2013 Seattle Compassion Conference

Earn 6.0-18.0 CE’s at this one to three day compassion conference.

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Seattle Mindfulness Conference Agenda and Registration

Early conference registration – $139 per day until August 15th

Seattle Mindfulness Hotel and Venue

Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel-Special rate $179/night

Call the Marriott at 206-443-5000 or 800-228-9290 for room reservations. There are a limited number of rooms, reserve yours before September 17, 2013. Ask for the FACES Conference Rate of $179 + tax for single or double.

Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121

Enjoy the waterfront & downtown
$179.00/night

Seattle Agenda

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

9:00-10:30 a.m.
Hardwiring Compassion – Part 1: Strengthening the Neural Substrates of Love
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist, Author of Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Founder, Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience & Contemplative Wisdom.

10:45-12:15 p.m.
Hardwiring Compassion- Part 2: Helping Clients Heal Wounds of the Heart
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
The Patience to Develop Self-Compassion
Allan Lokos
Founder/guiding teacher, The Community Meditation Center in New York City; Author, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

Naikan: The Japanese Art of Cultivating Compassion through Mindfulness and Self-Reflection
Gregg Krech
Author, Naikan: Gratitude, Grace & the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection; Director & Co-founder, ToDo Institute, Vermont

3:15 – 4:45 p.m Concurrent Workshops
Compassion in Personal & Professional Relationships
Allan Lokos

The Prison of Self-focused Attention and How We Can Escape
Gregg Krech

Friday, October 11, 2013

9:00-10:30 a.m.
No Separate Self: Mindfulness as a Path to Compassion
Ronald Siegel, Psy.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School; Co-editor, Wisdom & Compassion in Psychotherapy.

10:45-12:15 p.m.
Mindfulness, Compassion & the Pain Paradox
John Briere, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology; Director, Trauma Program, USC; Author, Principles of Trauma Therapy, 2nd edition.

1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Mindfulness, Compassion, Suffering & the Therapist
John Briere, Ph.D.

This is Your Brain on Compassion
Sarina Saturn, Ph.D.

3:15-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Wisdom & Compassion in Psychotherapy: Two Wings of a Bird
Ronald Siegel, Psy.D.

Mind-Body Problem Solving: The Impact of Prosociality on Mental and Physical Well-Being
Sarina Saturn, Ph.D.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

9:00-10:30 a.m.
Radical Compassion
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Self Leadership; Originator/Author, Internal Family Systems Therapy

10:45-12:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
To Cultivate or Release Compassion
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

Cognitively-based Compassion Training
Brooke Dodson-Lavelle, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate
Senior teacher of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT), Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Healing Our Hearts Through Compassionate Witnessing
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

Quieting the Hungry Ghost: Mindful & Compassionate Relapse Prevention
Richard Fields, Ph.D.

3:15 – 4:45 p.m Concurrent Workshops
It’s All Parallel: How You Relate to Your Parts Dictates How You Relate to People Who Resemble Them
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

Training Children in Compassion
Brooke Dodson-Lavelle, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Join us for up to three days of compassion training, connecting with friends, colleagues, and experts in the field.

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