Taking In the Good - The Essence of Positive Brain Change - 3.5 -hour In-Person Workshop
Rewire Your Brain for Peace, Contentment, and Love.
Discover how to transform everyday positive experiences into lasting inner strengths. This workshop offers a practical and educational introduction to Dr. Rick Hanson’s Positive Neuroplasticity. Learn down-to-earth tools along with group support to help you build awareness, connection, and resilience - wherever you may find yourself in life.
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
From Core Needs to Wise Choices - 3.5 -hour In-Person Workshop
Living Into What Matters Most to You: One Choice at a Time
Your core needs—safety, satisfaction, and connection—are hardwired into your brain, and your well‑being depends on them being met. Discover how clarifying your values and “what matters most to you” being in alignment with your core needs can guide your day‑to‑day choices, as well as your larger life picture of living with authenticity, agency, and purpose.
Rooted in the wisdom of Positive Brain Change, the workshop is suitable as a stand-alone experience or for alumni. Participants will engage in mindful inquiry process to develop actionable strategies for living and personal growth.
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
Working with the Mind: Let Be - Let Go - Let In - 3.5 -hour In-Person Workshop Level II
The Garden of Your Mind: Witness - Weed - Plant
Deepen your understanding and day-to-day practice of mindfulness in all areas of your life. Deepen your understanding and day‑to‑day practice of mindfulness across all areas of your life. This experiential workshop invites you to cultivate awareness of what is present, gently release what no longer serves you, and intentionally nurture life‑giving perspectives.
Through mindful reflection and practice, you’ll grow personal acceptance and agency while tending the inner conditions that support greater calm, confidence, compassion, and joy.
Suitable for alumni of level I and II PNT courses
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
"What Would Help?" - 3.5 -hour In-Person Workshop
Feel Good—Steady, Calm, and Content Inside
If daily challenges feel overwhelming, join us for a workshop designed to help you build awareness, connection, and resilience. You will receive practical, step-by-step guidance for addressing everyday challenges and building tools for a happier, more resilient life. Rooted in the wisdom of Positive Brain Change, the workshop is suitable as a stand-alone experience or for for alumni of “Hardwiring Happiness.” Participants will engage in mindful inquiry process to develop actionable strategies for living and personal growth.
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
Build Your Inner First Aid Kit - 1.5 -hour In-Person Workshop
Regulate Your Nervous System and Return to Stability
If daily challenges leave you overwhelmed and activated, this workshop offers practical tools and group support to learn how to insert a “sacred pause.” Understand what happens when we are triggered, the difference between reacting and responding, experience a variety of practices, and start to assemble your personal first aid kit to better cope.
Rooted in the wisdom of Positive Brain Change, the workshop is suitable as a stand-alone experience or for alumni. Participants will develop actionable strategies for living and personal growth.
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
HEAL into the Green Zone- 3.5 -hour In-Person Workshop - Level II
The HEAL Method: Dive Deep and Aim High with the LINKING Step
Explore the fourth step of Dr. Rick Hanson’s HEAL Method - Linking - and learn to draw on specific inner resources to soothe and gradually heal negative material or old wounds. As you do so with self‑compassion, you build greater equanimity and agency in the face of life’s challenges.
Suitable for alumni of level I and II PNT courses
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
ALUMNI In-Person "What Would Help?" - 3.5 -hour Workshop
Feel Good—Steady, Calm, and Content Inside
If daily challenges feel overwhelming, join us for a workshop designed to help you build awareness, connection, and resilience. You will receive practical, step-by-step guidance for addressing everyday challenges and building tools for a happier, more resilient life. Rooted in the wisdom of Positive Brain Change, the workshop is suitable as a stand-alone experience or for for alumni of “Hardwiring Happiness.” Participants will engage in mindful inquiry process to develop actionable strategies for living and personal growth.
Location: Manitou Art Center MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher certified by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson who developed the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
“HEAL & Thrive: Rewiring Your Brain for Well-Being” - 12-hour Hybrid Brain Change Course
FULLY BOOKED OUT - NEXT COURSE WILL BE IN MAY!
“HEAL & Thrive: Rewiring Your Brain for Well-Being” – A 12-hour Positive Brain Change Course - Intensive
This immersive, science-backed course is designed for those seeking a deep, experience-based dive into the practical application of Positive Brain Change. The course blends neuroscience with practical exercises for lasting transformation. Participants will learn how to work with their minds, foundational techniques such as the micro-practice of Taking in the Good, and the HEAL method as developed by Dr. Rick Hanson. Are you ready to make remarkable changes in your nervous system, effectively rewiring the brain for greater happiness, peace, and resilience?
Course Facilitator: Christina Ahlen, MA Specialized Ministry, MS, Positive Neuroplasticity Teacher licensed by Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson.
"Envisioning Grit” A Collage Workshop Series
Do you want to feel more empowered and have more agency in your life? Do you wish to be more determined and able to protect and preserve what is important?
NO ART EXPRIENCE NEEDED
Cost: $ 40, materials provided
Facilitator: Rev. Christina Ahlen, MASM, MS
A Collage Workshop Series - July Theme: "Envisioning Mindfulness”
DATE CHANGE! 7/19/25
When facing challenges, do you wish to stay calmer, be less reactive? would you like to be able to quit ruminating and instead steady your mind?
NO ART EXPERIENCE NEEDED
Join a group of like-minded individuals and discover your inner strengths and resilience - and build Positive Neuroplasticity and community, one collage, one month at the time!
Each monthly 3.5-hour collage workshop includes introductions, a guided meditation, introspective collage-making and group sharing. Bring your collage home for the monthly theme’s integration to anchor its essence and felt experience into your life.
A Collage Workshop Series - June Theme: “Envisioning Compassion”
Do you yearn for self-acceptance and self-respect? Can you imagine loving yourself, just as you are, warts and all?
NO ART EXPERIENCE NEEDED
Join a group of like-minded individuals and discover your inner strengths and resilience - and build Positive Neuroplasticity and community, one collage, one month at the time!
Each monthly 3.5-hour collage workshop includes introductions, a guided meditation, introspective collage-making and group sharing. Bring your collage home for the monthly theme’s integration to anchor its essence and felt experience into your life.
For a deeper dive into your work, schedule a one-on-one collage integration session: