Mindfulness Meets Clinical Practice – A New Paradigm for Healing

• Debunking popular myths about Mindfulness
• Distinguishing Mindfulness as an experiential practice as opposed to a spiritual concept
• Understanding the role of “mind wandering” and the “default mode network” in our ordinary consciousness
• How to reclaim our lives from our limiting identity stories as we embrace our embodied awareness in the present moment

Jon Kabat-Zinn is internationally known for his work as a scientist, bestselling author, and Mindfulness meditation teacher. He’s professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he founded its world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic and its Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society.

• Use rituals to enhance the experience of safety, communion, and soulfulness in therapy
• Introduce grounding and cleansing practices as well as a variety of spiritual traditions to deepen the impact of trauma treatment
• Bring poetry, myths, and storytelling into the therapeutic conversation
• Address issues of morality and virtue issues in the treatment room

Jack Kornfield cofounded the Insight Meditation Society, is a founding teacher of the Spirit Rock Center, and has led International Buddhist Teacher meetings with the Dalai Lama. His books have been translated into 20 languages. They include The Art of Forgiveness and Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are.

• Concrete, step-by-step practices for dissolving the ordinary sense of self
• Exercises that help clients achieve deep relaxation and a resetting of the nervous system
• A process that naturally melts away many issues that previously seemed like intractable problems
• Techniques for achieving greater access to natural wisdom, compassion, humor, and creativity

Connirae Andreas has been teaching and developing Neuro-linguistic Programming for 30 years. She’s best known for her work developing Core Transformation, a method of gentle transformation through uncovering states of oneness, peace, and presence.

• Develop a broader sense of self, challenging the role of “authenticity” and “being true to oneself” as therapeutic goals
• Transform the fundamental nature of their internal conversations and personal identity
• Embrace “insignificance” as a way of both dealing with loss and entering more fully into life and the present moment
• Understand the of pitfalls of bringing anatta into the therapy room, including the dangers of the bypassing emotional vulnerability

Ron Siegel, an assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, is author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems, coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and coauthor of Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy.

• Enhancing their ability to pause and deepen their experience of presence in the world
• Recognizing the trancelike quality of digital reality and how to awaken from it
• Exploring the psychology of boredom and how it keeps us from being fully connected to the moment
• Developing a cyber-diet to guide your daily use of digital technology and maximize its positive benefits

Tara Brach founded the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC. In addition to numerous articles, videos, and hundreds of recorded talks, she’s the author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge: Finding Peace & Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart.

• How to distinguish mindfulness from self-compassion and self-compassion from self-pity
• The fundamental principles and practices of self-compassion training, especially as an antidote for shame
• How to help clients develop alternatives to the unholy trinity of self-criticism, self-isolation, and self-absorption
• How to create a culture of heartfelt kindness in the consulting room and equip clients with concrete tools to make therapy more portable between sessions

Christopher Germer is a clinical psychologist specializing in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy. He’s a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, and coeditor of Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.