A talk on Buddhist culture and the daily practices of Canadian monastics and laypeople in Theravada Buddhism. Lynn will share her experiences on the Buddhist path and time visiting Canadian monasteries.
During this talk, Susie will delve deeply into the practice of mindful eating and how to be aware during mealtimes. Susie will share tips on cultivating a mindful eating practice to gain insights into yourself and reduce negative patterns. **please bring something to drink and one small item to eat. Examples: chocolate, cracker, fruit […]
How to be happy should be a course taught in grade school. But unfortunately, not much is known on this topic. Jess will go into detail about the different states of mind, some readily available and some that take practice, that bring happiness. In fact, there are many grades of happiness, and as our mindfulness […]
Dr. Rhoda Wong has over 10 years of experience in researching and teaching mindfulness to children and parents. In this short talk, she will share some engaging and easy mindfulness practices and useful tips for promoting the wellbeing of a family.
Composed by the first enlightened Buddhist nuns, the Therigatha is not only the world’s oldest collection of female literature, but also a prismatic map for walking the path of wisdom. In this talk Susanna will share select poems and guide us through their layered teachings.
Karen has guided many through meditation and yoga with body awareness. On this night she will guide all of us to connect fully to our body and breath, with helpful advice and a deep dive through the body in a guided body scan meditation.
After his master's degree in A.I. at Cambridge, with an esteemed and affluent life ahead, Korakot renounced his worldly opportunities and high-tech lifestyle. Instead, he spent 10 years as a Buddhist monk in LP Pramote's forest monastery, studying how to transcend the world. We will learn and ask questions about what it was like to […]
We will be focusing on mindfulness of feelings as Jess leads us in a meditation and talk that will bring us more in touch with our feelings and out of our busy mind and stories. We will gradually open our heart and learn why it is important to do so.
If you have battled with illness, pain and injury, tune in as Salima sheds light on the topic. She'll also share how we overcome and learn from pain and illness when we direct our attention skillfully and change our relationship with them.
Rhonda will continue our exploration on feeling the feelings, bringing new experiences to help our mindfulness practice in daily life, as well as to help inform the way we live our lives.