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Healing from Anxiety: A Buddhist and Psychotherapeutic Response

  • Pilar Jennings
  • Residential
  • December 16, 2027
  • December 19, 2027
  • Thursday - Sunday
  • 3 nights

As we continue to navigate a world impacted by Covid, political strife, climate change, and global conflict, stirring fear and anxiety in many forms, the healing arts of the Buddha-Dharma and Western psychology offer supportive perspectives and practices. In this retreat, we’ll explore a Buddhist and psychodynamic understanding of anxiety, its causes, and personal symptoms. Together we’ll examine a contemplative response to this powerful form of suffering as a way to find meaning and offer support to those who experience anxiety and its many ripple effects. With a focus on interpersonal dynamics and collective triggers, we will learn about key relational and developmental experiences that generate feelings and behaviors associated with anxiety. We will also explore how these early dynamics can inform and intensify anxiety during these stressful times. This retreat will be helpful to meditators of all experience levels and clinicians interested in the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation.

Noble Silence:

Noble silence will be observed following each evening session through breakfast the following morning.

Experience Level:

Suitable for beginning and experienced practitioners.

Cancellation Policy:

We understand that personal circumstances may require you to cancel your registration. In these cases, please contact us right away. If you cancel more than eight weeks before the program starts, you are eligible for a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. If you cancel between three and eight weeks before the program starts, you are eligible for a 50% refund of the deposit. Registration fees are nonrefundable less than three weeks before the program starts.

Schedule:

Arrival day: 3:00 – 5:30 PM 

Departure day: Noon (Leave campus by 2:00 pm)


Full Day Schedule (may vary slightly): 

6:30 am                Wake-up

7:00 – 7:30 am     Group sitting practice

9:00 am – noon    Morning Session

2:00 – 5:00 pm     Afternoon Session

7:00 – 9:00 pm    Evening Session

Continuing Education:

Applications for 10 continuing education units for psychologists and social workers will be submitted for this program. Accrediting agencies are the National Association for Social Workers (NASW) and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy (IMP). You can find more information about social work licensure board endorsements here. Please confirm with your licensing board whether the CEUs offered are applicable for your licensure before registration. For more information about CEUs through BCBS, please click here.