ACR Spirituality Section

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5151 Wisconsin Ave
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-464-9700


 
June 19-23:

Beyond Yes Two: The Next Step in the Journey.
Taught by Erica Ariel Fox and Marc Gafni.

Generative Change: Transforming Organizations as Living Systems.
Taught by William Isaacs and David Marsing.

June 25-29:

Beyond Yes One: Deeper Wisdom and the Art of Negotiation.
Taught by Erica Ariel Fox and Marc Gafni.

Into the Heart of Conflict: Mastery for Mediators.
Taught by Kenneth Cloke.

**Class size is limited: registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Register now to ensure getting your first choice class. Early bird discount for Registration: $100 off for everyone who registers by December 31. An additional $100 discount is available for members of the ACR Spirituality Section.

For information and to register, visit www.pon.harvard.edu/hnii

Mindfulness for Dispute Resolvers: Lawyers, Mediators, Negotiators, and Managers led by Leonard Riskin (University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law) & Rachel Wohl (The Maryland Judiciary's Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office).
Malibu, California. June 22-24

Sponsored by: Pepperdine University School of Law, Institute of Dispute Resolution http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/.


Tools for a World Gone Mad: Mindfulness for Resolving Disputes led by Melissa Blacker (Stress Reduction Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School) and Leonard Riskin (MU School of Law).
Cambridge, Mass., June 25-29

Sponsored by: Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School http://www.pon.harvard.edu/hnii


Summer Institute in Negotiation: Critical Skills for Effective Negotiating led by Leonard Riskin (MU School of Law) & Daniel Shapiro (Harvard Law School).
Evanston, IL., July 13-15, 2006

Infuses mindfulness into a program based upon Roger Fisher and Dan Shapiro’s Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate (Viking 2006). Sponsored by Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies, http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summernu/programs/negotiation.cfm


Second International Summer School on Business Mediation Sessions related to mindfulness by Ken Cloke (Santa Monica Mediation Center), Erica Ariel Fox (Harvard Law School) & Leonard Riskin (MU School of Law).
Admont, Austria, July 17-21, 2006. For more information Www.ISBM.at


Mindfulness for Dispute Resolvers: Lawyers, Mediators, Negotiators, and Managers taught by Leonard Riskin (University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law) & Rachel Wohl (The Maryland Judiciary's Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office).
Austin, Texas, July 27-29, 2006

Sponsored by the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, The University of Texas School of Law. For more information call 512.471.3507 or visit the Center’s website at http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/cppdr/


Columbia, Missouri, Fall 2006. National Gathering on Mindfulness in Law Sponsored by the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, Intitiative on Mindfulness in Law and Dispute Resolution , and other organizations. For more information, contact Leonard Riskin at riskinL@missouri.edu.


Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of Conflict with Eileen Barker
March 3 & 4, 2006 Sonoma State University, Salazar Hall 2019, PSY 490 3654

The spiritual dimension is rarely discussed or considered in the conflict resolution field. Yet, attending to this aspect of conflict can enable us to appreciate the profound role that conflict plays in our lives and to make use of the opportunities for personal growth that conflict presents.

For information and to register, visit www.barker-mediation.com


Negotiation and Mindfulness led by Leonard Riskin (University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law) & Daniel Shapiro (Harvard Law School).
St. Louis, MO., March 16-17, 2006

For more information: http://www.law.missouri.edu/cle/programs.html , or contact Sandra Kuba at kubals@missouri.edu or 573-882-2052.


Mediation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students
led by James Baraz, Norman Fischer & Charles Halpern. April 20 - 23, 2006 (Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon). Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, California. Presented by The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, The Center for Mediation in Law, and the San Francisco Bar Association

Mindfulness meditation can provide a practical tool for busy legal professionals to enhance their law practice, quiet the mind, increase clarity and awareness, and restore a more peaceful balance to their lives. This program will include meditation instruction and practice, and will explore the interplay between contemplative and legal practices and the role meditation has played in enriching the professional lives of lawyers. The program is appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators.

