What is Emotional Versatility Training?
Emotional Versatility Training is a 10-week in person course beginning March 7, 2024, and ending May 7, 2024. It is available to the general public and offered in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz, California.
This is a FREE PILOT course on understanding how the nine inborn emotions work to shape our experiences of life. In a supportive atmosphere we will study the expression and application of all emotions to advance our relationships. After a general introduction, Part 1 will focus on interest-excitement, shame, joy, and distress-sorrow. Since this is a pilot and free to all, the attendees are invited to give feedback throughout the course and thus make a substantial contribution to its ultimate design and impact. Part 2 classes will follow, beginning May 16, and focus on anger, surprise, fear, disgust and contempt. Both parts consist of five didactic/experiential classes followed by optional labs focusing on relevant emotional scenes contributed by participants.
Classes meet twice a month on the first and third Thursdays at 7:00-9:00 p.m. with optional labs on the second Tuesday and the fourth Thursday at 7:00-9:00 p.m. The meetings will be at the Unitarian Fellowship, 6401 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, California.
This class has both an immediate practical aim and an ultimate civilization-changing purpose. First, by increasing our courage and comfort with the vulnerable feelings of shame, sadness, joy and fear we can improve our ability to repair and enhance all our relations. And ultimately we’re launching a movement to improve how we all manage our emotions towards each other, all animals, all plants and the dirt, rocks, minerals and waters on the earth where we live in order to become capable planetary stewards.
Of course you don’t really need to dedicate yourself to improving how you manage your emotions towards all aspects of the earth around you, since you’re not one of those rich, powerful exploiters of the earth who are causing the problem. But any movement that seeks to touch every generation and every nation and thus light up the hearts and spirits of all humanity will need many emotionally versatile and articulate spokespersons to spread the word all around the world.
CONTACT Dr. Norman Brown or Dr. Marsha Hudson at 831-239-4901 to register. This hyperlink leads to another relevant spot in the Love and Power Institute website: https://loveandpowerinstitute.org/2024/01/sources-of-insights-into-the-nine-inborn-emotions/