Brilliant Sanity: Resting in the Four Grounds of Mindful Presence
A 5-Part Online Course: February 7 & 21, 2026; March 7 & 21, 2026; April 4, 2026
Each class meets for 3 hours, 9 AM to 12 PM MT
Location: Online, Zoom
Audience: All Are Welcome
CEs Available: 8
Drawing on the principles of Buddhist psychology, this five-part course introduces the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthāna)—the Buddha’s original teaching on cultivating awareness of body, feelings, mind, and phenomena.
Think of it as exposure therapy for space: learning to relax into the openness of the present moment rather than contracting into old habits of control. This practice lays the groundwork for deeper explorations, such as Maitri Space Awareness, by gently guiding us into direct encounter with experience as it unfolds.
We will work with the five skandhas (aggregates)—the “handles” by which the mind creates safety and control—and learn to see how they shape our sense of self. Through study, meditation, and dialogue, you’ll discover how these patterns can soften into transparency, revealing a more fluid and grounded relationship with reality.
Rather than avoiding thought, this training cultivates clear seeing (vipassanā): recognizing thoughts, perceptions, and emotions as temporary and workable. As presence deepens, you may begin to feel less driven by the narratives of “me and mine,” and more like a mountain—steady, grounded, and open to the vast environment around you.
What to Expect
- Guided meditation practice
- Talks connecting Contemplative psychology to lived experience
- Experiential exercises to deepen insight
- Group dialogue and sharing
Why Join?
By engaging the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, you’ll:
- Strengthen and deepen your meditation practice.
- Develop curiosity toward your own mind rather than judgment.
- Learn practical tools to work with reactivity and clinging.
- Strengthens presence and resilience in everyday life.
- Excellent preparation for advanced practices such as Maitri Space Awareness.
Join us in this unique opportunity to rest in presence, loosen the grip of self-clinging, and touch into brilliant sanity—the innate clarity and openness of mind.
Facilitators
Terry Jaworski, MA, LMHC, graduated from Naropa University in 1983 with a degree in Contemplative Psychology. She worked in Community Mental Health for 25 years as a clinician and supervisor. Terry is now in private practice in Portland, OR and specializes in mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy. She has practiced meditation for 40 years, has been a meditation instructor for 25 years, and is excited to be part of the Karuna Training Faculty.
Aina Fuller has been a meditator for over 20 years, drawn to Karuna training to better integrate contemplative practices into her busy daily life as a pediatric nurse and mother. The practices and community she found in Karuna have helped her grow in her capacity to be authentic, vulnerable, and resilient in turbulent times.
In the Karuna community, she has found a community based on radical honesty, where we are guided to trust our own intrinsic health and wisdom.
As a facilitator she hopes to help support others to cultivate these practices that have been so valuable to her.