BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2712017:Event:26242
DTSTAMP:20120527T122350Z
SUMMARY:Negotiating the Way: Skillful Means and Invitations to Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Flint Sparks\nEveryone wants to be free from unnecessary s
 uffering.  This was the Buddha’s primary concern and it is the func
 tion of the practices he taught.  How are we to understand these anci
 ent practices alongside contemporary methods for emotional and relatio
 nal healing?  In meeting this question skillfully, it is not our aim 
 to merely translate Buddhadharma into a method of psychotherapy, nor i
 s it our goal to elevate modern psychotherapy into a vehicle for spiri
 tually liberation.  However, both paths have profound transformative 
 potential and this class will be geared toward their shared illuminati
 on by engaging these teachings and practices with mindfulness and whol
 ehearted attention.  \n \nIn this series we will be drawing on two p
 rimary forms of contemporary psychotherapy — Hakomi and Internal Fam
 ily Systems.  These skillful methods weave together mindfulness and m
 ultiplicity in such a way that the Buddha’s teachings can be demonst
 rated as practical tools for personal and relational transformation. W
 e will examine the ways in which our everyday sense of “self” emer
 ges and is sustained. This investigation will include perspectives fro
 m child development, attachment theory, and Buddhist psychology.  We 
 will also look at the ways in the Buddha’s teachings of mutual causa
 lity reveal the centrality of relationship on the path to awakening. W
 e will also study the ways that attention to relationality and mutual 
 care opens the way to a life of freedom. \n \nTime: Thursdays from 6
 :30 - 8:00 PM\nDates:\nJanuary 19: Applied Mindfulness and the Hakomi 
 Way\nFebruary 16: Multiplicity of Mind and the IFS Model\nMarch 22: Un
 derstanding Human Development as Dharma Gates\nApril 19: Relationships
 , Relationality, and Mutual Causality\nMay 17: The Bodhisattva’s Lif
 e, a human life, and Appamada\n \nThere will be suggested readings an
 d writing practices for each class.\n \nIf you are a distant student 
 you may register for the class.  You will then have access to the cla
 ss recordings, readings, and writing practices which will be posted in
  a timely manner after each local class meeting.\nRegistration is now 
 closed for on site participation, however you may still register for o
 nline participation. \nRegister for the online course here.\n \n\nFo
 r more information visit http://community.appamada.org/events/negotiat
 ing-the-way-skillful-means-and-invitations-to-freedom
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120517T183000
CATEGORIES:class
LOCATION:Appamada
WEBSITE:
URL:
CONTACT:512.689.5301
ORGANIZER:Flint Sparks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://api.ning.com:80/files/*LOVghtS02nbq
 HGvvhs3e9O2eIn2coxWIgrPfn6lO38gdVninLBKt6j-0T1nd9rc*124WkU-17Pi9gYVjpO
 DiI2CjCHz-alt/goldBuddhafacesm.jpg
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Peg Syve
 rson":http://community.appamada.org/profile/PegSyverson
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR