Transforming the Inner Critic

Transforming the Inner Critic
Date:
Friday, February 17, 2012 - 5:00pm - Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 1:00pm
Schedule: Weekend Retreat
Price: $150 ($120 members, $75 reduced rate) + dana
For fixed price events, a reduced rate is available to anyone in need. Contact registrar for details.

Left to its own devices the Inner Critic has the potential to destroy relationships, turn our naturally bright mind toward depression, sap our physical energy and undermine our spiritual practice.

Yet the Inner Critic is not the enemy. It is the wisdom of discernment, gone too long unchecked, and out of balance with the rest of the system.

During this workshop we will use Buddhist and psychological teachings to see this voice more clearly. There will be guided meditations, group discussions and interactive exercises. We will learn tools to help transform our relationship to the Inner Critic, bringing it back into balance without losing its discriminating wisdom.

$50 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your space - balance due on arrival.

Dharma Holder Daitetsu Hull

Dharma Holder Daitetsu Hull

Dharma Holder Daitetsu Hull is a resident Zen Priest at Great Vow Zen Monastery. He graduated Lewis & Clark College with a BA in Psychology in 1994. He entered residential training with Chozen and Hogen Bays in 2000, and was ordained in 2003. He became a Dharma Holder in January of 2008. Besides the 11 sesshin a year at Great Vow, Daitetsu sits sesshin with the Rinzai teacher Genjo Marinello in Seattle several times a year. In addition to his Zen practice, Daitetsu has a passion for tools that maintain psychological health and skillful communication. To that end he has studied and trained in Non-Violent Communication and Voice Dialogue.