Healthy Boundaries Training

Dear Friends,

We hope this finds you well in body and spirit. 

We are writing to invite you to a Plum Village-rooted training on Healthy Boundaries in Sanghas, offered via Zoom on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eastern [7:00 a.m. to 1:45p p.m. Pacific], with a lunch break from 1:00 to 1:45 Eastern [10:00 to 10:45 Pacific]. Please forward to your sanghas. (Scroll down for registration and background info)

Dharma Teachers Leslie Rawls and Dennis Bohn will offer the training, which covers Boundaries, Sangha Relationships, Power and Vulnerability, Creating Healthy Boundaries Policies, and Self-Care.  The training is offered to increase awareness of the benefits of wholesome boundaries within Sanghas as a means of creating and nurturing a safe place for all Sangha participants. It includes presentations, group participation, and small group discussions.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

All Sangha members may benefit from and are encouraged to attend the training, particularly those who facilitate or hold leadership roles.  Any member of your sangha is welcome to attend. Each attendee should register (scroll down) unless multiple people will be attending as a group using a single device. In that case, please let us know of that intention.  There is no charge to attend. If you wish to offer dana to express gratitude, we ask that you send donations to the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation. www.tnhf.org

Advance registration is required. If possible, please plan to attend the entire session. Please use the link below to register and share it with interested Sangha members. You will receive login information after you register.

Training Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 AM-4:45 PM, Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof-uvqTwsGNbMz46gKglBKB7Ugpfs0HbG

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

BACKGROUND
At the request of the Dharma Teachers’ Care-Taking Council, this program was developed by Dharma Teachers Dennis Bohn, Fern Dorresteyn, and Leslie Rawls after they participated in a three-day Faith Trust Institute training, as well as an online training based in non-Plum Village Buddhist Healthy Boundaries training. Their initial  program was created with input from Plum Village monastics and lay Dharma Teachers. It has been offered over the past several years to local Sanghas, Dharma Teachers, Order members, and Sangha groups, and refined each time with input from participants. 

Please send any questions to us directly. Dennis’s email is dbohn@pipeline.com. Leslie’s email is leslierawlsdt@gmail.com.

In Gratitude,
Leslie Rawls and Dennis Bohn