Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting May 24, 2010:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

Being fresh off a retreat this past weekend, Sunada shares what it’s like to be in silence, and why it’s a good thing. Even if one doesn’t go on retreats, she thinks there are many reasons why it’s important to bring more silence into our lives.

A lot of the time we chatter just to fill the air. Not that talking is a bad thing. But sometimes we talk just because we’re uncomfortable with … Click to read more »

What does it means to live mindfully? How do we bring more calm and inner clarity into our daily lives? How can we stay confident and purposeful when times get rough? This gentle introductory retreat is open to all, especially those with no prior experience with meditation or Buddhism.

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting April 26, 2010:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

I have to confess, I’m a busy-holic. I’m often balancing at the knife-edge of being TOO busy. But everything I do is important to me, and I don’t want to give anything up. Recently, I started taking a different perspective, which is really helping me cut through the crap. Here’s what I’m doing differently.

There’s always something I want to do. I’m not only self-employed, I love my work and I’m eager to … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting March 29, 2010:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

Most of us probably think of the practice of compassion as synonymous with altruism. Giving. Helping. Being of service. Sunada flips that idea on its head — that it may be just as important to be vulnerable as it is to be strong, and to receive as it is to give.

We can get ourselves into a bit of trouble when we think of compassion only in terms of “giving.” It leaves a … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting March 1, 2010:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

It happens so often among spiritually-minded people. We give our all to love and care for others, and yet when it comes to ourselves, we’re full of criticism and judgment. Sunada shares her experience of working with the practice of loving kindness, specifically learning to love herself.

It’s important to note that when the Buddha taught how to practice compassion, he always began with ourselves. This isn’t selfish. After all, if we … Click to read more »

Climate change. The economic downturn. Terrorism. And now there’s Haiti. A client and I were conversing recently about the mess our world is in. She was feeling overwhelmed. How do we, as individuals, respond in the face of such huge problems? I won’t be so presumptuous as to claim to know the answers. But I thought you might be interested in hearing what she and I discussed.

When we look at the … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting Jan 4, 2009:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

Sunada reviews 29 Gifts, the remarkable true story of how one woman rose above her debilitating illness — and started a worldwide movement that has inspired thousands to work toward reviving the spirit of giving in the world.

Cami Walker seemed to have everything going for her when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis put a screeching stop to all her plans. Her condition had degenerated rapidly in just two years — she lost … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting Dec 7, 2009:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

Sunada sometimes hears skepticism about the idea of being “in the moment.” Does it really mean we should cut ourselves off from our past and future? Are we to drop all our cherished memories? Should we naïvely stop planning for our future?

In the Buddhist scriptures, mindfulness is described as having several different aspects. One of them is sati, which is Pali for recollection, memory, or recalling to mind.

Recharge your batteries with a weekend of calm and relaxation! Join retreat leaders Amala and Sunada on this residential retreat — where you can relax, be taken care of, and regain some perspective on your life. You’ll rejuvenate body and mind with wholesome vegetarian meals, meditation, yoga, and massage. You’ll also learn ‘take-home’ skills to help you manage stress and enhance self-care in your daily life at home.

The retreat is open to anyone … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting Nov 2, 2009:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

Fearlessness isn’t the absence of fear, but the ability stay with one’s fear and use its energy wisely. Sunada explains how how working with (as opposed to fighting against) our fears can point us toward our own place of freedom.

We tend to think of fear as a bad thing. Something that gets in our way. After all, one of the enlightened qualities of a Buddha is fearlessness. Doesn’t that mean we should work … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting Oct 5, 2009:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.

In The Mindful Leader, author Michael Carroll’s premise is that the best leaders aren’t those who take charge and make things happen. They’re the ones who are willing to be fully human and inspire the best in others. Sunada reviews this book that shows us how to pursue excellence at work and do so with decency, dignity, and authenticity.

Pick up a typical book on business leadership and what do you get? Advice … Click to read more »

Wildmind offers four online courses on meditation.

Starting Sept 7, 2009:

• The Path of Mindfulness and Love (4 weeks)
• Change Your Mind (4 weeks)
• Awakening the Heart (4 weeks)
• Entering the Path of Insight (4 weeks)

More information about all of our courses is available on Wildmind.