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Moving Gracefully Into Your Next Stage of Life

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Coping with change and transition can be stressful and hard to accept. Whether you are graduating from school, approaching retirement, dealing with job loss, starting or ending a relationship, moving house, this live, interactive class, teaches you powerful concepts to help you move through life’s most challenging changes with confidence and purpose.

(1070) Beginner 18 and older
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Girls Who Run the World: Insights from Female CEOs ...

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Girls Who Run the World: Insights from Female CEOs on Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation Journalist and author of Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business Diana Kapp talks with Rebecca Blumenstein, Managing Editor of the New York Times. Studies show that 23 percent of fifth grade girls think they are not smart enough to pursue their dream career, and by high school this number has doubled. 30 percent of young women with GPAs...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Powerful Choices, Powerful Life

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Throughout history, philosophers, psychologists and seekers have been searching for the key to a happy life. Could it be that something as simple as your day-to-day choices is that key? In this interactive class, Sharon Good offers wisdom, tools and tips to help you utilize choice as a pathway to creating the life you want. Learn why choice is so powerful, how to make more powerful choices and how to use those choices to forge a path for living...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Anger Transformation Workshop

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Unlike traditional anger management workshops that use techniques to help train individuals on how to control their anger, this workshop will teach you how to embrace anger and use its transformative power for good. Explore the psychological and philosophical aspects of the anger transformative process, and learn how to use anger as a vehicle toward equanimity, compassion and productive self-transformation.

(1070) Beginner 18 and older
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How to Deal with Difficult People: Holiday Edition

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Holidays are supposed to be a joyful time of year filled with gatherings and parties with those closest to you — family, friends and sometimes co-workers. But what if you are forced to mingle with that difficult person? Learn practical skills to resolve and avoid difficult and time consuming impasses. Learn how to navigate challenging conversations in a game-changing way to get immediate clarity, empowerment and results while restoring long-term...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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How to Naturally Boost Your Mood with Food

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Winter blues? Feeling on edge and irritable? Did you know the foods you eat can play a major role in your mood? New York Times bestselling author and integrative nutrition coach, Missy Chase Lapine, is an expert in how certain foods can play a role in your mood and anxiety level and will share tips on natural foods that boost endorphins to naturally lift your mood. Tastings and exclusive recipes included!

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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How to Sharpen and Deliver Your Points

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Delivering an effective presentation via video conference is completely new experience for many of us. Learn how to continue effectively communicating your points in this digital world via video conferencing by employing tried and true strategies such as: Effectively framing yourself in the screen How to change your presentation style to suit the digital environment—volume, tone, tempo Employing “Three before me” and recognizing and remaining...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Jewels Within the Silence: Extending Compassion

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Jewels Within the Silence: Extending Compassion to Non-Communicative Patients Most people experience a nonverbal, coma-like state before death, yet all too often medical workers, even hospice workers and family, withdraw attentive presence when a patient enters silence.  Perhaps we wonder if they know we are there.  Perhaps we are uncomfortable. In this workshop, we will discuss what work and research with the non-communicative has taught...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$220
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Feeling Stuck? Uncover what is holding you back.

The Daring Way @ 322 8th Ave, New York, NY

Feeling stuck? Join us for the Daring Way, an experiential methodology where we learn about the powers of vulnerability, authenticity, empathy, and compassion as they connect to our values, and develop a steady resilience against shame and fear. We learn how to quiet our inner critic, embrace our imperfections, and cultivate the courage to live bravely. This workshop is for anyone who wants to examine the thoughts, emotions and behaviors...

(2) All levels 21 and older
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$350
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Let's Write A New Ending To Our Story.

The Daring Way @ 322 8th Ave, New York, NY

Do you have a story in your head that you just can't let go? We all have a story about an experience, a situation, a conversation that made us feel bad, sad, hurt, and/or ashamed. It could be a story of personal heartbreak, a story from our childhood, or a professional struggle. The Rising Strong one-day workshop is about exploring a story of struggle and unpacking the emotions that keep us stuck. During the day we learn how owning...

