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This unique workshop based on Acharya Susan Chapman's new book entitled The Five Keys to Mindful Communication,  will explore the principles of Contemplative Psychology (including the Five Buddha Family principles) and includes Mudra Space Awareness, a radical set of body-mind meditations designed by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Using simple methods and metaphors, participants learn to identify toxic conversation patterns and transform fear-based reactions into opportunities for making friends with ourselves -- as well as each other. The workshop includes short talks, small group dialogues, Mudra Space Awareness exercises and mindfulness meditation.

"We Create Enlightened Society One Conversation At A Time." ~ Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

If you would like to bring a copy of her book for signing, they are available for purchase on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Five-Keys-Mindful-Communication-Relationships/dp/1590309413/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346164146&sr=1-1&keywords=susan+chapman

About the presenters:

Susan Chapman, MA, LMFT
is a family therapist who has been practicing and teaching mindfulness meditation in the Shambhala lineage for over 35 years. She‘s worked with domestic violence prevention, with prisoners, and held a private counseling practice. In 2002, after having completed the three year retreat, she spent six years as the druppon of Gampo Abbey's retreat. Her book The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, from Shambhala Publications, was recently published.

Gregory Heffron MFA
learned the mind-body meditation technique of Mudra Space Awareness from teacher Craig Smith. In 2007, they taught this practice to senior dancers at Julliard College of the Arts in New York City. He is a student of the Sakyong and lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Cost: $175 for non-members, $160 for members. 

Our generosity policy for program fees applies to this program.  For information, please contact the finance coordinator at financecoordinator@lexingtonshambhala.org in advance of the program. 

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