Foundations of Mindfulness: Timeless Teachings with Modern Insights
This four-part introduction to Zen is founded on sane and reliable Mindfulness practices that are practical and down-to-earth. You’ll discover how the practice of mindfulness can help you be more resilient and grounded. The course will give you a comprehensive context from neuroscience, psychology, and Buddhism, and the many benefits this practice can bring to your wellness journey. You’ll learn how to move past what gets in the way and how to harness your intention to change habits that no longer serve you. By trusting the wisdom of your embodied experience you’ll reach the first milestone on the Zen Spiritual path–an open, joyful heart that approaches your life with more resilience, gratitude and grace.
Path of Zen: From Chaos to Clarity
In this four-part series of classes, you’ll learn about the nature of the genuine spiritual path of Zen, and how you can enter the way through these clear, concise, and down-to-earth teachings from an experienced Zen Master. You’ll learn about the inflection point that turns mindfulness practice towards a deeper spiritual calling. You’ll learn how the construct of self or ego is the root cause of suffering and how to begin moving beyond the prison of self-referential obsessions, by trusting a new source of wisdom. You finish by learning about the power of living your life by vow, and how such a large spiritual commitment can re-orient and radically transform your life towards one of greater joy, meaning, and service.
Six Paramitas: Courage and Grace Under Fire
In this series of eight comprehensive classes, you’ll learn about the Six Paramitas, which are an ancient wisdom teaching of Buddhism about how to transverse the path of a Spiritual Warrior (Bodhisattva). You’ll learn how to find your footing in a time of chaos, violence, discord, dysfunction, and disruption. Drawing on these teachings and the new set of tools you’ll learn here, you’ll be able to exercise your own courage in a surprisingly new way. You’ll discover you are a larger container that is resourceful, with access to increased confidence, joy, sanity, and courage.