Description
Huise Elisabeth is surrounded by charming rural areas for walking.
RESCHEDULED TO SPRING 2021
For the fourth time since 2014, Susan Gillis Chapman and Greg Heffron will guide our 5-day deep-retreat/workshop in Denekamp, Holland. In this workshop (in English) Susan and Greg will go more deeply into the practice of applying mindful communication to those moments when we feel groundless, bringing self-compassion to our underlying fears and self-doubts so that we can regain our confidence and see situations more clearly. This in turn will point towards more successful community strategies to counter social alienation and artificial conflict. Using Chapman’s exclusive “Green Zone” approach, participants will learn how to rediscover their “authentic presence,” allowing for more genuine exchange and opening. By the end of this program teachers and coaches will be able to apply this method in their professional work.
Who is it for?
The retreat will include small group sessions for exercises and discussion of the material.
This workshop is especially useful for mindfulness trainers, therapists, counsellors and communications professionals who are looking to integrate mindful communication into their work. It will also benefit individuals who are seeking ways to work more skillfully with others in their personal and professional lives.
The workshop/retreat is suitable both for participants with little previous experience in mindful communication and also for those who have participated in other workshops with Susan and Greg, including advanced courses, as a way of deepening their understanding.
Two Tiers of Study/Practice Available
Susan Gillis Chapman and Green Zone teacher Elesa Commerse at the 2017 retreat.
Susan and Greg will offer two levels of participation in this program: Tier I is for those new to Chapman’s material, while Tier 2 is for students with past experience (including Green Zone Teachers and Green Zone Leaders). The group will meet as a whole for some sessions while the two tiers will meet separately for other sessions. Potential teachers may be given the opportunity to offer short talks to the Tier I students.
Certificates of Participation
All participants receive a certificate of participation. The workshop will enable participants to be authorized to use exercises and parts of the Green Zone model in their (mindfulness-based) professional work.
Program and Lodging/Food Pricing
Participation fee: participation costs €645. Lodging & Food: the costs for meals, tea, coffee and lodging in a single bedroom are an additional €446. Bathrooms and showers are in the corridor.
Extra night (from 10-11 September): It is possible to arrive on Tuesday evening. In that case €40 will be charged for the extra night and breakfast.
Bedding will be provided by the retreat centre. A set of towels can be rented for € 4.
Dates and times
Dates to be announced – likely April 2021.
Location
Huize Elisabeth, Gravenallee 11, 7591 PE Denekamp, the Netherlands.
Tel. (00)-31-(0)541-753256 – Monday-Friday from 9.00 – 12.00 h.
Suggested Reading
We strongly suggest you to buy and read Susan’s book The Five Keys to Mindful Communication (Dutch version: Mindful Communiceren).
Note that course materials will be emailed by .pdf to participants after the workshop.
The Teachers
Susan Gillis Chapman
Susan Gillis Chapman is a retired Marital and Family therapist who has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 40 years. After receiving an MA in Buddhist and Western Psychology in the early 80s, she worked with both victims and perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence, including with inmates in a maximum security prison. She is the author of The Five Keys To Mindful Communication (Dutch title: Mindful communiceren).
Greg Heffron
Greg Heffron is a senior teacher of Mindful Communication and the Director of Green Zone Institute. He was the first certified teacher of Mindful Communication. He has been teaching these workshops since 2009, and has been a mindfulness meditation teacher since 2005. In 2005, he apprenticed with senior Mudra Space Awareness teacher Craig Smith, and became authorized to teach this unique mind-body meditation technique. He coaches individuals, teaches workshops, and consults with organizations like Shambhala Mountain Center, Dechen Choling Buddhist Retreat Center and others.
