Irvin Yalom. Videoconference "The sense of living. How death helps us?"

April 14, for the first time in the world of psychology and personal development, will be held a large-scale event — the international videoconference with Irvin Yalom, one of the most famous psychotherapists of our time.

Irvin Yalom in a few words:

• SCIENTIST: Doctor of Medicine, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University, winner of the Oskar Pfister Award for the contribution to the development of religion, spirituality and psychiatry (The Nobel Prize equivalent)
• INNOVATOR: First therapist who has made scientific knowledge available to a wider audience using literary talent
• WRITER: Author of more than 20 books published in millions of copies and translated into more than 20 languages, winner of several very prestigious international literary awards
• and simply a HAPPY MAN: a fulfilled professional and writer, a loving husband (married over 60 years), a father of four children.

THE THEME OF THE VIDEOCONFERENCE

The sense of living. How death helps us?

This question takes many forms. What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of my life? Why are we here? What makes us tick? If we are all going to die, if nothing remains, then what is the point of anything?

The main purpose of the videoconference is an acquisition of new understanding of the reason to live. Irvin Yalom is a master of angles. Just a small, sometimes obscure, offset allows you to look beyond the usual and reveals new opportunities for those who are ready for it. He creates a special field, even at distance. He deeply looks at existential concepts, such as death and death anxiety, which at one level constrain our existence, but on the other — form the current living and its quality and are able to show hidden person capabilities and potential.

SCOPE OF THE EVENT

Teleconference — live from San Francisco. Available online worldwide. This is a new modern format for the meeting with the personality of Irvin Yalom scale. It’s eco-friendly for the speaker of such a ripe old age (in 2016 Dr. Yalom will be 85) and available to everyone regardless of state of residence.

Geography — not only Russia and the USA, but the EU, CIS, the Baltics, and Israel.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

Official languages — Russian and English. Professional interpreters will provide simultaneous translation and any participant can choose primary language.

HOW THE CONVERSATION WILL GO 

• Regardless of the ticket category, any participant can send a question to Dr. Yalom before April 7
• Deadline for applications is April 8 
• 8 — 13 April, most interesting questions will be selected for the conversation
• Live dialogue is held at April 14. The moderator is Leonid Krol, coach, business consultant, PhD in Medicine, Professor of a master's programme in Higher School of Economics.

TICKET TYPES

1. Standard. Teleconference — live HD-quality in the day and hour of the event. Participants from all over the world will receive a link prior to the broadcast on April 14. Since 7 pm Moscow time they will be plunged into view and live communication with other participants via chat.
2. Optimum. Teleconference and record is the most popular form of participation. In addition to direct connection to the broadcast and all advantages of the conversation, after the event participants will receive the record of the videoconference for further reflection and revision.
3. Corporate. Organizations and groups will have an opportunity to buy packages from 10 to 100 people connection at a time. The higher group amount — the cheaper is the price. Please, contact the team to find out your price. 

Following the videoconference, participants will earn e-certificate. 

WHO WILL BENEFIT

• Psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and students of these specilizations
• Consultants, coaches, teachers, and other specialists, of caring professions

And also a wide audience of those who:

• Esteem and read Irvin Yalom classic textbooks "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy", "Existential Psychotherapy", fiction books "Love's Executioner", "Momma and the Meaning of Life", "When Nietzsche Wept", "Lying On the Couch", etc.
• Prefer to gain knowledge and meanings first hand
• Is in the search of senses, inspiration, lives in an anticipation of change
• Is interested in self-cognition

Take part in a conversation with the master, while you have the chance!

PROGRAMME 

• 8:30 — 9:00 am (PDT — pacific standard time) — Registration
• 9:00 — 9:30 (PDT) — Introduction into the topic and the speaker
• 9:30 — 11:00 am (PDT) — Irvin Yalom. The secret of well-being and active ageing. How death helps us live?
• 11:00 — 11:30 am (PDT) — Conclusion — reflection and sharing 

Irvin Yalom is an American psychiatrist and psychotherapist, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University; known as the author of fiction and non-fiction literature.

Doctor Yalom was born in Washington in 1931 in the family of Russian emigrants. Long worked as a therapist and got a wealth of experience established the basis of his first book The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy.

This work has received wide recognition, passed several editions, was translated into 12 languages and reached a total print of over 700,000 copies. Such popular publications for professionals speaks volumes. After that, Yalom has published a lot of textbooks and scientific works. However, he become widely known for his book "Love's Executioner" followed by "Momma and the Meaning of Life", "When Nietzsche Wept" and "Lying On the Couch", one by one.

Irvin is married to philologist and writer Marilyn Yalom. Yaloms studied at the same school in Washington, their romance began, when Irvin was 15, and Marilyn 14. They have been married for over 60 years, have 4 children.

The organizer of the event is the international producer center "Event League".