Spanish Language EV Zoom Get together: April 17, 2021

¡Hola colegas y amigos!

Two hour online get together 17 April  at 18:00 CET 

TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH LANGUAGE

(This will be aimed at Spanish speaking colleagues, so all of the talks will either be in Spanish or translated if necessary.)

The last year has been extremely difficult, in fact heart-breaking, for so many in our world. Much less intense, but nonetheless real, has been the difficulties we have had in Engaging Vitality, not only is getting together in person to learn from each other, but also (depending on where we live) having an opportunity to use our skills to help people.

Given the dearth of other possibilities, some of us began doing online study groups in April of 2020. Despite many misgivings, these have become very positive experiences for all involved. As we all know, from ancient times on the Chinese have realized that new crises can lead to new opportunities. While many, if not most of us involved, were far from enthusiastic about meeting online, we now look forward to these events.

We have noticed that participation from our colleagues in Spain has been negligible up to now. Therefore we are organizing a two hour online get together TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH LANGUAGE on 17 April  at 18:00 CET 

We will start with a short presentation by EV teachers, including myself, on what EV has been up to during the pandemic and our evolving process of bringing EV to interested practitioners through the platform of Zoom 

We will then go over questions that have been submitted in advance about anything related to EV - how to manage during a pandemic, any tips about how EV can assist in the treatment of acute or long-haul Covid-19 patients, issues with the basics of using or integrating EV techniques, etc.


To wrap up we will discuss the group’s thoughts on in-person teaching of EV in both the near and  far off future, specifically as it relates to Spain. 

This session will be aimed at Spanish speaking colleagues, so all of the talks will either be in Spanish or translated if necessary. 

While this informal session will be free of charge, it will be necessary to register in advance. During the registration process you will have a chance to let us know what questions you have or topics you would like to see discussed. It will also be useful for us to know a little about your ability to understand English. This will allow us to better prepare for the session. To sign up for this session, please go to INSERT URL HERE

Note that to be certain to have sufficient time to prepare properly, registration for this session will close at midnight Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-08:00) 12 April.

If you cannot make this session, but are still interested in staying in touch with us, you can sign up for our email list at:

https://www.engagingvitality.com/contact

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you.

Take care, 

Dan Bensky

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