The seventh Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training (CEBTT) will take place next fall from October 17th - November 20th, 2016 at Fundación Sakya in Pedrequer (Alicante), Spain. It will be led by Dr. Alan Wallace and Eve Ekman Ph.D.
During the first two weeks, Eve Ekman will teach the theories and practices of the psychology of emotional balance. In the latter three weeks, Dr. Alan Wallace will teach the relevant theories and practices of Buddhism, particularly focusing on the cultivation of attention, insight through the practice of mindfulness, as well as the qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity (the Four Immeasurables). The format will consist of a combination of lectures, meditation, teaching opportunities, and discussion.
Applications are now available for CEBTT: To apply for the 5 week CEB Teacher Training, please request a detailed application by emailing: retreats@sbinstitute.com and mention CEBTT 2016 in the subject of the email. For more information, please click here or send specific inquiries to ceb.info@cultivatingemotionalbalance.org.
If you wish to be considered for priority placement, please complete the online application by December 10th, 2015. After the applications have been received, they will go through a vetting process, and the applicants who qualify for Priority Placement will be notified around the second week of January 2016. One may be accepted to the program, put on the waiting list, or may not be eligible to attend this particular retreat. Qualities that are valued in applicants include an honest desire for learning and development and a wish to apply principles of emotional balance first in their own lives and then a willingness to share these potentially transformative skills with others.
The cost will be $4500 for single room and $3500 for double room .This price includes teachings, food, and lodging for 5 weeks, but not travel expenses.
Participants will be asked to make an initial non-refundable deposit of $1100 within 15 days after selection and the final payment of $3400 for single room and $2400 for double room, four months prior to its start.
For photographs of Fundación Sakya:
http://www.meditacionbudista.org/index.php/en/cideb/facilities
Thank you,
Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies
retreats@sbinstitute.com