Explore Contemplative PsychotherapyFriday, June 21, 7-9 pm
In
this evening’s talk Miles will share insights from his personal journey
over the last 17 years studying Buddhism and psychology. He will
discuss the defining characteristics of contemplative psychotherapy,
what these diverse traditions have to offer one another, and what their
integration looks likes in clinical practice.
• Visualization
• What Buddhism and Western Psychology Offer Each Other
• Dr. Miles Neale’s Approach to Contemplative Psychotherapy
• Q&A
The Neuroscience of Attunement & Integration
Sat June 22, 10-5 pm
Saturday’s
workshop takes a sobering look at the impact of early childhood trauma
on the developing mind and brain and their ensuing influence on adult
functioning and relationships. Participants will learn basic
neuroscience to help navigate their own and others nervous systems as
well as how meditation and psychotherapy each contribute to greater
emotional attunement and neural integration.
The Buddhist Arts of Self-Healing & TransformationSun, June 23, 10-5 pm
Sunday’s
workshop demystifies the Buddhist science of karmic action and
selflessness and reveals the Buddhist arts of transformation comprised
of discriminating wisdom, meditative equipoise and ethical action. Participants
will learn how to break free of unconscious cycles of stress and trauma
and access their natural openness and compassion. Dr. Miles NealeDr. Miles Neale is
a Buddhist psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and Assistant Director
of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Combining
contemporary psychotherapy with the science and techniques of
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Dr. Neale provides the conceptual maps, practical
skills and emotional support that lead to optimal health and happiness.
Miles embarked on a course of professional training that included study
at the mind/body institutes at Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell while
earning a Master’s degree in meditation research from New York
University’s Gallatin Program and a Doctoral degree in clinical
psychology from the California Institute for Integral Studies. To
complement his Western expertise, Miles also trained in the tradition of
the Dalai Lamas under the guidance of some of the most respected
American Buddhist scholars and Tibetan meditation masters of the
twenty-first century. Currently, Miles maintains a private psychotherapy
practice in New York City, teaches courses on the Indo-Tibetan
tradition and together with his wife Dr. Emily Wolf, offers destination
meditation retreats around the world. He is honored to share the
spiritual journey towards healing and happiness.