• How ‘Not Wanting’ is the Key

    BRN Academy

    Next BRN Academy teaching with Walt Opie -- June 2nd 2024 @ 10:00am US Pacific Time https://youtu.be/zR1lSWytJ-E I once heard the teacher Joseph Goldstein say on a retreat that what...

  • The Power of Choice

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bkltSUmaaA Choices guide the manner in which we walk the path of Dharma. Can we use suffering to build joy? Can we turn the obstacles in our lives into good...

  • Rev Christy Bates – Purification or Harmony?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ed9F_YE3g Topic of the teaching: “Purification or Harmony?” We typically encounter the Teachings through the lens of a guilty self. Meanwhile, our English translations tend to skew in that direction,...

  • Reaching Out and Connecting

    https://youtu.be/XdQlcr-J1xc   When things are difficult, it is all too easy to retreat into our own small worlds and lose connection with the bigger picture. Buddhist psychology suggests that as...

  • Equanimity and Compassion for Precarious Times

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCLrVTjH71I Fresh “Lev” White is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He teaches...

  • December 2024 BRN Academy Teaching – Great Compassion

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsoVswV3EIY Opportunity! MBAR (Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery) Course December 9, 2024 - January 4, 2025 28 days of support during xmas and new year - one 15 minute coaching video sent  a day...

  • Meeting the moment with a Clear Heart with Carol Cano

    BRN Academy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1zDTXg99s Meeting the moment of high stress with a clear heart involves embracing the challenge with a sense of calm and purpose. It’s about grounding yourself in the present, acknowledging...