It’s completely natural to feel frustrated, anxious, afraid, or overwhelmed by political events and conflicts.
These are complex issues that can have real impacts on our lives and communities.
The good news is that by acknowledging our fears and anxiety while taking purposeful action, we can navigate political turmoil with greater calm and effectiveness.
Though challenges remain, Dr. Rick Hanson will help us explore some of the personal practices we can utilise and purposeful actions we can take to shape our response and contribute to positive change.
Please note: This first part of the workshop is open to mindfulness teachers and practitioners. In the second part of the workshop, open only to trained teachers, we’ll explore how this learning can also inform our teaching and enhance our skills to support our participants as they progress through their own mindfulness journey.
This event is included as part of the new Oxford Mindfulness Members’ Programme. Non–members are welcome to join the event at the relevant fee band.
What to expect on this event
This workshop aims to provide strategies and mindfulness tools to support you to navigate political turmoil by:
- Developing awareness of the impact of political turmoil on ourselves and the participants on our courses
- Learning practices that support us to stay steady in the face of these challenges, both as an individual and as a mindfulness teacher
- Exploring different ways of coping with turmoil and making active choices to contribute to positive change
This workshop is delivered in two parts.
Part 1 will last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, including time for Q&A and is open to both mindfulness practitioners and trained teachers.
This will be followed by a short break of 15 minutes
In Part 2 of the workshop – open only to trained mindfulness teachers – we’ll make use of breakout room discussions, sharing experiences and a Q&A with Rick to explore how we might use this learning to inform and enhance our teaching.
Total Session time – 3 hours
Entry criteria: who can apply for this course?
This workshop is included for those who hold an active membership of the Oxford Mindfulness Members’ Programme (Teacher Membership). Please enter your membership number on the application form.
Fully trained mindfulness teachers who aren’t members are invited to join this event at the relevant fee band.
About Dr. Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author.
His seven books have been published in 33 languages, and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone.
He’s the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well Podcast – which has been downloaded over 15 million times.
His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those in need.
He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media.
He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in Northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.