The leadership for the retreat is comprised of senior meditation teachers and lawyers with substantial experience in both law and meditation practice.

Cost: Sliding scale of $245 - $395, which includes meals and accommodations. Scholarships are available for students and public interest professionals. MCLE Credits: 5 hours

Register online with Spirit Rock

For more information:
Please contact Doug Chermak at douglaschermak@yahoo.com, Law Program Coordinator at the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society: (510) 597-1650, www.contemplativemind.org/programs/law


HARVARD NEGOTIATION INSIGHT INITIATIVE


June 20 - June 24, 2005

Harvard Law School

Each class will be taught by two distinguished faculty members: an expert from the dispute resolution field paired with a senior teacher from a spiritual discipline.  The teams will explore the interface between law (Course A), mediation (Course B) and negotiation (Course C) with principles and practices of ancient wisdom.

The three courses are:
(A): Cultivating Balance: Mindfulness in the Law and Dispute Resolution, with Leonard Riskin and Melissa Blacker
(B): Neutrality’s Challenge: Professional Distance Meets Personal Engagement, with Jack Himmelstein and Norman Fischer
(C): Beyond Yes: Deeper Wisdom and the Art of Negotiation, with Erica Ariel Fox and Marc Gafni

For details and to register, please visit:
https://www.pon.harvard.edu/research/hnii/june05_intro.php3  


MEDIATING FROM THE HEART: A TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH TO MEDIATION

July 24 - 27, 2005
Breitenbush, Oregon

This four day workshop demonstrates how spiritual work integrated with conflict resolution can serve both mediators and clients. Using a variety of spiritual and practical methods, the mediator can help people see the virtues of the other and increase compassion for both self and others. Access nonverbal healing methods to stay healthy so that you can continue to serve your clients. Learn to stay in your heart so that regardless of the nature of your practice, you bring your full ability and compassion into your mediation work. rogerql@earthlink.net
REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3321



BRINGING MINDFULNESS INTO OUR PRACTICES AS LAWYERS AND MEDIATORS

Workshop: Saturday, November 12, 2005 -- 9 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Nat’l Rural Electric Cooperative Assn 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203 (Ballston Metro stop on the Orange Line)
For more information contact Susan Green at sgreend@earthlink.net or go to www.imcw.org/upload/pdfs/meditation.mediation.11.12.05.pdf

Sponsors:

• Insight Meditation Community of Washington (www.imcw.org)
• Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University (www.gmu.edu/departments/icar)
• DC Chapter – Association for Conflict Resolution (www.meditate.com/dcacr)
• The Initiative on Mindfulness in Law and Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law (www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/programs/mindfulness)

Agenda 8:30 – 9:00 Registration Coffee
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome & Introductions
9:15 – 10:30 Introduction to mindfulness meditation by Prof. Leonard Riskin, C.A. Ledy Professor of Law, Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law; Prof. Charles Wiggins, University of San Diego, School of Law.
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 –11:25 Guided insight meditation led by Tuan Pham
11:25 – 12:15 Panel Discussion led by Joyce Mitchell, Esq., (with L. Riskin,
C. Wiggins, T. Pham, and S. Green)
12:15 – 12:30 Closing

for more information and registration instructions
http://www.imcw.org/pdfs/meditation.mediation.11.12.05.pdf


HARVARD NEGOTIATION INSIGHT INITIATIVE

presents our 3rd Annual Fall Dialogue

Wisdom for a World in Conflict, An Evening with Kenneth Cloke and Tara Brach
Moderated by HNII Founder and Director Erica Ariel Fox

Tara Brach, Author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

Kenneth Cloke, Author of Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution

November 17, 2005
Program begins at 7:30pm
Harvard Law School — Austin West
Light refreshments will be served
Booksigning to follow

RSVP to cmartin@law.harvard.edu

for more information: http://www.pon.harvard.edu/research/projects/b_drp.php3
and for registration information: http://www.imcw.org/pdfs/meditation.mediation.11.12.05.pdf





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