Imagining Forgiveness

I recently had the pleasure and honor of attending an open house at the Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program (H.E.L.P). I was quite impressed with what is happening over there and I wanted to share it with you. I will quote from their brochure:
“The HELP program involves therapists and horses in an experiential approach that has international recognition as an evidence-based treatment strategy designed for various client groups. Horses provide powerful metaphors for life challenges and act as mirrors to our behavior. The horse-human encounter provides opportunities for learning about relationships as well as internal emotional challenges.”

For referrals and inquiries contact:
Mary Ann Evans, Ph.D., HELP Program Director maebe@verizon.net or Robin Serritslev, SYVTRP Executive Director robinserritslev@verizon.net

Billing and Payment Accepted
-Victim Witness
-Sliding Scale Fees
-Scholarships Available
-Fee for Service

Nobody is turned away due to lack of funds.

It is located at 195 Refrugio Rd., Santa Ynez, CA. Please visit www.syvtherapeuticriding.org to find out more about this wonderful program.

You may register at:

http://imageryinternational.org/annual-conference/

This coming Sunday is the 4th Annual Statewide Walk for Thought. We have a team called “John’s Team.” This walk helps support awareness about brain injury and brings funds to the Brain Injury Association of California. Several of us will be at the Oxnard High School location on Sunday. Please join us, if you like.

For info, contact info@calbia.org at the BIACAL office (661) 872-4903.

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Please join us at Antioch University Santa Barbara for an opening reception for the beautiful photographic exhibit “Mbuti: Children of the Rainforest.” The Mbuti are one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo Rainforest region of Africa and their very existence is being threatened. This exhibit, which will be up through the end of March, is being offerred in order to bring awareness and to foster global support. Antioch is at 801 Garden St. in Santa Barbara, California. The reception will be this coming Tuesday, March 1st from 6 to 8pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

We are currently accepting proposals for our 3rd Annual Imagery International Conference. The conference will take place at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, this year. The theme is Hope and New Beginnings. For more information on submitting a proposal for your presentation, please go to http://imageryinternational.org.

The guest this week on Emotional Pathways at www.webtalkradio.net is psychotherapist and author of Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child, Dr. Betty Frain. She speaks about Parenting the Adult Child. To find out more about Dr. Frain visit www.drbettyfrain.com or www.becomingawiseparent.com or www.50fabulous.com.

Next week’s guest is Dr. Steve Kadin, who will speak about Managing the Drama of Infidelity.

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Happy Valentine’s Day to All!
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Be Healthy
May All Beings Be Peaceful
May All Beings Be Safe

For a listen about Lovingkindness and fostering unconditional love, my guest this week on Emotional Pathways (www.webtalkradio.net) is Mary Brantley, MA, LMFT, who teaches mindfulness based stress reduction at Duke Integrative Medicine as well as lovingkindness meditation. Check out her beautiful prayer beads at www.seedsofkindness.biz. They, and the CD that comes with them, will make a wonderful gift for someone, as will her small gift book that she wrote with Tesilyn Hanauer entitled The Gift of Lovingkindness: 100 Mindful Practices for Compassion, Generosity & Forgiveness.

Tags: love

I am pleased to present Dr. Ellen Langer, Harvard University professor and author of Counterclockwise, on Emotional Pathways all this week. http://www.webtalkradio.net. The theme is the psychology of possibility.

Tags: Possibility, Psychology

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Please join us this Thursday, January 27th, from 4 to 7pm at our campus at 801 Garden St. in Santa Barbara, for a book signing reception for IMAGINE FORGIVENESS.