Zondag, april 14, 2024 (12:00 -15:00)
april 13-14
12:00-3:00 pm Oosters
Over de opleiding
Weekend one of this training is part of a series of three weekend trainings that are designed as continuing education for already authorized Meditation Instructors, as well as meditation practitioners who are interested in developing as Meditation Instructors. Each weekend is designed to support those interested in sharing the practice of meditation with others to cultivate the understanding and skills to assist others along their meditation path.
You do not need to attend all three weekends. These weekend trainings are ideal for Groups and Centres to include within a mentoring program for those seeking a Meditation Instructor authorization at a local level.
Weekends One and Two are open to all. Weekend Three is for authorized Meditation Instructors and those being mentored into the role only.
Weekend 1 with Dale Asrael and Gaylon Ferguson, april 13-14, 2024
Weekend 2 with Erika Berland, Kunnen 4-5, 2024
Weekend 3 Janet Solyntjes and Elaine Yuen, juni- 22-23, 2024
Weekend One includes discussion on how to give initial meditation instruction and will include time for questions, answers and insights by participants. Presenters will also address the following topics that are a part of current culture:
- Meditation instruction online
- How meditation apps can fit in
- Reclaiming attention from social media
- Working with anxiety and depression
Sunday will focus on unpacking Shamatha-Vipashyana, inclusief:
- The difference between mindfulness (Shamatha) and awareness (Vipashyana)
- How awareness develops over time
- The fruition of meditation practice (authentic presence)
Vereisten
Open voor iedereen. Weekends One and Two are open to all. Weekend Three is for authorized Meditation Instructors and those being mentored into the role only.
Over de docenten
Dale Asraël has been a practitioner of meditation, Boeddhisme, and the Shambhala teachings for over 45 jaar. She became a student of Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche binnen 1973 en, after his death, continued to study with other teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. She also trained with the Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck during the last twelve years of her life.
Dale teaches dharma programs and leads meditation retreats internationally, and served as an Acharya (senior leraar) for twenty years. She is an authorized teacher of traditional Daoist qigong in the Xiantianwujimen lineage of Eva Wong.
Dale is a Professor at Naropa University, where she founded and is the lead teacher for Naropa University Mindfulness Instructor Training, which just completed its twentieth annual cycle of training programs.
Her writing is published as chapters in three anthologies: “Love of Wisdom Puts You on the Spot” inMeditatie in de klas, “No Hidden Corners” inSchaduwen en licht and “Compassionate Abiding” in Briljant gezond verstand.
Gaylon Ferguson, PhD, has led group meditation retreats since 1976. He taught at Stanford, the University of Washington, and Naropa University, where he was a Core Faculty Member for fifteen years.
Gaylon is the author of three books, Natuurlijke waakzaamheid (on the four foundations of mindfulness), Natuurlijke moed (on fear and fearlessness as path to manifesting bravery) enWelcoming Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature(2024 from Shambhala Publications). His articles have appeared in Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, and Buddhadharma magazine. He contributed the foreword to the pioneering collectionBlack and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom (Shambhala, 2020).