(2) All levels 21 and older
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$350
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The Daring Way

The Daring Way @ 322 8th Ave, New York, NY

The Daring Way is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown.  The method was developed to help men, women, and adolescents learn how to show up, be seen, and live braver lives. The primary focus is on developing shame resilience skills and developing daily practices that transform the way we live, love, parent, and lead. The work is facilitated through discussion, video and written exercises with the ultimate...

(2) All levels 21 and older
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$375
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EC Music "S"sentials Workshop

S Factor New York @ 235 W 23rd St, New York, NY

Created by longtime S Factor NY Teacher & "music whisperer" Meg Louise, the Music "S"sentials Workshop is an exploration of the essential connection between music, feminine movement and emotion. Meg will inspire you with her love and knowledge of all things S, and her musical background including Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music. This stunning six-hour intensive gives you a deeper understanding of the magic of music and how it seduces...

(1) All levels 17 and older
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$330

2 sessions

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Psychospiritual Approach to Healing Addictive Behavior

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

In this workshop we will be introduced to yoga psychology’s view of addictions, how they form and how they can be healed. According to yogic teachings, there are tendencies which exist in the subconscious mind (samskaras) created by past experiences that can fuel compulsive behaviors. This workshop will explore the types of samskaras and psychological elements (disconnectedness, impaired will power, etc.) that contribute to addictive behaviors...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Dare To Be Happy: The Power of Positive Psychology

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Human beings want to be happy. In fact, most of our effort is spent planning on ways to improve our well-being. Philosophers, comics, priests, playwrights, pop-stars, and self- help gurus offer varied and sometimes contradictory advice—yet anything sustainable remains elusive. Now scientists say they can help. A wide variety of studies now show that we have the power to increase happiness and well-being, reduce  depression, and become more...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

This evening, the immensely popular author Elizabeth Gilbert, whose fiction and non-fiction have inspired and empowered countless readers of all ages and walks of life, will draw from her newest book, Big Magic: Creative Living Without Fear, to delve deeply into the mysterious nature of inspiration and explore how we can all awaken and nurture our most creative impulses. According to Gilbert we all have the capacity to build up our courage, face...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Breaking Free of Clutter & Chaos

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Breaking Free of Clutter and Chaos: Creating Space for Healthy Living Andrew Mellen, “The Most Organized Man in America,” says clutter is “nothing more than deferred decisions.” In this four-week course, you will learn quick and easy ways to make those deferred decisions and get back into action, stopping clutter in its tracks. How will it feel when you finally stop yo-yo organizing and unlock hidden pockets of time to...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$150

4 sessions

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VitaminR’s VisionWork:Improv for Difficult Conversation

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name Vitamin R’s VisionWorking Series: Improv for Difficult Conversations in Sales, Negotiations & Relationships Have you ever found yourself avoiding a “difficult” conversation with a coworker, employee or business partner about what it is you need whether it’s asking for a performance review, a raise or a promotion to move onto the next level? Or while on a sales call with one of your ideal clients, the conversation is...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Developing Your Intuition

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Developing Your Intuition: A Decision-Making Tool For Life Intuition is increasingly appreciated as a key component of decision-making. One of New York’s most experienced intuitive consultants and teachers, Constantina Rhodes, will help us to develop a range of intuitive skills that we all possess in latent form, but usually don’t know how to access, understand, or use. Discover meditation and visualization exercises designed to activate and...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$170

5 sessions

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Feng Shui Tools for Abundant Living

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Applied properly, Feng Shui can improve the quality of your life by balancing your personal and environmental energy, allowing you to experience more success at work, improved relationships, greater focus and clarity and better health. During this one-day intensive intro, you will develop an understanding of Feng Shui as you: Discover and begin using Feng Shui’s extraordinary analytical tools: The Three Door Bagua Method and The Great Sunshine...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$145
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Emotions and Our Brain

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

In this class, Paula Oleska, a pioneer in the study of the brain-body connection, will draw from: cutting-edge neuroscientific discoveries (including the “triune brain,” “embodied cognition,” neuroplasticity, etc.); her own decades of work teaching Brain Gym®; her extensive observation of hundreds of clients; and several ancient and modern mind/ body cultivation systems, to help us gain an accurate understanding of how we are wiredhow emotions...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$130

3 sessions

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