CAFE 229 - Tzu Chi Center

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We are honored to welcome Grant Jones. Founder of the Black Lotus Collective, he has discovered a way to incorporate music and meditation into the healing and liberation of people with historically marginalized identities.

“Emotional Freedom Through Music”

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WEBINAR 2020-2023

Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment

Realizing the Treasure Within Science Through Buddhist Eyes

Dr. John D. Dunne joins host Peter Lin for an episode of C.A.F.E. 229 dedicated to the scientific exploration of Buddhist values.

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Emotional Freedom Through Music

Grant Jones, musician, activist, and contemplative, joins C. A.F.E. 229 to share the liberatory potential of community meditations.

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Becoming Your Own Therapist

Dr. Judith Beck, expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, joins C. A.F.E. 229 to share the transformative potential of CBT.

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Discovering Zen

Dr. James Austin, professor of Neurology and researcher, joins C. A.F.E. 229 to map out his journey to Zen Buddhism.

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Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans

It’s not uncommon for Asian Americans to struggle with seeking out help for their mental health. Collectivist cultures, hierarchical values, racial trauma, and filial piety can all make navigating therapy, or even considering it, difficult.

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C.A.F.E.229 Webinar Series

The C.A.F.E.229 webinar series casts a light on different aspects of contemplative living, and their benefits for self and others.

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C.A.F.E. 229 Series 7

Flourishing

Survival is enough, but it’s not what we want to strive for in life. This season on C.A.F.E. 229, we’re exploring what it means to flourish, to thrive, in this oftentimes difficult world.

Watch our C.A.F.E.229 talk series on the third Friday of each month.

Dr. Jenny Wang

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National speaker, author of Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans, and mental health activist.

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Dr. David DeSteno

Professor of psychology at Northeastern University, National Speaker, and author
editor-in-chief of the journal Emotion.

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James Austin, M.D.

Neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner. Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and courtesy Professor of Neurology, Univ. of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville.

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Dr. Judith Beck

President of Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Grant Jones, MA.

Musician, activist, contemplative researcher at Harvard University

Co-founder of The Black Lotus Collective

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John D. Dunne, Ph.D.

Distinguished Chair in Contemplative Humanities.

Chair and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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