Saturdays, September 12, 19, 26 & October 3
1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Online
Whole Course | Basic Admission | Online | $160
Whole Course | Sponsor Admission | Online | $250
Single Session | Online | $45
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Cultivating Emotional Balance is a comprehensive training method centered around the exploration of our emotional landscape and using its energy to support greater wellbeing—essentially, a greater sense of happiness, meaning and joy in the midst of our turbulent times.
Developed by Dr. Alan Wallace, Dr. Paul Ekman and Dr. Eve Ekman at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, CEB is a secular approach that combines the scientific understanding of emotions as an evolutionary mechanism with the profound contemplative methods for developing concentration, kindness and insight.
In the words of Dr. Eve Ekman, it is a method for "taking our emotions as the path" towards greater wellbeing, greater meaning, and the ability to be of more service to others.
This 4-week basic program will offer its participants some of the key psychological and contemplative skills that provide a greater sense of meaning, increased control over emotional states, better communication and a greater commitment to prosocial action.
The essence of the program is the cultivation of inner balance—a genuine inner equilibrium that allows for true psychological flourishing.
Main themes to be covered in the course:
- Basics of affective (emotional) psychology: the definition and basic structure of an emotional episode
- Classifications of emotions: Why the 7 universal emotions play a special role in our wellbeing and behaviour
- Four types of inner balance: how our conative, cognitive, and attentional activity affects our emotions
- Contemplative practice for emotional balance: from basic awareness to intricate inner work
Each class includes guided meditations, explanations, and points for individual and group reflections helping us become more familiar with our emotional landscape.
BIO
Michael Lobsang Tenpa (he/they) is a Tibetan Buddhist translator, meditation instructor, Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) teacher and student of EcoDharma. Born in Siberia, he earned BA and MA degrees in South Asian studies, worked in social media and eventually received ordination in Nepal, spending nine years as a Tibetan Buddhist monastic before switching to the path of a lay teacher/practitioner. In addition to years of Buddhist studies and translator work, he also trained as a secular ethics and mindfulness instructor in the Netherlands, the UK and the US. To learn more, visit https://lobsangtenpa.com.
“My passion in this work is helping people find a deep yet accessible level of contemplative practice that comes out of the profound Buddhist methods & helps them establish a meaningful and deeply satisfying lifestyle imbued with a sense of compassionate responsibility.”
