Discover how “wise effort” can transform relationships—finding balance, letting go, and building bridges of connection with openness and compassion.
Wednesday Meditations and Talks on:
Mindfulness Practice
Talk + Meditation: Wise Effort in Relationships: 3 Blocks to Being a Positive Energizer
Join Diana Hill to learn how to bring your strengths into relationships with wise effort—avoiding old stories, avoidance, and clinging—while nurturing true connection.
Talk + Meditation: How to Stay Present Longer
Learn how concentration deepens mindfulness, steadies the mind, and brings peace, clarity, and joy—even amid distractions and emotional turbulence.
Talk + Meditation: Just Do the Right Thing
Caught between worry, effort, and letting go? Learn how to release what you can’t control, do the next right thing, and find peace in the middle.
Talk + Meditation: Getting Better At Pleasure! A Taxonomy of the Many Buddhist Joys
Discover the Buddha’s 5 kinds of happiness—from fleeting pleasures to lasting peace—and learn why some joys burn out while others bring freedom.
Talk + Meditation: How to Face Challenges without Suffering
Learn how to meet life’s challenges with strength and clarity—reducing stress, letting go of struggle, and finding peace even in hard times.
Talk + Meditation: The Power of One Connection
Sometimes one compassionate glance or word can change everything. Discover the power of connection with Lakiba Pittman.
Talk + Meditation: Why We Suffer—and How to Stop Adding to the Pain
Learn how to face life’s changes and challenges without adding extra suffering, using Buddhist wisdom and practical tools for inner peace.
Talk + Meditation: How to Feel Lived by Love
Discover how to feel supported by life and “lived by love.” Shift from striving to receptivity, deepen trust, and bring compassion into every moment.
Talk + Meditation: Compassion, Kindness, Joy, and Equanimity
How to balance effort and letting go in meditation and life. Explore compassion, joy, equanimity, and inner peace with Dr. Rick Hanson.
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6-7:30pm PT / 9-10:30pm ET
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