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John Bruna
Author ⋅ Educator ⋅ Mindfulness Trainer – Dharma Teacher
John Bruna, M.Ed., is the founder of the Way of Compassion Foundation, co-founder of the Mindful Life Program™ and the Mindfulness in Recovery® Institute. In addition to his careers in teaching and addictions counseling, as well as his years as a Buddhist monk, John has been in continuous recovery since 1984 and remains an active participant in the recovery community.”
Drawing from his extensive training and personal experiences over three decades, John has become a leading voice in the field of mindfulness and addiction treatment, authoring The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness and The Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery, as well as presenting at TEDx and conferences throughout the country. John is known for his insight, warmth, humor, and ability to make teachings practical and accessible.
TEDx Talk – Free Will is a Skill
Courses with John
Make and sustain the changes that support the person you want to be and the life you want to live.
Wisdom of a Meaningful Life Course
Start anytime, sliding-scale, live online sessions
In these challenging times, it is critical to engage in sustainable self-care. There are very clear methods to reduce stress, anxiety, and self-critical thoughts. In the process, actually develop skills to experience greater levels of well-being, joy, and purpose in your daily life. These wisdom teachings ultimately empower you to increase your resiliency and find fulfillment even in difficult circumstances. This transformative 6-week online workshop is based on John’s acclaimed book, The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life. This unique program offers a chance to learn directly from John, engage with his life-changing teachings, and develop practical tools to create a more fulfilling and joyful life. Learn more.
Online 28-Day Meditation Training
Start anytime, sliding-scale, live online sessions
Learn to meditate: Take an online meditation course and receive 28 days of progressive daily meditation sessions with John. Even though they know the benefits of meditating, most people struggle with establishing and maintaining a consistent meditation practice. John has designed a practical and accessible meditation course which can help anyone, regardless of whether they are a beginner or experienced, establish a consistent meditation practice that is beneficial to their life. This course is offered on a sliding-scale basis. Anyone can join at any time and pay whatever they choose to. Learn more.
Four Keys of Living Mindfully
Start anytime, self-paced, unlimited access, live online sessions
Four Keys of Living Mindfully online course – While meditation is one key to a mindful life, there are other “keys” that improve the quality of one’s life, relationships, sense of clarity and meaning. In this course, you’ll identify the four keys of mindfulness. You’ll learn how to develop the skills to integrate these four keys in your daily life and gain insight into how these mindfulness practices can offer you a greater sense of well-being, resiliency, and a deeper sense of meaning for your life. Learn more.
Online Mindfulness In Recovery® course
Start today! Sliding-scale, Live online sessions
The online Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) course has been specifically designed to support people from all walks of life, whether you are in recovery of any kind, a family member or friend, or a professional working in the treatment field, to develop the skills to reduce stress, increase resiliency, and more fully engage in their lives with more connection and joy. Learn more.
“The doors that open and close in our lives are not nearly as important as the person we are when we open them.”
John Bruna
TEDx Talk at CSULB, April 9, 2017