Brian Lesage, Matthew Brensilver: Dharma Debate: Samvega versus Softening and Receiving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD, serves on the Guiding Teachers Committee and Board of Directors at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was previously Program Director for Mindful Schools and for more than a decade, was a core teacher at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Each summer, he lectures at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center on the intersections between mindfulness, science and mental health. Before committing to teach meditation full-time, he spent years doing research on addiction pharmacotherapy at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine. He is the co-author of two books about meditation during adolescence.

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Brian Lesage, Matthew Brensilver: Dharma Debate: Samvega versus Softening and Receiving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Brian Lesage, Matthew Brensilver: Dharma Debate: Samvega versus Softening and Receiving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)