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Zen Brain with Roshi Joan, Richard Davidson, Al Kaszniak, others

Posted on Jan 3rd, 2010 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=314

Jan 21, 2010 — Jan 24, 2010

ZEN BRAIN: The Self and Selflessness in Neuroscience, Buddhism, and Philosophy

Instructors: Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD * Alfred W. Kaszniak, Ph.D. * Evan Thompson, PhD * John D. Dunne, PhD * Richard J. Davidson, PhD

Description:

Buddhist practice involves the cultivation of the realization of selflessness and interdependence and, as well, powerful insights into how we create the illusion of a separate and unchanging self. In recent years, philosophy, cognitive science, and neuroscience have contributed new and important perspectives on these core teachings of Buddhism.  In this retreat, prominent scientists and scholars will explore Buddhist, philosophic, and neuroscientific perspectives on the self and selfless, and the implications of these areas for Zen practice. We as well will look at how we apply the research in neuroscience in the areas of identity, causality, and mental function.  Talks, discussions, and explorations with participants are embedded within Zazen practice throughout each day.


With special participation by Ann Marie McKelvey, LPCC, PCC, Psychotherapist, Ann Marie has completed the two-year Chaplaincy Program at Upaya Zen Center focusing on peacemaking, environmental studies and compassionate end-of-life care. Ann Marie can be reached athttp://www.AnnMarieMcKelvey.com

CEU recipients will participate in a special group work meeting with Ann Marie McKelvey during the retreat.  Details will be available at the time of arrival.

16 CEUs for counselors, therapists and social workers available through the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board at a cost of $30.00 per retreat.  Please pay this amount at the time of registration.

Also check with your respective State License Board to confirm acceptance of CEUs from the State of New Mexico. 

 

Faculty & Presentation Topics:

Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin) “Meditation and Selflessness: Insights from Neuroscience”

John Dunne, Ph.D. (Emory University) “Selflessness and Experience: A Conundrum in Buddhist Philosophy”

Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D. (Upaya Zen Center) “Zen Practice and the Cultivation of Selflessness”

Al Kaszniak, Ph.D. (University of Arizona) “Self-Awareness and the Brain: Contributions from the Study of Neurological Illness”

Evan Thompson, Ph.D. (University of Toronto) “Self-Awareness: Insights from Phenomenology, Neuroscience, and Meditation”

Special participation by Ann Marie McKelvey, LPCC.

We are taking a wait list for on campus housing.  We have made arrangements with local hotels to handle your housing needs.  Contact registrar@upaya.org for lodging information or to be placed on the wait list for on campus housing.

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Roshi Joan, Stephen and Martine Batchelor, Sharon Salzberg

Posted on Sep 16th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
October 23 – November 8
Fall Practice Period: Radical Buddhism

Roshi Joan Halifax, Stephen Batchelor, Sharon Salzberg, Sensei Beate Genko Stolte and Martine Batchelor. To register for the entire Practice Period, please click here. You may also register for individual programs as noted below:

10/23 – 10/28: GODLESS RELIGION OR DEVOUT ATHEISM? with Stephen and Martine Batchelor. For more information or to register on-line, please click here.

10/30 - 11/5: SESSHIN: EXPLORING FEARLESS BUDDHA ANCESTORS with Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Beate Genko Stolte. For more information or to register on-line, please click here.

11/6 – 11/8: RETREAT ON RADICAL JOY with Roshi Joan Halifax and Sharon Salzberg. For more infomration or to register on-line.
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Roshi Joan: national teaching: Contemplative End of Life Care

Posted on Sep 16th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Roshi Joan Halifax national teachings on
Contemplative End-of-Life Care
November, 2009

November 11, 2009, 9AM-4PM, Durham, NC
Cultivating the Inner Life Through Service: Contemplative Practices for Healthcare Professionals and Caregivers
Duke Integrative Medicine, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life and Project Compassion; to register: 866 313 0959 or visit www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org (under ‘classes, events & training’)

November 13, 2009, 8:30AM-4PM, Tucson, AZ.
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Casa de Luz Foundation;
to register: http://www.casafoundation.org/events.html or Carol Clark, (520) 544-9890.

November 20-21; San Diego, CA.
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion for Self and Others
San Diego Hospice, The Institute for Palliative Medicine;
to register: Michelle Suavengco, 4311 Third Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

November 23, 8AM-4:30PM, Albany, OR.
Being with Dying: An Introduction to Contemplative End-of-Life Care
Samaritan Albany General Hospital; to register: Shirley Richey SAGH, 541-812-4141, shirleyr@samhealth.org
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The Death of Neda: William Irwin Thompson

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
The whites of her eyes rolled up like a saint
in a filmed drama of staged yogic bliss,
then her head turned and showed it was not paint
that guttered out. The sniper did not miss,
in spite of Neda's black Persian Hijab,
the perfect placing of his pervert's kiss,
but he was just doing his Basij job;
the street was not the place for their complaint.
Religion is the robed disguise of thugs,
whether snipers on the roofs shooting girls,
Taliban buying guns by selling drugs,
West Bank settlers with their Uzis and curls
stealing wells with walls and Adonai's will,
who gave them the land and license to kill.

