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SUMMARY:Gender and Power: Thought Leader Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open conversation featuring our guest thought leader\, Mischa Byruck (he/him)\, the founder of “Evolve Men” and “Beyond Consent.” He will be joined by Amanda Aguilera (she/her)\, the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute\, and Cedar Barstow (she/her)\, the founder of RUPI. \nWe welcome people of all genders into this conversation. Please bring your thoughts and questions as we explore the multifaceted topics of gender and power. \nMischa Byruck: \n \nMischa Byruck (He/him) is a men’s sexual integrity coach. As an expert in accountability and harm reduction following accusations\, callouts and cancellations\, he has supported over 100 clients to transmute conflict into transformation.  As a writer\, he has been published in O.School\, the New Modality\, and The Good Men Project. He is a professionally trained coach\, with supplemental training in abuser counseling and sexuality\, and a leader and advisor to Sacred Sons. He holds a certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy from the Embody Lab\, as well as a BA from Columbia and an MPA from NYU. \nFounder\, Evolve.Men and Beyond Consent\nInstagram: @mischabyruck
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/gender-and-power-thought-leader-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - August 15th\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nOur Basics Training is a 5-hour live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nWhen: Friday\, August 15th\, 2025; 9:30am – 2:30pm MST (Denver USA) \n  \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training\, OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nAmanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways\, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible\, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways. \nAmanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness\, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion. \nHer doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics\, including the integration of neurobiology\, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials. \n  \nDr. Cedar Barstow\, Founder of the Right Use of Power Institute \n \nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-august-15th-2025/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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SUMMARY:Core Training - August\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our Core Training is a 5-day\, live\, online global learning experience that follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). The Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach\, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships. \nIn our Core Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract the effects of our brains and bodies on power\nExplore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.\nUnderstand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.\nStart to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.\nLearn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.\nBetter understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.\nLearn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power\n\nAfter our trainings\, participants have said they can now: \n\nBe more ethically proactive around power dynamics.\nEngage their personal power with more awareness and presence.\nBe more aware of the shadow aspects of power.\nLean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.\n\nCore Training Series: \n5 Days (4 hours per day\, including 30 min break) \nTime: 9:30am – 1:30pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nDates: \n\nMonday\, August 18th\nTuesday\, August 19th\nWednesday\, August 20th\nThursday\, August 21st\nFriday\, August 22nd\n\n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:\n9 credits in: Core Competencies\n3 credits in: Resource Development \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign up. \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nAmanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways\, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible\, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways. \nAmanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness\, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion. \nHer doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics\, including the integration of neurobiology\, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials. \n  \n Leah Fink \n \nLeah was born and raised in Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada\, where she still lives with her husband Brandon and two cats. She is the owner and founder of All Thrive\, contributing author to the Art of Connection\, and the host of the weekly live show Your Mind-Your Reality-Your Results. She holds an applied degree in Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership (ETOL)\, and a diploma in Social Work\, both from Mount Royal University\, and is currently a registered social worker. Her work and volunteer experience have focused on helping people understand more about themselves and grow their confidence. This also includes working with youth in a wilderness-based addiction and mental health program. Later\, Leah went on to supervise that program\, where she focused on program development and growing her facilitation skills as she trained multiple staff teams. She is now the owner of All Thrive\, where she helps people and businesses develop their skillfulness in personal and professional relationships. She is certified in True Colors personality typology\, and the Right Use of Power (effectively using power dynamics).
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/core-training-august-2025/
CATEGORIES:Core Training Online
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: A Gathering – Fri\, Aug. 29
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect\, connect\, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories\, explore challenges\, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power\, navigating up-power roles\, or working with feedback and repair\, you’re welcome here. Come as you are\, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence. \nSarah is trained as a Right Use of Power Facilitator and also serves as Chair of RUPI’s Mission Circle (Board of Directors). We are delighted to introduce her as our facilitator this month. \nSuggested donation:$20-$50 \nContact us if paying anything is a barrier to attending. \nRegister and Donate here\nSarah Buino: \n \nSarah Buino\, LCSW\, RDDP\, CADC\, NMT\, is a multi-talented therapist\, speaker\, educator\, consultant\, and visionary founder of the therapy practice Head/Heart Therapy\, Inc\, and business consulting organization Head/Heart Business Therapy. As an esteemed member of Loyola University Chicago’s adjunct faculty and dynamic podcast host\, Conversations With a Wounded Healer\, she passionately advocates for personal growth and collective action.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - September\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nThis Basics Training is a 2-day\, 2.5hrs live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nBasics Training Series: \n2 days (2.5hrs per day) \nTime: 4:30pm-7:00pm MST \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \n  \nDates: \n\nWednesday\, September 3rd\, 2025\nWednesday\, September 10th\, 2025\n\nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training\, OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nAmanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways\, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible\, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways. \nAmanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness\, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion. \nHer doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics\, including the integration of neurobiology\, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials. \n  \nSarah Buino \n \nSarah is trained as a Right Use of Power Facilitator and also serves as Chair of RUPI’s Mission Circle (Board of Directors). We are delighted to introduce her as our presenter this month. \nSarah Buino\, LCSW\, RDDP\, CADC\, NMT\, is a multi-talented therapist\, speaker\, educator\, consultant\, and visionary founder of the therapy practice Head/Heart Therapy\, Inc\, and business consulting organization Head/Heart Business Therapy. As an esteemed member of Loyola University Chicago’s adjunct faculty and dynamic podcast host\, Conversations With a Wounded Healer\, she passionately advocates for personal growth and collective action.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-september-2025/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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SUMMARY:Facilitation Certification Training- September 2025-May 2026
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/facilitation-certification-training-september-2025-may-2026/
