Film: Animals and the Buddha Please join us for a screening of the film “Animals and the Buddha”, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Keegan Kuhn (“Cowspiracy”, “What the Health”), to raise awareness and encourage deeper reflection on how extending compassion to all animals, particularly the animals we might typically forget about, is consistent with the Buddhist path.... November 9, 2018By Editor announcement
Special series with Tara Brach: Rewiring for Happiness and Freedom I & II The Buddha said “I would not be teaching this (a path of awakening) if genuine happiness and freedom were not possible.” While this is our potential, we each have deep conditioning to get stuck in feelings of fear, deficiency and separation from others. These talks explore... September 24, 2018By Tara Brach announcement
Meditations for Compassion, Wisdom & Ethics in the U.S. This event is to provide an opportunity for people to gather together on the Ellipse, beside the White House, to meditate in an effort to bring greater mindfulness, compassion, wisdom and an ethics of loving-kindness into the public discourse and into the energetic exchange of our democracy. September 17, 2018By Editor announcement
Touching the Earth: Reflections on the 2018 Summer Family Retreat This past June, we held our fourth annual IMCW Family Mindfulness Retreat. Fred, Ofosu, and I were joined by eighty parents, grandparents, children, and staff in rural Virginia for three nights and days, spending treasured time together having fun and reconnecting with friends, family, and nature. This year's theme, Touching the Earth, came alive naturally amongst the beauty of the Shenandoah foothills. September 10, 2018By Jennifer Jordan family, residential-retreats
Mindful Leader Summit 2018 Don’t miss Judson Brewer, Ruth King, Amit Sood, Tara Brach, and Bill George at the 5th Annual Mindful Leadership Summit. Join our friends at Mindful Leader for the largest Summit dedicated to mindfulness and compassion in the workplace.... August 30, 2018By Editor announcement