Christina Feldman: I am reading, The Anxious Generation by Jonathon Haidt (2024). Although this book is primarily directed toward young people I think it holds lessons for us all. Bernat Font: The Satipatthana Sutta with Pemasiri Thera’s Commentary...
Why, in these challenging and over-stimulating times, longer retreats can leave us more comfortable in our skin, more creative and able to wisely contribute Our teacher Jaya Rugard shares how two weeks can make all the difference In a week’s time, lucky me, I’ll...
David McMahan: Rethinking Meditation, Oxford University Press, 2023 A stimulating read about how culture and Zeitgeist influence how we view mindfulness meditation, what it is for and how it is presented in different contexts. McMahan stays clear of presenting “the...
I have just returned from a brief walk, just about .08 kilometres. This may not sound a great deal but it is the most I have been able to accomplish in the two years that have elapsed since my initial knee surgery. It was a delight to be out, and despite a rather gray...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Jaya responded: 1) If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self / what do you wish you’d known at the beginning when you started out on this path? a)That there...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Christoph responded: 1) What brings you joy? What makes you unhappy? Learning something. Misunderstandings. 2) If you weren’t teaching what career would you have liked to have?...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Jake responded: 1) What brings you joy? What makes you unhappy? I love it when I can spend longer periods of practising at home. It feels helpful for me to see myself as a yogi first and a...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Martine responded: 1) If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self / what do you wish you’d known at the beginning when you started out on this path? Nothing to...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Christina responded: 1) What brings you joy? Personal learning and seeing people flourish in the practice 2) If you weren’t teaching, what career would you have liked to have?...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Bernat responded: 1) What brings you joy? What makes you unhappy? The greatest source of suffering for me are thought patterns based on fear. Tranquillity, human connection and music are...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Yuka responded: 1) If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self / what do you wish you’d known at the beginning when you started out on this path? Progress...
We asked our teachers five questions about them and their lives. Here is what Stephen responded: 1) If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self / what do you wish you’d known at the beginning when you started out on this path? To always...
Already a popular and energetic teacher, Bernat met the dharma at a very young age, and has practiced in Europe, India and Myanmar, gradually putting aside his artistic career as a jazz pianist. His first retreats with Martine and Stephen Batchelor, as well as that...
