Announcing a new, special event that I am offering with the non-profit, Mindful Heart Programs:
A 7-Step Program to Deep Resilience
Introductory session, 7 - 8:30 pm PST, Wednesday, February 5 – online only,
via the MHP Shared Zoom Room link
(When you click this link, you will be taken to the "Meditate with us" page on the Mindful Heart Programs website. There, click the box that says, "Click here to join our shared Zoom room")
Please join me and Mindful Heart Programs for a free, introductory session to a new, ongoing Deep Resilience Program. This introductory session will be held online only. Future sessions will be held online and/or in person.
Given the turbulent times we are living in, we need more than basic self-care. This is true whether we are living with personal challenges, wanting to stay present and engaged with our wounded world, or concerned about the health and well-being of future generations. Many of us practice “self-care 1.0,” meaning doing what we can to reduce stress in the moment while restoring our energy when we are outside the stressful situation. Self-care 1.0 is invaluable and essential, but it is simply not enough given the tsunami of suffering so many of us are experiencing. We need “self-care 2.0” - we need deep resilience.
What do we mean by self-care 2.0 - deep resilience?
His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “A tree with strong roots can survive the most violent storm, but the tree cannot grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.” We are surrounded by storms on all sides, and, indeed, you or a loved one may be in the midst of one right now. But storms are an inevitable part of life and there will be more in the future, for us and for those we care about. Deep resilience means growing deep roots now, ahead of the next storm, in what is not afraid and does not die. Deep resilience means noticing whatever brings us back into a felt sense of our interbeingness and making this a part of our life. Deep resilience means realizing that we are indivisible and indispensable parts of a bigger ecosystem than our individual lives and that the quality of our life and the life and well-being of others depend on this. Deep resilience brings us into an experience of depth and meaning and fosters sustainable compassionate action. In these days, where forces of divisiveness and fear appear at times to have the upper hand, deep resilience, which, in essence, means remembering that we are all kin and then acting on this, is deep resistance.
In this session, we will introduce a 7-step Program to Deep Resilience. In each of the ongoing sessions we will explore one of these steps and teach related meditation and nature connection practices. Each participant in the ongoing program will be encouraged to establish (or continue) their own nature connection “sit spot” practice. We will discuss ways to customize deep resilience practices to meet personal needs. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and receive supportive feedback.
I will announce future Deep Resilience dates following the February 5 session on my website and on the Mindful Heart Programs website: https://www.mindfulheartprograms.org/
As always, donations to support this course and other Mindful Heart Programs will be gratefully accepted via the Mindful Heart Programs online donation bowl and at in-person events.
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