August 22, 2011 - June 20, 2012 | Skillful Means Management Training Ratna Ling Retreat Center - Cazadero, CA with Arnaud Maitland The training is entirely based on Tibetan Buddhist principles and consists of two parts, Theory and Practice, as follows: I Theory: You will be introduced to the theory of our Skillful Means management training. There are four section to our theory teachings:
II Practice: You will play an instrumental role in a particular project within the mission and production needs of Dharma Publishing and occasional Yeshe De to learn about how to articulate a short and long term strategy, manage the view, application and follow up. This includes research, setting goals, following a clear critical path and become familiar with deadlines and how to ensure getting quality results on time. You will be asked to spend five days a week, each morning from 8 am to 1230 pm on this project. You will study the extensive Tibetan Buddhist literature on Skillful Means both in theory and in its applications. The ultimate goal of Skillful Means is ‘wisdom in action’. Attendees will receive a green presentation folder with all the relative topics and models and we also expect while you are enrolled in the program and once you return to your home country that you will share what you have learned through example, leadership and in class teaching. If you have any further questions please contact us at programs@dharmapublishing.com or at 707-847-43717 Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman What is your vision for the organization, for your team, for yourself this year? What are your opportunities? What are the measurable results that will manifest this Vision? What are the stress points within you as a leader? What positive changes would you like to sustain over time? Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman This seminar focuses on what is required to be an effective leader and how to transform the stress of daily business into well-being and growth for yourself and your organization. For leaders of all kinds, this is an opportunity to revitalize yourself, develop effective methods of concentration & re-connect to your potential at work. Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman This seminar is part 1 of Developing the Organizational Conditions for Success. The focus is on improving communication in the workplace. Explore the nature of how communication occurs and improve your ability to communicate effectively one on one & in meetings. Begin to practice improved communication patterns increasing your effectiveness at work. Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman This seminar is part 2 of Developing the Organizational Conditions for Success. This seminar focuses on structures to develop cooperation, get projects unstuck and moving and overcoming obstacles as a team.
March 16th || Transforming Stress into Well-being: Balancing Male & Female The Japanese Gardens - Buenos Aires, Argentina with Arnaud Maitland Every human being, man or woman, has to balance feminine and masculine qualities. These days many people are out of balance as they magnify either the masculine at the expense of the feminine, or vice versa. In Tibetan Buddhism the union of feminine and masculine is called wisdom in action – timely, appropriate action without stress and with no mistakes. In a complete human being the female and male qualities are each developed equally and fully. The model of Transforming Stress into Well-being is based on restoring inner and outer balance, recapturing intelligence and vitality. Instead of feeling drained, overwhelmed and fearful, you will become more alive, creative and confident. You may be in the midst of exhilarating tension, without feeling stress. March 17th || Transforming Stress into Well-being: Time to Change The Japanese Gardens - Buenos Aires, Argentina with Arnaud Maitland Time is the single most important element in our life. Our lives unfold against the backdrop of time. Our energy is related to the time we have, and all that is knowable is intimately connected to time. But the nature of time itself remains mysterious. When we are unable to incorporate time into our personal and professional life, we experience stress. We are losing grip. We tend to be late, are convinced we do not have enough time and regret the opportunities we passed by. More and more we try to manipulate time, planning and strategizing, but ultimately we have no control. If we engage in a struggle, time will always come out as the victor. Once we embrace the power of time, we understand the context of human life, and our potential will no longer elude us. This one day seminar introduces the three elements of time and will provide a lasting, ongoing structure that you can use in all situations, giving you more time, fewer regrets and an ongoing sense of dynamic presence. This is the Skillful Means way of"having a good time". March 18th - 20th || Knowledge of Freedom: New Beginnings Colegio Amapola - Buenos Aires, Argentina with Arnaud Maitland "In letting go of our belief that suffering is a necessary part of human life, we can take a few steps forward." As human beings we can choose our way of being in the world. We have consciousness; we are capable of responding creatively to our surroundings. How would you like to live, work and be with others? To begin to know something new, we first must realize that there is something we do not know. Learning to ask the right questions will strike an inner chord that attunes our mind and senses to a wider scope of possibilities. We can make the resolve to change and start fresh, without being burdened by past regrets and missed opportunities. In this weekend seminar we will explore the stages, cycles and rhythms of our lives, to discover the openings for new beginnings while also learning to ask the right questions to discover for ourselves our true possibilities. March 21st - 23rd || Awareness Training: Awakening Inner Knowing La Reserva Retreat Center - Buenos Aires, Argentina with Arnaud Maitland "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created an environment that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." -Albert Einstein. When we develop paying attention to our life, time and space, we begin to foster the alertness and mindfulness that restores our natural intelligence. At this point it is the right time to learn to ask genuine and meaningful questions. With the right question, inner knowing emerges and we will reclaim the spirit of inner freedom. In this intensive, experiential seminar we will learn to relax in the stillness of our being and open up our experience of space and time. To gain access to the free and relevant inner knowing, we learn the method of Questioning Mind from Tarthang Tulku’s book Knowledge of Freedom. By awakening mind and heart access to open awareness will improve and our natural inner knowing will become accessible. Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman This seminar will share structures for effective sustainable communication and management where relevant timely information is exchanged and people feel connected and empowered to successfully implement positive change. Center for Skillful Means - Monthly Workshop Series with Teri Beckman Learn tools to use time more wisely and meaningfully, transforming the pressure of time felt at work. Participants will have the opportunity to explore their own patterns and relationship to time and how to expand it getting better results at work with more ease and clarity. July 5th – 17th || Inner Knowing - A Training in Open Awareness Ratna Ling Retreat Center - Cazadero, CAwith Arnaud Maitland "Questioning and Being Aware: These are the most precious teachers. They dwell in the heart of every human being who begins to awaken to the waste and danger of an unexamined life." - Tathang Tulku, Knowledge of Freedom Asking questions is one of the basic aspects of being human. All discovery, invention and creation begin with a question. Questioning Mind moves us away from dogmas, limiting assumptions, and outworn ideas, and brings us ever closer to the open mind. When we ask the “right” question, inner knowing emerges as an understanding and we reconnect to the spirit of freedom. In this retreat you will learn to fine tune this process of inquiry that invites the unknown and discover within yourself the knowledge you have been yearning for, and that was yours all along. |