When you hear the word grace, what comes to mind? For me, it’s at first, the name of a friend’s daughter. But what’s behind the word itself? Simple online definitions share a few options that may be supportive to how me may begin integrating the concept... Read more
Learning the Deep, Profound, and Practical Buddhists Texts
Note: We will skip June 24th and resume on July 1st and we will have the final class on July 8th.
Trudy Goodman shared a Buddhist passage with the teachers at InsightLA that said there would come a time when people would think Buddhist... Read more
Cultivating the Wise Heart on the Cushion and in the World: Practicing Mindfulness and the “Divine Abodes”
Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True.
The Divine Abodes (Brahmaviharas) of lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equani... Read more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
MBSR students come from all walks of life, but they share one thing in common: the desire to find more balance, peace and happiness in their lives. If you share these aspirations, MBSR can be a valuable resource for you.
Two decades of published resear... Read more
mPEAK (Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge)
mPEAK (Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge) is an 8-week intensive course in mindfulness training for those who seek to draw upon this proven practice to achieve their goals, both personal and professional, as well as attain new l... Read more
Deepening Self-Compassion (Prerequisite Required)
Prerequisite: completion of a Mindful-Self Compassion course or Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Welcome back to Mindful Self-Compassion. Join us as we deepen and enliven our practice amidst the thorny realities of day-to- day life. This class ... Read more
Creating from Meditation
Creative expression and mindfulness have a symbiotic relationship; each one supports the other. Through meditation, mindful movement, journaling, drawing exercises, and inquiry, discover ways meditation and creative practice encourage spontaneity and mi... Read more
Post-Retreat Gathering: International Spring Retreat
Join us for a Post-Retreat Half-Day to check in, connect, and support each other.
9-12pm PST / 6-9pm CET / 4-7pm GMT Read more
Somatic Satipatthana for Everyone
In this five week class (one hour and fifteen minute sessions), we will explore our relationship to the body, and how and what we are embodying in our day-to-day lives. We are always practicing something, and we can choose with intention what we want t... Read more
Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence
Research increasingly points to Mindfulness’s contribution toward increased emotional intelligence. The overall principle is that if we could see below the line of what we are normally conscious of, then we can discern what is present and subtly influen... Read more