Keeping Cool in the Fire (A Two-Day Training)

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For information on an alternative offering see:
http://eastbaymeditation.org/event/55 

Keeping Cool in the Fire:

Becoming More Skillful with Inner or Outer Conflict

A Two-Day Training with  Donald Rothberg & Lawrence Ellis

Saturday, July 18, 9:30am to 5pm
& Sunday, July 19, 9:30am to 4pm

Location: Fisher Family Hall (of the Jewish Community Center of S.F)
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Open to ALL – No prior experience is necessary!

Cost: $99 - $199 (sliding scale)

Pease pay at the level appropriate to your income and resources.
- Limited scholarships available - pre-approval required -
call (510) 551-5101 or email: keepingcool@summerofpeace.net
- Download printable (PDF) flyer here -

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 For many of us, conflicts are challenging!  Should I stay in this job or relationship?  How can I bring my spiritual practice to this major organizational conflict? How can I bring my
aspirations for peace to a situation of hostility or even violence?

In this two-day workshop, we will offer perspectives, tools and practices for transforming conflict - drawn from ancient wisdom traditions, from top academics at places such as the Harvard Program on Negotiation and the MIT Dialogue Project, and from leading-edge work of mediators and peacemakers. We'll look deeply at the nature of conflict; see conflicts as opportunities for reconciliation, learning and deepening relationships; become more skillful when there are difficult emotions and polarizing thoughts; and cultivate mindfulness and skillful speech in the midst of conflict. We will explore all this through short talks, discussion, interactive exercises, meditation, Earth-based ritual, and practice with conflict scenarios drawn from our own life experiences and from simulations. 

Note: to respect those with environmental sensitivities, please do
not wear fragrances at the trainings.
The Fisher Family Hall is wheelchair accessible  

Lawrence Ellis is an organizational consultant & spiritual activist. As a Buddhist teacher, he is mentored by Jack Kornfield and Joanna Macy. He did his master’s thesis on Gandhian Satyagraha while on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University, and was invited by Gandhi’s grandson to represent the US on a pilgrimage in India commemorating Gandhi & ML King. He received extensive professional training in conflict management as a Director at Interaction Associates, one of the world’s oldest firm’s focusing on managing change; and as an activist on numerous campaigns. He is currently the Executive Director of Summer of Peace. Explore his websites at: www.SummerOfPeace.net and www.LawrenceEllis.org.

Donald Rothberg is one of the nation's foremost leaders in socially engaged spirituality. He has practiced Buddhist meditation for over 25 years and has been significantly influenced by other spiritual traditions, particularly Jewish, Christian, and Indigenous. A member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council and the Executive Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School in SF, he writes and teaches classes, groups, and retreats on meditation, daily life practice, and socially engaged Buddhism. He is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World. Visit Donald’s website at:  www.DonaldRothberg.com.

Testimonial

“Donald Rothberg and Lawrence Ellis are a wonderful combination, each with
distinctive gifts and styles, each with deep commitments to turning the wheel of Dharma into relevant social action for our time. Together they are good news!”
– Joanna Macy:  renowned eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar,
systems theorist and activist

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Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM (PT)

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Fisher Family Hall (of the Jewish Community Center of S.F.)
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

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