The program for A Conversation Among Masters 2008 will include:
Ample time for conversation, connection, contemplation.
Unique gatherings, activities and entertainment.
Fascinating Masters to stimulate thought and conversation.
An environment to pamper and delight you
Below is the preliminary schedule for CAM 2008. Some details may change, and we'll be adding more information during the coming weeks, so please check back regularly for updates.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008
4 PM
7 PM
The Launch
Please be prompt and wear comfortable shoes.
"Field Trip" to downtown Asheville for dinner on your own - well...sort of on your own!
(Interesting details revealed later)
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Upscale Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM promptly
Total Group Gathering
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Taboos of Leadership with Anthony F. Smith
Thousands of books have been written on leadership, but too many have confused the biography of the "leader" for the act of "leadership." We talk about Servant Leadership, Leading with Heart, Leading with Soul, Leading Quietly, and the Art of Leadership. Unfortunately, for those who want more than just inspiration, and learn the real truth regarding leadership, little has been written. Smith claims it's high time to expose the truth, and talk about the importance of power, intelligence, self-centeredness, political gamesmanship, double standards, insecurity, arrogance, competitive fire, women as leaders, and manipulation.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Talk Amongst Yourselves: Anthony F. Smith with Phyllis Haynes
Facilitated Conversations in small designated groups
(with a yummy treat in your hand!)
12:45 PM
Reconvene for Facilitated Total Group Conversation
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Lunch on your own
New friends, old friends - Conversing over a great meal!
(Eatery choices to be offered!)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Quantum Collapse with Donna Cohen Breaking the Illusions of Gain and Loss
Taking the 2nd Law of Thermo Dynamics and applying it to human dynamics, this topic promises to test and stretch your current belief systems. This work, based on the Quantum Collapse process created by Dr. John Demartini and founder of "The Concourse of Wisdom School of Philosophy and Healing," challenges current paradigms. The concept of synchronicity and transformation will be addressed, in a new thought expansive way. This work has been taught in 52 countries, it's currently being introduced into the United Nations negotiations process, global corporations, psychology departments and integrated into the South African school system.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free Time
Relax...Enjoy...lay on the floor
7:00 PM - ?
Eat, Drink and Be Chatty!
(Dueling Pianos and food. Another experience not to be missed!)
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Yet Another Incredible Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
We reconvene with Laura Berman Fortgang
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Future and Its Impact on Coaching and Clients with David Zach
Noon - 12:30 PM
Facilitated Conversation with David Zach and Phyllis Haynes
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Small Groups Lunch Among the Mountains (lunch provided)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Reconvening with David Zach
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Free Time Rock away the hours in one of the many old time rocking chairs.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
A Haunting Experience Not to be Missed
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Another Special Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM
Total Group Gathering "a deux"
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Another Day - Another Cutting Edge Topic shared by an expert --MARTHA BECK
What do cutting-edge neurology, traditional shamanic behavior patterns, Taoist philosophy, and nonviolent animal training have in common? They are all part of the life-coaching system developed, used, and taught by Martha Beck.
Dr. Beck earned three social-science degrees from Harvard and taught business school before leaving academia to become a best-selling author, columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, and full-time coach. She's always scanning scientific literature and popular culture for new ways to solve life's old problems (she's tested them on herself as she's combined her own coaching career with writing, managing a chronic disabling illness, and raising three children, one with Down syndrome). After more than ten years of coaching, she's also seen how these tools affect over a thousand clients.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Break (smoothies and pit stops!)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Facilitated Cutting Edge Conversation and Designated, Related Experiences with Martha Beck
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch Among the Mountains hosted by CAM
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Free time
Back on the Floor with friends....hanging out at one of the bars...a power nap in...your room...hang out in one of the many rockers overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains... Whatever....
