The Role of Mindfulness Meditation in Developing a Science of Consciousness Shinzen Young, PhD This program explores how meditation masters and consciousness scientists can cross-fertilize each others' disciplines, since each possesses tools the other lacks. In the Buddhist mindfulness tradition (Vipassana meditation), high states of concentration are developed through systematic exercises. This concentration functions like a microscope for exploring the nature of consciousness from the inside. With this high-resolution tool, the mindfulness practitioner can deconstruct complex sense experiences such as thinking and emotion into a small set of natural components and sub components. It then becomes possible to see clearly how qualitative properties (such as the sense of self) emerge through the interactions of these components. Mindfulness meditation masters could provide consciousness scientists with valuable suggestions about what to look for when creating models of consciousness. Furthermore, because of their extraordinary sensitivity, mindfulness meditators could be valuable subjects in experiments attempting to correlate subjective experience with objective neurophysiological events. On the other hand, consciousness science could provide meditation teachers with new paradigms for explaining their spiritual experience. This could lead to more effective ways to cultivate and teach meditative states. Futhermore, familiarity with science would provide meditation teachers with a universally accepted language with which to describe their experiences. The Dalai Lama has called for vigorous cooperation between meditation masters and scientists. This seminar explores the specifics of what such cooperation might entail. Presenter Bio: Sinzen became fascinated with Asian culture at an early age, learning Chinese and Japanese while still in his teens. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1971 at Mt. Koya, Japan. After several years of training in Asian monasteries, he became interested in the scientific study of meditative states and worked at the Princeton Biofeedback Institute. He has taught Asian philosophy, mathematics and physics. Shinzen has been conducting meditation retreats for over 20 years. His goal is to make meditative practice a viable path for Westerners, not just an exotic import from the East. www.shinzen.org

Energy Medicine: A Hands-On Demonstration Donna Eden & David Feinstein, PhD Energy Medicine recognizes energy as a vital, living, moving force that determines much about health and happiness. In Energy Medicine, energy is the medicine, and energy is also the "patient." Tending to this energy feels good and is enormously practical. Energy medicine is both a complement to other approaches to medical care and a complete system for self-care and self-help. It can address physical illness and emotional or mental disorders, and can also promote high-level wellness and peak performance. By learning simple energy techniques, you can improve your health, sharpen your mind, and increase your joy and vitality. Jean Houston has described Donna's approach to Energy Medicine as "Perhaps the most brilliant, comprehensive, and effective system in the genre that I have ever seen." Presenter Bio: Donna is a pioneer in the field of Energy Medicine. For more than two decades, she has taught people worldwide how to understand the energies in the body. As Caroline Myss writes in her Foreword to Donna’s acclaimed book, Energy Medicine - “The contribution Donna Eden has made will stand as one of the backbone studies as we lay a sound foundation for the field of holistic medicine. Donna is widely recognized for her in-born ability to clairvoyantly see the body’s energies, to track down the causes of physical and psychological problems based on the states of those energies, and to devise highly effective treatments.” www.innersource.net David is a clinical psychologist and director of the nonprofit Energy Medicine Institute. He has taught at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Antioch College and the California School of Professional Psychology. Among his published works are The Mythic Path, Rituals for Living and Dying and Energy Medicine, written with his wife Donna Eden, and the award-winning Energy Psychology interactive computer-based training program. www.innersource.net

Inspirational Leadership: Destiny, Calling and Cause Lance Secretan, PhD Inspirational Leadership offers a radical theory of leadership based on the leadership practices of some of the greatest leaders of all time, as well as many inspiring leaders of organizations today. Lance inspires by sharing his stunning insights on how to reawaken spirit and values in the workplace. The future belongs to visionary leaders who create organizations that inspire the soul by honoring and celebrating people and providing the same level of honor and service to employees as has traditionally only been offered to external customers. By citing examples of great leaders, Secretan points out that the long history of modern leadership has derived its practices, models and heroes from the metaphors of war based on power and control. These examples have produced the theories and practices favored by many contemporary corporate leaders today. Almost unnoticed by these "old story" leaders, however, is the emerging "new story" of leadership--a critical mass of new leadership thinking which is beginning to eclipse the "old story." Lance shows you how leaders: -- Inspire instead of motivate -- Encourage truth-telling and promise-keeping -- Nourish creativity -- Abandon the concept of competition -- Maintain a state of grace -- Create physical space that cares for the soul -- Treat people as sacred -- Replace re-engineering with regenerating -- Generate noble profits -- Build communities instead of teams You will learn: The seven steps to becoming an Inspirational Leader. 1. Defining the Leader's uniqueness that calls to be lived--"The Destiny" 2. Creating a magnetic vision--"The Cause" 3. Enabling followers to find their Calling 4. Aligning Calling and Cause 5. Serving followers 6. Guiding the contribution of brilliance 7. Magic Ingredient "X"--Creating the environment that encourages followers to inspire their leader. Presenter Bio: Lance has built a business from scratch to $100 million in annual sales. He has been a Professor of Entrepreneurship at York and MacMaster Universities and has worked on the floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Today, he’s an author, philosopher and consultant. Lance is the author of a number of international best selling books including Reclaiming Higher Ground: Creating Organizations that Inspire the Soul; Managerial Moxie: The 8 Proven Steps for Empowering Your Employees and Supercharging Your Company; Living the Moment: A Sacred Journey and The Way of the Tiger: Gentle Wisdom for Turbulent Times. When he reached the age of forty, Lance retired. Now he coaches leaders of outstanding organizations to inspire and motivate employees and find and keep customers for life.

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