Discover how to feel supported by life and “lived by love.” Shift from striving to receptivity, deepen trust, and bring compassion into every moment.
Wednesday Meditations and Talks on:
Meditations and Talks
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.
Talk + Meditation: The Surprising Power of Active Nonviolence
Discover how active nonviolence offers a powerful, practical path to transform conflict, foster connection, and create real change—without fueling more harm.
Talk + Meditation: How to Find Peace in Impermanence
Struggling with constant change? In this talk, explore how embracing impermanence can ease anxiety, loosen clinging, and open the door to deeper peace.
Talk + Meditation: The Joy in Not-Knowing
Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in certainty? Explore the surprising peace of not-knowing and how beginner’s mind can free you from stress and suffering.
Talk + Meditation: Respecting and Relieving Suffering
Minimizing pain—yours or others’—only deepens suffering. By respecting and relieving suffering with strength and compassion we can grow the strengths you need to heal.
Talk + Meditation: The Power of Appreciation – and How to Get More of It from Others
Feeling unseen or unappreciated? Learn how generosity and appreciation support lasting inner strength, and what to do when others don’t value your efforts.
Talk + Meditation: The Seductions of Healthy Desires
Feeling overwhelmed, always striving, or burnt out—even from good intentions? Learn how to stay centered and content through your core practice.
Meditation + Talk: Lead with Peace and Purpose
Guest teacher Mandar Apte explored one of the central dilemmas of our time: how do we stay hopeful and take meaningful action in a world overwhelmed by violence, division, and despair?
Meditation + Talk: How to Calm the Biological Machinery of Stress and Suffering
Feeling overwhelmed or stressed? Learn how your nervous system works—and simple, science-backed ways to calm down, open up, and feel more present and content.
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6-7:30pm PT / 9-10:30pm ET
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6-Week Course Starts October 4
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