{"product_id":"cultivating-emotional-balance-full-42-hour-training-with-michael-lobsang-tenpa-2027","title":"Cultivating Emotional Balance: 42-Hour Training | with Michael Lobsang Tenpa","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturdays, February 20, 27 | March 6, 13, 20, 27 | Apr 3, 10, 17, 24, | May 1 \u0026amp; 8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOnline | 12-2 PM \u0026amp; 2:30-4:30 PM ET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasic Admission: $300\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBenefactor \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAdmission: $520\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor Admission: $600 (assists with scholarship funding for this program)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScholarship Admission: $120\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eScholarships are available upon request for participants from marginalized communities and those currently experiencing financial difficulties who are dedicated to completing the course. Full scholarships are also available for ordained members of the monastic Sangha. Please contact us at svetlana@thus.org to inquire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCultivating Emotional Balance (CEB)\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemplative training program that combines the insights of psychological research with the traditional practices of mind-training. The aim of the program is to learn to use our emotions—both pleasant and unpleasant—to cultivate greater levels of clarity and psychological wellbeing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally developed by Dr. Paul Ekman, Dr. Alan Wallace and Dr. Eve Ekman at the request of the Dalai Lama (voiced at the Mind\u0026amp;Life Conference in the year 2000), CEB has grown to become an internationally acclaimed tool for teaching key emotional and contemplative skills for those in service professions and just about anyone who wants to understand and manage their emotional landscape better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis in-depth course will consist of twelve 4-hour long sessions (each with a 30 minute break). Every session includes some theoretical explanations, interactive group activities, self-reflection exercises and periods of meditation practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearning to understand the modulations and logic of our fundamental emotional states, we will use a number of psychological and contemplative skills to establish greater levels of inner stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full 42-hour CEB program takes its participants through a deep exploration of their habits pertaining to all the major emotional groups: anger, fear, disgust, joy, sadness, surprise and shame. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, it includes a comprehensive overview of the three main forms of meditation practice: developing attentional stability, cultivating virtues of the heart and looking deeply into the nature of our experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudies have shown that taking a full-length CEB strengthens one's meta-awareness, compassion, empathy, resilience \u0026amp; even the ability to accurately recognize emotions in others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRequirements for the students: \u003c\/em\u003ePlease commit to attending the entire course. Anyone is welcome to join.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants who complete the entire 42-hour course and pass the test are eligible to receive a certificate of completion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBIO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/2466\/4855\/files\/Square_-_On_Healing_the_World__Reading_the_two_Medicine_Buddha_Sutra.png?v=1785184764\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lobsangtenpa.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/lobsangtenpa.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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 \u0026amp; helps them establish a meaningful and deeply satisfying lifestyle imbued with a sense of compassionate responsibility.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Spring 2027 | CEB-42 | Online | Basic Admission | $300","offer_id":54551354704151,"sku":"prog-2027CEB42bas","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spring 2027 | CEB-42 | Online | Benefactor Admission | $520","offer_id":54551356244247,"sku":"prog-2027CEB42ben","price":520.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spring 2027 | CEB-42 | Online | Sponsor Admission | $600","offer_id":54551357980951,"sku":"prog-2027CEB42spo","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spring 2027 | CEB-42 | Online | Scholarship Admission | $120","offer_id":54551366598935,"sku":"prog-2027CEB42sco","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/2466\/4855\/files\/SQUARE-CEB42.png?v=1784320908","url":"https:\/\/shop.thus.org\/products\/cultivating-emotional-balance-full-42-hour-training-with-michael-lobsang-tenpa-2027","provider":"TIBET HOUSE US NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}