MINDFULNESS AS A PROTECTOR OF OUR MINDS
In this video you’ll learn:
- How mindfulness can act as a protective agent for the self and the world
- Why developing a literacy for naming our emotional states is key to our development
- How mindfulness supports greater courage
- How resistance commonly shows up in meditation and how to manage it
- The five common obstacles that come up when learning meditation and how to manage them
Christina Feldman is an internationally recognised meditation teacher that began teaching in the west in 1975 after spending some years in Asia. She is a co-founder of Gaia House and has served as a guiding teacher of IMS since its early days. She is a co-founder of Bodhi-College, which is dedicated to the study and practice of the early teachings of the Buddha. She teaches Buddhist psychology in several university settings in Europe and has been involved in the evolving exploration of mindfulness in contemporary settings. She has written numerous books including Boundless Heart: The Buddha’s Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity and Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology. She lives in England and is a mother and a grandmother.