Thirty thousand days.
Not a million days, as we might have guessed when we were kids. Not even three hundred thousand days. The average lifespan is only thirty thousand days — that’s a number that we can almost see in our mind’s eye. Our lives are short and time passes quickly.
How, then, shall we live? How shall we live, given that our nature is so temporary and our love of life is so great? This is the theme of the ToDo Institute’s 20th anniversary celebration:
How do we savor our moments? Fill them with meaning? Take risks? Stay healthy? Make a contribution? Cultivate loving relationships? Build our dreams? Cope with illness? Become the person we truly want to be? Join us for an extraordinary event to explore these issues and more.
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[team_member name=”Gregg Krech” designation=”Director, ToDo Institute” facebook=”http://www.facebook.com/ToDo.Institute” twitter=”https://twitter.com/#!/ToDoInstitute” blog=”http://www.thirtythousanddays.org” email=”gregg@todoinstitute.org”]
Gregg Krech is one of the leading experts on Japanese Psychology in the U.S. He has been the Director of the ToDo Institute for the past 20 years and the editor of the Thirty Thousand Days journal. Gregg is the author of several books, including, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness and Naikan and his work has been featured in numerous magazines and journals including, The SUN, Experience Life, Counseling Today, Utne Reader and SELF. Through his writings, presentations and programs, Gregg has pioneered the use of Morita Therapy and Naikan for special populations and introduced thousands of people around the world to Japanese Psychology.
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[team_member name=”Linda Anderson Krech, LICSW” designation=”Program Director, ToDo Institute” facebook=”http://www.facebook.com/ToDo.Institute” twitter=”https://twitter.com/#!/ToDoInstitute” linkedin=”http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=18915038&authType=name&authToken=7C_H&goback=.con” blog=”http://www.thirtythousanddays.org” email=”linda@todoinstitute.com”]
Linda Anderson Krech has been practicing and teaching Japanese Psychology since 1988. She helped to found the ToDo Institute, along with her husband, Gregg, and has been on staff at ToDo for 14 years. As a social worker, she directed psychiatric rehabilitation programs in both NY and VT, integrating Morita Therapy and Naikan into her work. She is a regular contributor to Thirty Thousand Days and the author of Little Dreams Come True: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Parenting. She lives and works at the ToDo Institute with Gregg and their two (not-so-little) dreams come true, Chani and Bi.
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[team_member name=”Richard Blonna, Ed.D, M.Ed” designation=”Stress Management Consultant and Author”]
Richard Blonna is the author of many books including Coping with Stress in a Changing World and Stress Less: Live More. A professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey, Rich has over 30 years of experience as an educator, coach, trainer, author, and consultant. With expertise in the fields of stress-management and sexuality, Rich has trained thousands of students and clinicians throughout the US. A highly recognized educator, he has won two Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in the past decade. He is a Board-Certified Coach (BCC), Counselor (NCC) and Health Education Specialist (CHES).
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[team_member name=”Carmela Javellana, M.D” designation=”Founding Director, Sanctuary for Healing and Integration (SHIN)”]
Dr. Carmela Javellana is a board certified psychiatrist devoted to the care of people with severe and chronic mind-body illnesses. A student of Zen and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, Carmela integrates mindfulness-based psychotherapies and holistic/complementary approaches into her science-based medical interventions. She applies her own spiritual lessons to the daily work of seeing patients who struggle with their own personal and psychological challenges. Her most recent project is Anjali Foundation USA, a nonprofit those with chronic illness who are in need of financial resources for their care. She is also a certified Minister’s Assistant at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple.
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[team_member name=”Henry McCann, DAOM, LAc, DiplOM” designation=”Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine”]
Dr. Henry McCann is a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and Oriental medicine with a private practice in Madison, NJ. A Fulbright fellow to Japan, Dr. McCann studied Oriental medicine at the New England School of Medicine, the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, and Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine (Sichuan, China). He also practices and teaches Daoist meditation, internal alchemy, and Qigong. Dr. McCann sees the practice of medicine as a vehicle to help people realize their true potential and allow them to develop a heart of genuine compassion and love. He lectures extensively in both the US and Europe.
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[team_member name=”Zoe Weil” designation=”President, Institute for Humane Education”]
Zoe Weil is the author of six books, including Nautilus silver medal winner Most Good, Least Harm; The Power and Promise of Humane Education; Above All, Be Kind, and Moonbeam gold medal winner Claude and Medea. She speaks regularly at conferences and schools across the U.S. and Canada and performs her 1-woman show, My Ongoing Problems with Kindness: Confessions of MOGO Girl. Zoe is cofounder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), which offers online graduate programs in humane education as well as workshops, courses, and an award-winning resource center at www.HumaneEducation.org
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[team_member name=”Loraine Rickard-Martin” designation=”International Sanctions Consultant to the UN”]
Loraine Rickard-Martin spent 37 years working for the United Nations on development, peace, and security. She now advises and trains officials from states, international and regional organizations, and the private sector, on multilateral sanctions. She also teaches a course at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs on the history and practice of United Nations Security Council sanctions. Loraine has been a life-long student of Zen psychology and philosophy, with a particular interest in the intersection of personal responsibility and global peace.
