancellation Policy:

  • Spirit Rock only offers open credits for this program according to the deadlines below. No refunds are available.
  • Open credits are available: any time prior to midnight the night before the event/program.
  • No open credits available the day of the event, or later.

Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Saturday, September 24, 2022. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below)**


A Benefit for Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Description:
Discover inner capacities for wakefulness, joy, dignity, and compassion—your Buddha Nature. Join us for this day of mindfulness, meditation, and teachings on love, consciousness, healing, and the nature of mind. We will study the fundamental principles of Buddhist psychology, combining practical examples, teaching stories, visionary wisdom, and case studies. We will explore applications of these revolutionary perspectives in our healing work, meditation, and throughout our life.

*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the 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 live program. Please review the CEC information below.

As this is a Benefit for Spirit Rock Meditation Center, we are sorry but we are not able to offer scholarships below the rates we have listed.

Sliding Scale: $55-$275
Benefactor $275
Sustainer $160
Base $125
Online Reduced $75
Scholarship Rates (MK/BIPOC) $55


Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 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.

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

  • Analyze and integrate Buddhist psychology’s core principles of mental health and well-being into traditional western approaches;
  • Utilize five different forms of mindfulness training, including the Four Foundations of Mindfulness of body, feelings, mind states, and psycho-emotional qualities;
  • Utilize three Buddhist psychological practices for transforming difficult emotions;
  • Utilize and incorporate compassion and forgiveness training in your professional work and personal life.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

Schedule: (Full attendance is required. Times are listed in Pacific time.)
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Morning Session
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. — Break (no CECs)
2:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m. — Afternoon Session

***Please note:

  • For those with a different license or with a license from a different licensing board, please contact your licensing board directly to ask if CE credit from the above-approved sponsors is accepted. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed above. Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 5 contact hours.
  • Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
  • For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.

About the Teacher

Jack Kornfield, PhD

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers in the Western Insight tradition. He is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical […]

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