Training 2009

Transformative Mindfulness Facilitator Certificate Training was completed in March 2010 by medical and social services professionals at the University of Florence by Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw with Valentina Dolara, who translated and coordinated. Prof. Piero Dolara offered administrative and academic supervision. After several on-site training sessions over two years, the practice section of the training was supervised via webcam over 5 months.

The first Master's program in Mindfulness and Transformative Mindfulness is now being planned at the University of Florence, Italy, championed by Prof. Piero Dolara, Head of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Valentina Dolara and Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw.  Research will begin in the fall at the Centre for Pain Management at the University beginning with the effectiveness of these methods with migraines.

The following training and introductory workships are being offered by Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw in 2010. See below for more info on trainings.

Friday, June 18, 7 pm to 9:30 pm & Saturday, June 19, 9 am to 8:30 pm 
An Introduction to 16 Guidelines Workshop
and
June 20, 9 am to 5 pm 
Training to Facilitate Half-Day 16 Guidelines Introductions for the Community
 with Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, Laurie Dolan and Craig Mackie (Prerequisite June 18 and 19)

This 2-day introduction offers you tools to improve your life, help your family and community. Experiential and life-changing.  16 Guidelines For Life is being introduced in schools, youth programs, corporate and social services internationally. Following on from these two days, you can optionally attend a regular program at the centre that deepens your experience and support as you integrate these into your life, work and community. 

The follow-on training is for those who have attended 16 Guidelines evenings, previous workshops or intensives and would like to introduce the 16 Guidelines for Life to organizations, schools, groups and social services to encourage collaboration for future programs that can help uplift our communities. Together we will design and practice different tools for helping people to explore these qualities and how they can integrate them at a grassroots level.

Course cost: $100 for Friday and Saturday only, $175 for Friday to Sunday.  Deposit $50 required with registration form. Please register in advance online  or by call ing 905 296-3728 and leave a voicemail as prompted or email info@lamponthepath.org. 
Bursaries available for youth, students and low income earners. Or make a donation for youth bursaries.

Please note: There will be a training for facilitators to specifically run the 2-Day Introduction to the 16 Guidelines later this year. This training path can lead to invitations as approved international facilitators of this course.

Shambala Retreat Centre, Findhorn, Scotland
Transformative Mindfulness Certificate Training - Transforming Inner Conflict and Enhancing Positive Qualities Modules
January 7 and 8, 9am to 6pm

For more information and cost, visit Shambala – a Retreat Centre for Healing and Universal Compassion at Findhorn. Tel: 01309 690690  E-mail: info@shambala-retreat.org  Web-site: www.shambala-retreat.org

Toulouse, France -
5 Tibetan Yogas Introduction at Nalanda Monastery
Tuesday 2 March
Visit Nalanda Monastery for contact info

Transformative Mindfulness for Self-Healing at Vajrayogini Institute
with Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw
Wednesday 3 March (20.00 h)
Introductory Evening

Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 March (10h-17h)
Intensive Weekend Workshop
For more info: visit http://www.institutvajrayogini.fr/IVY_A/VY_A.html

Florence, Italy - Ewam Centre
Introduction to 5 Tibetan Yogas
Saturday 13 March

Transforming Depression and Hopelessness
Sunday 14 March

For more information: contact http://www.ewam.it/index.shtml

Training in 16 Guidelines for Life around the world

2009 Trainings:

Denmark: Transformative Mindfulness training for professionals April 16 and 5 Tibetan Yogas Intensive in Copenhagen, April 11 to 12. Visit www.dekyilee.dk.

Italy,Florence: April 18 and 19, 2 day Transformative Mindfulness Training at the University of Florence, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmaceutical Department, with supervised practice for certification by webcam. Contact Valentina Dolara vdolara@libero.it

Padova/Padua near Venice: April 21 and 22, Evening Transformative Mindfulness workshops. Contact Manù Pluchinotta, pluchinottae@virgilio.it

5 Tibetan Yogas Facilitator Training

Facilitated by Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw June 13 and 14, 2009 at the Centre for Compassion and Wisdom, Burlington, Ontarion Canada Click here for more information.
A two-day intensive weekend training based on ZaChoeje Rinpoche's presentation of these amazingly effective yogas which includes foundation education that prepares facilitators to guide students through six months of gentle but progressive development.            

5 Tibetan Yogas Intensives with Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw will take place at:
March 24, 2009 in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia at Kasih Hospice
April 11 and 12, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Centre for Wisdom and Compassion

Facilitation Certificate Training

Facilitated by Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, Valerie Spironello (Canada) and Valentina Dolara (Italy)

This series of training modules is specifically designed for wanting to make a difference by helping others in education institutions, family support, health care, therapy, counselling, complementary therapies, social services, addiction, child care, hospice, the arts, prisons, human resources and any place where people are searching for self-empowered change. The training is specially geared for adaptation for any age group, tradition or secular culture.

Training Modules include:

Mindfulness and Practical Meditation

Intuitive Body Scan Receptive Visualization
Transforming Problems Receptive Visualization
Enhancing Positive Qualities, Health and Potential Receptive Visualization
Transforming Inner Conflict  for Peace Receptive Visualization

You will aquire the tools to help: 
1. Yourself– self-help to cope with and change intense work and personal situations
2. Clients of all ages and their families with mental or physical suffering and also educating them to continue with mindfulness exercises, meditations and self-healing
3. Other professionals who work with people’s physical and mental health, education and well-being
For more information, please e-mail or call 1-905 634 8412.