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SUMMARY:The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life Course
DESCRIPTION:Join Our Exclusive 6-Week Online Workshop: The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life with John Bruna \n\n \n\nBy request\, John is opening up a fourth course!\nIn these challenging times\, it is critical to engage in sustainable self-care. There 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. In this course\, author and mindfulness teacher John Bruna will unpack these timeless methods in his transformative 6-week workshop based on his acclaimed book\, The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life. \nThis 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. \nCourse Details: \n\nWeekly Live Online Sessions with John Bruna: Engage in interactive online sessions where John will guide you through the book’s core principles\, share his insights\, and answer your questions.\nFREE Copy of the Book: Receive your own signed copy of The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life to dive deeper into the lessons.\nHands-On Practices: Learn proven mindfulness techniques\, reflection exercises\, and tools to bring more joy and well-being into your life.\n\nBenefits You’ll Receive: \n\nIncreased Well-Being: Discover how to cultivate inner peace and lasting joy through mindfulness and purposeful living.\nEnhanced Clarity: Align your actions with your values to live a more intentional and meaningful life.\nMental and Emotional Balance: Learn mindfulness practices that overcome unhealthy thinking patterns and habits and increase attention and emotional resiliency.\nGreater Resilience: Develop the skills to navigate challenges with grace and confidence.\nImproved Relationships: Foster deeper connections with yourself and others through authentic communication and compassion.\nA Supportive Community: Connect with like-minded participants on a shared journey of growth and transformation.\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nWhether you’re looking to reduce stress\, find greater purpose\, or simply live with more joy\, this workshop is for you! \nCourse Schedule: \n\nDates: May 1st – June 12th\nTime: Thursdays\, 6 pm Mountain Time (5 pm PST\, 7 pm CST\, 8 pm EST)\nLocation: Online using the Zoom platform (accessible from anywhere!)\n\nSliding Scale Pricing: We are offering this course on a sliding scale to make it as accessible as possible for everyone. You may pay any amount from $99 to $349. \nReserve Your Spot Now! Don’t miss this opportunity to work directly with John Bruna and unlock the wisdom for a meaningful and joyful life. \nHosted by the Mindfulness in Recovery Institute – Register Here. \nRead reviews about the book and the course – Wisdom of a Meaningful Life.
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SUMMARY:John at the Center for Contemplative Research - Free Will
DESCRIPTION:The Skill of Free Will: Reclaiming our Capacity to Choose with Wisdom \nSaturday\, May 10th\, 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)\n9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. Central European Time (CET) \nWays to attend: \n\nOnline via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86066316034 (Meeting ID: 860 6631 6034)\nIn-person at Miyo Samten Ling Hermitage at 10:00 a.m. MDT (1 Carmelite Way\, Crestone\, CO)\, in the chapel (the building with the bell tower)\n\nMake a donation to CCR – Donate. \nTopic Description: \nPlease join us this Saturday for a transformational and accessible exploration of “free will”—not as something we’re born with\, but as a skill we can develop. \nDrawing from his journey of recovery\, mindfulness training\, and contemplative practice\, John Bruna will share practical tools to help us break free from autopilot living. By grounding our choices and actions in wisdom\, we empower ourselves to act in ways that support the lives we want to live and the people we want to be. \nThis inspiring talk will offer reflection\, insight\, and encouragement for anyone seeking to live with greater intention\, clarity\, and compassion.
URL:https://ameaningfullife.us/event/john-at-the-center-for-contemplative-research-free-will/
LOCATION:Center for Contemplative Research\, 1 Carmelite Way\, Crestone\, CO\, 81131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat - Online and In-Person
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Durango Dharma Center\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nExtracting the Essence of This Rare and Precious Human Birth: A Daylong Retreat with John Bruna\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 18th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm IN PERSON & ON ZOOM \nWe invite you to join John Bruna\, former Buddhist monk and beloved spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center\, for a full-day retreat exploring one of the most essential contemplations in Buddhist practice—the preciousness of our human life and how to make it truly meaningful. \nAbout the Retreat \nIn these challenging times\, it’s easy to overlook the extraordinary opportunity we have each day to cultivate well-being\, resiliency and meaning. In this daylong retreat\, John Bruna will gently and clearly guide participants through reflections and teachings on how to recognize the rare and fortunate conditions of our human existence and extract its essence—living with greater awareness of the true causes of genuine happiness and liberation from the causes of suffering. \nDrawing from classical Buddhist teachings and infused with his characteristic warmth\, humility\, and real-life wisdom\, John will help us explore: \n\nWhat makes this human birth “rare and precious”\nWhy recognizing this truth is essential to spiritual growth\nHow we can overcome distraction\, hesitation\, and self-doubt\nPractical ways to live more mindfully\, compassionately\, and intentionally\n\nThe retreat will include teaching sessions\, guided meditations\, contemplative exercises\, and opportunities for personal reflection and discussion. Whether you are a long-time practitioner or newly exploring the Dharma\, this retreat offers a space to reconnect with what matters most and to deepen your sense of purpose and presence. \nAs John often reminds us in his teachings\, “It is not what we have\, but how we live that determines the quality of our life.” This rare and precious human life offers us the potential for deep transformation—not someday\, but here and now. This retreat is an invitation to pause\, reflect and step into the life you truly wish to live\, supported by the Dharma and a compassionate community. \nCOST: The Dharma Center operates on the gift economy and the cost of the daylong is on a two-part sliding scale. The fee that you offer through the registration system ($50\, $70\, $89\, or $108 or scholarship options of $25 or $10) supports our nonprofit\, which pays the costs of the building\, utilities\, website\, administration\, etc. In keeping with our 2\,600-year-old tradition\, the teacher of the class is not compensated but rather shares the teachings freely. In turn\, you are invited into the practice of dana\, or generosity\, a gift economy system that has been alive since the time of the Buddha. You are invited to make a donation to support the teacher in continuing their valuable work. Donations in any amount whatsoever are gratefully received\, and the practice of generosity is always elective. \nDATE: Sunday\, May 18th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm \nLOCATION: Durango Dharma Center\, 1800 East Third Avenue\, Suite 109 in Durango and Zoom \nTo Register: Durango Dharma Center Registration \nQUESTIONS: If you have questions\, please reach out to Kurt\, at registrar@durangodharma.org or 970-426-8983.
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SUMMARY:Half-Day Heroic Heart Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Heroic Heart – Half-Day Retreat\nMay 25th – Online and In Person\nWe are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teaching. This month’s topic is “Recognizing What is Truly Valuable\,” chapter 19 of The Heroic Heart\, a commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva\, by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. These are truly precious and timely teachings for our current times. \nHosted by the Way of Compassion Foundation and offered by donation. To learn more and register\, click here.
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LOCATION:Way of Compassion Dharma Center\, 520 S 3rd ST\, Suite 12\, Carbondale\, 81623\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness in Recovery® Online Course
DESCRIPTION:The online Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) course\, taught by John Bruna\, 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. \nSliding Scale Pricing: Through the month of May\, we are offering this course on a sliding scale to make it as accessible as possible for everyone. You may pay any amount from $99 to $399. \nTo learn more and register visit – MIR Online Course. \n\n\n\n\nOur Course Supports\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople in recovery (all pathways\, including 12-step)\nFamily and friends affected by people struggling with substances or other mental health issues (receive the Family and Friends Guidebook to MIR)\nClinicians\, therapists\, and addiction treatment professionals (receive 30 NAADAC CEUs and serves as a prerequisite for the certification course)\nIt is not a replacement for treatment or therapy\, it is an additional support once people are actively engaged in their recovery or therapeutic process.\n\nMindfulness In Recovery® Course Details\nThis is an eight-week course with open enrollment. You can enroll and begin at any time. It is experiential and focused on helping participants cultivate a daily mindfulness practice that integrates the MIR skills into daily life. \nThe course is interactive with live weekly sessions\, daily activities\, and exercises from either the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery or the Family and Friends edition. Lessons include videos\, instruction with John Bruna\, and interaction with others in the course in our live sessions. To learn\, visit – MIR Online Course. \n 
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