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Talk Description The premiere season of C.A.F.E. 229 explores how to transform distress into compassion and on mindful living in action. In this fourth installment, we are joined by guest speaker Randye J. Semple, Ph.D. whose talk is called “Mindfulness Matters to Children: Cultivating Mindfulness During Childhood” Mindfulness interventions have been shown to help children […]
In this talk, David Listen, shares his understanding and experience of the integration of the timeless Buddhist practice of mindfulness & the approach of modern mental health services. Having lived as a Buddhist monk for over 10 years and now engaging in the profession of mental health counseling, David brings a unique insight into the […]
Mindfulness interventions have been shown to help children become more aware of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, enhancing their social-emotional resiliency and the ability to make more skillful life choices. However, children (as the saying goes) are not just small adults. Anyone who has ever tried to make an eight-year-old child sit still for 40 […]
On the occasion of the world premiere of Karuna, Tzu Chi USA’s documentary about the work of international non-profit organization Karuna-Shechen, its co-founder, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, will introduce the film and share his thoughts. Karuna will then take us on a vivid journey from the foothills of the Himalaya in Nepal to Bodh Gaya in India, […]
Talk Description The premiere season of C.A.F.E. 229 explores how to transform distress into compassion and on mindful living in action. In this third installment, we are joined by guest speaker Dr. Deborah Middleton, whose talk is called “Awake in the World: Contemplative Arts as Mindfulness in Action.” In this presentation, she will cover how […]
Talk Description Welcome to the Tzu Chi Center’s C.A.F.E. 229. Our premiere season explores how to transform distress into compassion and on mindful living in action. In this second installment, we are joined by guest speaker Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, who’s talk is called “Meditation Makes a Bodhisattva.” In this presentation, she will cover coping […]
Talk Description In the past several decades, mindfulness training has been increasingly integrated into Western psychotherapy practice. The number of articles published on mindfulness-based intervention has increased enormously in recent years. In general, the mindfulness literature has been written by Western practitioners who have had training in various traditions of Buddhist meditation. The perspective of […]
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