Certification Training Program
in Japanese Psychology
Schedule: July 2009 date TBD
Location: The ToDo Institute (near Middlebury, Vermont)
This residential program, usually nine days long, is the core of our certification process and is designed to help participants develop basic skills in the application of principles and methods of Morita & Naikan therapies. The program includes daily morning seminars and individual sessions with a staff member. There is an emphasis on exercises which are carried out daily and discussed in individual and group sessions. Topics covered include an introduction to Morita and Naikan methods, self-discipline, the mechanics and use of attention, establishing purpose and setting goals, and the acceptance of unpleasant feeling states.
“Thanks for an amazing ten days. I found it to be way beyond the therapy, meditation retreats, and various New Age techniques I’ve tried. You gave us the experience of a new way of being in the world, focusing attention, and setting priorities.”
Duncan Atchison, CA
Photographs from the July 2006 Residential Certification Program!
Programs are conducted by Gregg Krech. Brief bios of ToDo Institute faculty are also available.
Our certification program is comprehensive, in-depth, challenging and highly personalized. The certification process involves Distance Learning Modules and a 60 day supervised follow-up to the summer Residential Training. We’ve expanded our faculty so each participant benefits from the different backgrounds and experience of our teachers. There is now a personal development track for those who are not interested in certification with a lower cost and reduced time requirement. For those interested in certification, many of our credit-eligible courses will offer CEU’s for professionals. If you’ve taken our courses in the past, you may already have earned credit towards certification. As a non-profit organization, our goal is not to make money, but to pass on these valuable methods and tools to help you meet your personal challenges while contributing, in your own way, to a better community and world.
Core Requirements - 112 Credits
(Total Credits Required for Certification = 162)
- Summer Residential Training Program and 60 day Supervised Study Follow-up (July of each year) - 96 Credits
- Working with Your Attention - Distance Learning Program (April of each year) - 16 Credits
- Other Programs Providing Credit for Certification
- Naikan Retreat - 52 Credits
- Naikan Distance Learning Program - 16 Credits
- Renewing Your Relationship Distance Learning Program - 16 Credits
- Full Day Workshops (various topics) - 8 Credits
- Half Day Workshops, Internships, Special Projects, Individual Study - Credits to be arranged
What to Expect...
- A beautiful, quiet setting in the foothills of the green mountains
- Highly qualified teachers (see next page) with a broad range of experience
- A rigorous experiential program that will help you in your personal life and increase your skills in helping others
- Healthy and delicious vegetarian meals that you will help to prepare
- Daily period of morning meditation and evening reflection (Naikan)
- Daily exercise and work periods to help strengthen your body and mind
- Access to a comprehensive library of books and materials on our work that have been assembled over the past 15 years
- Daily, personalized individual instruction tailored to your own goals, questions and challenges
“The ten days at the ToDo Institute were the most intense of my entire life. I am truly grateful...By this experience, my life has forever changed.”
Gloria Baird, TN
The Curriculum Covers Topics Such as...
- An introduction to Japanese psychology based on Morita & Naikan therapies
- The mechanics and use of your attention
- Self-discipline and self-control
- Coping with unpleasant feeling states
- The body’s influence on the mind
- Finding your purpose
- Living fully with illness
- Changing your habits
- Self-reflection, gratitude and conflict resolution
- Role plays, case studies and teaching methods for helping others
- Applications such as parenting, relationships, weight loss & addictions
- Evenings of music, humor and good company
Costs:
- Personal Development Track (first 7 days): $800 + $250 Room and Board
- Certification Track (all 9 days): $1,185 + $290 Room and Board
Discounts available for ToDo Institute Members and early registration. For further information, call us at (802) 453-4440 or email us at todo@together.net.
