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Healing Anxiety in Time of Tumult: A Buddhist & Psychotherapeutic Response

Online Program
Dates: Jun 12, 2020 - Jun 14, 2020

Instructor(s): Pilar Jennings

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Program Description:
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As we navigate this time of sudden and dramatic change, stirring fear and anxiety in all forms, the healing arts of the Buddha-Dharma and Western psychology offer needed perspectives and healing methods. In this program 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 cull 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 this pandemic.

Learning Intentions:

To learn about the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation and breathwork for patients with anxiety; better understand interpersonal and developmental issues contributing to anxiety; identify key intersubjective dynamics between Buddhist teachers and students, and therapists and patients that contribute to anxiety; and learn about the resonant though contrasting perspectives on psychological suffering and its working through in psychotherapeutic and Buddhist theory.


Experience Level:
Suitable for beginning and experienced practitioners.