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8th Annual Emotional Brain Training
National Meeting and Retreat

Annual Meeting for Researchers and Providers
April 16, 2010

National Retreat: April 17-18, 2010

The Lodge At Tiburon Conference Center
Tiburon, California
San Francisco Bay Area

Sponsored by:
The Institute for Health Solutions
A California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation

2 Day Retreat Pricing

Early Bird Special (before end of the day March 20th) = $ 265

Regular Rate (after March 20th) = $ 325

We welcome you to join with others who are interested in emotional brain training, and would like an intensive personal and/or professional experience in the method. The first day of the national meeting is the annual meeting for researchers and providers of the method, a time for sharing advances in practice, theory and science. The following two days provide an opportunity for those who are new to the method, engaged in training and program graduates to have an intensive experience in the method, sharpening skills, deepening connection to self, and experiencing the joy of learning cutting edge neuroscience and feeling the safety and power of community.

This year, our retreat will again be in spectacular Tiburon, California, right on San Francisco Bay and overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Our retreat conference center, the Lodge at Tiburon, is in picturesque Tiburon with shops, restaurants, bay walks, sailboat sightings and fabulous views. There will be a variety of workshops, groups and presentations to inspire and inform you of the advances in the neuroscience of the method and the powerful tools that rewire the brain from stress to states of high-level well-being.

At this point in the development of the method, scientific research findings in neuroplasticity have led to advances in the practice of the method. The books that described some of these breakthroughs in the conceptual basis and application of the method will be published in June 2010, and we expect that the method will receive more attention after that time. However, the purpose of the annual retreat and meeting this year is to bring our community together to understand the implications of this science and, on a very practical level, to be at the forefront of using the tools in a way that begins to rewire the “survival” circuits that form the foundation of most stress that simply will not abate without that essential rewiring. All participants will have the opportunity to make more Connections, take time to restore, move their bodies, and move forward in emotional brain training toward being wired at Brain State 1.

The annual meeting and national retreat provide unique opportunities to personally and/or professionally progress with how:

• To use The EBT 5-Point System effectively, including enhancements of each of the five tools.
• To rewire “survival circuits” and use the new three-step process to reconsolidate them.
• To develop more Connections to practice the tools after the retreat.
• To learn what is new in the science and practice of the method.
• To honor your body with exercise, delicious, healthy food, and time to restore.
• Have a wonderful time!

The retreat is not only in beautiful Tiburon and within walking distance of shops, walks along the San Francisco Bay and views of the islands, bridges and city, and yet is comfortable and easy going. Please bring comfortable, casual clothing, walking shoes and exercise clothes.

During the two-day retreat, you will have opportunities to participate in an EBT group, as well as participate in workshops and talks on the method. Our experience has been that participants come away from the retreat with remarkable progress with one or more aspects of the training.

Also, there are many other optional activities including: a Welcome Reception on Friday evening, morning exercise options (Gentle Yoga, Walks By the Water), Round Tables at Saturday lunch, EBT Meditation each morning and afternoon and as well as a Community Closing on Sunday.

You will be able to tailor the retreat to meet your needs. Some participants attend all the sessions, workshops and activities while others choose to take more time to themselves for using The Cycle Tool, processing the skills they’ve learned, or just relaxing and enjoying the beauty of the area. All activities are suited to your level of training, so those who are new to the method can enroll in introductory groups.

The EBT Trainers who provide these groups and talks are our most highly experienced providers. Several have used the method for more than 15 years and all have been extremely generous in giving of their time and talents to the Institute for Health Solutions.

Registration and Cancellation Policies
The registration fee includes all activities shown on the schedule (groups, workshops, the Welcome Reception and a tote bag). Register early for special reductions. Please consult your airline and the hotel about their cancellation policies. To make your room reservation at the Lodge at Tiburon, please call 1-866-823-4669 or email sfreservations@larkspurhotels.com. Please ask for the Institute for Health Solutions National Retreat to receive the special room rate.
The retreat registration fee is 50% refundable if your cancellation is received no later 10 days prior to the sessions. Cancellations will not result in a fee credit toward other products or services.