An online retreat including Insight Dialogue offered by Ayya Anopama and Nicola Redfern Using the poems from ‘The First Free Women’ which are based on the Therigatha, the world’s oldest collection of women’s literature, we will be exploring the struggles and moments of awakening of the very first nuns at the time of the Buddha. These women came from all walks … Continue reading Voices of Awakening – Poems of the First Free Women
A few resources for resilience
Feeling stretched? As the bad news continues and intensifies in various parts of the world, I've started collecting news articles, books and courses to turn to when I need some inspiration. Below are just a few suggestions - let me know if you have any favourites of your own! Chipmunk between fenceposts, Barre, Massachusetts Finding … Continue reading A few resources for resilience
Eight-week online Dharma Study class series October-November 2020
Registration closes 10 October Cultivating resilience in challenging times: Learning from the “heavenly messengers” This eight-week online course offers an opportunity to develop and strengthen our inner resources of kindness, compassion, calm and clarity, through an exploration of what are traditionally known as “the four heavenly messengers.” In Buddhist teaching, these are four archetypes … Continue reading Eight-week online Dharma Study class series October-November 2020
Insight Dialogue workshop Auckland
Postponed to November - see details below Two-day relational meditation workshop - Auckland, New Zealand Introduction to Insight Dialogue Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings the mindfulness and tranquility of traditional silent meditation into our experience with others. Resting on the foundation of traditional Buddhist teachings, this practice offers a way to integrate … Continue reading Insight Dialogue workshop Auckland
A Few More Anti-Racism Resources
United States White and Awakening Together An online course run by Spirit Rock starting August 2 Description:This is a time in America when white people’s awareness of the terrible impact of racial injustice has increased dramatically in the context of the pandemic and following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. How … Continue reading A Few More Anti-Racism Resources
Can you hear these voices?
Can you listen as if it was your sister speaking? Your grandson? Your niece? Your father? Your aunt? Kimberley Jones, US Black Lives Matter Activist https://youtu.be/E46uaDCcT9Y In the Buddha's teaching, all beings have been our mothers and fathers at some point in the past ... Trevor Noah, South African comedian https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c Whether or not we … Continue reading Can you hear these voices?
An online course AND a real, live retreat!
Due to a few last-minute cancellations, there is now space in the six-week online course "Cultivating Resilience: learning from the Heavenly Messengers" which starts this weekend, 13 June. See here for more information And, at the end of August, Julie Downard and I will be teaching a real, live, nine-day retreat in the beautiful natural … Continue reading An online course AND a real, live retreat!
The Police Killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Wherever you are in the world, you may have seen the recent video from 26 May of police officers standing over an unarmed black man lying on the ground. One of those police officers kneels on the neck of the black man, George Floyd, for at least nine minutes, preventing him from breathing. He dies … Continue reading The Police Killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
A couple of new online practice options
May 23: One-day online workshop for Bellingham Insight, Washington This one-day online workshop offers an opportunity to develop and strengthen our natural resilience and capacity to meet life's inevitable challenges with more steadiness, ease, and even appreciation. Using the Zoom platform, we will meet together online to explore a variety of practices from the … Continue reading A couple of new online practice options
Karuna-virus
In the Buddha's teachings, karuna is a Pali word that means compassion. There's a lot going on around the world right now, and due to coronavirus, many people are navigating intense suffering on multiple levels simultaneously: The suffering of health challenges, food insecurity, financial distress, longer-term economic uncertainty, separation from friends and family - or … Continue reading Karuna-virus
