James is available to present any of the following workshops for your group or organization. Most of the workshops can be provided for small or large groups and range in length from 1 1 ⁄ 2 hours to a full-day format. James often presents these topics at the Third Thursdays free workshop series. He is continually developing new workshops.
Please contact James for more information.
Your Body Knows: Uncover the Psychological Roots of Physical Symptoms
Uncover and work through self-defeating psychological patterns that contribute to physical dis-ease. In this introductory workshop, you will learn mind/body techniques drawn from Gestalt Therapy for working with troubling physical symptoms.
All-Out Healing: Find Your Path to Optimal Health
Dr. Yates will present a holistic, empowering approach to finding your path to optimal health:
- Make self care your priority and take the leading role in your health care
- Be informed regarding your health issues and potential healing modalities
- Use mind/body techniques to promote stress reduction and healing
- Make lifestyle changes such as improving nutrition and exercise
- Build a strong support team of family, friends and professionals
This workshop is for those who want to take a more active role in their health care, those facing a chronic or life-threatening illness, and caregivers.
Moment-to-Moment Zen: Practicing Mindfulness in Everyday Life
This workshop will focus on beginning instruction in moment-to-moment mindfulness through discussion and participation in awareness exercises.
Envision a Fulfilling Career
Do you want more fulfillment in your work? Learn ways to envision a more meaningful and fulfilling career through discussion and participation in interactive exercises.
An Introduction to Meditation
This workshop will focus on beginning meditation instruction through discussion, demonstration and participation in meditation periods.
The Power of Intention: Create the Life You Want
Discover the power of intention to create the life you want through discussion and participation in experiential exercises.
Transform Your Inner Critic From Bully to Ally
Learn how to transform your inner critic and increase your internal support for creating the life & career you want.
Face Your Fear and Make the Change You Want!
Learn ways to face and work through the fears that keep you from making the change you want in your life.
Transform Anxiety into Vital Energy
Does anxiety interfere with your ability to be fully engaged in your life, work and relationships? Gain a new view of this self-defeating emotion and learn ways to transform it into vital energy for being more at ease, authentic and spontaneous.
Invoking Your Allies: Building Support for Creating the Life You Want
Build a wellspring of support for facing challenges, overcoming self-defeating patterns, and getting what you want out of life. This workshop will help you create and activate your own circle of allies drawn from your present, past, imagination, spiritual tradition and other sources. Participants will be introduced to this approach through demonstration, discussion, and participation in experiential and written exercises.
Compassionate Honesty: Speaking from the Heart
Learn ways to communicate effectively with compassion when facing difficult issues or potential conflict
Anger Good! From Monster to Friend
Learn how to befriend your anger.
Dream Theater: Discover the Meaning of Your Dreams
Tap your unused potential and heal emotional wounds. Learn techniques drawn from Gestalt Therapy and Psychodrama for discovering the meaning of your dreams without interpretation and guesswork. Experience a powerful and effective approach to dream work through demonstration, discussion and guided exercises.
My Three Dogs: A Self-Therapy Approach
Learn about Top Dog, Underdog and Watchdog—three aspects of your personality that are often ensnared in a dogfight, preventing you from making important changes in your life. Discover how to bring about cooperation and understanding between the three, unleashing energy, motivation, clarity and creativity.
THE HEALING POWER OF HO’OPONOPONO: The Ancient Hawaiian Practice of Compassion & Reconciliation
Ho’oponopono is an easy to learn, simple to use approach for healing emotional wounds, inner conflicts, and relationships with others. Learn how to combine Ho’oponopono with a tapping technique that is less complicated than other tapping methods such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).
THE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN: Practicing Mindfulness in the Midst of Stress
Learn how to lower stress by being present and grounded in the midst of stress.
EMBODY YOUR INTENTION: Create the Life You Want
Use the power of intention with movement and breath to make important changes in your life.