A Yogic Model for Personal Development and Leadership in Challenging Times

Esalen at Sunset

Facility: Esalen
Location: Big Sur, CA
Leader: Thomas Fortel co-led with Uli Schwalb
Dates: Week of March 14-19, 2010

We are living in exponential times: life around us is not only changing quickly, but also in unexpected directions and unusual ways. This is commonly perceived as a crisis, yet it also is an opportunity to see where we are and to move forward with vision and hope. We may realize that what has brought us to this moment in time will not necessarily bring us to the next place. New orientation, attitude, and awareness are required to bring individuals, managers, and their organizations closer to their goals. We must successfully deal with change without losing sight of what is fundamental to our organizations, people, and to personal development.

This workshop involves individual creative processes through interactive teaching, group discussions, mutual coaching, and experiments in our workshop laboratory. These activities are based on the concepts of humanistic psychology, awareness practice/Gestalt, and supported by a daily yoga practice. Yoga is seen primarily as a form of physical exercise, yet is essentially a reliable practice of mental purification. Yoga enhances the capacity for optimal functioning and provides an alternative reference point for success and self-fulfillment. We engage the yoga practices of pranayama (conscious breathing), asana (postures), and yoga philosophy as a support for opening ourselves in reflection and the group processes. All levels welcome. Please bring a yoga mat and a journal.

CEUs available for nurses.

CEUs available for NCBTMB practitioners.