Life is challenging for everybody. But for people who suffer from chronic pain it brings “challenging” to a whole new level.
Chronic pain is not only experienced on a physical level but also by how we think and feel about it. Many people report that th... Read more
Reconnecting With Your Self-Compassion Practice (Prerequisite Required)
Prerequisite: completion of Mindful-Self Compassion, Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion, Power of Self-Compassion, Core Skills Training, or Fierce Self-Compassion.
For many of us, the challenges of this past year showed us where we could use a lit... Read more
[Rescheduling] The Three Marks of Existence and You
Due to the recent changes with COVID-19 we will be postponing this series. We apologies for the inconvenience and will let you know once its rescheduled.
We are deeply grateful to our community members for their understanding, patience, and ... Read more
Fearless Heart
This retreat is now only on Saturday, August 28th from 10:00am - 4:00pm PST
Join us as we use heart based practices as a doorway to insight, resilience and a sense of calm.
The daily rhythm of a retreat usually involves alternating periods of sittin... Read more
Finding Refuge from Self Doubt
As we open our mind and heart in meditation, we can sometimes feel a serene and loving awareness, and at other times, we may feel thoughts and emotions that we want to push away or shove down. These patterns of mind, though disruptive to our medit... Read more
The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness: Drop in Sessions
The intention of these sessions is to welcome our sangha (community) across time zones to practice together.
This weekly 30 minute guided meditation will be centered around deepening our understanding of the classical 4 foundations of mindfulness as ta... Read more
Vesak 2021
The upcoming full moon in May is Vesak, a special Buddhist holiday observed around the world, inspired by the Buddha’s teachings of compassion, peace and goodwill. Vesak honors his birth, enlightenment and death, all together. Vesak is joyful, celebr... Read more
Mindfulness and Movement in a Dynamic World
This class introduces a range of mindfulness concepts and practices relevant to living in a dynamic world. This course includes practices that involve stillness, movement, and listening/ speaking. Centering teaching strategies where there are multiple ... Read more
Steadiness Amidst the Waves
The world is in a time of huge changes and in our lives, too, big waves of change are rolling in from the unknown future. What is a wise response to what’s happening? How to find balance, graciousness, and return to the peace of a loving heart? This day... Read more
[UPDATED] Steadiness Amidst the Waves
UPDATE: This event has been changed to a 2-hour online-only event. For more info click here.
The world is in a time of huge changes and in our lives, too, big waves of change are rolling in from the unknown future. What is a wise response to what’s ha... Read more