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C.A.F.E. 229 Series 1

Transforming Distress into Compassion: Mindful Living in Action

Examined from a variety of perspectives, a contemplative lifestyle will emerge as one that encompasses altruistic tendencies, mindfulness and positive transformation, and wisdom. These themes are echoed in the words that constitute the C.A.F.E. name: Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment.

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

Peter Lin, Ph.D.

Associate Chair and  Professor of Psychology, St. Joseph’s University New York.
New York Licensed Psychologist.

Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara

Abbot, Village Zendo, New York
Ph.D. (Media Ecology)
Zen Priest and Certified Zen Teacher in the Soto Tradition.

Dr. Deborah Middleton

Director of the Mindfulness and Performance Research Project,  University of Huddersfield (UK)
Co-Editor, Journal of Performance and Mindfulness.

Dr. Randye J. Semple

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Keck School of Medicine.

Matthieu Ricard

Buddhist monk, photographer, international best-selling author, humanitarian, and prominent speaker worldwide.

David Listen

Zen monk for 10 years in the Chan tradition. Specializes in leading intensive meditation retreats and guiding people in mindful living.

C.A.F.E. 229 Series 2

Creative Compassion in Action

Examined from a variety of perspectives, a contemplative lifestyle will emerge as one that encompasses altruistic tendencies, mindfulness and positive transformation, and wisdom. These themes are echoed in the words that constitute the C.A.F.E. name: Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment.

Nicholas Vreeland

Photographer, Abbot of Rato Dratsang, Director of The Tibet Center, subject of the feature-length documentary film, Monk with a Camera.

Frank M. Diaz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Director at Institute for Mindfulness-Based Wellness and Pedagogy.

Dr. Joanne Chang

Concert Pianist, Professor of Music, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.

Žarko Andričević

Founder of Dharmaloka Buddhist Community and Buddhist Centre in Zagreb, Croatia.

Koshin Paley Ellison

President & Co-Guiding Teacher
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

WU SISTERS
Hsiao-Hui, Hsiao-Chen, and Hsiao-Jou

Founders of Caketrees Studio. Promoters of the Art of Slow Living.

C.A.F.E. 229 Series 3

Compassion and Social Transformation

Examined from a variety of perspectives, a contemplative lifestyle will emerge as one that encompasses altruistic tendencies, mindfulness and positive transformation, and wisdom. These themes are echoed in the words that constitute the C.A.F.E. name: Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment.

Thomas Petriano, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s College, Long Island and Brooklyn campuses.

James Lynch, JR., ESQ.

President of the Buddhist Council of NY. Associate Professor and Department Chairperson, Business Management, Brooklyn College CUNY.

Zindel Segal, Ph.D.

Co-Founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough.

Jimmy Yu, Ph.D.

Founding Teacher, Tallahassee Chan Center. Associate Professor of Religious Department, Florida State University.

Andrew Twardon, Ph.D.

Director & Senior Supervising Psychologist at the Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders, Mount Sinai West.

Sheldon Solomon, Ph.D.

Co-Founder of Terror Management Theory. Professor for Interdisciplinary Studies at Skidmore College. 

C.A.F.E. 229 Series 4

Ethics and Virtues

Examined from a variety of perspectives, a contemplative lifestyle will emerge as one that encompasses altruistic tendencies, mindfulness and positive transformation, and wisdom. These themes are echoed in the words that constitute the C.A.F.E. name: Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment.

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

Michael J. Burke Ph.D.

Honors Program Director and Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph’s College New York (SJCNY).

Roshi Joan Halifax

Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Institute and Zen Center.
Anthropologist and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care.

Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.

Founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Co-Developer of Process-Based Therapy.

Ingrid Liu, Ph.D.

Preside of Tzu Chi University
Cognitive and Molecular Neuroscientist

Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin

Leading Integrator of the Western psychotherapeutic and Eastern meditative tradition. The developer of Meditative Psychotherapy. Psychotherapist and teacher.

The Turner Twins

The Turner Twins are British adventurers who have undergone a host of world-first expeditions to help people learn about our world.

C.A.F.E. 229 Series 5

Cultivating Well-being for Self and Others

This season on C.A.F.E. 229, we’ll be learning about the many ways we can care for ourselves and those around us. We’ll be digging deeper into our own psyches, opening up to enhanced self-compassion, a deeper mind-body connection, and so much more.

Dr. Myrna Weissman

Co-founder of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Columbia University.

Dr. Paul Gilbert

Founder of compassion focused therapy, compassionate mind training, and established the Compassionate Mind Foundation.

Dr. Christopher K. Germer

Co-Founder of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (MSC).
Clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Alex Maizuss

Globally recognized Mindfulness Intervention Expert. Certified in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge.

Dr. Rebecca Li

Teacher of Chan Buddhism in the lineage of Chan Master Sheng Yen and professor of Sociology.
Author of Allow Joy into Our Hearts and Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method.

Dr. Nancy McWilliams

Former president of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association and is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic. Psychology Associate Editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual.

C.A.F.E. 229 Series 6

Self Actualization

What does it mean to be fulfilled or to reach your full potential? Perhaps more importantly, how do we get there in the first place? This season on C.A.F.E. 229, we’re exploring self-actualization with experts in their field, from artists to warriors and everyone in between. 

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Dr. Lisa Miller

Professor of Psychology and Founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University, Teacher’s College.
New York Times bestselling author.

Richard Wolf

Richard Wolf Emmy Award-winning composer, RIAA multi-platinum awarded music producer, teacher and author.

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Shi Yan Ming

Shi Yan Ming is a 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk and Founder & Abbot of USA Shaolin Temple.

Elliot Juris

Dr. Elliot Jurist

Professor of Psychology and Philosophy, CUNY. Former Director of the Clinical Psychology Program. Former Editor of the Journal, Psychoanalytic Psychology

Ven Bhikku Bodhi

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi, one of the United States’ most renowned Buddhist monks.
Chairman of Yin Shun Foundation.

Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University. Cofounder of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration

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.

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Dr. Jenny Wang

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

Dr. David DeSteno

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

Cafe James Austin

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.

Dr. Judith Beck

President of Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

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

Grant Jones, MA.

Musician, activist, contemplative researcher at Harvard University

Co-founder of The Black Lotus Collective

John D. Dunne, Ph.D.

Distinguished Chair in Contemplative Humanities.
Chair and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Asian Languages & CulturesUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

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