On July 14th, 2016, John Bruna was interviewed by Amy Hadden Marsh on KDNK about his new book, The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness. The book is set to be released on August 9th and has received many wonderful reviews. The interview is about 27 minutes. http://jbruna.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/VV-BRUNA-BOOK-2016-07-14-mpeg.mp3
John Bruna joined Dr. Tom Lankering on his Healthy Lifestyles program to talk about cultivating genuine happiness. This program aired on Grass Roots TV in Aspen, Colorado.
A short excerpt from Habits of Happiness with John Bruna and Laura Bartels. John discusses the role of mindfulness and free will. Produced on Aspen GrassRoots TV.
A short excerpt about compassion from Habits of Happiness hosted by Laura Bartels and John Bruna with guest, Geshe Phutsho, from Gaden Shartse Monastery. Habits of Happiness is produced by Aspen GrassRoots TV.
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero I’m not sure how one can even begin to measure the value of gratitude in our lives. When we are grateful, we are not discontent, angry, envious, or worried. Such feelings cannot arise in the midst of gratitude….
“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” José Ortega y Gasset What we’re attending to in any given moment quite literally becomes our reality in that moment. We can only consciously experience that which we are attending to. However, we can be attending to things, people and…
“By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.” Aung San Suu Kyi Today’s inspiration has wisdom on multiple levels. On one level, our direct interactions with others inform us about ourselves. Everything that we know about ourselves, and the qualities we perceive about ourselves, can only arise in dependence upon our environment, relationships,…
Special Event – July 25th Join us on July 25th at the Third Street Center in Carbondale for the launch party and book signing of The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness, written by local resident, John Bruna. This a very special event, as participants have an opportunity to receive personalized, signed copies…
“The environment is not limited to the trees, plants, water, sun, etc. We are also the environment. How we treat each other is the environment. Let us all do our part to make it, and each other, flourish.” John Bruna We often focus on our external environment, noting whether it looks beautiful or not so…
Hosting John Due to John’s range of education, training, and personal experience, he is extremely versatile and able to present skillfully to a wide range of audiences. He regularly works with teachers, therapists, recovery groups, adolescents, universities, and spiritual communities. Below is a partial list of some of the most commonly requested talks and programs….
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