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Faculty and staff from the Garrison Institute’s Transforming Trauma Initiative recently returned from presenting the Wellness training for human rights defenders. Participants from eighteen different countries were in Dublin prior to platform on human rights organized by Front Line. The training, which was well received, is based on a curriculum has used to support more than 400 domestic violence shelter…
Together with so many of our colleagues in the field of contemplative education, we mourn the passing of Rachael Kessler on January 27, 2010. Rachael was the founder of the PassageWorks Institute in Boulder, Colo., the author of The Soul of Education (ASCD, 2000), a ground-breaking book on ways to transform public education, and a highly esteemed leader for positive…
The Climate, Mind and Behavior Symposium will take place March 10-12, 2010. This symposium will bring together sixty distinguished thought leaders and practitioners from the fields of neuro, behavioral and evolutionary economics, psychology, policy-making, investing, social media and climate change. We will explore how to integrate emerging knowledge on the key drivers of behavior with solutions to solving the world’s…
Buy this book on Amazon We are pleased to announce the release of Dan Siegel’s latest book, Mindsight, published in January, 2010. As he describes it, “Mindsight is the ability of the human mind to see itself. It is a powerful lens through which we can understand our inner lives with more clarity, transform the brain, and enhance…
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