February 10, 2018 01:00 PM - February 10, 2018 05:00 PM
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners
Difficult emotions may be the most challenging things we face in our lives. We respond to them in different ways — by becoming angry, getting busy, shutting down, or feeling overwhelmed. But what if turned toward our difficult emotions rather than struggle against them or turn away?
RAIN is an acronym for a contemplative process that allows us to look deeply at our experience with an open and kind heart. Made popular by psychologist and Buddhist teacher Tara Brach, RAIN has four steps:
· R – Recognize what is happening
· A – Allow life to be just as it is
· I – Investigate inner experience with kindness
· N – Nurture and Non-Identification
These steps help us strengthen our ability to experience our emotions and extend the self-care we need in difficult times. Practiced over time, they allow us to live our lives with greater openness and calm, and face into the storms that come our way with greater care and equanimity.
In this introduction to RAIN, we’ll explore each step in this four-step process through lecture, guided meditation and sharing.
Tuition is $65.
Program Format:
Workshop
Skill Level:
All Levels
Category:
Mindfulness, Compassion
Starts:
February 10, 2018 01:00 PM
Ends:
February 10, 2018 05:00 PM
Location:
Copper Beech Institute
303 Tunxis Road
West Hartford, CT, 06107 Map It >
January marks the completion of my first 90 days as the new Executive Director of Copper Beech Institute and I couldn't be more grateful for the warm welcome of this community that is made up of our board, staff, facilitators and participants. Each of you in your own particular way help to make Copper Beech what it is, and helped to get CBI to it's current moment of evolution. With that said, I am excited to share that many inspired changes are afoot! ✨