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Plenary #303):  The Context of Transformation and Transcendence 

We typically think of transformation and transcendence as independent of context. We often nurture the myth of the successful self-realized executive or someone who is the master of the Zen of Tennis. We might even entertain the notion of Holy War. We cherish the notion that we can do what ever we want and still achieve self-realization. This kind of thinking is more likely the immature western belief in superman, the triumph of will rather than intent and compassion. Worse, we might entertain the notion of achieving enlightenment using a machine without making any effort outside of our machine training efforts. Both tradition and clinical experience, however, suggest a different picture. The candidate for transformation or transcendence must cultivate a nurturing environment and practice self-discipline. Factors external to our practice can drag us down and defeat our efforts. We should consider what a nurturing environment would look like and how we can identify and mitigate behavioral stumbling blocks to growth and insight.

Plenary #300):  Waking Up The Automatic Self 

Our neurophysiological organization is such that we routinize our responses to all situations and once the routines are established to act reflexively or automatically to the fast majority of future situations unless they are novel. As a consequence we tend to become prisoners of our own habitual patterns. If those patterns are not well matched to our environment we may misinterpret what we perceive and respond inaccurately. The result can be unproductive conflict or neglect resulting in lack of access to social resources. This workshop focuses on methods of identifying key domains of routinization that pertain to social interaction that are counterproductive. Methods of transforming these patterns utilizing neurofeedback, self-awareness training, visualization and insight will be explored.

Workshop #301):  Waking Up The Automatic Self 

Our neurophysiological organization is such that we routinize our responses to all situations and once the routines are established to act reflexively or automatically to the fast majority of future situations unless they are novel. As a consequence we tend to become prisoners of our own habitual patterns. If those patterns are not well matched to our environment we may misinterpret what we perceive and respond inaccurately. The result can be unproductive conflict or neglect resulting in lack of access to social resources. This workshop focuses on methods of identifying key domains of routinization that pertain to social interaction that are counterproductive. Methods of transforming these patterns utilizing neurofeedback, self-awareness training, visualization and insight will be explored.

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Plenary #303):  The Context of Transformation and Transcendence

Plenary #300):  Waking Up The Automatic Self

Workshop #301):  Waking Up The Automatic Self

This workshop will present a comprehensive psycho-social theory concerning human behavior that integrates a large number of major psychological and sociological theories. The main postulates underlying this theory revolve around the concepts of routinization of information in the CNS, the automatic nature of human behavior, the unanticipated social consequences of automatic behavior, the requirement of social accuracy for an organism to thrive, and the drive for maturation through social interaction that all humans share. The theory hypothesizes that we are automatic in our behavior and consequently are generally limited in growth options and development by past conditioning that directs that automatic behavior. Through self-awareness training we can become aware of our automatic responses and develop a conscious plan and method to alter it. If our alterations increase our social accuracy, then we can acquire the social resources we need to thrive. Once we thrive we begin to develop in social maturity through insights emerging from efficient interactions toward our perceived goals. This transformative process leads toward transcendence. Attendees will be provided with means to objectively measures dimensions of behavior and transform them through methods of self-awareness training (Neurofeedback), emotional intelligence training, visualization training, concentration training, and deep states training.

Contact Info:

Richard Soutar Ph.D.
628 SpringHarbor Drive
Woodstock, Georgia  30188

phone: 770-649-8630
cell: 678-516-5942

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