The Mindfulness and Meditation Summit. Transform Yourself, Your Community, and the World
Starting
January 22, 2018
- FREE 10-day summit
- 30 leading teachers & visionaries
30 Worldwide Leaders in the Field of
Mindfulness and Meditation
RICHIE DAVIDSON, PHD
Author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain and coauthor of Altered Traits
- Examines contemplative practice through the lens of recent neuroscience
- Details different types of meditators and why they achieve varying results
JEWEL
Singer, songwriter, and author of Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story
- Explains how self–observation practices helped her work through chronic anxiety and trauma
- Offers on–the–spot methods for dealing with negative thoughts and self–talk
ALICE WALKER
Pulitzer Prize –winning author of The Color Purple and Meridian
- Describes how different forms of mindfulness meditation have affected her writing
- Considers the practical effects of lovingkindness and tonglen meditation
ECKHART TOLLE
Author of The Power of Now and A New Earth
- Explains the importance of incorporating meditation in our daily lives
- Offers methods for achieving inner–body awareness
KATE JOHNSON
Author of Friendship as Freedom
- Offers time–tested pointers on how meditation practice can help alleviate heartbreak and overwhelm
- Demonstrates tonglen, an essential Buddhist compassion practice
ANDY HOBSON
Creator of Revive and Awaken and Everyday Meditations
- Introduces mindfulness to brand–new learners
- Brings in elements of play into what is often presented as a dead-serious practice
NOAH LEVINE
Author of Against the Stream and Dharma Punx
- Considers why our minds get lost in the past and future
- Shows us how to recognize and disengage from compulsive thinking
AMISHI JHA, PHD
Associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami
- Reveals the effects of chronic stress on performance
- Details studies that show the immediate cognitive benefits of mindfulness
JUDSON BREWER, MD, PHD
Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMass
- Sheds light on the neural mechanisms of addiction, craving, and bad habits
- Investigates how mindfulness affects positive reinforcement
KELLY MCGONIGAL, PHD
Author of The Science of Compassion and The Upside of Stress
- Presents research on compassion as a natural antidote to suffering
- Offers a practice for deepening compassion for all beings
DAN HARRIS
Author of 10% Happier and co-anchor of ABC's Nightline
- Confronts the common myths about meditation and what it takes to establish a practice
- Helps us to get unstuck and start meditating right now
VIDYAMALA BURCH
Founder of Breathworks and author of You Are Not Your Pain
- Shares her journey of healing and acceptance after a life–altering spinal injury
- Presents the basics of Mindfulness–Based Pain Management
ELISHA GOLDSTEIN, PHD
Founder of The Center for Mindful Living and coauthor of A Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction Workbook
- Delves into the common obstacles to regular mindfulness practice
- Teaches us methods to create and sustain a practice
SHEFALI TSABARY, PHD
Author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family
- Asserts that current models of parenting perpetuate toxic social ideas
- Highlights myths about parenting and offers alternatives to each
DAN SIEGEL, MD
Author of The Mindful Therapist and Mindsight
- Shares fascinating new research on the benefits of present–moment awareness
- Teaches us the basic skills and concepts of maintaining presence
CHRISTOPHER WILLARD, PSYD
Author of Raising Resilience and Growing Up Mindful
- Discusses methods of teaching mindfulness to a wide range of kids
- Helps us make mindfulness fun for children, parents, and professionals
DANIEL GOLEMAN, PHD
Author of Emotional Intelligence and coauthor of Altered Traits
- Reviews the many claimed benefits of mindfulness and separates facts from fiction
- Shows how mindfulness training benefits by other inner skills
DIANE MUSHO HAMILTON
Author of Everything Is Workable and The Zen of You and Me
- Offers three perspectives through which we can approach communication
- Promotes better interpersonal skills through active mindfulness
ALANIS MORISSETTE
Grammy Award®–winning singer, songwriter, and activist
- Discusses different meditation modalities and how they've supported her work
- Explores creativity, artistry, and how they relate to mindfulness
MICHAEL GERVAIS, PHD
Sports psychologist and entrepreneur
- Details the benefits of mindfulness on high performance across many disciplines
- Examines what it takes to cultivate healthy self–confidence
KRISHNA DAS
Grammy Award®–nominated kirtan vocalist
- Comments on chanting as an act of meditation
- Describes the nature of mantras and how their repetition opens the heart
ETHAN NICHTERN
Author of The Road Home and The Dharma of the Princess Bride
- Sheds light on our modern myths about romantic relationships and spiritual paths
- Moving beyond relationships based on hope or fear
LEO BABAUTA
Author of The Power of Less and Essential Zen Habits
- Shows how mindfulness can be the key to lasting habit changes
- Shares practices for confronting and overcoming habitual behaviors
SHINZEN YOUNG
Author of The Science of Enlightenment
- Delves into the multi–dimensional truths of "impermanence"
- Shows how impermanence transforms our experience of life
RUTH KING
Author of Mindful of Race and Healing Rage
- Highlights one of the most important social issues of our time
- Offers mindfulness–based practices for facing racial anger, guilt, and fear
PEMA CHÖDRÖN
Author of How to Meditate and Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
- Offers advice on how to abide with and grow from painful experiences
- Leads listeners in a practice for cultivating empathy in the face of disturbing world events
SHARON SALZBERG
Author of The Kindness Handbook and Lovingkindness
- Why cultivating self–love also helps deepen our connections to others
- Shows us methods for delving into the self with mindfulness
THICH NHAT HANH
Zen master and author of Living Buddha, Living Christ
- Explains why mindfulness of the breath is such a simple but potent practice
- Considers the necessity of embracing suffering rather than turning away from it
JON KABAT-ZINN, PHD
Author of Mindfulness for Beginners and Full Catastrophe Living
- Reveals everyday difficulties as gateways to mindfulness practice
- Lends guidance for meeting the suffering of the world with openhearted compassion
JACK KORNFIELD, PHD
Author of A Lamp in the Darkness and A Path with Heart
- Gives a guided tour of the different domains of mindfulness
- Leads listeners into the power of loving awareness
"The meditative space is like the big sky—spacious, vast enough to accommodate anything that arises. No matter how thick the clouds are, at some point they part and you realize that the blue sky and the sun never went anywhere."
Pema Chödrön
A 10-Day Global Online Event to Transform Yourself,
Your Community, and the World with 30 Leading
Spiritual Teachers and Visionaries
For newcomers and seasoned meditators alike, welcome to The Mindfulness and Meditation Summit.
What is it? A free 10-day online gathering where you'll:
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Celebrate and learn with luminary teachers, authors, scientists, artists, and other leading voices of mindfulness and meditation
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Enjoy a wealth of video learning sessions and guided audio meditations to improve your physical health, resilience, emotional intelligence, and compassion
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Learn how to improve your personal relationships, work life, and better effect positive changes in the world
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Start living a more fully awakened, compassionate, and engaged life