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SUMMARY:Semester Core Training - September\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our 2025 Core Training is a semester long\, self-pace\, multimodal course with 8 online asynchronous modules and 7 live integration sessions. You will be responsible for completing the required modules before the corresponding live integration sessions. This learning experience follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). \nThe Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach\, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships. \nIn our Core Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract the effects of our brains and bodies on power\nExplore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.\nUnderstand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.\nStart to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.\nLearn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.\nBetter understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.\nLearn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power\n\nAfter our trainings\, participants have said they can now: \n\nBe more ethically proactive around power dynamics.\nEngage their personal power with more awareness and presence.\nBe more aware of the shadow aspects of power.\nLean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.\n\n  \nCore Training Sessions: \nSessions will be every other Tuesday. All sessions will be 2 hours long.  \nTime: 4:30pm – 6:30pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day \n  \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \n  \nDates: \n\nTuesday\, September 16th – Welcome & Introduction Session\nTuesday\, September 30th– Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 1 & 2)\nTuesday\, October 14th – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 3)\nTuesday\, October 28th – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 4)\nTuesday\, November 11th– Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 5 & 6)\nTuesday\, November 25th– Integration Session 5 (Reviewing Module 7 & 8)\nTuesday\, December 9th– Power Object Presentations & Closing\n\n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:\n9 credits in: Core Competencies\n3 credits in: Resource Development \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign up. \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nDr. Amanda Aguilera (she/her) is an author\, psychotherapist\, consultant\, and facilitator\, passionate about power awareness and conflict resolution. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and is a sought-after speaker and coach who guides organizations and communities in co-creating structures that foster healthy relationships and generative communication. \nKi Smith \n \nKi (she/they) is a Contemplative Psychotherapist\, consultant\, and facilitator of Nonviolent Communication presented through an ever-evolving Power-Conscious lens. Ki is passionate about co-creating spaces where collective wisdom is valued and centered\, and where growth edges can be met with curiosity\, courage\, and collective care. Through her business\, Warrior Wisdom\, LLC\, she offers counseling\, consulting\, Power-Conscious NVC coaching\, and a 12-week course rooted in the integration of The Right Use of Power (TM) and Nonviolent Communication\, entitled “Language for the Open-Hearted Warrior.” Ki is grateful to have ongoing mentorship and support from others in this work as she walks the path of the compassionate and wise “Open-Hearted Warrior\,” humbly knowing the journey is never complete. \n  \n 
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/semester-core-training-september-2025/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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SUMMARY:What To Do About The Biases Inside Us?: Thought Leader Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open conversation featuring our guest thought leader\, Dr. Cedar Barstow\, Founder of the Right Use of Power Institute. \nWe all have biases.  What are they?  How do they impact (and often interfere with) our conversations\, our views\, our openness to feedback\, and\, of course\, how we use the power of our influence?  How do we compensate for these impacts?  We’ll be exploring two particular biases:  Confirmation bias and Negativity bias.  We will also be looking at the related issue of the harmful idealizing/devaluing dynamic that can afflict leaders at every level.  Join us! \nDr. Cedar Barstow \n \nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/what-to-do-about-the-biases-inside-us/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250923T183000
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: A Gathering – Tue\, Sept. 23
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect\, connect\, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories\, explore challenges\, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power\, navigating up-power roles\, or working with feedback and repair\, you’re welcome here. Come as you are\, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence. \nVeronica is a member of the core faculty at the Right Use of Power Institute and has facilitated RUPI’s Basics\, Core\, and Power and Equity Challenge programs. She has also been a student in RUPI’s Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership and Power-Conscious Restorative Integration programs. We are delighted to introduce her as our facilitator this month. \nSuggested donation:$20-$50 \nContact us if paying anything is a barrier to attending. \nRegister and Donate here\n\nVeronica Borgonovi\n \n\nVeronica (she/her) is an experienced project leader\, manager\, mentor\, and coach and has supported over 40 client projects in management and social sector consulting across several countries. As an internal organizational leader\, she guided a multi-year effort to transform organizational culture around equity and inclusion across multiple teams and geographies. \nVeronica is guided by her values of wholeheartedness\, interdependence\, curiosity\, connection\, and adventure. As the first in her family born in the United States and a daughter of immigrants from different racial\, class\, and national backgrounds she is on a continual exploration around identity and authenticity. Veronica loves the outdoors and finds peace\, joy\, and unfortunately sometimes injuries in nature\, on both land and water. One of Veronica’s most prized possessions is a peer-voted award for “Most Supportive” from her high school speech and debate team\, which hangs on her wall as a continual reminder to be in right relationship with others.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-tue-sept-23/
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-tue-sept-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250927T113000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Collective Transmutation Circle - Sept. 27
DESCRIPTION:Collective Transmutation Circle \nDear Right Use of Power Community\, \nOur mission—to promote a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power—feels particularly relevant now. Our core values serve as anchors during this time: we create belonging by holding space for all voices and experiences\, maintain clarity through authentic communication\, foster mutuality by supporting one another with care and curiosity\, and embrace evolution as we grow through change together. \n  \nAn Invitation to Connect \nWe invite you to join us for a special Connection Circle  \nSeptember 27\, 10:00 am – 11:30 am\,  Mountain Time.  \n  \nThis gathering will provide a space to: \n– Share a grounding space \n– Connect to universal\, personal\, and collective power \n– Draw strength from our community \n– Find inspiration and support for moving forward \n  \nWhether you’re feeling energized\, depleted\, or somewhere in between\, your presence enriches our collective wisdom and strength. \nWho can join? \nAll RUPI community members and their loved ones—friends\, family\, and close connections of any kind—are warmly invited to join this gathering. \nAs we move forward together\, let us remember that our individual and collective responses to this moment matter. Through conscious engagement with power\, we can contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond. \n  \nIn solidarity and hope\, \nRight Use of Power Members Circle (Dau Windwater\, Ki Smith\, Kelly Sheeran\, Sarah Buino\, Fenna Diephuis\, Magi Cooper\, Cedar Barstow\, Amanda Aguilera)  \nRight Use of Power Institute
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/sept-rupi-community-circle/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82187525118
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251001T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251001T140000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20250920T210600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T191259Z
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SUMMARY:Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership
DESCRIPTION:A 10-week online training synthesizing Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power concepts and practices for leaders of teams\, organizations and communities. The program consists of six 2-hour classes and four 1-hour integration/coaching sessions. \nAuthentic Leadership encourages leaders to bring themselves fully and creatively to their leadership challenges and to invite others to do the same. Becoming an authentic leader involves expanding self-awareness and presence\, cultivating good communication skills and leading with both vulnerability and courage. However\, power dynamics can sometimes derail leaders’ best intentions and create awkward moments that erode trust. \nIntegrating Right Use of PowerTM concepts and practices into your leadership approach will strengthen your ability to lead with integrity and empathy by enhancing access to your personal power and acknowledging the impact that role and status power have in all of our interactions. \nWe will explore the 5 types of power in the context of Authentic Leadership—helping you understand the power you have and how to wield it skillfully with empathy and compassion. This is particularly important in diverse work environments in which power is distributed unevenly in society\, and yet we seek to create inclusive workplaces. \nThe 6 bi-monthly\, 2-hour class sessions will include community-building\, lecture\, dialogue\, small-group interaction\, self-reflection and embodiment exercises. \nIn addition\, there will also be four 1 hr integration sessions with the instructor\, to explore specific leadership challenges and receive personalized coaching. This is open to everyone. \nLearning Outcomes: \n\n  Understand the role of authenticity in cultivating trust and engagement in the workplace\n  Understand how the “Right Use of Power” can enhance one’s ability to lead with integrity and heart\n  Learn and apply the 3 core competencies of Authentic Leadership\n  Explore the 5 types of power and how they influence leadership roles\n  Increase self-awareness\, credibility and leadership impact using a variety of methods\n  Discuss how to effectively bring these skills into the workplace\n\nPrerequisites for this program: \n\nRight Use of Power Basics Course\nRight Use of Power Core Training\n\nClass Sessions \nWednesday \nOctober 1\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MDT ~ Introduction to Authentic Leadership and Right Use of Power \nOctober 15th\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MDT ~ Embodied Presence and Personal Power \nOctober 29th\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Skillful Communication and Role Power \nNovember 12th\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Compassionate Change and Status Power \nNovember 26th\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Creating a Culture of Authenticity\, Trust and Empowerment \nDecember 10th\, 2025 12pm – 2pm MST ~ Practicing Authentic Leadership Moments\, Integration and Celebration \n  \nIntegration Sessions \nOctober 8th\, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MDT \nOctober 22nd\, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MDT \nNovember 19th\, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MST \nDecember 3rd\, 2025 12pm – 1:00pm MST \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 admin fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training \n\nAdditional Questions?  \n We’re happy to answer them!  Email us at training@rightuseofpower.org . \nInstructor:  \n \nSUSAN SKJEI\, PH.D.\, PCC\, is a RUPI Faculty Member and teaches in the Core and Teacher Training programs. Over the last 25 years\, Susan has worked with thousands of leaders in the US\, Canada and Europe to cultivate mindfulness and authenticity\, strengthen relational\, coaching and strategic skills\, and effectively lead the changes they want to see in their organizations and in the world.  She has a unique ability to create energetic and high trust learning environments that accelerate the achievement of practical organizational results while building strong\, collaborative relationships.  Formerly a Vice-President and Chief Learning Officer in the technology sector and an international consultant\, she was also the founder and Director of the Authentic Leadership Center at Naropa University.  She enjoys hiking\, biking and watercolor painting. \n\n\n\n\n\nMaya Shaw Gale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach\, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer\, an energy medicine teacher\, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year\, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona\, Arizona\, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders\, healers\, spiritual teachers\, artists\, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals. \nThroughout her life\, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation\, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently\, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual\, a new-paradigm approach to business.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-conscious-authentic-leadership/
CATEGORIES:Power Conscious Communication
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-conscious-authentic-leadership/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251016T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251016T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - October 16th\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nOur Basics Training is a 5-hour live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, October 16th\, 2025; 9:30am – 2:30pm MST (Denver USA) \n  \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Cedar Barstow \n  \n \n\nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community. \n\n\n\n\nVeronica Borgonovi  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVeronica (Bore-go-no-vee; she/her) is a member of the core faculty at the Right Use of Power Institute and has facilitated RUPI’s Basics\, Core\, and Power and Equity Challenge programs. She has also been a student in RUPI’s Power-Conscious Authentic Leadership and Power-Conscious Restorative Integration programs. Veronica is an experienced project leader\, manager\, mentor\, and coach and has supported over 40 client projects in management and social sector consulting across several countries. As an internal organizational leader\, she guided a multi-year effort to transform organizational culture around equity and inclusion across multiple teams and geographies. \nVeronica is guided by her values of wholeheartedness\, interdependence\, curiosity\, connection\, and adventure. As the first in her family born in the United States and a daughter of immigrants from different racial\, class\, and national backgrounds\, she is on a continual exploration around identity and authenticity. Veronica loves the outdoors and finds peace\, joy\, and\, unfortunately\, sometimes injuries in nature\, on both land and water. One of Veronica’s most prized possessions is a peer-voted award for “Most Supportive” from her high school speech and debate team\, which hangs on her wall as a continual reminder to be in right relationship with others.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-october-16th-2025/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251026T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Collective Transmutation Circle: Honoring Grief - Sun\, October 26\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Collective Transmutation Circle \nDear Right Use of Power Community\, \nOur mission—to promote a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power—feels particularly relevant now. Our core values serve as anchors during this time: we create belonging by holding space for all voices and experiences\, maintain clarity through authentic communication\, foster mutuality by supporting one another with care and curiosity\, and embrace evolution as we grow through change together. \n  \nAn Invitation to Connect \nWe invite you to join us for our next monthly Collective Transmutation Circle on October 26th\, @ 1 pm – 2:30 pm MST.  \nThis gathering provides a space to: \n\nGround together & draw strength from our community\nConnect to universal\, personal\, and collective power\nFind inspiration and support in challenging times\n\n  \nYou can join us at: \nZoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84380430279?pwd=bztymYYVeIfut4HTmllXhabcIJt4mj.1 \nWhether you’re feeling energized\, depleted\, or somewhere in between\, your presence enriches our collective wisdom and strength. \n  \nWho can join? \nAll RUPI community members and their loved ones—friends\, family\, and close connections of any kind—are warmly invited to join this gathering. \nAs we move forward together\, let us remember that our individual and collective responses to this moment matter. Through conscious engagement with power\, we can contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond. \n  \nIn solidarity and hope\, \nRight Use of Power Members Circle (Dau Windwater\, Ki Smith\, Kelly Sheeran\, Sarah Buino\, Fenna Diephuis\, Magi Cooper\, Cedar Barstow\, Amanda Aguilera)  \nRight Use of Power Institute
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/collective-transmutation-circle-honoring-grief/
CATEGORIES:Collective Transmutation Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251029T110000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20250721T233958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T022449Z
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: A Gathering – Wed\, Oct. 29
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect\, connect\, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories\, explore challenges\, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power\, navigating up-power roles\, or working with feedback and repair\, you’re welcome here. Come as you are\, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence. \nDau has facilitated Right Use of Power™ Basics Trainings\, Core Trainings\, and the Power and Equity Challenge programs\, helping individuals and communities engage with power through strength\, heart\, and connection. \nSuggested donation:$20-$50 \nRegister and Donate here\nDau Windwater\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDau Windwater (they/them) is a dedicated guide and facilitator passionate about the ethical use of personal power. Dau holds an interdisciplinary graduate degree in Environmental Justice and Buddhist Divinity. Their work focuses on helping people cultivate their personal power\, deepen their relationship with nature\, and stay present and curious with the unknown.\nWith a background in tai chi\, aikido\, and dance\, Dau weaves movement and embodiment practices into their teaching. They approach facilitation through a lens of compassion\, loving-kindness\, and a commitment to cultivate conflict-positive spaces that nurture genuine connection and community. As a nonbinary queer person living with invisible disabilities\, Dau brings lived experience\, resilience\, and depth to their work. They also practice Indigenous technologies of elemental medicine\, integrating earth-based wisdom into modern healing and leadership practices.\nDau is honored to guide others in exploring how power can be a force for good — relational\, rooted\, and deeply human.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-wed-oct-29/
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-wed-oct-29/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251030T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251030T113000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Power & Leadership through the Enneagram
DESCRIPTION:In this mini workshop\, you’ll be introduced to the foundations of the Enneagram — a dynamic map that describes nine personality styles\, or character strategies. Together we’ll explore how these patterns shape our power\, presence\, and leadership. \nLearning outcomes: \n\nIntroduction to the Enneagam model\nThe nine types and the three centers of intelligence (head\, heart\, and body)\nHow the structure of our personality is central to our personal power and leadership style\n\nTo deepen\, we will be examining three Enneagram styles through the lens of power. \nWe will hear three interviews on the topic: \n\nCedar Barstow\, the founder of RUPI\nAmanda Aguilera\, Executive Director\nSarah Buino\, Mission Circle Lead and Board President\n\n  \n \nThe session is led by Sari Ajanko\, RUPI Associate Facilitator (in Certification Training) and member of the Mission Circle (Board of Directors). Sari is a Leadership Coach and a Certified Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition. She has been a teacher and mentor on the narrative enneagram teacher training in Finland. \nSliding Scale \n100 % supports RUPI Mission.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-leadership-enneagram/
CATEGORIES:Power & Leadership through the Enneagram
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sari Ajanko":MAILTO:sari.ajanko@diversitas.fi
LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-leadership-enneagram/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251110T133000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - November\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nThis Basics Training is a 2-day\, 2.5hrs live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nBasics Training Series: \n2 days (2.5hrs per day) \nTime: 11:00am-1:30pm MST \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \n  \nDates: \n\nMonday\, November 10th\, 2025\nMonday\, November 17th\, 2025\n\nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nAmanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways\, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible\, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways. \nAmanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness\, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion. \nHer doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics\, including the integration of neurobiology\, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials. \n  \nNelly Marcadet \n \nNelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute\, where she leads the International Circle. Trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Hakomi\, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness\, releasing limiting beliefs\, and cultivating harmony in their lives\, along with confidence in the ethical use of power. \nShe provides grounded\, welcoming spaces for clarity\, integration\, and authentic connection\, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others. \nNelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals\, spiritual leaders\, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power\, and developing trust\, skillfulness\, accountability\, and integrity. \nHer facilitation weaves presence\, attunement\, and embodied wisdom\, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-november-2025-2/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-november-2025-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251113T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training in Finland - Nov 13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power Basics -työpaja \nNeljättä kertaa Suomessa ja suomeksi \n Tule mukaan ja tutustu Right Use of Power ™  -ajattelun perusteisiin \nRight Use of Power™ on dynaaminen\, inspiroiva ja valtasuhteita tarkasteleva lähestymistapa. RUP-ajattelulla pyritään tukemaan hyvinvointia ja toimivia ihmissuhteita sekä vahvistamaan tietoisempaa suhdetta valtaan ja eettiseen vaikuttamiseen. Tutkimme yhdessä sitä\, miten voimme navigoida kaiken valtaan liittyvän dynamiikan keskellä ja käyttää sekä vaikutusvaltaamme että sydäntämme. \nRight Use of Power -koulutukset ovat syväsukelluksia käytännön etiikkaan. Pyrimme lisäämään niin tietoisuutta kuin myös taitoja ja tunnistamaan sen\, miten monitahoinen asia valta ja valtasuhteet ovat. \nRight Use of Power -lähestymistavassa eettisyyttä tarkastellaan sisäisenä kompassina – ei ulkoa sisään päin tulevana koodistona. \nBasics -ohjelma on yksipäiväinen työpaja\, jossa on mukana sekä teoriaa että keskusteluja ja harjoituksia. Opit tunnistamaan viisi vallan lajia sekä syvennät tietoisuuttasi omasta henkilökohtaisesta vallastasi sekä siitä\, miten vaikutat toisiin. \nCoachit Huom! ICF:n CCEU pisteitä tästä koulutuksesta saa neljä (Core Competencies / Ethics). Muistathan merkitä toiveen todistuksesta jo rekisteröityessäsi. \nBasics-koulutukseen osallistuminen mahdollistaa jatkon muihin Right Use of Power Instituutin koulutuksiin (Core Training\, Certified Facilitator Training\, Power and Equity Challenge). \nSuomessa toteutettavalla koulutuksella kerätään varoja Right Use of Power Instituutin toimintaan. Toivomme osallistujien valitsevan korkeimman hintatason: USD 225. Sinä voit kuitenkin vapaasti tehdä myös muun valinnan oman maksukykysi mukaan\, ja halutessasi toki tehdä myös lisälahjoituksen. \nAika: Torstai 13.11.2025 klo 9-16 \nPaikka: Yliopistonkatu 5\, Helsinki \nKouluttajana: \nSari Ajanko\, Leadership Coach (PCC) \nJohdon työnohjaaja (CSLE) \nAffiliate Right Use of Power Teacher \nRight Use of Power Instituutin hallituksen jäsen \n________________________________________________________________________ \nRight Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nOur Basics Training is a 5-hour live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nWhen: Thursday\, November 13th\, 2025; 9am-4pm EEST \nWhere: Yliopistonkatu 5\, Helsinki\, Finland \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \nFacilitator: Sari Ajanko \n \n\nSari’s professional career is rooted in hospitality management. Twelve years as a leader in the language service sector were an integral step for Sari in learning how to thrive in client-focused consulting services. Since 2008\, Sari has worked in professional coaching and training services. In 2013\, she became the founder and CEO of Diversitas Oy (Ltd).\n\nHer company and client offerings are the vessel of fusing her passions\, leadership development\, professional coaching and personality models and maps. Sari’s mission has been to take the D & I discussions to the next level\, including the less visible aspects of diversity that we all share. Sari’s book on ”Leading multiplicity – Leader’s self-awareness as its core” (in Finnish) was published in 2016.\n\nSari is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certified by ICF (International Coaching Federation)\, Certified Business Coach Master\, and Trainer/Mentor of Coaching & Leadership skills. Sari also holds certifications as a WholeBody Focusing Trainer and as an Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition.\n\nSari is always looking for new concepts and modalities to make her training and coaching more impactful. Sari is excited about the potential of somatic therapies\, currently progressing through certification with Hakomi Mallorca.\n\n\nSari lives in Helsinki beside the Baltic Sea with her Canadian husband\, Jim Grant\, who is also a RUPI teacher\, and their “power pawsitive” Office Manager Reiki (Shih Tzu).
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-in-finland-nov-13-2025/
LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland\, Yliopistonkatu 5\, Helsinki\, Finland
CATEGORIES:Basics Training
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SUMMARY:Hopi Perspectives on the Wise Use of Power: Thought Leader Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open conversation featuring our guest thought leader\, Ruben Saufkie — a Hopi wisdom keeper from the Water Clan\, fine silversmith\, and international teacher who shares about Hopi culture in Arizona\, the sacred nature of water\, and the wisdom of Hopi prophecy. \n~ WATER IS LIFE ~\nWe are Water ~ Flow like Water.\nLightning and Thunder are Energy\n~ to give us strength to endure\nALL challenges we face in life.\n~ Ruben Saufkie Sr. \nRuben be speaking with us about Hopi perspectives on the wise use of power and how we share power with non-human beings and Mother Earth herself. \nJoin us! \nHosted by Maya Shaw Gale and founder\, Cedar Barstow\nMaya Shaw Gale \n  \n \nMaya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach\, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer\, an energy medicine teacher\, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year\, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona\, Arizona\, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders\, healers\, spiritual teachers\, artists\, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals. \nThroughout her life\, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation\, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently\, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual\, a new-paradigm approach to business. \nDr. Cedar Barstow \n \nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/hopi-perspectives-on-the-wise-use-of-power-thought-leader-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/hopi-perspectives-on-the-wise-use-of-power-thought-leader-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251124T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251124T173000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: A Gathering – Mon\, Nov. 24
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect\, connect\, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories\, explore challenges\, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power\, navigating up-power roles\, or working with feedback and repair\, you’re welcome here. Come as you are\, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence. \nWe are delighted to introduce Dr. Cedar Barstow\, founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Right Use of Power Institute\, as our facilitator this month. \nRegister and Donate Here Now\n\n\n\n\nDr. Cedar Barstow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. \nShe maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-nov-24/
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-nov-24/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251129T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Launch Party with Dr. Amanda Aguilera – Sat\, Nov. 29\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship\nSaturday\, November 29th\, 202510:00 – 11:00 am MSTOnline (via Zoom)Gifts for attendees + exclusive giveaways! \nJoin Us for a Live Virtual Celebration\nBe among the first to celebrate the release of Dr. Amanda Aguilera’s groundbreaking new book\, Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship. \nThis one-hour online event will include: \n– Highlights and stories from the author\n– A first conversation about the book and its key ideas\n– Q&A with Dr. Amanda Aguilera\n– Giveaways and special launch gifts\n– Connection with the Right Use of Power community \nWhether you’re a longtime RUPI community member or new to Amanda’s work\, this celebration is an invitation to explore what it means to shape power for good—within and around you. \nJoin us for this free\, interactive event and be part of the very first conversation about Shaping Power for Good. \n\nPre-Order the Book\nBe among the first to receive your copy of Shaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship. \nPre-Order Your Book Here » \nAbout the Book\nShaping Power for Good: Wayfinding to Right Relationship\nIn this transformative work\, Dr. Amanda Aguilera explores power in its many forms\, offering a compassionate and practical framework for navigating the complexities of human relationships. \nDrawing on decades of research and practice\, Dr. Aguilera expands the Right Use of Power™ model to identify six distinct types of power: Personal\, Role\, Status\, Collective\, Systemic\, and Universal Power. \nThrough vivid examples and grounded insights\, Amanda reveals how power shapes our lives—often in unseen ways—and provides tools to engage with integrity\, awareness\, and courage. \nThis book invites readers to: \n– Recognize and reclaim their Personal Power \n– Use Role and Status Power ethically in relationship \n– Harness Collective Power for social transformation \n– Understand and influence Systemic Power with consciousness \n– Connect with Universal Power to act from a place of grounded compassion \nShaping Power for Good is more than a book—it’s a call to action to live in right relationship with self\, others\, and the systems we inhabit. \n\nAbout Dr. Amanda Aguilera\n \nDr. Amanda Aguilera is a consultant and facilitator specializing in power-and-equity consciousness and conflict resolution. Guided by her values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, she brings clarity to complex ideas through accessible frameworks and visuals. \nHer work centers on reducing and repairing harm in relationships\, fostering conflict positivity\, and advancing a cultural shift toward equity consciousness and ethical power use. \nAmanda’s doctoral research explored the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system. Her ongoing work integrates neurobiology\, contemplative practices\, and restorative principles to illuminate how power operates in our personal and collective lives.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/virtual-book-launch-party-with-dr-amanda-aguilera-sat-nov-29-2025/
LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/virtual-book-launch-party-with-dr-amanda-aguilera-sat-nov-29-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251208T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - December\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nOur Basics Training is a 5-hour live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nWhen: Monday\, December 8th\, 2025; 9:30am – 2:30pm MST (Denver USA) \n  \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC–approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training\, OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nAmanda currently serves as the Executive Director of RUPI. Driven by her core values of curiosity\, courage\, and connection\, Amanda is adept at putting things together in new ways\, creating visuals that help make learning more accessible\, and communicating complex ideas in simple ways. \nAmanda has a commitment to be courageous in the service of reducing and repairing harm in relationship and promoting the cultural shift toward power-and-equity consciousness\, conflict positivity and conflict competency. At the core of her academic and personal passion is the advancement in understanding social power dynamics and deepening the personal and collective uses of power in the world with wisdom and compassion. \nHer doctoral dissertation focused on the dynamics of shame and power in the justice system and she continues to develop theoretical models in the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of power dynamics\, including the integration of neurobiology\, contemplative practices and restorative practices as they relate to power differentials. \n  \nSarah Buino \n \nSarah is trained as a Right Use of Power Facilitator and also serves as Chair of RUPI’s Mission Circle (Board of Directors). We are delighted to introduce her as our presenter this month. \nSarah Buino\, LCSW\, RDDP\, CADC\, NMT\, is a multi-talented therapist\, speaker\, educator\, consultant\, and visionary founder of the therapy practice Head/Heart Therapy\, Inc\, and business consulting organization Head/Heart Business Therapy. As an esteemed member of Loyola University Chicago’s adjunct faculty and dynamic podcast host\, Conversations With a Wounded Healer\, she passionately advocates for personal growth and collective action.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-december-2025-2/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-december-2025-2/
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: A Gathering – Mon\, Dec. 15
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly gathering where Right Use of Power students and facilitators come together to reflect\, connect\, and deepen their wisdom around power dynamics in everyday life. These Community of Practice events are a brave and compassionate space to share real-life stories\, explore challenges\, and celebrate growth in using power ethically and heartfully. Whether you’re still unpacking the types of power\, navigating up-power roles\, or working with feedback and repair\, you’re welcome here. Come as you are\, and let’s learn together how to use our power with presence. \nWe are delighted to introduce Maya Shaw Gayle\, one of our RUPI teachers\, as our facilitator this month. \nRegister and Donate Here Now\n\n\n\n\nMaya Shaw Gale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaya Shaw Gale is a Board Certified (BCC) life and leadership coach\, a certified Hakomi practitioner and trainer\, an energy medicine teacher\, and an advanced RUP teacher. Over the past year\, she has been part of a team developing a RUP coaching and consulting application. Based in Sedona\, Arizona\, Maya maintains a private practice where she coaches community and business leaders\, healers\, spiritual teachers\, artists\, and highly sensitive and empathic individuals. \nThroughout her life\, she has studied with a number of shamanic and indigenous teachers and is deeply committed to integrating indigenous perspectives of interconnectedness and reverence for all life into contemporary culture. She has served on the Board of the Tribal Trust Foundation\, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures and supporting wisdom keepers in sharing their teachings. Currently\, she is collaborating with two corporate consultants to develop Business Beyond Usual\, a new-paradigm approach to business.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-dec-15/
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/community-of-practice-a-gathering-mon-dec-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260109T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260109T140000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training - January 9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nOur Basics Training is a 5-hour live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nWhen: Friday\, January 9\, 2026; 9:00am – 2:00pm MST (Denver\, USA) \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone. \nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is complete. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nDr. Amanda Aguilera is the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and a coach\, facilitator\, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict\, encouraging explicit conversations about power\, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. \nNelly Marcadet \n \nNelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute\, where she leads the International Circle. \nTrained in Internal Family Systems (IFS)\, Hakomi\, and the Right Use of Power™ approach\, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness\, releasing limiting beliefs\, and cultivating harmony in their lives\, along with confidence in the ethical use of power. \nShe provides grounded\, welcoming spaces for clarity\, integration\, and authentic connection\, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others. \nShaped by multicultural experiences\, she works primarily in English\, French\, and Spanish\, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation. \nNelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals\, spiritual leaders\, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power\, and developing trust\, skillfulness\, accountability\, and integrity.  \nHer approach weaves presence\, attunement\, and embodied wisdom\, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding. \nwww.innerlotusbloom.com
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-january-9-2026/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-january-9-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20251215T194858Z
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SUMMARY:Power Mapping Tool with Jeff Couillard: Thought Leader Webinar January 2026
DESCRIPTION:This interactive thought-leader program invites participants into a practical\, real-time exploration of power as it shows up in everyday relationships and organizational life. Together\, we will work with a simple power-mapping tool to examine live\, real-world power dynamics and power struggles\, moving beyond theory into direct application.\n \nParticipants will leave with an actionable framework they can immediately use to better understand and navigate a current conflict or tension\, whether personal or professional. The session is designed to be accessible and valuable across roles and contexts\, offering meaningful insights for people at any level of leadership or experience with the Right Use of Power.\n\n\nJeff’s bio\n\n\nJeff Couillard is a Facilitator for the Right Use of Power™ and a past president of the RUPI Board of Directors.  He is Co.CEO and Chief Learning Architect at The Ally Co. (TACO)\, where he helps senior leaders and their teams to connect with their power\, align with what is most meaningful\, and take positive action towards it.\n \nHaving spent his earlier years leading teams and helping to build leading addiction treatment programs\, Jeff has developed a skill set and approach to change that is grounded in the human experience and a deep understanding of power and motivation.\n \nHosted by RUP founder\, Cedar Barstow\n \nCedar Barstow\n \n\n\nCedar (she/her) is a consultant and teacher on ethics and ethical issues. She has been designing\, developing\, and teaching this approach since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher.\nShe is the author of books and articles on ethics\, counseling with elders\, women and independence\, and psychotherapy and spirituality. Cedar is also a Hakomi Experiential Psychology Trainer and a member of the Naropa University Adjunct Faculty. She maintains a private psychotherapy and ethics consulting practice in Boulder/Denver and teaches both Right Use of Power™ and Hakomi nationally and internationally. \nThe Right Use of Power™ educational materials and exercises were developed by Cedar over a period of 20 years and dozens of trainings. \nThese teachings have been influenced by many sources in Cedar’s background. She is particularly grateful for her extensive experiences as an administrator\, therapist\, and trainer of the the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy\, chair of both the Hakomi Institute International Ethics Committee (HIEC) and the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP) Ethics Committee\, ethics expert contributor to GoodTherapy.org\, consultant to numerous organizations\, and ceremonialist with the Earth Song Ceremonial Dance Community.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/power-mapping-tool-with-jeff-coulliard-thought-leader-webinar-january-2026/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260119T130000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Core Training (5 Days) Jan 19-23\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Core Training is a 5-day\, live\, online global learning experience that follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). The Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach\, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships. \nIn our Core Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract the effects of our brains and bodies on power\nExplore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.\nUnderstand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.\nStart to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.\nLearn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.\nBetter understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.\nLearn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power\n\nAfter our training\, participants have said they can now: \n\nBe more ethically proactive around power dynamics.\nEngage their personal power with more awareness and presence.\nBe more aware of the shadow aspects of power.\nLean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.\n\nCore Training Series: \n5 Days (4 hours per day\, including 30 min break) \nTime: 9:00am – 1:00pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nDates: \n\nMonday\, January 19th\nTuesday\, January 20th\nWednesday\, January 21st\nThursday\, January 22nd\nFriday\, January 23rd\n\n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:\n9 credits in: Core Competencies\n3 credits in: Resource Development \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign-up. \nFacilitators: \nDr. Amanda Aguilera \n \nDr. Amanda Aguilera is the Executive Director of the Right Use of Power Institute and a coach\, facilitator\, and author specializing in social power dynamics. Her passion is finding right-relationship by supporting generative conflict\, encouraging explicit conversations about power\, and normalizing messing up with self-compassion. \n  \nNelly Marcadet \n \nNelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute\, where she leads the International Circle. \nTrained in Internal Family Systems (IFS)\, Hakomi\, and the Right Use of Power™ approach\, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness\, releasing limiting beliefs\, and cultivating harmony in their lives\, along with confidence in the ethical use of power. \nShe provides grounded\, welcoming spaces for clarity\, integration\, and authentic connection\, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others. \nShaped by multicultural experiences\, she works primarily in English\, French\, and Spanish\, and is also fluent in Italian and Portuguese — bringing sensitivity to the nuances of language and culture in her facilitation. \nNelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals\, spiritual leaders\, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power\, and developing trust\, skillfulness\, accountability\, and integrity. \nHer approach weaves presence\, attunement\, and embodied wisdom\, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding. \nwww.innerlotusbloom.com
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/core-training-5-days-jan-19-23-2026/
CATEGORIES:Core Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/core-training-5-days-jan-19-23-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T040923Z
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SUMMARY:Formación Básica en Español - 29 y 30 de enero de 2026
DESCRIPTION:El Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es un enfoque dinámico\, inspirador y relacional para el uso ético del poder\, con el fin de promover el bienestar\, el bien común y las relaciones adecuadas. Compartimos un lenguaje y un marco para comprender y navegar el poder con fuerza Y corazón. \nEl enfoque Uso Adecuado del Poder™ es una inmersión consciente en la ética\, y reconoce que las cuestiones de poder en las relaciones son complejas. Nuestros programas Right Use of Power™ se centran en aumentar la habilidad\, la implicación y la consciencia en el uso del poder. Es una ética desde adentro hacia afuera. \nNuestra Formación Básica es una experiencia de aprendizaje de 5 horas\, en línea\, en directo\, para personas que desean profundizar su comprensión del poder y empezar a aprender a usarlo con fuerza y corazón. Empoderadora\, relevante y dinámica\, nuestra formación combina presentaciones interactivas\, discusiones facilitadas y prácticas experienciales. \nEn nuestra Formación Básica\, podrás: \n\nAprender sobre los cinco tipos de poder junto a personas de diferentes partes del mundo en un entorno de conexión y consciencia.\nAmpliar tu comprensión de los matices del poder\, lo que crea más espacio para la complejidad en las relaciones.\nProfundizar tu conciencia sobre tu propio poder personal y cómo influye en los demás.\nRecibir una introducción a los diferenciales de poder y sus aspectos clave para navegar mejor las relaciones.\n\nCuándo : \nFecha: Jueves 29 y viernes 30 de Enero\n\nHorario Madrid CET: 18:00 hrs a 20:30 hrs\n\n\nHorario México CST: 11:00 hrs a 13:30 hrs\n\n\nHorario Denver MST: 10:00 hrs à 12:30 hrs \n\nPuedes encontrar conversiones para tu zona horaria en este\nConvertidor de Zonas Horarias Equivalentes. \nDónde:\nEn línea a través de Zoom (El enlace será proporcionado después de la inscripción). \nPor favor revisa nuestra Política de Grabación en Video. Para indicar tus preferencias respecto a las grabaciones\, asegúrate de completar la encuesta que recibirás en tu correo de bienvenida. \nPolítica de cancelación/reembolso\n\nReembolso completo menos una cuota del equivalente a $50 USD en la moneda de tu país. Disponible hasta dos semanas antes del inicio de la formación. Puedes utilizar esta herramienta virtual de conversión de monedas para encontrar el equivalente en una moneda familiar para ti. \n\n— como alternativa — \n\nUn cupón por el monto total pagado\, válido para una futura formación. Disponible hasta 1 semana antes del primer día de la formación.\n\n¿Tienes preguntas? ¡Estaremos encantad@s de responderlas!\nEscríbenos a: \n\ntraining@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta relacionada con nuestros programas de formación.\nadmin@rightuseofpower.org para cualquier pregunta sobre nuestro sitio web\, niveles de membresía o inscripción.\n\nPersonas Facilitadoras: \nNelly Marcadet \n \nNelly Marcadet es una facilitadora somática consciente del poder y miembro del equipo docente del Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI)\, donde lidera el Círculo Internacional. Formada en IFS (Sistemas de Familia Interna) y Hakomi\, acompaña a las personas en el camino de profundizar en la conciencia de sí mismas\, liberar creencias limitantes y cultivar armonía en sus vidas\, junto con confianza en el uso ético del poder. \nOfrece espacios acogedores y enraizados que favorecen la claridad\, la integración y la conexión auténtica\, alentando una relación justa consigo y quienes nos rodean. \nNelly colabora con personas de diferentes ámbitos — incluyendo profesionales\, líderes espirituales y comunidades — para favorecer relaciones sabias y compasivas con el poder\, fortaleciendo la responsabilidad\, la destreza y la integridad. \nSu facilitación entrelaza presencia\, sintonía y sabiduría corporal\, acompañando con suavidad la evolución única de cada persona. \nDr. Amanda Aguilra \n \nLa Dra. Amanda (ella) es consultora y facilitadora en el área de la conciencia sobre el poder y la equidad\, y la resolución de conflictos. Impulsada por sus valores fundamentales de curiosidad\, valentía y conexión\, Amanda es experta en combinar ideas de formas innovadoras\, crear recursos visuales que facilitan el aprendizaje y comunicar conceptos complejos de manera sencilla. \nAmanda está comprometida a actuar con valentía para reducir y reparar el daño en las relaciones y promover un cambio cultural hacia una mayor conciencia sobre el poder y la equidad\, una visión positiva de los conflictos y el desarrollo de competencias para su gestión. \nEn el centro de su pasión académica y personal se encuentra el avance en la comprensión de las dinámicas del poder social y la profundización del uso personal y colectivo del poder en el mundo con sabiduría y compasión. \nSu tesis doctoral se centró en la dinámica de la vergüenza y el poder en el sistema judicial\, y continúa desarrollando modelos teóricos sobre las experiencias intrapersonales e interpersonales de las dinámicas de poder\, incluyendo la integración de la neurobiología\, las prácticas contemplativas y las prácticas restaurativas en relación con las diferencias de poder. \nLa Dra. Amanda Aguilera es también autora\, psicoterapeuta y conferencista\, además de cofundadora de la organización Sacred Wayfinding\, donde ella y su socia acompañan a individuos y grupos a través de ritos de paso y viajes espirituales.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/formacion-basica-en-espanol-enero-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260217T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
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SUMMARY:Basics Training (2 Days) - February 17 & 24\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic\, inspiring\, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being\, the common good and right relationship. We share a language and framework for understanding and navigating power with strength AND heart. \nThe Right Use of Power™ approach is a conscious ethics deep-dive and recognizes that the issues of power in relationships are complex. Our Right Use of Power™ programs focus on increasing skillfulness\, engagement\, and awareness in uses of power. It is ethics from the inside out. \nThis Basics Training is a 2-day\, 2.5hrs live\, online global learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart. Empowering\, relevant\, and dynamic\, our program is presented through engaging presentations\, facilitated discussions\, and experiential practices. \nIn our Basics Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the five types of power side-by-side with people around the world in a connecting and conscious environment.\nExpand your understanding of the nuances of power\, which creates more room for complexity in relationships.\nDeepen your awareness of your own personal power and how it impacts others.\nGet an introduction to power differentials and their key aspects for better navigating relationships.\n\n  \nBasics Training Series: \n2 days (2.5hrs per day) \nTime: 9:30am-12:00pm MST \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \nDates: \n\nTuesday\, February 17th\, 2026\nTuesday\, February 24th\, 2026\n\nWhere: Online using Zoom (link will be provided after registration) \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, or sign up. \n  \n  \nFacilitators: \nLeah Fink \n  \n \nLeah Fink is an engaging facilitator\, consultant and speaker whose work is grounded in real-world experience transforming mental health in the workplace. As the owner of All Thrive\, she brings practical insight from helping organizations identify and close gaps in their mental health practices. With a background as a registered social worker in addictions and mental health\, Leah combines professional credibility with a relatable\, human-centered approach that focuses on creating meaningful change. \n  \nNelly Marcadet \n \nNelly Marcadet (she/her/ella/elle) is a power-conscious somatic facilitator and faculty member at the Right Use of Power Institute\, where she leads the International Circle. Trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Hakomi\, she supports individuals in deepening self-awareness\, releasing limiting beliefs\, and cultivating harmony in their lives\, along with confidence in the ethical use of power. \nShe provides grounded\, welcoming spaces for clarity\, integration\, and authentic connection\, nurturing right relationship with oneself and others. \nNelly collaborates with people from diverse backgrounds — including professionals\, spiritual leaders\, and communities — fostering wise and compassionate relationships with power\, and developing trust\, skillfulness\, accountability\, and integrity. \nHer facilitation weaves presence\, attunement\, and embodied wisdom\, gently accompanying each person’s unique unfolding.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-feb-2026/
CATEGORIES:Basics Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/basics-training-feb-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20260129T173253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T173033Z
