Yesterday I offered an afternoon of meditation in the Redwoods. It was delicious. I've written about it to share it with you. There will be more. Stay tuned.

The Redwood Cathedral: substack.com/@ammathanasa...

The Drop in group on Wedsnesdays continue to be wonderful conversations. Every week it's different.All of it is about the Integrated Meditation program- the research behind it, why after decades of meditation past participants are finding it so transformative.

The podcast last night was juicy, exploring the window of tolerance, developmental wounding impacts on meditation practice—and why finding trauma-informed tools is so important.

If you have the time to listen, let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I'd love to know.

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April 30, I’ll be on Transcending Trauma, a podcast from Clear Mountain Monastery. We’ll explore why trauma-informed practice is essential for meditators.

📍 Livestream: 6–6:45 PM
💬 Zoom Q&A: 6:45–7:30 PM
Link: www.clearmountainmonastery.org/events/wedne...

You’re warmly invited!
—Amma

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With socially engineered trauma, we need tools. Join me on Wednesdays to talk tools and why they matter now. shorturl.at/26m8x

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The first part of the Awakening Truth February newsletter is read aloud.

The rest of it is here:
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This class combines classic meditation instructions on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with trauma-informed principles to support safety, ease & well-being.

Register:https://events.humanitix.com/trauma-informed-satipatthana

#meditation, #Dharma, #traumainformed #sanity

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