Mindfulness for Treatment of Trauma & Anxiety
Designed for Mental Health Practitioners
This retreat is designed to help mental health practitioners deepen their understanding of techniques useful in guiding clients to work with trauma response patterns and anxiety symptoms.
(This retreat is limited to mental health practitioners only)
Incorporating Mindfulness & Meditation
We will explore several selected Buddhist principles, and learn how mindfulness and awareness can be accessed through meditation practice to help us relate to our own experience of discomfort, as a means to aiding clients to be more in tune and accepting of theirs. Our work together will be aimed at helping us to guide clients in navigating their own emotional experience with greater awareness and acceptance.
Experiential Learning
Our intention is to foster a shared learning experience. With fellow practitioners, you'll participate in experiential exercises and explore what we practice through engaging group discussions. This collaborative environment will serve to promote personal growth and collective wisdom, equipping you with tools and techniques to take back with you to your professional practice.
Continuing Education Units
This retreat has been approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for 10 continuing education units for all Vermont Allied Mental Health practitioners. Please check with your individual state office of professional regulation for CUE information outside of Vermont.
CEU Pricing: Note that the pricing for the program does not include the CEU fee which is an additional $75. If you would like CEU credit for the program, you can use this link to pay the additional fee.
Program Schedule
Friday
- 6:30 - Dinner
- 7:30 - Introduction to the Program, Meditation
Saturday
- 7:00 - Meditation Practice
- 8:00 - Breakfast
- 9:30 - Workshop I - The evolutionary purposes of the anxious brain and body; trauma response patterns; neuroplasticity
- 12:30 - Lunch
- 2:00 - Free time
- 3:00 - Qigong
- 4:00 - Tea Time
- 5:00 - Workshop II - Intro to somatic focus work and discussion
- 6:30 - Dinner
- 7:30 - Workshop III - Somatic practices and discussion
Sunday
- 7:00 - Meditation Practice
- 8:00 - Breakfast
- 9:30 - Workshop - IV - Discussion, group activity, practice
- 12:30 - Group Lunch
Arrival & Departure
Please plan to arrive on December 6th, between 2:00pm and 6:00pm to register and settle in.
Dinner is served at 6:30pm.
The program will begin at 7:30pm.
The program formally concludes on December 8th, with a luncheon at 12:30pm.
Getting Here
Visit our Directions and Transportation page to see different options for traveling to Karmê Chöling including pick-up service from Hanover, Lebanon, White River Junction and Burlington to our front door.
Note: A 50% deposit is required to reserve your accommodation.
Pricing
Karmê Chöling values its commitment to making programs affordable and available to all who wish to study with us. To support this commitment we provide two program price options.
Generosity Price: $265.00
You're able to help us with this commitment by choosing the "Generosity Price". The money above the basic tuition cost goes into a scholarship fund for those who might not be able to attend a program otherwise.
Tuition: $220.00
This is the price of the program, it does not include housing options or material fees.
Please Note:
Price does not include accommodations, which will be added during the registration process.
Policies
Payment Policies:
Please read the payment policy before proceeding with registration.
Financial Aid:
Karmê Chöling offers full-time student discounts, scholarships and other financial aid.
Program Credit:
If using existing program credit to pay for a program, you must pre-register for this program at least two weeks prior to the program start date by calling the front desk (802-633-2384 x3000). Program credit may not be used to pay for housing or practice materials and may not be used on or after arrival day.
Instructor
Kathleen Walls is a Vermont psychotherapist and a long time Shambhala practitioner helping folks work through the challenges of being human. She works with people who have experienced trauma as well as those who suffer from anxiety, guiding clients to connect with their innate worthiness, so they can live their lives with confidence.
Note: This program has been approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for 10 continuing education units for all Vermont Allied Mental Health practitioners. The cost of the CEUs is $75 in addition to the program fee listed below. You can pay the CEU fee here.
Instructor:
Kathleen Walls
Date & Time Details:
Location:
On-Land
Program Fee:
Generosity Price - $265
Tuition - $220
Room/Meals Fee:
This will be added in during the registration process.
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Contact Us:
Karmê Chöling
(802) 633-2384
info@karmecholing.org
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