Upcoming Event! Neurobiology of The Therapeutic Encounter

Where: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
When: 4.23.10-4.25.10

The brain is designed to scan the environment for portents of safety and danger. When someone feels safe, immune function and cardiac function are enhanced and psychological issues such as depression and stress are reduced. How can therapists build safety and healing within our clients? New research suggests that we have specific circuitry in our brains that can map the mind of another person. This resonance circuitry, along with other mindfulness based interventions can foster deeper and more meaningful healing in the therapeutic encounter. Weaving together experiential exercises and scientific theory, this workshop will explore the basics of brain’s system for resonance and empathy and how mindfulness based therapeutic interventions can cultivate safety and states of psychophysiological well being.