with

Koshin Paley Ellison

and Robert Chodo Campbell

Sponsored by The Contemplative Studies Project of the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Bringing Contemplative care to patients and clients who are ill, or who have been touched by death in their lives requires the analyst and psychotherapist to be intimate with these realities of life. We only can be as intimate with another as we are with ourselves. This training enriches out capacity to bring contemplative, mindful care to those suffering.

This retreat is designed as an experiential learning container for professionals to explore compassionate contemplative approaches that allow mindfulness and courage to arise in our work within our selves and with others. This retreat will introduce participants to techniques and contemplative practices that have been used and created by the leaders in the field of contemplative care, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care’s Co-Founders, Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell. This is a unique opportunity to study Buddhist principles and practices relevant to death and dying. Consisting of lectures and discussion, along with group work, writing exercises, intensive guided meditation, and sand play sessions, the retreat seeks to help clinicians understand the places that inhibit their personal growth and block the healing which they may experience for themselves as practitioners.

KOSHIN PALEY ELLISON, MFA, LMSW, ACPE
Koshin Paley Ellison co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the first Buddhist organization to offer fully accredited chaplaincy training in America and the organization delivers contemplative approaches to care through education, direct service and meditation practice. In order to bring the work to a broader audience, he co-developed the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Training Program. Koshin is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is the Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, where he also serves on the Medical Ethic Committee. Koshin is a dynamic, original, and visionary leader and teacher. His public programs have introduced thousands to the practices of mindful and compassionate care of the living and dying. 30,000 people listen to his podcasts each year. His groundbreaking work has been widely featured in the media, including the PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, and in numerous print publications such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He is a Senior Zen Buddhist Priest, chaplaincy supervisor and psychotherapist.

ROBERT CHODO CAMPBELL, HHC
Robert Chodo Campbell co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the first Buddhist organization to offer fully accredited chaplaincy training in America. The organization delivers contemplative approaches to care through education, direct service and meditation practice. In order to bring the work to a broader audience, he co-developed the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Training Program. Chodo is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Chodo is a dynamic, earthy, and visionary leader and teacher. His public programs have introduced thousands to the practices of mindful and compassionate care of the living and dying. 30,000 people listen to his podcasts each year. His groundbreaking work has been widely featured in the media, including the PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, and in numerous print publications such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He is a Senior Zen Buddhist monk and senior chaplain.