JON KABAT ZINN, PH.D.

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1 Inquiring Mind Presents JON KABAT ZINN, PH.D. e Crucible of Your Own Experience Continuing Education for Health Professionals & Meditators Saturday, May 9, 2009 UC Berkeley 6 ce credit hours available for this event Arriving At Your Own Door An Evening Public Talk in San Francisco Friday, May 8, 2009 Jon Kabat-Zinn is both a visionary scientist and one of the best mindfulness teachers on the planet. Jack Korn eld, Ph.D., author of A Path with Heart Jon Kabat-Zinn is a pioneer whose work has changed the course of psychology and the health professions in the West. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence register for both events at

2 JON KABAT ZINN, Ph.D. is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher. He is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachuse s Medical School, where he was founding executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and founder (in 1979) and former director of its world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (mbsr) Clinic. He is the author of many books, including Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness (Delta, 1991), Wherever You Go, ere You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Hyperion, 1994), and coauthor, with Williams, Teasdale, and Segal, of e Mindful Way rough Depression: Freeing Yourself om Chronic Unhappiness (Guilford, 2007). Dr. Kabat-Zinn received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from mit in 1971 in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate, Salvador Luria. His research career focused on mind/body interactions for healing and on the clinical applications and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness meditation training for people with chronic pain and stress-related disorders. Friday, May 8, :30 9:30 pm ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR Mindfulness, Healing & the Full Catastrophe of Everyday Life A Public Talk First Unitarian Universalist Church 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA (415) Spend an evening with Jon Kabat-Zinn exploring how to nd refuge and leverage within the practice of mindfulness. It s an evening of re ection on the practical lessons Dr. Kabat-Zinn has learned from bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine, psychology, and society. Drawing on his experience over the past 30 years, Dr. Kabat-Zinn will share what he has found to be the uniquely bene cial effect of mindfulness, not only in the health professions but in our individual lives. e primary focus of the evening is to explore the heart of mindfulness as a practice and its relationship, as documented by scienti c studies, to physical and emotional healing. Learn to face what Zorba the Greek called the full catastrophe of the human condition and to do so effectively, with self-compassion, kindness, and wisdom. is evening talk is a fundraising event on behalf of Inquiring Mind. Sliding Scale donation:

3 Saturday, May 9, am 5 pm THE CRUCIBLE OF YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE Fine Tuning the Clinical Application of Mindfulness Continuing Education for Health Professionals & Meditators Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley Bancro Way at Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA (510) this workshop is approved for 6 ce credits. Health professionals in medicine, psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy are increasingly using mindfulness in their work. As de ned by Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is remembering to pay a ention on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally. In this way, we can catalyze learning, growing, healing, and transformation across our lifespan with a willingness to turn toward rather than away. e workshop is designed to help counter habitual denial, experiential avoidance, and maladaptive coping behaviors by offering ways to effectively turn towards the actuality of what is happening in the present moment, even when it is frightening, unpleasant and unwanted. Created to support health professionals currently utilizing mindfulness, the workshop also provides a powerful introduction for those professionals considering mindfulness as an addition to their repertoire. By utilizing everything that arises in life the good, the bad, and the ugly all blended into the crucible of rst-person experience, participants will understand how everything becomes the teacher. is allows us to put lessons learned to good use in authentic and imaginative ways. Participants will explore the creative interface between personal experience and mindfulness, including formal practice, to develop appropriate ways to guide patients/clients in cultivating their own mindfulness. topics to be covered Mindfulness-based interventions require a personal mindfulness practice on the part of the therapist/instructor e power of breath and si ing meditation Tuning into your own experience in the present moment mindful a unement/deep listening Leading/teaching from within Turning toward difficult emotions, thoughts, sensations, and life events Research-based evidence of the clinical efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions

learning objectives is workshop will help the practitioner to: Describe mindfulness and its application in medicine, psychology, and health care Summarize the bene ts of mindful presence to healing

