The Third Annual Healing, Mindfulness & Compassion Retreat
April 20 - 22, 2012
35755 Hauser Bridge Rd. Cazadero, CA 95421
Healing, Mindfulness & Compassion: A Retreat Uniting Western & Eastern Approaches to Healing
- This retreat explores the integration of Western medicine perspectives and traditional Tibetan practices. Sessions on Balint technique and Tibetan Yoga will increase your understanding of practitioner/patient relationships and help you develop a more refined and holistic approach to healing.
- Continuing Education for Nurses, MFT, LCSW, and Acupuncturists.
- This retreat was created and designed for those in the medical and therapeutic field. Spouses and non-medical personnel are welcome to attend; however, only healthcare and healing professionals will be allowed to participate in the Balint sessions.
About the Sessions
Integrative Medicine: This approach uses a holistic view of human beings and healing in order to develop the skill of empathy and the instrument of compassion.
Balint: Named after psychoanalyst Michael Balint, this technique is a group process that enhances self awareness and addresses the emotional content of patient-practitioner relationships. Healthcare practitioners only. For more information about Balint, visit the American Balint Society’s website at: http://americanbalintsociety.org/.
Kum Nye: Based on Tibetan medicine, this form of yoga is a natural healing system that uses movement, massage and breathing practices to promote physical and emotional health.
Traditional Tibetan Healing: For over 2,500 years, meditation, mantra recitation and visualization have successfully aided in keeping the body and mind healthy and sustained. We will explore the healing quality of these techniques.
About the Faculty
Ritch Addison, PhD (Balint) is a Clinical Professor of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, Behavioral Medicine Director of Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency and Former President of the American Balint Society.
Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD (Balint) is Associate Clinical Professor of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, a practitioner of Family Medicine at Integrative Medical Clinic Santa Rosa and a credentialed Balint leader.
Bob Dozor, MD (Integrative Medicine) is founder of Integrative Medical Clinic Santa Rosa and has practiced family medicine for over 25 years.
Greg Troll, MD (Balint) is a family physician, currently the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been involved in Balint work since 1989.
Rosalyn White (Meditation) is Executive Co-Director of the Tibetan Aid Project and a longtime instructor at the Nyingma Institute. She has been practicing meditation for over 35 years.
Jack Van der Meulen (Kum Nye), a long time instructor at the Nyingma Institute, is a popular speaker about the benefits of Kum Nye, which he has studied since the 1990’s. His careful and caring style makes his classes particularly beloved by beginning and intermediate students, who appreciate his clear and gentle instructions.
Basic Information
Friday, April 20 - Sunday, April 22
Shared two-bedroom cottage: $400 per person
Private two-bedroom cottage: $700 per person
Cancellation or Change in Registration
Deposits and payments are non-refundable and are not transferable to another person. For cancellations received at least 2 weeks before the program starts, the deposit will be credited to any other program within one year based on availability. No credit is available for cancellations less than 2 weeks prior to the program start date, for no-shows, or for leaving an event early. Tibetan Aid Project reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment. In that case, full payment will be refunded.
Please check back for updated information.
Sponsors
Ratna Ling is a nonprofit retreat center that emphasizes education, healing and spirituality.
Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation is the nonprofit, education arm of the Integrative Medical Clinic of Santa Rosa.
Tibetan Aid Project is a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support and promote education and literacy in the Tibetan communities in Asia.
Proceeds from this retreat fund programs promoting education, literacy and spiritual well-being
among the Tibetan refuge community in the Himalayan region.
