AEE APAC Pre-Conference Masterclasses

The Art & Neuroscience of Transformation: Designing Experiences for Resilience and Growth

What actually creates transformation in learning spaces, and how do we design for it with intention? This immersive masterclass explores the intersection of neuroscience, trauma-informed practice, and experiential learning, equipping practitioners to create environments where safety, connection, and growth can truly take place. 

In a world shaped by chronic stress, complexity, and constant change, facilitators are no longer just delivering content, they are shaping human experiences. This session bridges science and practice, helping participants understand how the brain, nervous system, and relational dynamics influence learning, behavior, and resilience. 

Through hands-on activities, reflective dialogue, and real-time facilitation practice, participants will explore how to design experiences that support co-regulation, emotional readiness, and meaningful transformation. This is an invitation to move beyond theory, and into embodied, intentional practice that connects people, deepens empathy, and builds resilience, both individually and collectively.

Here’s How You Will Benefit

By the end of this masterclass, you will:

  • Understand how neuroscience shapes learning, stress, regulation, and resilience in
    real-world settings
  • Apply principles of co-regulation and self-regulation in your facilitation practice
  • Design and sequence experiences aligned with emotional readiness and nervous
    system capacity
  • Facilitate meaningful reflection that integrates experience into lasting learning
  • Navigate conflict using restorative and relational approaches
  • Build learning environments that foster connection, belonging, and collective
    resilience
  • Strengthen your personal facilitation stance grounded in congruence and
    awareness

Date

17 September (1 Day)

Venue

Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok

Costs

3,300 THB 100 USD Approximately

Who should attend

  • Educators, facilitators, and program designers
  • Therapists, coaches, and youth workers
  • Outdoor and experiential learning practitioners
  • Community-based and interdisciplinary professionals working with stress, trauma, or complexity

SUBJECT EXPERT & MASTER FACILITATOR

Dr. Maurie Lung

Dr. Maurie Lung is a licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, and founder of Life Adventures Counseling & Consulting. With over 30 years of experience, her work integrates adventure-based therapy, neuroscience, and trauma-informed practice to support individuals, families, and communities. 

She also serves as Director of adventure-based and nature-based graduate counseling programs at Prescott College, and has contributed extensively as an author, speaker, and educator in the field of experiential mental health. Her work focuses on helping practitioners design deeply human, relational, and transformative experiences, grounded in both science and lived practice.