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 The HeartMath Solution
by Doc Childre and Howard Martin
Tuesday afternoons
The foundation of HeartMath® rests on heart empowerment tools developed to counteract the stress of current times and to provide effective practices that can lead to a healthy fulfilling life. HeartMath has developed user-friendly tools and technology -- neutral facilitators for hundreds of thousands of people from different belief systems and walks of life-- designed to awaken your power and intelligence of the heart.
The HeartMath tools are based on decades of research that shows when we experience positive feelings like care, joy and appreciation, synchronization in the heart's rhythms and the nervous system is created. Other bodily systems sync up to this rhythm creating a state which scientists call coherence. Coherence leads to more mental clarity, creativity and better problem-solving abilities.
Through the heart we can "take charge" and become our real self. We can feel good from the inside-out, no matter what is happening around us, and in doing that make a difference in the world.
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry:
A Practical Guide to Positive Change
by Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom
Wednesday afternoons with the Leadership Team
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in action. A how-to book but not a manual, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985. In updating the second edition, the authors conducted an appreciative inquiry with first edition readers, focusing especially on users in markets and universities. At the urging of these readers, the authors have included a new chapter on the community applications of Appreciative Inquiry, as well as a host of new examples and other enhancements.
 The Untethered Soul
by Michael Singer
Wednesday evenings
Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider these aspects of yourself, you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can define. In The Untethered Soul--now a New York Times bestseller--spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores the question of who we are and arrives at the conclusion that our identity is to be found in our consciousness, the fact of our ability to observe ourselves, and the world around us. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization.
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