Reggie Ray will be the keynote speaker at the Nondual Wisdom and Psychology Conference, presented by the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).
In addition to the keynote, Reggie will also be leading a day-long workshop before the conference begins: Trauma as Spiritual Opportunity: The Role of Pure Awareness Practice.
Both his workshop, his keynote, and his plenary during the conference will center around psychological trauma, as we call it today, and how it is a well-known phenomenon in the Pure Awareness traditions of esoteric Tibetan Buddhism. Trauma is considered the ultimate obstacle to realization. Reggie will explore several practices to suggest how the ultimate non-dual state of the body can become an arena for the resolution of trauma at all levels.
Location
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Program Details
The theme of this year’s conference is “Realization as Resource: Trauma and the Heart of Healing”. Together, therapists, spiritual teachers, and participants will explore how a connection with the Ground of Being can be a resource for addressing and healing different forms of psychological trauma. We will also see how traumatic material can interfere with the realization and expression of True Nature in the body, and the ways in which psychotherapeutic and spiritual modalities can work in conjunction to uncover a deeper and more abiding sense of wholeness. No prior experience required. You can register for just the keynote, the one-day workshop, or the full event.
Get more information on the NonDuality Conference.
Thursday, March 3
Workshop: Trauma as Spiritual Practice: The Role of Pure Awareness Practice
10 am – 5 pm
Register for this workshop only.
Friday, March 4
Keynote: Drinking Blood and Eating Meat: The Vajrayana on Understanding and Resolving Trauma
7 pm – 9 pm
Sunday, March 6
Plenary: Working with Trauma in the Non-dual Body: An Experiential Approach
9:45 am – 11:30 am
Register for the Nondual Conference.
Contact
Email: publicprograms@ciis.edu
Phone: 415-575-6175
The Teacher
Dr. Reginald “Reggie” Ray draws on four decades of study and intensive meditation practice within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition to address the unique problems, inspirations, and spiritual imperatives of modern people. He is the founder and Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the practice, study, and preservation of the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the practice lineage he embodied.
