Taking in the Good
3 Day Seminar - Positive Neuroplasticity
Positive neuroplasticity focuses on cultivating favorable states of mind and learning how to transform simple, everyday experiences into inner strengths. These strengths include resilience, trust, inner security, compassion, agency, and gratitude. Mindfully internalizing such psychological resources can help in dealing with fear, suffering, depression, anger, frustration, loss, and loneliness, and it supports well-being, self-esteem, fulfilling relationships, emotional healing, and spiritual practice.
The training is for people who:
want to build up inner strengths and resources
want to convert positive mental states into permanent (neuronal) properties
want to alleviate or heal recurring sorrowful experiences through beneficial experiences
want to meet growing challenges in their lives with composure and competence
Want to deepen mindfulness and self-compassion
want to increase their resilience
Course schedule:
Class 1: The essence of Positive
NeuroplasticityWorking with the mind
From knowledge to experience
Obstacles to recording the good
Class 2: Having, enriching, and
absorbing beneficial experiencesSeeing the good in yourself
How to Enhance an Experience
Feeling Strong
To stand on one's own two feet
Class 3: Linking positive and
negative materialThree needs and two ways to bring them together
Experiences that serve as key resources
The fourth step of HEAL: Connect
Class 4: Growing strengths for
feeling saferBeing at peace
self-compassion
Unnecessary or excessive fear
The reactive and adaptive modes
Class 5: Growing strengths for
feeling more satisfiedBe satisfied
Liking and wanting
Strengthen motivation
The richness of this moment
Class 6: Growing strengths for
feeling more connectedBe love
The tip of the root
self-esteem
Already feeling connected
Date: August 28–30, 2026
28. August: 18:00-20:00
29. August: 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30
30. August: 09:30-12:30 and 14:00-17:00
Address: Oberer Graben 44, 9000 St. Gallen
Course language: German
Course price: Early bird rate until June 30: CHF 390 | From July 1: CHF 450
Discounts for students, AHV recipients and low-income earners on request.
Instructor
George Peterburs
He is a teacher, speaker, author, and coach specializing in mental health, resilience, and mindfulness. He advises and trains organizations on topics related to mental well-being and psychological safety, as well as during times of cultural change or in conflict situations.
George is a multi-certified coach (PCC, CPCC, LCP) and is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is certified as an MBCT teacher by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation and has developed his own mindfulness-based training program and model - The Being-Doing Balance. George holds an M.A. in Philosophy and Economics from Humboldt University Berlin. George is personally accredited by Rick Hanson as a teacher of Positive Neuroplasticity.
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Instructor
Rahel Hautle, M.D.
Throughout my career as a doctor, I have seen firsthand—both in myself and in others—just how profoundly effective and liberating breathwork and bodywork can be. As an oncologist, it brings me joy to see people rediscover their own inner resources during times of crisis and grow stronger as a result. Breathwork supports us by refining our body awareness and helping us harness the power of our breath
Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center and bestselling author. His books, including Neurodharma and Hardwiring Happiness, have been published in 29 languages. His newsletter reaches 200,000 subscribers, and his online programs are accessible to the financially disadvantaged. He has lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford and Harvard and taught at meditation centers worldwide. An expert on Positive Neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on BBC, CBS and NPR. He has been meditating since 1974, founded the Wellspring Institute and lives with his wife in Northern California.
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Positive neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reshape and strengthen itself through targeted exercises and positive experiences. Through regular training, you can replace negative thought patterns with positive ones, increase resilience, and lead a more fulfilling life.
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You will learn to consciously focus your mind and brain on positive experiences, to perceive and activate them, and then to internalize them. You will learn to transform specific positive experiences into lasting psychological strengths so that you can better face individual challenges with mental and neural resilience.
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No prior knowledge is required for the training in Positive Neuroplasticity. If you have already read the book "Thinking like a Buddha" (original title: Hardwiring Happiness) by Rick Hanson in advance, you may already have a theoretical understanding of some of the topics. However, if you wish, you can also read the book after the training to deepen your understanding.
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During the training, you will repeatedly engage in experiential learning to make positive experiences as tangible as possible. This will take place in exercises led by the course instructor, but also through exercises and discussions with other course participants. The neural process of learning will be explained in an understandable way using clear examples and simple models.
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Positive neuroplasticity training is based on mindfulness. Knowledge or training in mindfulness is helpful, but not a prerequisite for successful training. Mindfulness teaches you to be present with your current experience as it is, without changing it. In PNT training, you consciously focus on positive experiences and help them to grow.
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This course is not recommended for people who suffer from severe depression, have a history of psychotic experience or are flooded with traumatic memories when tuning into their inner experience. If you have any concerns, please speak to the trainer in advance.
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Do you have other plans for all or part of a day? Just ask us. For example, we offer the option of making up the third day on one of the next training dates.
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We look forward to meet you!
Do you have questions about the course or would you like to organise a private course for your organisation? Write to us!