The whites of her eyes rolled up like a saint
in a filmed drama of staged yogic bliss,
then her head turned and showed it was not paint
that guttered out. The sniper did not miss,
in spite of Neda's black Persian Hijab,
the perfect placing of his pervert's kiss,
but he was just doing his Basij job;
the street was not the place for their complaint.
Religion is the robed disguise of thugs,
whether snipers on the roofs shooting girls,
Taliban buying guns by selling drugs,
West Bank settlers with their Uzis and curls
stealing wells with walls and Adonai's will,
who gave them the land and license to kill.
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Roshi Joan, Frank Ostaseski, Richard Freeman, David Riley

Posted on Jun 14th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Jul 10, 2009 — Jul 12, 2009
Exploring Compassion and Fearlessness at the End of Life
Frank Ostaseski * Roshi Joan Halifax with special participation by Ann Marie McKelvey, LPCC, MCC (PCC)

This retreat is for professional and family caregivers, those with life-threatening illness and those wishing to explore approaches to end-of-life care and issues related to dying and death. Participants will explore our views of pain, suffering, mortality, and freedom from suffering; perspectives on our encounter with death, as well as psycho-spiritual and contemplative approaches to care of the dying; the development of compassion and resilience in care of the dying, and methods for cultivating empathy, altruism, and compassion and sustaining resilience as we care for dying people. 10 CEUs for this program. Click here to register on-line.

Jul 23, 2009 — Jul 26, 2009
Yoga, Science and Selflessness Practice Intensive
Roshi Joan Halifax * Richard Freeman * David Riley, MD

This retreat is an immersion into the practice and science of asana practice and meditation. It includes an exploration of anatomy and Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. In a unique way, the retreat brings together the practice of Yoga with Buddhism and the latest scientific research in yoga and meditation. It is an exploration of the internal principles and forms of Ashtanga Yoga and philosophies of yoga into the therapeutics of asana practice, and includes pranayama and chanting, as well as the biomechanics of posture and movement. Click here to register on-line.

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HIROSHIMA DAY: SACK CLOTH AND ASHES

Posted on Jun 4th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Dear friends,

Upaya will be joining in with our friends from Pax Christi to commemorate Hiroshima Day this year (the 64th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan). We did this four years ago and it was quite a powerful experience for those of us who took part.

Please mark your calendar, and we hope you will join us for these two events:

* Friday, July 31: Witness for Peace -- an evening with two Nobel Peace Prize winners, Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire, at the Santa Fe Convention Center, 7 pm

* Aug 1: Los Alamos: sackcloth and ashes event, with Upaya and other sanghas offering a meditative/Buddhist presence

See the Pax Christi website: http://www.paxchristinewmexico.org/


Details are still to be worked out for the Aug 1 vigil, but we wanted to let you know in advance and we hope you will participate in this important commemoration. We'll post more information on the Upaya enewsletter and website as things get firmed up.
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ALAN WALLACE AND THE SHAMATHA PROJECT

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
i am so looking forward to the program with alan wallace that will happen may 29-31 at upaya. he is an extraordinary teacher, has opened buddhist teachings on meditation in a way that makes them very accessible. all of upaya's residents will be in the program, as i feel his way of teaching meditation is important for our sangha to absorb. his shamatha project, which had cliff saron as the chief neuroscience researcher, is the most ambitious neuro research project on meditation ever done. cliff did a stunning presentation at the recent mind and life meeting in dharamsala with his holiness. new and stunning unpublished results were presented at this gathering. am glad that alan will be covering this as well. upaya@upaya.org
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ROSHI JOAN'S LECTURE ON BIOETHICS: VIDEO

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Roshi Joan Halifax gave the annual Sue MacRae lecture on bioethics in Toronto in May. A powerful talk on care of the dying, Buddhism, and ethics, she makes the important point that one cannot separate compassion and ethics. She uses the three-fold training as a model ethical care of the dying. She addresses the development of moral character. This is a video presenttion of the talk with powerpoint.
 
http://epresence.ehealthinnovation.org/epresence/1/watch/320.aspx
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SENSEI BEATE, ROSHI JOAN HALIFAX, ALAN WALLACE: UPCOMING AT UPAYA

Posted on May 13th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Upcoming events at Upaya Zen Center
Upaya Zen Center, a residential Buddhist community founded by Roshi Joan Halifax and located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will host these events:

May 13: A public dharma talk (5:30 p.m.) given by Sensei Beate Genko Stolte on “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.”

May 17-28: “Opening Prajna,” a retreat/work week at the Prajna Mountain Forest Refuge with Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Beate, Marty Peale, and others.

May 29-31: This weekend retreat, “Science Meets Meditation,” will be led by Alan Wallace .

July 10-12: A retreat exploring compassion and fearlessness at the end of life, led by Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan Halifax. This retreat is for professional and family caregivers, those with life-threatening illness, and those wishing to explore approaches to end-of-life care and issues related to dying and death.
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Coming Home to Compassion - Upaya Zen Center

Posted on Apr 27th, 2009 by jhalifax : none jhalifax
Enjoy a richly-layered and meditative visual exploration of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Upaya, founded by Buddhist teacher, social activist, author and anthropologist Roshi Joan Halifax, is a Zen Buddhist practice and educational center dedicated to fostering the relationship between traditional Buddhism and compassionate action. Renown for its innovation and beauty, Upaya welcomes practitioners and guests from all over the world, and hosts the finest teachers from East and West. Visit Upaya online at www.upaya.org or in New Mexico
http://www.upaya.org/index.php
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