2010 Courses

Mindfulness Stress Reduction, August 6 - 11, 2010

Cooking with Daisy, August 13 - 18, 2010

The Art and Science of Beer: Brewing, History and Enjoyment,
August 20 - 25, 2010

Mindfulness Stress Reduction
Instructor: Dr. Robert Cox
 
August 6 - 11, 2010
 
Tuition: $800
Food & Lodging: $1,000 (single occupancy)  $600 (double occupancy), plus Maine lodging tax

Mindfulness Stress Reduction
 
Every participant in Whitehead Light Station's 2009 Mindfulness Stress Reduction course gave rapturously positive reviews of what was for most a life-changing experience, and we are very pleased to have Dr. Robert Cox back at the Light Station in 2010.

Mindfulness Stress Reduction (MSR) is a rigorous and systematic training in mindfulness, a form of meditation originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Thousands of people throughout the United States and around the world have benefited from this well-established program that can be practically integrated into everyday life to enable one to more easily manage stress, pain, illness, and the challenges inherent in everyday modern life. Participants (a maximum of 12) can expect to develop a personal program that can have profound mental and psychological benefits and will promote a way of life that reveals the gentle and loving wholeness that lies at the heart of our being, even in times of pain, suffering, and difficulty. The training in mindfulness aims to develop an in-depth skill in moment-by-moment awareness that becomes the platform for embarking on a journey of self-development, self-discovery, learning, and healing.

The benefits of MSR are lasting, and everyone who participates can expect gains that both the participant and others will notice. The atmosphere of the MSR program will be one of support, active encouragement, and compassion, i.e. all activities are user friendly. The course will be six days and five nights long, with four full days on the island (days one and six being travel days).The course schedule will leave ample opportunity will be given to enjoy the peaceful and beautiful surroundings of the Whitehead Light Station.

If you would like more information about MSR, you may want to read the first part of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Full Catastrophe Living and Saki Satorelli's Heal Thy Self. If you wish to apply for the MSR program at Whitehead Light Station, you will be asked to provide a brief statement about yourself, your reasons for wanting to enroll, and any concerns you might have in taking this course. Dr. Cox will personally contact each person interested in enrolling in the course.

Instructor Profile:  Dr. Robert Cox

Originally trained as a neurophysiologist, Dr. Cox received ministerial training and then completed his doctoral work in psychology.  Wearing “three hats,” he brings a breadth of understanding and sensitivity to his work, naturally integrating concern for body, mind, and spirit.  In an intentional collaborative relationship, Dr. Cox works with persons to accept pleasure and pain, fear and joy, and all aspects of life with increasing equanimity and balance, encouraging active participation of persons in their own adaptation and change.  He is an experienced, ethical, and humane practitioner, licensed as a psychologist and an accredited Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  He maintains a private practice as a psychologist in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and offers MSR programs.  He originally trained in Mindfulness Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and has also developed skills in offering Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Relapse Prevention of Depression, as well as skills in offering Interpersonal Mindfulness training.  Dr. Cox is a longtime practitioner of mindfulness, having developed a consistent practice to cope with chronic pain.

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Cooking with Daisy
Instructor: Daisy Martinez
 
August 13 - 18, 2010
 
Tuition: $800
Food & Lodging: $1,000 (single occupancy)  $600 (double occupancy), plus Maine lodging tax

Cooking With Daisy
 
Daisy Martinez is returning to Whitehead Light Station for a second summer, offering a five-day culinary flight, enjoying flavors and techniques used in the cooking of Latin America, Italy and France. Daisy is the author of the popular cookbooks Daisy Cooks! and Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night (to be released in March 2010) and host of the Food Network show Viva Daisy!

Daisy will walk you and a maximum of eleven other students through basic culinary skills, knife knowledge, and kitchen sanitation. Each morning the class will work with Daisy to prepare a delicious lunch that the class will enjoy together. Afternoons will provide unstructured time for rest and relaxation, during which Daisy will be available for informal discussions and for excursions in the Light Station's boats and other activities. Evenings will include further discussions and dining with Daisy.

