Unfettered Mind
264 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Suite 1083
Beverly Hills CA 90211
Phone 310.243.6802
Executive Director:
Ken McLeod
The Three R's of Family Life and Parenting
- Date: June 28, 2009
- Times: 9:30am - 12 noon
- Where: Drama Room Crossroads Elementary School
1715 Olympic Blvd (Parking on 18th Street North of Olympic), Santa Monica, CA - Application email
- Suggested Donation: $20-$50. No-one will be turned away for lack of funds.
“All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” — Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Contemporary research in neuroscience has powerfully corroborated both the opening line of Tolstoy's famous novel and the importance of traditional skills and capacities such as mindfulness and awareness in shaping the emotional tone of families and groups.
Why is this?
The answer lies in the three R's: resonance, regulation, revision. These terms describe how our emotional state affects other people in the immediate present, during an interaction, and over time. Anger generates anger, pride generates pride, love generates love and understanding generates understanding.
Which way do you want to go in your family?
In this workshop, you will learn:
- how to cultivate mindfulness and awareness
- how to apply it in conversations, interaction and other daily situations
- what resonance is and how emotional energy propagates in families and groups
- what regulation is and how it naturally leads to understanding and empathy
- what revision means and how it points a way out of problematic family dynamics
About the Teacher
Ken McLeod — One of the senior Western teachers of Buddhism today, Ken McLeod is also one of the most innovative. Known for his ability to explain difficult and subtle teachings, "he distills the nature and purpose of Buddhism to make it accessible for any newcomer without dumbing it down." (Phil Catalfo, Yoga Journal, July 2001). To find out more about Ken, click here.