Monday, March 2—16, 2009
Transforming Emotional Difficulties into Opportunities
A Zen Perspective
A Three Week Class with Koshin Paley Ellison

How can we find free dom right where we are, and ease in the midst of our inner mental storms? Can we ever free our selves from the tangle of difficult emotions? In this series, we will discover time-tested tools that can help us find clarity, even in the midst of the chaos of modern life. These will include silent and guided meditations, breathwork, writing and working with symbolic images, and Buddhist wisdom stories. We will look at how to work with the poisons of grasping, anger and delusion, and how to activate their antidotes—love, compassion and wisdom. We will come away from these evenings equipped with effective, practical tools we can immediately put to use in our everyday lives

Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He serves as the Director of Training for the Center’s Buddhist Contemplative Care Programs. He is a ACPE Chaplain Supervisory Resident. Koshin is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is a co-founder of the Buddhist Psychotherapy Collective. Koshin is currently a Jungian Analyst Candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. He is the Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Koshin began Zen practice over twenty years ago, and he is a Senior Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, at the Village Zendo. He gives plenary addresses, workshops and retreats on contemplative based approaches to leadership and care, and meditation in a variety of settings from corporations to national healthcare conferences.

When:
(3 sessions) Mondays, March 2–16, 2009

09WSI79T Approved for CEUs

Where:
To register, go to or call: http://www.opencenter.org 212.219.2527
Time: 6—7:45 pm
Cost: Members $90/ Nonmembers $100


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