UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

workshop Saturday, March 24th, 2012
COMPASSIONATE BRUSH: Calligraphy and Communication Practice
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Contact - Christiaan Zandt, info@bisho.nl

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ConferencE March 26 - March 31, 2012
Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Europe
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Creative Process presenter and Artist-at-Large.
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workshop April 21, 2012
LIVING BRUSH: A Calligraphic Exploration
Zen Center of NYC - Fire Lotus Temple - Brooklyn, NY

In taking up creative expression as an aspect of our Buddhist practice, what is in the mind—and which may be hidden from our awareness—suddenly becomes manifest. In brush painting, we see it on the sheet before our eyes. more>

weekend workshop June 8 - 10, 2012
WORLD ENOUGH & TIME : Drawing, Writing and Slowing Down
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale, NY
Christian McEwen and Barbara Bash
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ConferencE June 18 - June 23, 2012
Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Creative Process and Module presenter -
Cutting Through Complexity :
Working with Power, Action and Timing
with Michael Chender, Chris Grant and Barbara Bash.
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PAST EVENTS & WORSHOPS

wEBINAR November 2, 9, 16, 2011
TEACHING NONVIOLENT C6MMUNICATION IN PRISONS

Nonviolent Communication is a powerful set of communication tools  that creates a shift of consciousness away from the power over structure  and towards a world of deeper connection with ourselves and others. more>

workshop Saturday, October 15th, 2011
BRUSH SPIRIT
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery - Woodstock, NY
The experience of calligraphy is about moving through space and leaving tracks behind.
The brush is the most sensitive of calligraphic tools, able to respond to the subtlest gesture. more>
talk & demonstration Wednesday, August 17, 2011
THE WRITING OF THE WORLD:
A calligraphic exploration of nature, the alphabet and humanity
Nantucket Island School of the Arts - Nantucket, MA
Since the earliest times humans have been reading the language of the world - tiny tracks in the sand, a flight of birds across the sky, a river winding slowly through the hills. more>
workshop July 21 - July 24, 2011
HAIKU BRUSH SKETCH : Awakening the Expressive Life
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale, NY
Come explore the creative process, looking into the experience of bringing heaven down to earth, vision into expression, brush, ink and pencil onto the page. more>
ConferencE June 24 - July 1, 2011
Summer Institute
Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA)
Columbus, Ohio
I will be part of the Creative Process Team and a Presenter with Toke Moeller and Bob Wing. The session is entitled, Leadership Intensive - Awakening Capacity for Wise and Skillful Action.
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weekend workshop June 10 - 12, 2011
CIRCLING THE HEART: Relating Nonviolently to Ourselves and the World
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale, NY
Fundamental to the principles of Nonviolent Communication is the practice of self empathy. If you can feel compassion for yourself you can feel compassion for others. more>
workshop Saturday, May 28, 2011
COMPASSIONATE BRUSH: Brush Calligraphy & Communication Practice
New York Shambhala Center - New York, NY
Making a mark, with brush and ink, brings vision down to earth - through the body - onto the page. more>
interactive talk Friday, May 27, 2011
WHY BUDDHISTS NEEDS NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION : A Lively Exploration
New York Shambhala Center
118 W. 22nd St 6th floor
New York, NY 10011
As we follow a dharmic path, aggression towards ourselves and others can become more and more subtle. Beliefs about what it means to be a "good buddhist" take hold.  By using the tools of Nonviolent Communication within  a buddhist perspective a fresh view on relationship can emerge. Come see what this might be. Event begins at 7pm.
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weekend workshop May 6 - 8, 2011
SPEAKING TRUE / LISTENING DEEP:
Mindfulness in Conversation
Brunswick Shambhala Center - Brunswick, Maine
Central to the Shambhala teachings is how we conduct ourselves in the world. more>
performance Thursday, April 28, 2011
THREE GOOD FRIENDS: Brush, Movement, Character
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale NY
7:30 pm / Admission $15
An evening of lively improvisation with Barbara Bash, Arawana Hayashi, and Lanny Harrison.
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ConferencE March 8 - 12, 2011
ALIA Europe (Authentic Leadership in Action)
Elspeet, The Netherlands
I will be part of the Creative Process Team
and an Artist-at-large.
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interactive talk November 16, 2010
CIRCLING THE HEART :
Relating Nonviolently to Ourselves
Sky Lake Lodge - 22 Hillcrest Lane Rosendale, NY
Fundamental to the principles of Nonviolent Communication is the practice of self empathy; if you can feel compassion for yourself you can feel compassion for others. more>
workshop October 23, 2010
HEAVEN, EARTH, HUMAN :
The Teachings of Chinese Pictograms
Fire Lotus Zen Center - 500 State St Brooklyn, NY
Chinese pictograms emerged from a time when humans were deeply connected to the natural world. These distilled images are links to the past, yet alive today. more>
weekend workshop October 2 - 3, 2010
BRUSH SPIRIT : The Expressive Line
Shambhala Meditation Center of LA - Los Angeles, CA
In the deepest sense calligraphy is the experience of moving through space and leaving tracks behind. It is the visual voice of the moment. more>
weekend workshop July 25 - 26, 2010
HAIKU BRUSH SKETCH : Exploring the Inner and Outer Landscape
Zen Mountain Monastery - Mount Tremper, NY
Spend a day with sketchbook, pencil and brush, gathering images from the natural world, and writing words that illuminate the moment. more>
workshop July 10, 2010
THE STROKE OF COMPASSION: Brush Calligraphy & Communication Practice
The Interdependence Project - 302 Bowery St. New York, NY
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ConferencE June 6 - 12, 2010
Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
I will be part of the Creative Process Team and a Presenter with Toke Moeller and Bob Wing. The session is entitled, Building Capacity for Wise and Skillful Action: with Circle, Brush and Sword
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workshop May 28 - 30, 2010
SPEAKING TRUE / LISTENING DEEP: Communication as Contemplative Practice
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale, NY
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workshop May 8, 2010
Haiku / Brush / Sketch - Spring
Sky Lake Lodge - Rosendale, NY
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