Karuna Training

This class introduces Karuna Training, a program focused on Contemplative Psychology and the integration of elemental magic into everyday life. The discussion explores the unique aspects of Karuna Training, including its roots in Tibetan Buddhism and the significance of the five Buddha family elements. Participants engage in a guided meditation grounded in the five elements and share reflections a...

This Karuna Live explores the concept of soulful bonds and the importance of building a loving community through Karuna training. Melissa Moore, a steward of Karuna training, discusses the significance of relationships in our well-being, the unique approach of Karuna training rooted in Buddhist psychology, and the practices that foster authenticity, vulnerability, and emotional exchange. The dialo...

Join lead Karuna faculty members Miriam and Naoko and a few Karuna graduates for this recording of our first Karuna Curiosity Session. This informational, storytelling, and live question-and-answer session is for those who are considering signing up for or are already registered for the Karuna Basic Training Program . A second phase one cohort is launching in September 2025. The first part will co...

Join Karuna Faculty member Miriam Hall in this Karuna Live recording, Set Your Compassion Compass. In this conversation, Miriam Hall discusses the importance of compassion for oneself and others, emphasizing the interconnectedness of our experiences. She introduces the concept of setting a 'compassion compass' as a guiding principle for the new year and explores the nuances between empathy...

Join Karuna Faculty member, Miriam Hall in this Karuna Live recording, All Our Disguises: Introduction to the Realms. This conversation delves into the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, specifically the six realms and their implications. Each realm represents different states of suffering and attachment, exploring themes of jealousy, longing, survival, and aggression. The discussion emphasizes the im...

Melissa Moore and Erika Berland discuss embodiment and somatic practices in this conversation. They also discuss the power of practicing embodiment and using anatomical imagery as a tool for experiencing the body. They delve into the concept of the subtle and energetic bodies, exploring how everything is fundamentally vibration and how the body's glands are intricately linked to the chakras. I...

In this Karuna Live introductory session, we will have time to reflect and discuss how we can draw on our innate wisdom as a resource in an ongoing way. The program is open to everyone and will include guided meditation, an experience of the Karuna teachings, and a discussion of upcoming Karuna Training offerings. Please note that participant sharing has been removed from this recording to respect...

In this Introduction to Karuna Training, Executive Director Melissa Moore discusses discovering strength in vulnerability. Please note that this event has been edited to honor the privacy of our participants. If you'd like to attend a live event, please visit: https://karunatraining.com/events/ If you'd like to find out more about how to apply for Karuna Training, please visit: https://kar...

Are you overwhelmed by the news and your reactions? Are you holding back from conversations because of how you or others may react? Do you feel trapped in negativity or hopelessness, ready to boil over or give up? In this fraught election year and these painful times, we take sides and harden our hearts against perceived enemies. We know that hatred and aggression - and ignorance and nihilism - ar...

Join Miriam Hall for a contemplative writing practice to follow up on her talk about queer rights, pride and liberation. If you'd like to learn more about us, please visit: https://karunatraining.com/

Join Karuna Faulty member Miriam Hall as she explores queer pride and liberation in relation to identity and Buddhist teachings. To learn more about Karuna Training, please visit us at https://karunatraining.com/

This meditation is an extension of the previous episode, The Elegance of Aging: Working Compassionately with a Long Lens. If you'd like to learn more about Karuna Training, please visit www.karunatraining.com.

Join Karuna-trained faculty to discuss how aging can be an elegant oscillating process between fostering our gratitude for long life and walking on a courageous path of life review that allows acceptance, integration, and compassion for life’s teachings. For more information, visit us at https://karunatraining.com/

In this Karuna Live podcast episode, Janneli Chapin and Melissa Moore explore healing through space awareness. Please note that participant sharing has been removed to create a safe container for our participants. You can find out more at https://karunatraining.com/

Karuna faculty members Sandra Ladley and Terry Jaworski facilitate a guided meditation based on their previous episode, Synchronicity & Opening to Coincidence. You can find out more about Karuna Training at https://karunatraining.com/

Karuna faculty members Sandra Ladley and Terry Jaworski delve into Synchronicity & Opening to Coincidence. You can find out more about Karuna Training at https://karunatraining.com/

Karuna Training lead teachers continue their discussion with a Four Ways to Love meditation practice. In this practice, specific phrases are repeated to invoke the quality of the four flavors of love in our hearts. If you'd like to listen to the discussion that pairs with this episode, please visit the previous episode. This episode is available on all podcast platforms. To learn more about ou...

Karuna Training lead teachers discuss the classic teachings of loving-kindness, compassion, equanimity, and sympathetic joy. These four ways to love are essential for all relationships, romantic or not, relationships with others  and  with ourselves. This episode will be followed by a meditative practice on our February 28th episode. Resources: A Fierce Heart by Spring Washam Love as the Practice...

As the New Year approaches, we think of change and the possibilities of making a fresh start in the areas of our lives where we may want or need to. Longings and resolutions run rampant, and at the same time, we’re haunted by past failures and habits we can’t seem to break. It’s easy to become disheartened during winter and lose our bearings when spring feels so distant. How do we make changes in...

The Solstice is a time for sacred rituals as it symbolizes the everlasting nature of time. The holidays can be relentlessly commercial, causing us to lose sight of finding the warmth of community and celebrating our year-end accomplishments as we enter the year's darkest day. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice marks a moment to gather in and invoke the presence of our ancestors an...

 In this introductory program, we will do gentle practices together, share in a virtual circle, and touch our pain and inspiration as individuals and as part of the collective. Participants will practice contemplative methods that bring us more present and help connect us with others.  If you're looking for an authentic space to investigate emotional energies, tap them for their innate wisdom,...

“We tell ourselves stories to live.” - Joan Didion Stories are a core aspect of our psychological well-being and how we make sense in our families and communities. Stories make meaning and help us make sense of a wild, incoherent world. And yet, sometimes, our personal stories are so solidly constructed and tightly held in our minds that they get in the way of grasping a broader perspective. These...

How do we cope, take care, and continue to contribute as we face overwhelm on a daily basis? In this introductory program, we will learn gentle practices, share openly in a virtual circle, and touch our pain and inspiration as individuals and as part of the collective. This program is an introduction to Karuna Training, a program rooted in time-tested Buddhist teachings that provides a modern oppo...

Embodying our gender and sexuality can feel tricky, and trigger shame. In this introductory program, we will touch on gentle practices together, and build a communal field to share the raw humanness of what makes us both individual and part of collective wholeness. This program is also an introduction overall to Karuna Training, a program rooted in Tibetan Buddhist teachings providing a modern opp...

Our world is changing, and suffering is increasing. We had the hottest day in 100,000 years just a few days ago. How are you coping? How are you helping? Are you anxious, hiding out, or somewhere in between? What can we draw on to strengthen us? What do we have to offer? Karuna Training Faculty Member, Sandra Ladley explores to topic of activism and anxiety in this Karuna Live. Please note that pa...