Instructor Profile:  Daisy Martinez

Daisy Maria Martinez was born to mainland Puerto Rican parents in Brooklyn, New York, where she lived at her grandmother's house until she was almost five years old. Between her grandmother, Valentina, and her mother, Conchita, Daisy learned that the kitchen is the happiest room in the household, filled with love, family, and delicious food. With an extended family of relatives from Central America, Spain, and other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, Daisy also grew up appreciating the diversity of Latin cuisine.

In 1998 Daisy matriculated at the French Culinary Institute, where she won first prize for her final project, "The Passionate Palate." Shortly after graduation, Daisy worked on the set of PBS' Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen as a prep-kitchen chef and for 3 years as a private chef in New York City. In addition, Daisy managed a small catering business, the Passionate Palate, which she continues to operate. In 2005, Daisy's own show Daisy Cooks! debuted on PBS. Her first cookbook of the same name came out in 2005 and demand for it remains strong. Her Food Network program Viva Daisy! is in its second season and her second cookbook Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night is due out soon.

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The Art and Science of Beer: Brewing, History and Enjoyment
Instructor: Charlie Papazian
 
August 20 - 25, 2010
 
Tuition: $800
Food & Lodging: $1,000 (single occupancy)  $600 (double occupancy), plus Maine lodging tax

The Art and Science of Beer
 
Instructor Charlie Papazian is looking forward to returning to the Whitehead Light Station in 2010 for a reprise of his very popular 2009 course, The Art and Science of Beer. Charlie will discuss beer and brewing and his own remarkable journey, teach program participants about brewing beer, tasting beer, cooking with beer, the history of beer, and simply enjoying beer. The five-night, six-day course (four full days on the island with days one and six being arrival and departure days) will include demonstrations, lectures, informal socializing, great meals, a huge variety of beers, a journey to nearby Belfast to visit two brew pubs, and, as is true for all Whitehead Light Station courses, plenty of time to relax, read, and enjoy being unplugged and unhurried. Most organized activities will be in the mornings or around dinnertime. You do not have to be a devoted homebrewer to enjoy the course. There will be a maximum of 12 course participants.

Instructor Profile:  Charlie Papazian

Charlie Papazian is one of the most prominent and recognized names in the world of beer and brewing. His published commentaries provide insights into the industry, advice to homebrewers, and beer perspectives for beer drinkers. Since founding the American Homebrewers Association and Association of Brewers in 1978, he has helped guide the development of the microbrew industry and spark the resurgence of homebrewing in America and beyond. He is the founding publisher of and a regular contributor to Zymurgy (the magazine for homebrewers) and The New Brewer (the magazine for small, professional craft brewers).

He is currently the President of the Brewers Association, whose activities include:

• The American Homebrewers Association
• World Beer Cup®
• The Great American Beer Festival®
• Brewers Publications (books)
• www.beertown.org

Charlie is author of five best-selling books (1,000,000+ copies) published by HarperCollins Books: Microbrewed Adventures (2005), The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing (1984, 1991), The Complete Joy of Home Brewing, 3rd Edition (2003), The Home Brewer's Companion (1994), Home Brewer's Gold (1997), The Best of Zymurgy (1998), and The Interactive New Complete Joy of Home Brewing CD-ROM.  He has been a contributor to SLOW, The International Herald of Tastes and is the National Beer Examiner for www.Examiner.com

In his worldwide travels, Charlie has been both lecturer and presenter at such prestigious events as: the World Beer and Beverage Forum in Munich, the National Press Club, the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, the American Society of Brewing Chemists, the Institute of Brewing Asia-Pacific, BrewTec Tokyo, International Beer Summit Japan, the AHA National Conference, the National Craft Brewers Conference, and many more.

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