The Paradox of Identity: An Introduction to Contemplative Psychology With Miriam Hall and Naoko Sunday, August 11, 11AM- 1:00 PM MDT In this Karuna Live, we will play with the paradox of identity. On one level, all of our identities matter. However, on the level of our common humanity, our differences don’t matter. The paradox […]
Discovering Strength Through Vulnerability: An Introduction to Karuna Training Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9 AM - 11:00 Moutain Standard Time With Melissa Moore, Ph.D. One of the many paradoxes we work with in Karuna Training is that our greatest heart strength naturally arises when we dare to open up to our most vulnerable emotions. How […]
Karuna Live! Uncovering Polarization: Cultivating Compassionate Exchange With Sandra Ladley Wednesday, July 17th, 2024, from 6 - 7:30 PM, Mountain Time Are you overwhelmed by the news and your reactions? Are you holding back from conversations because of how you or others may react? Do you feel trapped in negativity or hopelessness, ready to boil […]
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 […]
January 13 - June 8, 2024 The program is six consecutive monthly sessions, meeting for 3 hours from 9 - 12 MT - on the 2nd Saturday of each month. The way our ancestors lived only occasionally allowed them to have integrated body-mind-emotion relationships. The education they received and their environments cultivated resilience and the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dancing Our Ancestors Present with Luchy Lopez September 30, 2023 from 9am - 12pm MT $125 - ONLINE To dance with our ancestors present means to dance with them as they are present in our bodies. Our lineage and their life experiences are alive in our bodies, speech, and mind. Most of this information remains […]