4 learning objectives is workshop will help the practitioner to: Describe mindfulness and its application in medicine, psychology, and health care Summarize the bene ts of mindful presence to healing processes, psychosocial stress and the achieving of optimal performance Utilize mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) and mindfulnessbased cognitive therapy (mbct) Apply one s own rst-person experience of mindfulness meditation when teaching this skill to patients/clients for their enhanced well-being Assess the scienti c evidence underlying speci c clinical applications of mindfulness in medicine, psychology and psychiatry in promoting wellbeing and health Demonstrate the different techniques of mindfulness practice, such as breathing, si ing meditation, yoga and walking meditation check-in: 8:30 9 am lunch: 12 1 pm (on own) closing: 5 pm who should attend meditation practitioners therapists Psychologists, Psychiatrists, mft s, lcsw s healers All health professionals including rn s and lvn s, Occupational and Physical erapists ABOUT INQUIRING MIND Now celebrating our 25th year of publication, Inquiring Mind is the preeminent donation-supported Buddhist journal in North America. Born out of the eravada Buddhist community of Insight (vipassana) meditators, our readership includes followers of many different Buddhist traditions, and others interested in the philosophy and ideas of Buddhism. Inquiring Mind is highly regarded for its excellent and thought-provoking interviews of Buddhist teachers, scientists, philosophers, psychologists and artists, as well as for its presentation of art, poetry, stories and humorous essays. Inquiring Mind is published twice a year, in April and October, and is an independent 501(c)3 charitable organization. All net proceeds from both the evening talk and the daylong workshop will go towards the ongoing support of the journal. To nd out more about Inquiring Mind, or to join our community of readers, please visit us at or write to us at: PO Box 9999, Berkeley, CA

5 4 WAYS TO REGISTER 1 online: 2 phone: REGISTRATION FORM Saturday, May 9, 2009 (kab-2) e Crucible Of Your Own Experience Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley Campus ML King, Jr. Student Union Bldg. Telegraph Ave. at Bancro Way Berkeley, CA am 5 pm 3 fax: mail: R. Cassidy Seminars Post Office Box Santa Rosa, CA Friday, May 8, 2009 (kab-1) Public Talk: Arriving At Your Own Door First Unitarian Universalist Church 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA :30 9:30 pm name license type lic# street address suite city state zip phone ( ) fax ( ) Saturday, May 9, 2009 (kab-2) public talk: Friday, May 8, 2009 (kab-1) Online Registration 129 Donation: Level 1 30 Standard Registration (By mail, phone, fax) 139 Donation: Level 2 40 Non-CE Credit Registration 109 Donation: Level 3 50 Group Registration (3 or more Online only) 119 Donation: Level 4 75 Same day registration, add 25 Donation: Level total due: total due: [ ] Check enclosed, payable to: R. Cassidy Seminars [ ] Credit Card. All major credit cards accepted. Payment by mail or fax card # cvv# exp date signature payment $ e Saturday, May 9, 2009 seminar is approved for 6 ce credit hours. continuing education psychologists: R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program. (6) hours. social workers ca: Course meets the quali cations for (6) hours of continuing education credit for mfts and/or lcsws as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider pce418. marriage and family therapists: ca: Course meets the quali cations for (6) hours of continuing education credit for mfts and/or lcsws as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider pce418. chemical dependency counselors: ca: Provider approved by caadac, Provider 4n for (6) cehs. nurses: ca: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CeP12224, for (6) contact hours. occupational therapists: OT s will receive a certi cate of completion for 6 pdus. satisfactory completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in, a ended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out in order to receive a certi cate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. cancellation policy: Refund (minus 25 administrative fee) when canceling prior to 7 days before the workshop. No refund within 7 days of the seminar. disability access: If you require ada accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior noti cation. please note: Licensing boards change regulations o en and while we a empt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your speci c board s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

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