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A Retreat with John Welwood	Psychological problems arise as spiritual issues—symptoms of disconnection from one’s capacity to be present with one’s experience. Conventional psychotherapy rarely teaches people how to relate directly to their immediate experience or how to hold it with mindfulness and awareness. Spiritual practices often bypass and transcend the complex and difficult experiences that are part of the human condition instead of integrating and transforming them. Psychological and spiritual work, when combined, can complement and enhance one another by increasing the growth potentials of each, allowing every experience to reveal its own intelligence and every emotional issue or difficulty to provide a spiritual opportunity for a person to connect with him or herself more deeply. The most important capacity for this kind of work is unconditional presence—the ability to remain open and freely inquire into our bodily felt experience, without bias, agenda, or manipulation of any kind. This quality of presence, like walking a fine razor’s edge, allows us to inhabit ourselves, our bodies, and our feelings in a new and authentic way. Unconditional presence heals the inner divisions that lie at the root of all psychological problems, allowing the experiential process to unfold in the direction of truth or deeper being. The format of this retreat includes talks, experiential work, and meditation. It is designed both for those in the helping professions and anyone who is interested in these issues.	Marconi Conference Center 18500 Highway 1 Marshall, California The beautiful Marconi Conference Center lies just 7 miles north of Point Reyes Station in the quiet hamlet of Marshall, California on the east side of Tomales Bay. Enjoy peaceful, serene grounds surrounded by the rural countryside of West Marin County with its colorful wild flowers, fragrant forests, and sunny beaches. Retreat Details: Friday 3-5pm check in 6-7:30pm Dinner 7:30-9pm Retreat Session Saturday 6-7:15am Open Silent Meditation 7-9am Breakfast 9:30am-12:30pm Retreat Session 12:30-1:30 Lunch 2:30-6pm Retreat Session 6-7:30pm Dinner 7:30-9pm Retreat Session Sunday 6-7:15am Open Silent Meditation 7-9am Breakfast 9am-12:30pm Closing Retreat Session 12 CEUs (MFT, LCSW, RN) Fees: Commuter Rate: $343* Triple Occupancy: $460 Double Occupancy: $520 Single Occupancy: $700 All fees include one meal on Friday, three meals on Saturday, and one meal on Sunday. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions. (* Does not include breakfast) SOLD OUT! If you'd like to join the waiting list, please register online as a commuter participant ~ be sure to include your email address and phone number. We will call you to confirm if a space becomes available.
The Healing Power of Unconditional Presence Inhabiting Yourself, Your Body, and Your Emotional Experience
July 13–15, 2007 Tomales Bay, California JohnWelwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, an editor of The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and a teacher whose work integrates Buddhist teachings with Western psychological practice. His books include Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation; Journey of the Heart; Love and Awakening; and most recently, the award-winning Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships.