"I want to say a million thanks for such a GREAT conference. I had a terrific week in Santa Fe. Frankly, I was totally blown away. When have I ever attended a professional conference where a presenter receives two standing ovations? And EVERY presenter deserved a standing ovation." Nancy Wiener
"Thank you! It was a pleasure to experience a very different venue. I value the diversity and positive energy and especially the attention to creativity." Leslie Hirschaut, M.D.
"Absolutely transformational..a week that went way beyond my expectations." Deborah Wild
"This was the best conference I've ever attended" Barbara Roodhuyzen
"What has this conference given to me over the years? It has changed my life.
I have learned that music is an experience, not a performance. I returned home
and learned to play a Bach piece. It took a year as I have a piano and can
read music, but have never had music lessons. My playing, I believe adds beauty
to the universe. I don’t know how I came to believe that…. but
the conferences have opened something in me that has continued to grow and
flourish.
I now draw as a way of expressing myself – a new vocabulary for me.
This has been a path for deeper healing of my life. It has taught me to live my life as an experience and not as a performance. This has enabled me to guide others to do the same.
I invite others to do as I have learned – to live more fully and authentically, integrating all I have been with all I might become and celebrate the possibilities of that journey.
I hope you experience the fullness of my gratitude for how your conferences have enriched my soul and freed my spirit."
Gail Mayer MSW
"In a country that pushes alcohol, guns and synthetic drugs this format offers
alternatives to promote life and health."
Doris Marie Garber LCSW
"I have become more in tune with my self and have
become a better clinician because of what I learned at
these conferences" David Sachs, LCSW
"I have been to many other clinical conferences through
the years, but this one is in a class by itself in
terms of relevance, realism and compassion."
"One of the most interesting and stimulating
conferences I have attended in over 40 years! Overall
the quality of presentations was outstanding.
"The authenticity and ability of the presenters to
reach"my depth" was so helpful."
"Every year is better and better!"
"I am grateful for what I have gained - valuable for
me to be here."
"It has given me personal insight."
"This will have a great impact on my work with hospice
and palliative care."
"The conference gave me permission to practice in
different ways and to explore new approaches and
integrate new material into my practice"
Sue Lewis, LCSW
"THANK YOU! you are realizing your goals."
"The conference was very well done and organized"
"I am very happy and satisfied - thank you!"
"Absolutely rejuvenating, stimulating and interesting."
"Great exposure into diversifed and approaches."
"I am truly overwhelmed at the joy and insight I have
garnered."
"The conference is stimulating and not boring. It
redirects me." Virgnia Blatchley, Ph.D.
"This is a wonderful thing you do! Do more of
them!" Mary Ellen Culver, Ph.D.
"They keep getting better!"
"My attendance at the conference helped me to tap into
my "inner self" and to encourage creativity in others
as well."
"I appreciate and love the wide range off speakers that
you invite."
"The conference opens my mind and my heart. Catherine Meeks, ATR
"My first time at a C& M Conf. it was a wonderful and
rewarding experiece in many ways. I will plan on
making it a yearly experience. I look forward to the
next one."
"The conference opened my eyes to different models to use for therapeutic intervention."
BRIGADOON by Jeanne S. Meisler, M.D. August 28, 2007
It's almost magical
Once a year, for a week,
A thousand people come together,
In a magical place,
To listen to scholarly papers
On creativity and madness
The topics range from
Leonard Bernstein
To Sylvia Plath;
From Johnny Cash
To Woody Allen.
And a thousand people
Who, all year long,
Work to help struggling souls
Come to grips with inner demons
And make peace with themselves,
Assemble, listen and discuss
Consciousness and the unconscious,
What makes creativity flourish
And what stymies it.
The thousand bring their stories,
Life experiences,
Professional vignettes,
And, in a magical place,
In the American Southwest,
Extraordinary encounters take place,
Ideas are shared,
Souls bared.
Much is learned,
Much thought is engendered,
And beauty, natural and man-made,
Surrounds us.
Then it’s over
For another year.
Only eleven months
Until we can return again
To this (continuing education)
Brigadoon