Consciousness-in-Action

In early April, I will be offering two presentations in western Massachusetts:

Toward an Integral Approach to Liberation and Transformation

The 6th Annual Psychosynthesis Presenters’ Conference
Amherst, MA — April 1, 2006
Contact: The Synthesis Center, (413) 256-0772

Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Northampton, MA — April 2, 2006
RSVP (413) 582-0071 or sophia@contemplativemind.org

Description:
Along the path toward greater wholeness—both within ourselves, and between individuals, communities and nations—what are some of the key challenges and opportunities we must (yet don’t want to) face?

Drawing on integral, social identity development and liberation perspectives, and thirty years of community work, anti-oppression leadership development and spiritual practice, this presentation introduces an integral liberatory framework for personal well-being and social transformation.

Topics include:
• An Integral Model of Well-Being and Development
• The Forces that Hinder: Oppression Within and Without
• Consciousness-in-Action: Transcending Limiting Frames and Reactivity
• Integral Liberatory-Transformative Practice: On Meditation, Self-Observation, and Relationship

Both presentations provide introductions to an intergral change framework I have been systematizing over the past two decades. At The Synthesis Center, the presentation will be oriented toward psychotherapists and helping professionals. At Cmind, my talk will focus more on an integral approach to social change.