Schedule
Rick Hanson, PhD
Leading Neuroscience Researcher, Best-Selling Author, Hardwiring Happiness and Resilient
Laying Down the Foundation: An In-Depth Mindfulness Practice
- Hear an in-depth guided practice instruction on how to lay the right foundation for a mindfulness practice
- Learn the practical neuroscience behind mindfulness, how it's changing your brain for the better, and how to use it to grow the qualities you want
- Discover practical tools for bringing mindfulness into various moments of your day
Parneet Pal, MBBS, MS
Chief Science Officer, Wisdom Labs, Lifestyle Medicine and Mindfulness Teacher
Establishing a Daily Practice: What Are the Benefits and How to Do it
- Discover how you can build intention and motivation as a foundation for meaningful mindfulness practice, whether you're new to mindfulness or needing a fresh start
- Hear about the three brain networks that are strengthened with consistent mindfulness, and learn the benefits of growing those networks
- Learn how to start and maintain a daily practice through the science of behavior change and building habits, and follow along in a simple practice to come to a mindful moment, on or off the cushion
Rhonda Magee, MA, JD
Professor of Law, USF, Author, The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness
Compassion in Action: Mindfulness for a Just Society
- Learn how deepening your own mindfulness practice can help you feel interconnected, and lead to a more inclusive, compassionate, and just society
- Explore the ideas of interbeing and racialization, and learn how you can act with more intention and courage to create positive change around you
- Experience a guided practice to notice suffering in and around you and start making the choice to be a part of healing
Peter Weng
CEO, Healthy Minds Innovations
Well-Being in Everyday Life
- Learn about the Four Pillars of Well-Being and hear practical training tips to strengthen each in your life
- Discover how individual well-being can contribute to a more compassionate world and how you can find and draw support from your practice community
- Recognize that well-being is a skill that you can practice and grow, and experience a guided meditation to connect to your own well-being
Elisha Goldstein, PhD
Co-founder, The Center for Mindful Living, Bestselling Author, Uncovering Happiness and The Now Effect
Everyday Mindfulness: Working with Difficult Emotions
- Understand how you get stuck in emotional loops and “mind traps,” and learn how you can use mindfulness to break free from unhealthy thought patterns
- Discover what becomes possible when you're able to empower yourself and re-focus on what you're able to do in a given situation instead of what you can’t do, and learn how to come back to this focus
- Learn practical ways you can bring more feelings of happiness, joy, and abundance to yourself and the people around you
Zeenat Potia, MA
Mindfulness Teacher, Instructor, Harvard Pilgrim’s Mind the Moment Program
Communicating with Mindfulness and Openness
- Explore how communication can be a mindfulness practice by bringing the skills of generous listening, presence, and curiosity to your interactions with others
- Learn how to approach difficult conversations from a place of kindness and strength
- Discover what it means to communicate mindfully from a place of response rather than reaction in everyday interactions
Mark Bertin, MD
Developmental Pediatrician, Author, How Children Thrive and Mindful Parenting for ADHD
Mindfulness and Attention: Where to Begin for Shaping New Habits
- Recognize when you’re going into “auto-pilot” and understand how to use attention and mindfulness practice to bring your awareness into each moment
- Learn how to get out of the scattered mindset, and use mindfulness as a tool for purposeful action and shaping healthy habits
- Follow along in 2 short and simple practices you can use to bring mindfulness into your everyday life, even amidst a busy schedule
Diana Winston
Director of Mindfulness Education, UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, Author, The Little Book of Being
Growing in Forgiveness and Learning to Let Go
- Explore why the practice of forgiveness is an important complement to a mindfulness and self-compassion practice
- Learn the 3 types of forgiveness and phrases you can use to relate to each type that help you forgive and have compassion for yourself and others
- Hear how you can “enlist your wisdom mind” to take a larger view of your habitual stories, and experience a simple practice to open to forgiveness
Tara Brach, PhD
Psychologist, Meditation Teacher, Best-selling Author, Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion
Radical Compassion: Wake Up Your Caring with RAIN
- Learn what the RAIN practice is, how to get started, and how to work with the most common challenges that may arise
- Discover how to recognize when you might be in the “trance of unworthiness,” and hear what you can do to regain a sense of love and kindness for yourself
