Retreats

Empowerment for Life

10-Hour Intensive Workshop Developing Mental and Physical Power with a Special Focus on Dealing with Conflict

In this highly experiential one-day workshop, participants will develop their sense of personal power through a potent combination of boxing and traditional training techniques, mindfulness and self-reflection practices, lively interactive discussions, and intensive whole-group processes. The workshop will utilize boxing as a metaphor that can be used to help face challenges, work with differences, and have more productive conflict in various life situations. Workshop members will be able to participate in accordance with their current physical and mental-emotional abilities.

Workshop Goals:

• Meet physical challenges commensurate with one’s skill level and conditioning
• Understand boxing as a metaphor useful for dealing with many areas of life
• Reflect on, define, and practice embodying a personal sense of empowerment
• Develop greater comfort experiencing and dealing with interpersonal conflict
• Increase ability to appropriately assert oneself and set personal boundaries
• Expand awareness of one’s vulnerabilities, emotional defensiveness, and strengths

Workshop Components:

• Running/hiking
• Yoga
• Shadow boxing (no prior boxing experience required)
• Boxing mitt work, drilling, or sparring (optional)
• Meditation/breath-work
• Group discussion
• Interpersonal self-awareness exercises (“Sizing up” and “Staring Down”)
• Whole-group interactive processes (“Circle of Fire” and “Circle of Strength”)

Logistics:

When: Saturday, October 29th, 2011 from 8am-6pm
Where: Outdoors in Corte Madera, Marin County (alternate rain location in Ross)
Cost: $295 (includes food, t-shirt, and 30 min. individual consultation prior to workshop)
Group Size Max: 8
What to Bring: Running shoes, towel, warm layers, yoga mat, water bottle, journal and pen. Change of clothes, hand wraps and mouth-guard are optional.
For questions or to register call Michael at 415-425-3814 or Jordan at 415-312-0318. Visit www.michaeltheboxer.com or jordanwolfe@psychologytoday.com.

Michaeltheboxer is a former amateur fighter, published author, and long-time boxing trainer who has worked in the training camps of two heavyweight champions. A dynamic and inspiring teacher, he elevates people from all walks of life through his unique blend of boxing instruction and personal philosophy. Also an accomplished public speaker, Michael has taught throughout the bay area and has established an empowerment center utilizing boxing as a means for personal growth.

Jordan Wolfe has a Masters degree in Integral Counseling Psychology and works in San Francisco as a psychotherapist with individuals, couples, teenagers, and men’s groups. He has been a boxing trainer, Army linguist and Intelligence Analyst, yoga teacher, Buddhist monk, carpenter, and group facilitator, and he is passionate about working with anger and conflict as a means to create greater personal power, emotional connection, and inner transformation.