Search Inside Yourself Comes to SF Bay Area!

Search Inside Yourself is a program that teaches tools for focus, self-awareness, and resilience, so people can create a better world for themselves and others.

June 4 — 5 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
UC Berkeley - MLK Student Union
2455 Bancroft Way, Tilden Room, 5th Floor
Berkeley (San Francisco Bay Area), CA
Program Language: English

Join the emerging movement of companies integrating evidence-based mindfulness in their workplaces.

Emotional Intelligence

Workplace studies prove that emotional competencies enhance performance, leadership effectiveness, and wellbeing.

Neuroscience

Attention is the fundamental energy of the mind. How we direct our attention determines the mental habits we form, the emotions we develop, and the results we experience.

Mindfulness

Research shows that mindfulness is a foundational skill that underpins the inner factors of growth: self-awareness, self-management, and emotional skills.

The SIY program includes:

Join us for a highly interactive 2-day program followed by a 4-week online journey as we explore mindfulness and emotional intelligence for inspiring wellbeing, collaboration and high performance.

Live Training

(2 days)

Introduction to neuroscience, mindfulness and the five emotional intelligence capacities.

Virtual Practice

(4 weeks)

Weekly exercises and resources, delivered by email.

Webinar

(1 hour)

Learn strategies for sustained practice and reconnect with SIY alumni.

Search Inside Yourself is now approved by the International Coaching Federation. Coaches receive 13.5 Continuing Coaching Education credits when attending SIY!

Your Facilitators:

Brandon Rennels

Brandon is the Teacher Development
Manager at SIYLI, where he supports the
organization in cultivating world-class
mindfulness teachers.

Brandon has taught the SIY program to a wide variety
of audiences, ranging from large investment firms in
Asia, to manufacturing and technology companies in
the United States, to the general public in Iceland. He
is nourished by empowering leaders to align with
their intention to show up fully at work and in their life.

Prior to SIYLI he was a Senior Consultant for Oliver
Wyman, a management consulting firm. He worked
across industries on a range of strategic initiatives,
focusing primarily on capability building and
facilitating change within organizations. In this role he
consulted for public and private enterprises around
the globe, including two years based in Dubai.

Brandon has also spent years training in mindfulness
at monasteries of Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He is an ordained
member of the Order of Interbeing, the core
community of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Brandon graduated with highest honors from the
Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
He is an avid table tennis player who is always up for a
good match.

Here are some frequently asked questions we receive

People join Search Inside Yourself for many reasons, including personal development and experiencing the program before bringing it to their company.

Consultants, coaches and therapists also enroll in SIY to evaluate whether to adopt the principles in their own work. Some attendees are new to mindfulness and meditation, while others are longtime practitioners.

SIY is an interactive two-day, in-person training, followed by four weeks of recommended peer-to-peer practices to sustain and integrate learning and self-directed growth from the inside out. The program includes sessions on mindfulness (the science of being present), self-awareness (understanding your thoughts, emotions and habits), self-management (skillfully managing your impulses and reactions), motivation (aligning your values and work), empathy (understanding others’ feelings and experiences) and leadership (influencing with compassion).

Search Inside Yourself is now approved by the International Coaching Federation. Coaches receive 13.5 Continuing Coaching Education credits when attending SIY! Letters are available to anyone with confirmed program attendance, by request. After attending a program, simply send an email to [email protected] stating your name, date and location of the program, and requesting a "letter of completion for coaching credits."

If you're unable to attend a program that you've registered and paid for, there are a couple of options:

Transfer to another participant: Tickets are fully transferable to another person at any time. Contact SIYLI to give us the name and email of the attendee in your place.
Full or partial refund: You are eligible for a full refund until three weeks prior to the event. If you cancel between one to three weeks before the program, you can receive a refund less a 25% processing fee. If you cancel within 1 week of the program you are not eligible for a refund.

Unfortunately, registrations are not transferable between programs and we are unable to provide credit for future programs. Refunds will be issued through Eventbrite and processed within 15 days of notification of cancellation.

Program Cancellation Policy

While we aim to offer all of our programs, sometimes circumstances occur that are outside of our control. Programs may be cancelled at the discretion of SIYLI up to 4 weeks prior to the program, and in the case of cancellation, participants will receive a full refund within 15 days of notification of cancellation. SIYLI is unable to reimburse you for any costs you may have incurred associated with program attendance, such as accommodation and transport costs.

You’re in Good Company

View our full list of clients

I think anybody can benefit from this program in many different ways. I want my colleagues to take it, my family to take it – I would highly recommend it.

Rebecca Zucker, 2016

Berkeley (San Francisco Bay Area), CA