Karuna Live: The Art of Aging With Sandra Ladley Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 10 - 11 am Mountain Time FREE - ONLINE What if aging wasn’t something to be embarrassed of, or to hide? What if we could show and tell our age as an honored elder? What if we could celebrate the wisdom […]
Karuna Live: Harvesting Joy with Miriam Hall Saturday, August 26th at 10 am MT FREE - ONLINE Join Karuna lead teacher Miriam Hall for a one-hour Karuna Live dedicated to acknowledging and rejoicing in the results of our practice and life experiences. Whether or not you have engaged in formal meditation or compassion exercises, this is a […]
Rituals of Intrinsic Health: An Introductory Talk on Contemplative Psychology with Melissa Moore, Ph.D. & Steamboat's Minds in Motion Tuesday, September 12th from 7PM - 8:30PM MT Location: Bud Werner Memorial Library 1289 Lincoln Ave., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 FREE In-Person Event Melissa Moore has offered Contemplative Psychology (CP) training for over 30 years in […]
Karuna Live: The Sky is Falling: Anxiety & Activism with Sandra Ladley Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 10AM MT FREE - ONLINE Our world is changing, and suffering is increasing. We had the hottest day in 100,000 years just a few days ago. How are you coping? How are you helping? Are you anxious, hiding […]
Shameless Embodiment: An Introduction to Contemplative Psychology with Miriam Hall & Emma Bunnell September 24th from 10 am - 12 pm MT FREE - ONLINE Embodying our gender and sexuality can feel tricky, and trigger shame. In this introductory program, we will touch on gentle practices together, and build a communal field to share the […]
Essential Practices for These Times: An Introduction to Contemplative Psychology with Sandra Ladley October 14, 2023, from 10 am - 12 pm MT FREE - ONLINE How do we cope, take care, and continue to contribute as we face overwhelm on a daily basis? In this introductory program, we will learn gentle practices, share openly […]
Karuna Live: Unraveling the Narrative with Melissa Moore, Ph.D. October 26th from 7 PM - 8 PM MT FREE - ONLINE “We tell ourselves stories to live.” - Joan Didion Stories are a core aspect of our psychological well-being and how we make sense in our families and communities. Stories make meaning and help us […]
Beyond War with Ourselves and Others: An Introduction to Contemplative Psychology with Sandra Ladley November 11, 2023, from 10 am - 12 pm MT FREE - ONLINE Veterans Day is a good day to learn to move beyond war within ourselves, and externally with others. In this introductory program, we will do gentle practices together, […]
Wednesday, November 15 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm MT Free Online Event Celebrating holidays is often…complicated. That is because families and communities are complex systems and because a lot of the federal holidays in many countries are tied to colonialism, Christianity, or wars. In the middle of what’s referred to as “the holiday season” in […]
Celebrating the Solstice with Sacred Ritual Thursday, December 21, 6:00 - 7:00 PM MT with Melissa Moore Online - FREE. Donations are greatly appreciated. “The solstice is the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go and becomes the future, the place of caught […]
Reimagining Resolutions: Embracing Change for the New Year Karuna Live! With Sandra Ladley Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, from 6 - 7 PM, Mountain Time As the New Year approaches, we think of change and the possibilities of making a fresh start in the areas of our lives where we may want or need to. Longings […]
Maitri Space Awareness (MSA) is a contemplative meditation practice introduced to people in the global West by Chögyam Trungpa in the early 70s as a healing practice for those struggling with mental health issues. MSA continues to be at the heart of training Naropa University Contemplative Therapists and has done so for 45 years. MSA […]