- Experience the RAIN practice to grow in compassion for yourself and others
Kristin Neff, PhD
Pioneering Self-Compassion Researcher, Author, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
- Learn the 3 elements of self-compassion and how each can help you become more resilient, productive, and motivated in your life
- Uncover common myths about self-compassion, and hear advice for dealing with the roadblocks to being kind and supportive to yourself
- Experience a guided practice for cultivating mindfulness, kindness, and a sense of common humanity so you can be more compassionate to yourself and those around you
Dan Siegel, MD
Director, Mindsight Institute, Best-selling Author, The Power of Showing Up, Mindsight, and The Developing Mind
The Power of Showing Up: What Mindfulness Can Teach Us About Parenting
- Learn the “Power of Showing Up” and how developing your own mindfulness and presence can help your child feel safe, seen, soothed, and secure
- Bust the myth of “perfect parenting” and hear how you can use the three pillars of mindfulness to foster lifelong healthy attachment and emotional development in your child
- Discover how your ability to show up can be applied to the other relationships in your life, including how to better relate to your romantic partner and loved ones
Oscar Medina
Meditation Educator, Purpose Guide, Somatic Counselor
Rosa Gonzalez
Founder, Facilitating Power, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, International Association for Human Values
Oscar Medina
Meditation Educator, Purpose Guide, Somatic Counselor
Rosa Gonzalez
Founder, Facilitating Power, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, International Association for Human Values
Creating Communities of Practice and Action
- Explore the personal and social value of engaging actively in community, and recognize the ways in which you are already connected
- Discover how to get involved in communities that support your goals and values, and how mindful practice with others can support your personal practice
- Follow along in a practice to strengthen your connection to others and expand your awareness to include those around you
Wendy Palmer
Founder, Leadership Embodiment, Sixth-degree Black Belt in Aikido, Author, Leadership Embodiment
Embodied Leadership: Mindfulness as a Tool For Leading With Presence
- Discover how being centered in your body can open you up to choice, connection, and strength and help you develop the qualities you need to be an effective leader
- Learn tools and practices to help you to become more resilient and respond to stress and pressure with greater presence and confidence
- Hear how mindfulness and principles from the Aikido martial arts can increase your compassion, wisdom, and power to meet challenges that arise in your daily life
Jenée Johnson
Program Innovation Leader: Mindfulness, Trauma, and Racial Equity, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Addressing Injustice: Mindfulness, Trauma, and Racial Healing
- Explore how to approach mindfulness through a trauma-informed lens, and understand the importance of your personal practice in order to heal
- Hear how mindfulness and compassion practices can support your service-oriented activity
- Learn what you can do to grow your ability to be open, honest, and resilient during difficult conversations about racial healing
Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Health Psychologist at Stanford University, Author, The Upside of Stress and The Joy of Movement
The Joy of Movement: Mindfulness in Action
- Discover how mindfulness and movement can change your physiology to encourage compassion, connection, and courage
- Learn how movement functions as a metaphor for life experiences, and brings our mindfulness into action
- Learn about the practices that help you to cultivate qualities of joy and strength for showing up in each day
Jeremy Hunter, PhD
Founding Director, Executive Mind Leadership Institute
Mindful Leadership: Live and Work with Purpose
- Discover why mindfulness is more than managing stress, and how to create better choices, take effective action, and have transforming results in your every day life
- Dive deeper into the ideas of success and purpose and tap into what it actually means to live, relate, and flourish
- Hear practical tips for focusing on what is truly meaningful to you right now, and experience a guided meditation to wake up to the present moment through sound
Mark Coleman
Mindfulness Teacher, Wilderness Guide, Author, From Suffering to Peace
Mindfulness in Nature: Opening to Connection with the World
- Discover the benefits of practicing mindfulness in nature and how it can help you reconnect to a feeling of being part of the whole
- Hear practical insights for making peace with your mind and freeing yourself from your inner critic, so you can touch into our common humanity and grow compassion for yourself and others
- Follow along in a guided practice that you can do inside or outside to feel into your care for the environment