3/20/2010 - THE WAY OF THE SMALL: Why Less Is Truly More at Jung Society of Washington

What: Workshop
Who: Michael Gellert
When: Saturday
Fees: $50.00, members in advance; $75.00, nonmembers, $40.00, seniors over 65 and full-time students

"The goal is to make the ego as strong and as small as possible." -C. G. Jung
Our best traditions and thinkers tell us that happiness is found in "the small"-in celebrating the details of everyday life and living wisely with limits. This way of the small offers a viable alternative to the grandiose thinking that is responsible for so many of our personal and global problems. In this workshop we will:
* Explore the joys of simplicity and modesty.
* Discover how some of history's most dynamic people were masters of the small.
* Learn how to make suffering sacred by embracing diminishing experiences.
* Identify the principles of a sound, wholesome existence for both the individual and society.
* Determine the specific areas and issues in our lives that would benefit from applying these principles.
Our aim will be to understand why very little is needed to make a happy life.
We intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers for this program.

We intend to offer CEUs for Social Workers for this program.

Michael Gellert is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Los Angeles and Pasadena, and former Director of Training at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. A Zen practitioner for 30 years, he trained with the Zen master Koun Yamada in Japan. He is the author of Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen, and the Still Good Hand of God, The Fate of America, and The Way of the Small: Why Less Is Truly More.