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About the Presenter
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D., is Director of the OpenMind 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 meditation and its 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 mind/body approaches. He is a Diplomate in professional psychotherapy in both the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy and the American Psychotherapy Association. He is also the author of the recently-released 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 are 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 and 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.
Schedule
Friday
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Overview of Buddhist schools of mindfulness meditation
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Science and art of meditation
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Breath control, concentration, and absorption training
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Qualities of mind and tracking hindrances
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Mindfulness practices: Zen and insight meditation traditions
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Definition of mindfulness based psychotherapy
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Neuroscience and the mindful brain
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Qualities of mind, mood, and the art of happiness
Saturday
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Managing afflictive mind states, transforming emotions
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The roots of Buddhist psychology and its definitions
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Attention strategies for calming the mind and deepening insight
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Zen monk mind meets clinical mind: Exploring the Non Dual
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Exploring inner resources and development of core well being
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Buddhist factors of mind and antidote remedies: A mind-body approach
Sunday
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Clinical applications of mindfulness meditation for treating anxiety, depression and OCD
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Clinical skills for regulation of affect states
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Mindfulness and psychotherapy: Client and clinician's daily practices
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Further clinical applications of mindfulness meditation
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Mindfulness and creative flow states
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Microanalysis: A full spectrum treatment cartography |
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