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SUMMARY:Universal Power: Configurative and Emergent: Thought Leader Webinar February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Universal Power: Configurative and Emergent \nUniversal Power is the newest type of power that Right Use of Power Institute has been exploring.  How do we talk about Universal Power–power that is both all-inclusive and beyond our human capacity to understand? \nAn interesting distinction that we are making is between the emergent experience of Universal Power coming through us and all creation\, and the configurative experience of Universal Power\, which is felt outside of us\, shaping and influencing us within the largest possible context. \nThis distinction between ‘configurative’ and ‘emergent’ is particularly useful in understanding how Universal Power intersects with systemic power and collective power\, role and status power\, and of course personal power. \nLet’s talk about it together.  This program is an introduction to these concepts and also to our exciting upcoming online course for spiritual leadership. \n\nThea Elijah \n\n \nMaryam Thea Elijah is a Murabi Ruhi of the Shadhuliyya Sufi order under Sidi Muhammad al-Jamal ar-Rafa’i ash-Shadhuliyya. She grew up in the household of Lex Hixon\, a multiply ordained adept in a number of sacred traditions\, and so from childhood\, she has been immersed in earnest and honest interfaith conversations. She is also a Chinese medicine practitioner of 40 years with a particular delight in ‘interfaith healing’ conversations between medical modalities that are rooted in spirit. Maryam Thea Elijah is currently designing and preparing to teach the Right Use of Power Institute’s “Right Use of Power for Spiritual Leaders” program. \n\n \nHosted by RUPI founder\, Cedar Barstow\n \nCedar Barstow\n \n\nCedar (she/her) is the developer of the Right Use of Power approach to issues and dynamics of power and ethics since 1994. Cedar’s background includes 30 years as a psychotherapist and 25 years as a teacher. \nThe Founder of The Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI)\, she and her colleagues continue to grow and evolve the concepts\, skills\, books\, embodied exercises and courses that are accessed through the website.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/universal-power-configurative-and-emergent-thought-leader-webinar-february-2026/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260222T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260222T103000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20260202T163121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260222T160626Z
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SUMMARY:Circle of Honor Celebration – Sun\, Feb 22\, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 am MST
DESCRIPTION:Come Celebrate With Us\nRUPI CIRCLE OF HONOR\nJoin Us in Honoring a Few of the Extraordinary People Who’ve Shaped Our Journey\nPlease join us to celebrate:\nSunday\, February 22\, 2026\n9:00–10:30 am MST \nHosted by the Right Use of Power Institute \nFor more than 35 years—since the beginning of Right Use of Power ethics trainings in 1989—so many people have poured their care\, wisdom\, and leadership into this work. They showed up\, believed in the vision\, and helped grow RUPI into the community it is today. \nTo honor this legacy\, we are proud to host our very first Circle of Honor—a gathering dedicated to celebrating individuals who have been truly essential to our journey. \nThis inaugural Circle of Honor will recognize 14 remarkable people whose contributions span every chapter of our story\, from our earliest days to the present moment. \nHonorees \n\nCliff Penwell\nKathy Ginn\nRich Ireland\nMarni Harmony\nCharna Rosenholtz\nMagi Cooper\nJeff Couillard\nMaya Shaw Gale\nRen Feldman\nRegina Smith\nSherri Taylor\nBarbara Castro\nPeg Syverson\nPeggy Kass\n\nWe warmly invite you to join us—whether you’ve worked closely with these honorees\, been inspired by their leadership\, or simply wish to be part of this meaningful moment of gratitude and reflection. \nEvent Details \nSunday\, February 22\, 20269:00–10:30 am MSTRSVP below \n\nThis gathering will be a time to pause\, reflect\, and celebrate the people whose presence and dedication have shaped Right Use of Power. Expect a joyful\, meaningful space filled with appreciation and connection. \nWe hope you’ll join us. \nCedar Barstow\, Shiva Roofeh\, and Sari AjankoOn behalf of the Right Use of Power Institute and Mission Circle
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/circle-of-honor-celebration-sun-feb-22-2026-900-1030-am-mst/
CATEGORIES:Thought Leader Webinar
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83333591229
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260303T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260509T065112
CREATED:20251101T193114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T194524Z
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SUMMARY:Semester Core Training (7 sessions) March 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our 2026 Semester Core Training is a self-paced\, multimodal course with 8 online asynchronous modules and 7 live integration sessions. You will be responsible for completing the required modules before the corresponding live integration sessions. This learning experience follows our Basics Training (which is a prerequisite for the Core Training). \nThe Core Training is for people who are ready to dive deeper into all of the types of power. In the Right Use of Power™ approach\, we explore our own relationship with power and increase our skill in navigating our personal and professional relationships. \nIn our Semester Core Training\, you will: \n\nLearn about the neurobiology of power and how to counteract the effects of our brains and bodies on power\nExplore role power differentials and learn how to handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference.\nUnderstand the importance of feedback and the difference between intention and impact.\nStart to understand the shadow aspects of power and how we can work with them.\nLearn how to work with conflict in power-conscious and generative ways.\nBetter understand systemic power and how it influences the other types of power.\nLearn about shame and other emotional experiences that may impact our use of power\n\nAfter our training\, participants have said they can now: \n\nBe more ethically proactive around power dynamics.\nEngage their personal power with more awareness and presence.\nBe more aware of the shadow aspects of power.\nLean into feedback and conflict with more skill and awareness of power.\n\n  \nSemester Core Training Integration Sessions: \nIntegration Sessions will be every other Tuesday and will be 2 hours long.  \nTime: 11:00am – 1:00pm MDT (Denver/United States) each day \n(Due to the complexity of the time zones\, we are only sharing the Mountain Time Zone. Click here to see the hours in your own time zone) \nPlease see our Video Recording Policy. To indicate your preferences for video recordings\, please be sure to fill out the intake survey in your welcome email. \nDates: \n\nTuesday\, March 3rd – Welcome & Introduction Session\nTuesday\, March 17th– Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 1 & 2)\nTuesday\, March 31st – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 3)\nTuesday\, April 14th – Integration Session (Reviewing Module 4)\nTuesday\, April 28th– Integration Session (Reviewing Modules 5 & 6)\nTuesday\, May 12th– Integration Session 5 (Reviewing Modules 7 & 8)\nTuesday\, May 26th– Power Object Presentations & Closing\n\n  \nContinuing Education Credits (CEUs): \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an NBCC – Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPtm) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program (NBCC Provider #6736). \nThe Right Use of Power Institute™ is an ICF – Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our Core Program has received a total of 12 CEU credits:\n9 credits in: Core Competencies\n3 credits in: Resource Development \nThere is an additional $20 purchase fee for CE documentation. This fee can be paid in our online Shop after your registration is purchased. \n  \nCancellation/Refund Policy: \n\nFull refund minus a $50 handling fee available up to 2 weeks before the first day of training OR\nA voucher for the full amount paid for a future training is available up to 1 week before the first day of training\n\n  \nQuestions? We’re happy to answer them! \nEmail us at: \ntraining@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our training programs. \nadmin@rightuseofpower.org for any questions regarding our website\, membership levels\, sign up. \n  \nFacilitators: \nDr. Susan Skjei \n \nSusan Skijei\, PH.D.\, is a Faculty Member for RUPI and teaches in the Core and Teacher Training programs. Over the last 25 years\, Susan has worked with thousands of leaders in the US\, Canada and Europe to cultivate mindfulness and authenticity\, strengthen relational\, coaching and strategic skills\, and effectively lead the changes they want to see in their organizations and in the world. She has a unique ability to create energetic and high-trust learning environments that accelerate the achievement of practical organizational results while building strong\, collaborative relationships. Formerly a Vice-President and Chief Learning Officer in the technology sector and an international consultant\, she was also the founder and Director of the Authentic Leadership Center at Naropa University. Susan has a Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University in Human and Organization Systems\, a Master of Science degree from American University/NTL in Human Resource Development\, and a certificate in Change Management from Cornell University. She enjoys hiking\, biking and watercolor painting. \n  \nKi Smith \n \nKi (she/her) is a Contemplative Psychotherapist\, consultant\, and facilitator of Nonviolent Communication presented through an ever-evolving Power-Conscious lens. Ki is passionate about co-creating spaces where collective wisdom is valued and centered\, and where growth edges can be met with curiosity\, courage\, and collective care. Through her business\, Warrior Wisdom\, LLC\, she offers counseling\, consulting\, Power-Conscious NVC coaching\, and a 12-week course rooted in the integration of The Right Use of Power (TM) and Nonviolent Communication\, entitled “Language for the Open-Hearted Warrior.” Ki is grateful to have ongoing mentorship and support from others in this work as she walks the path of the compassionate and wise “Open-Hearted Warrior\,” humbly knowing the journey is never complete.
URL:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/semester-core-march-2026/
CATEGORIES:Core Training Online
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LOCATION:https://rightuseofpower.org/event/semester-core-march-2026/
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