workshop Rhinebeck, NY

The AI Antidote

Finding Clarity in a Distracted, Digital World

Dates

Jun 25–27, 2027

Tuition

Member: $380.00

Standard: $425.00

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Woman taking a break from using her digital devices and reconnecting with herself

Join Joni Staaf-Stamford to strengthen attention, cultivate curiosity, and rediscover the power of intentional choice in a distracted world.

Joni Staaf-Stamford explains how paying attention translates to a better quality of life.

Attention is a valuable resource in a digitally demanding world. It influences our thoughts, emotions, relationships, and well-being. Drawing from mindfulness, psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, you examine the forces competing for your attention and discover ways to become more intentional in how you engage with technology and life.

Through experiential practices, guided discussion, reflective exercises, and practical tools, learn how to strengthen awareness, cultivate greater presence, reduce automatic reactivity, and reconnect with your values. Reclaiming attention is about more than improving focus—it's about reclaiming the ability to choose how you live. Explore how this powerful shift opens the door to clearer thinking, emotional intelligence, authentic relationships, and a more meaningful life.

Leave with practical tools to help you pause, refocus, and respond intentionally to everyday distractions. Gain greater awareness of where your attention goes, what pulls it away, and how your choices affect your well-being and relationships. Most importantly, head home with a renewed ability to choose your response rather than simply react to the demands of modern life.

Who Should Attend? This workshop is appropriate for anyone interested in understanding their attention patterns and making thoughtful, sustainable changes in how they engage with technology throughout a given day. It is especially helpful for those who experience distraction, digital overwhelm, or anxiety, and those who want to be more present. No prior mindfulness experience is required.

What You Experience

Learn through:

  • Guided mindfulness practices
  • Thought-provoking discussions
  • Reflective writing
  • Experiential exercises

You take part in practical activities to deepen awareness and encourage real-world application. Individual and group reflection help you integrate insights into your own life.

Your Faculty

  • Joni Staaf-Stamford

    Joni Staaf-Stamford is a retreat leader, counselor, and author helping people reclaim attention and...

More Information

Workshop begins Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Physical activities are light, optional, and appropriate for all experience levels.

Things to Bring

Bring a journal and wear comfortable clothing for gentle movement and walking meditation.

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Jun 25–27, 2027

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