Wellness, Life, and the Arts

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Living with Resilience: How to Become Gentle and Tough

Explore strategies for increasing our reservoirs of resilience, through a deeply embodied approach to mindfulness-awareness practices and mindful presence in daily living.

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Chögyam’s Odyssey: Exploring the Open Secrets of Trungpa Rinpoche’s Poetry

In this session of reading and sharing, two experts in Trungpa Rinpoche’s poetry provide context and commentary to illuminate his unique creative process and unlock hidden meanings.

Tillie Perks

David Rome

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Shambhala Art Part II: Seeing Things As They Are

Learn to view things as they are, as opposed to how we think they are. Empower your creative and viewing processes by seeing the difference between signs and symbols, thought sense and felt sense, and how they work together.

Steve Saitzyk

Anne Saitzyk

Stuart Rice

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Prerequisites: Shambhala Art Part I
Shambhala Art

Shambhala Art Part I: Coming to Your Senses

Dive into the Shambhala Art teachings, celebrating art that springs from the meditative mind. Shambhala Art reminds us to appreciate the uniqueness of everyday sensory experience, to see the simplicity and brilliance of “things as they are” as the ground for genuine creativity.

Steve Saitzyk

Anne Saitzyk

Stuart Rice

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Mindful Eating: Joining Heaven and Earth at the Meal Table

Marcella Friel brings together cross-cultural spiritual teachings, practical tools, and group support to help you experientially transform relating with food into an expression of personal dignity and enlightened society.

Marcella Friel

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Shambhala Garden Share 2022

This garden series displays gardening pieces from participants in Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Vermont and California that were created within the time period of March to December, 2022.