Karuna Training

 In this introductory program, we will do gentle practices together, share in a virtual circle, and touch our pain and inspiration as individuals and as part of the collective. Participants will practice contemplative methods that bring us more present and help connect us with others. 

If you're looking for an authentic space to investigate emotional energies, tap them for their innate wisdom, and learn methods that cultivate kindness toward yourself and others – then Karuna Training is the program for you. 

Please note that participant sharing has been removed for participant safety. If you'd like to attend a Karuna Live, please visit: karunatraining.com/events

“We tell ourselves stories to live.” - Joan Didion

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 in a virtual circle, and touch our pain and inspiration as individuals and as part of the collective. This program is an introduction to Karuna Training, a program rooted in time-tested Buddhist teachings that provides a modern opportunity to practice deep psychological awareness. Participants will practice contemplative methods that bring us more present and help us connect with others.

Please note that participant sharing has been removed for safety. If you'd like to attend one of our events for the full experience, please visit: karunatraining.com/events .

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 raw humanness of what makes us both individual and part of collective wholeness. This program is also an introduction overall to Karuna Training, a program rooted in Tibetan Buddhist teachings providing a modern opportunity to practice deep psychological awareness. If you're looking for an authentic space to investigate emotional energies, mine them for their innate wisdom, and learn methods that cultivate kind-hearted acceptance and self-love, Karuna Training is the program for you. 

Please note that participant sharing has been removed to create a safe space for our participants. If you'd like to attend one of our live events, please visit https://karunatraining.com/event .

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 out, or somewhere in between? What can we draw on to strengthen us? What do we have to offer?

Please note that participant sharing has been edited out to create a safe space for our students.

During this Karuna Live, Karuna Faculty Member, Miriam Hall explores rejoicing in the results of our practice and life experiences.

Please note that participant sharing has been removed to cultivate a safe space for our attendees.

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 and refined attunement that comes with adapting to changes on a daily basis?  This is not a fantasy; people have lived this way in communities across the globe over time. We’ve looked to our elders as examples and wisdom holders of how to approach life and death. 

What is the art of living and aging well? How can we support each other in this? 

In this Karuna Live, Sandra explores the topic of aging. Please note that participant sharing has been excluded to cultivate a safe space during the Karuna Lives.

If you'd like to join one of our free Karuna Lives, please visit: https://karunatraining.com/events/

Why is it that shame arises so quickly for so many when we discuss gender or sexuality? Though there is nothing inherently shameful about either, systemic patriarchy has been rearing its ugly head with extra force recently, aggravating individual and social shame.

Is there wisdom hiding under that shame? If so, how can we shed the shame and grow the wisdom?

In this experiential event, we will spend time gently opening up to the shame we each carry around sexuality and gender (regardless of our sexuality or gender) and begin to nurture the wisdom under our worries. Please note that participant sharing has been removed from this episode to create a safe space.

Miriam Hall is a cisgender queer white woman who is the lead teacher at Herspiral Contemplative Arts
(www.herspiral.com) and co-director of Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography (www.miksang.org), as well as a senior teacher of Nalanda Miksang. She is a meditation instructor, an authorized Maitri Space Awareness teacher, and a creativity coach. Her work focuses on the intersection of compassion and perception and unapologetically regards all liberation as inherently tied to social justice. She was a member of the first North American cohort of Karuna Training, both basic and graduate, and has been on faculty since 2017.

If you'd like to attend a Karuna Live, please visit https://karunatraining.com/events/ for more information.

Welcome to the Karuna Training Podcast. In this introduction episode, Karuna Training Founder, Melissa Moore shares a quick history on Karuna Training and what to expect from the Karuna Training Podcast.

To learn more about Karuna Training, visit: www.karunatraining.com .