Cultivating Vitality in Body, Mind, and Spirit: The Ecosystem of Mental Well-Being

With Cassandra Vieten and Elissa Epel

May 27 - 29, 2022

Workshop Schedule

Fri 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sat 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Sat 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sun 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $540.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $1,920.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $2,040.00
  • Point House – $3,900.00
  • Point House Plus - Old Do Not Use – $4,800.00
  • (Exp) Standard Single Room – $1,015.00
  • (Exp) Standard Couple Room – $1,340.00
  • (Exp) Premium Single Room – $1,340.00
  • (Exp) Premium Couple Room – $2,160.00

What is vitality? Exuberance, vibrance, sparkle, spirit, and verve — terms rarely found in psychology textbooks. Vulnerability to depression and anxiety is widespread, and our culture’s traditional emphasis is on reducing symptoms with drugs that alter certain neurotransmitters, which is only part of the picture. We are living in a new era where vulnerabilities can become strengths, and where what used to be stigma becomes common humanity. Good mental health is being redefined in terms of stress resilience, post-traumatic growth, and vitality.

This workshop explores evidence-based tools for living a vibrant life, even in the presence of stress, depression, anxiety, or any pain we may be carrying. We will help you build your own ecosystem of mental well being — including new ways to foster vitality and purpose, through caring for the brain, body, and gut, including: 

  • Hot and cold exposures
  • Optimal physical challenges
  • Breathing techniques
  • Meditation
  • Embodied movement

A mental health renaissance is underway. Mental well-being is being redefined, and a range of evidence-based, whole-person approaches are gaining ground. Learn from renowned authors and scientists actively engaged in the field how to create an ecosystem of mental well-being for yourself and your clients 

CE is available for professionals through the Spiritual Competency Academy.

About the Leaders

Cassandra Vieten

Cassandra Vieten, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, mind-body medicine researcher, author, consultant, and public speaker. Cassi is a clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine's Centers for Integrative Health at the University of California, San Diego, where she serves as the director of the Center for Mindfulness. Cassi is also Director of Research […]

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Elissa Epel

Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is a best-selling author and a Professor at UCSF in the Department of Psychiatry. She studies how chronic stress can impact biological aging (including the telomere/telomerase system), and how mindfulness interventions may buffer stress effects and promote psychological and physiological thriving. She also studies food addiction and obesity. She is a member of the […]

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