Upcoming Events
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Practicing Presence for Deeper Caring Community (7:30 am PT Sessions)
A Space for Practicing Together and Experiencing Support
What gets in the way of being in richer community with others? What practice-grounded ways of meeting, listening, dealing with conflict and extending care might be of support for creating the foundation for solidarity in these times? Join the Mount Iris Online Practice Community for this 8-week series of practice-grounded community connection sessions, we will explore the foundations for deepening community.
Practicing Presence for Deeper Caring Community (4:30 pm PT Sessions)
A Space for Practicing Together and Experiencing Support
What gets in the way of being in richer community with others? What practice-grounded ways of meeting, listening, dealing with conflict and extending care might be of support for creating the foundation for solidarity in these times? Join the Mount Iris Online Practice Community for this 8-week series of practice-grounded community connection sessions, we will explore the foundations for deepening community.
Mindful Authors' Speak: On Black Buddhism and Radical Thought
A Conversation Between Rima Vesaly-Flad and Rhonda Magee
In this conversation, Rhonda will interview and reflect with Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad about her new book on the lessons of two of the 20th century’s most admired public intellectuals and social change advocates, James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. Don’t miss it!
Mindful Diplomacy: Inner Resources for Global Challenges
A mindful conversation with mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat Zinn and the UN's Mara Arizaga
Host Alejandro Chaoul will be joined by three pioneers at the intersection of inner work and social change: Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and related interventions; Rhonda Magee (innovator of mindfulness for social awareness and action); and Mara Arizaga (Director of Wellbeing and Mindfulness, UN Human Rights Office in Geneva). Together, they will reflect on the recent UN General Assembly event “United and Present: Global Solutions from Within” and share practical ways that inner practice can support wiser, more compassionate action in our institutions, communities, and daily lives.