Eudaimonia: Creating Well-Being
Imagine living your day to day life in a body that is calm and with a mind that is clear, still and focused. For many, the thought of living without excessive stress and worry seems beyond the realm of possibility. Our modern world, with all of its demands and challenges, has take our bodies and minds as hostage. Work pressures, economic worries, family and children, relationships, illness, aging––are a few of the circumstances that can hijack our sense of wellbeing. And yet, our bodies––especially our brains and nervous system––can be harnessed and reprogrammed to provide us with an internal world that can better respond to the outer world with calm and clarity.
This public program is designed for those who are struggling with excessive physical stress, bodily pain, chronic anxiety or other emotional distress, and would like to learn ways to cultivate genuine behavioral and emotional balance, health and happiness.
Participants will be introduced to simple mindfulness meditation practices, breath exercises, visualization techniques, and effective ways to unblock physical, emotional and mental energy.
This public program is designed for those who are struggling with excessive physical stress, bodily pain, chronic anxiety or other emotional distress, and would like to learn ways to cultivate genuine behavioral and emotional balance, health and happiness.
Participants will be introduced to simple mindfulness meditation practices, breath exercises, visualization techniques, and effective ways to unblock physical, emotional and mental energy.
Workshop Location and Dates
Location and dates TBD
Arthur Giacalone, Ph.D. Instructor Bio
Dr. Arthur Giacalone is a Clinical/Consulting psychologist in private practice in Walnut Creek, California, USA. He has taught widely in a number of venues throughout North America, Scotland, Italy, Cyprus, Hong Kong and China. Dr. Giacalone has studied, practiced and taught meditation and its applications to psychotherapy for over 35 years. In 1994 he Co-Founded The Institute of Contemplative Studies, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the training of graduate and postgraduate psychologists and psychotherapists. From 1989-1991 he held the position of Chairman in the Graduate School for the Study of Human Consciousness at John F. Kennedy University. He has been a continuing education provider for the California Psychological Association since its inception in 1994. Dr. Giacalone has also served as a management consultant and trainer in solution-focused coaching, organization development, and competency based executive hiring . The International Thomas Merton Society elected Dr. Giacalone a 2004-05, William Shannon Fellow for a documentary he is producing on Thomas Merton and Contemplation entitled, Silent Lamp: Thomas Merton on Contemplative Life and the Mysteries of the Heart. Dr. Giacalone is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Registration
As courses are scheduled, registration information will be posted here.