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[team_member name=”James Roberts” designation=”Psychotherapist, Author of Deliberate Love”]
Jim Roberts is the author of “Deliberate Love: How Couples Can Deepen and Sustain Intimacy with the Mindful Use of Attention.” This book applies the principles of Japanese psychology to the realm of intimate relationships. Jim has had a general practice in counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, couples and families in Kansas City for 30 years and has lectured nationally on marriage and family therapy. He has been a consultant to business and industry and was a commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered on issues of family psychology.
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[team_member name=”Barbara Sarah, LCSW-R” designation=”Director, Third Opinion”]
Barbara Sarah has been a social worker for 40 years. For the first 20 she was a school social worker, developing innovative programs for teens, including Morita and Naikan workshops and an improvisational theater group. After her breast cancer diagnosis in 1992, she founded an Oncology Support Program based on the principles of Living Fully with Illness at Benedictine Hospital where she is still working. In 2007 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Chapter of the Nat’l Assn of Social Workers. Her private practice, Third Opinion, offers support, information and strategies to cancer patients, their families and friends.
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[team_member name=”Robert Strayhan, M.D.” designation=”Holistic and Integrative Psychiatrist”]
Dr. Robert Strayhan is a psychiatric physician who follows an integrative approach to caring for the whole person. Bringing 30 years of experience to his psychiatric practice, Robert offers a cross-cultural perspective as well as a holistic orientation. His own extensive studies of martial arts and meditation help to inform his work as well. He currently treats children, adolescents and adults in Texarkana, Texas and serves as the Executive Medical Officer for TestSmartRx, a start-up company focusing on implementing computerized psychological screening into the mental health field.
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Schedule of Events
Opening reception: Thursday, August 2 at 7:00pm (refreshments will be served)
Registration: Friday and Saturday, August 3 & 4 (8:00am to 9:00am)
Conference: Friday and Saturday, August 3 & 4 (9:00am to 5:00pm)
Celebration: Saturday evening!!
Closing Events: Sunday, August 5 (9:00am to 1:00pm)
Meals
On Friday a complimentary lunch will be served, all other meals will be on your own. Coffee and Tea will be available during the conference breaks.
Event Fees
ToDo Member Fee $270.00
Non-Member Fee $300.00
14 Social Work CEU’s approved for full conference attendance and 6 Social Work CEU’s approved for Saturday only attendance
SPECIAL ONE-DAY RATE
for Sat., Aug. 4 * 9:00am – 5:00pm
$110 10% discount for ToDo Institute members
Location
MAIN STREET LANDING PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
The Corner of Lake and College Streets on Burlington’s Waterfront
Sixty Lake Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
To register
For all payment methods please complete the registration form here. >>
Payment methods:
- Online:
Google Wallet (like PayPal) all major credit cards accepted.
- By phone:
(Visa and MasterCard only) during business hours (9am to 5pm weekdays) at 800-950-6034 (US) or 802-453-4440.
- By check:
If post marked by July 26th, please mail your check or money order (USD) made payable to:
ToDo Institute
PO Box 50
Monkton, VT 0546If after July 26th you will need to call in with a credit card payment to reserve your seat.
Questions can be emailed to todo@todoinstitute.com.
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You will be flying into Burlington International Airport, which is ten minutes from the event site.
Lodging (starting with the most economical)
a) Monkton — there are a few rooms available here in Monkton for those who will have their own transportation (we are located 30 minutes south of the conference location) or are willing to work with our schedule. Camping is also an option. Contact Valarie for further information – todo@todoinstitute.com
b) DoubleTree Hotel – we have reserved a block of rooms for the event at the DoubleTree Hotel, which is 15 minutes from the event. We will help you to coordinate transportation back and forth each day if you do not have your own car. You can register directly through this link.
c) Burlington Bed & Breakfasts – there are a variety of lovely B&B’s that are convenient to the event. Here are a few you can contact directly.
- One of a Kind – lovely place, on the water, gardens . . .
- Sunset House – on Main St.
- Lang House – on Main St.
- Howard St. Guest House
- Tetreault House – one room with queen bed ($60/night) “like staying at mom’s”
If you discover that any of these options are full, please let us know so that we can remove them from the list. And let us know if you need further help setting up your lodging!
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The event is in honor of the ToDo Institute’s 20th anniversary. Twenty years ago we started out with no members, no money, a small rented house, and a few wonderful people who believed in what we were doing. Today ToDo has its own exquisite property on 12 acres in Vermont, volumes of written work, distance programs that are reaching across the globe, a certification process for professionals and a thousand people who support what we’re doing.
So we are working hard to create a memorable experience for you, one that will enhance the Time of Your Life, however many days that turns out to be. We expect that you will discover new wisdom, develop new friendships and leave with a renewed spirit for approaching the days ahead.
Aside from the keynote presentations and workshops, we will have a haiku contest, live music, a hike at the ToDo Institute, Naikan practice, Pecha Kucha (what’s that?) and much more . . .
Please join us! We’d love to share some time with you and celebrate our 30,000 days together.
Cancellation Policy for 20th Anniversary Conference:
If you cancel before June 1st you are entitled to a refund of your registration fee less a $50 cancellation fee.
If you cancel between June 1 and July 2nd, you are entitled to a refund of your registration fee less a $100 cancellation fee.
If you cancel less than 30 days before the program begins, you will receive no refund.
Refunds will only be issued to the original form of payment or by check.
