Greetings from the Metta Team! This first newsletter has been long in coming due to a flurry of activity in many directions.
Corporate Retreats/Workshops
The Metta Team has entered the corporate world with the intention of bringing compassion and insight – along with skillful, ethical business practices – into the workplace. We use The Metta Map to reveal the core intentions and the potential for unintended consequences – both positive and negative – of the corporation and participating employees so as to create a compatible roadmap to a mutually-successful destination.
In October we conducted our first three-month follow-up corporate workshop to facilitate the rapid growth, organizational evolution, and staff development of a one-year-old start-up company on the rise. During the initial workshop this past July we helped to establish a visible corporate structure with the intention of expediting client services and information, which created an environment for expansion. Simultaneously, we were able to establish the critical elements for a corporate culture based in Metta, which would honor and appreciate the talents of the individual officers and staff members. A clear definition of roles was created, which was founded on an interactive system of compassionate communication.
The intention for our October three-day follow-up workshop was to evaluate the unexpected success of the past quarter, to introduce new staff members to Metta, and to integrate a new branch office into the growing corporate structure.
We were able to create a context in which the employees were empowered through the recognition of their best existing features, and we helped to establish a learning environment where each individual could expand their skills in preparation for their future mobility within the growing corporate structure.
Metta Coaches Program
This on-going program has continued to meet and grow with talented individuals from various backgrounds who are committed to taking their Metta Coaching skills into their chosen areas of interest: psychology, business, education, counseling the men and women who are returning to society post-incarceration, marriage and family counseling, and the legal profession. Those of you who are interested in becoming Metta Coaches, please contact us for more information.
New Materials
Workbook: We are putting the finishing touches on the accompanying Workbook for “Metta: The Map, The Formula, and The Equations.” The intention for this Workbook is to enhance and expand the multiple applications for Metta in daily life. Please check back with our website for release date.
Divining Cards: A set of forty-four cards for daily contemplation will soon be available. These cards will spark up your day with tender humor, imagination, and inspiration for spiritual empowerment and health. These cards are a perfect gift for loved ones. Please check back with our website for release date.
Upcoming Events
Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; December 2009: Dr. Barbara Wright will be a workshop presenter (on The Metta Map) at this biannual event, which focuses on the concerns, roles, and interests of Buddhist women around the world. There will be 2,000 educators and practitioners, as well as 5,000 monastic researchers and scholars from the entire spectrum of global Buddhist traditions and institutions. We anticipate that The Map will be well received, and become a useful tool for participants in attendance.
Sedona Retreat: Dr. Barbara Wright will conduct a three-day retreat in Sedona, Arizona, during the weekend of February (26, 27, 28th) 2010. The understanding you will gain will provide you with techniques that will benefit you the rest of your life, and will help free you from old intrusive thoughts and beliefs that no longer serve you. In the process, and through your own insight, you will learn how to create your future without blame, shame, and guilt. Dr. Wright will coach you in a safe and trusting environment, and demonstrate how you can take charge of your life in a way you never dreamed possible. More details will be provided in the next newsletter.