Starts January 24: runs for 12 weeks.

Meditation has transformed my life, and there’s nothing I love to see more than people learning to become happier and more fulfilled in their own lives.

Two years ago I started running meditation workshops, using the videoconferencing capabilities of Skype. These courses have been highly successful. I’ve now switched to teaching those courses on Google Plus, where the videoconferencing experience is much smoother, and the courses are going even better.

What will we learn?

This workshop is suitable for people who have just learned meditation and for people who have been practicing for years. It looks at two very practical teachings from the Buddhist tradition: the five hindrances …

This is rather short notice, but my new online course starts tomorrow, December 3. It’s a four-week course that’s accessible 24 hours a day, every day of the week, wherever you are. All you need is an internet browser. You can even participate on an iPad or other mobile device.

The convenience makes this perfect for people who don’t have meditation clases nearby, or who work irregular hours or who can’t travel because of illness, childcare arrangements, etc.

The course is web-based, and involves readings, guided meditation MP3s that were specially recorded for this course, a discussion forum, and email exchanges …

For Sounds True, I’m hosting a free Seven-part video series with extraordinary guests – The Compassionate Brain – that will give you effective ways to change your brain and heart and life. So far over 25,000 people have signed up for this free series, and I hope you will join us – and help spread the word to others.

The series began October 8, 2012, and runs on seven consecutive Monday nights, 8-9 pm Eastern time, through November 19. You can go back and watch the archived videos from previous interviews.

Each week, I’m interviewing a world-class scholar/teacher (in order): Richie Davidson, Dan Siegel, Tara Brach, Dachar …

I’m pleased to offering two different ways to learn meditation. Both of these are ideal for people who have trouble making it along to a meditation center because they work evenings, don’t have a center located near them, or can’t get out of the house easily.

1. Four-Week Online Course

Since 2002, Wildmind has been offering online courses in meditation. In recent years these have been taught by Sunada, but this month I’m stepping back in to online teaching with a brand-new course called The Power of Mindfulness.

How does this work? Well, you’ll be given a username and password that gets you in to a special website.

• Once you’re there, you’ll find online

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Mindfulness is an incredibly powerful practice that has been shown to have many physical and psychological benefits. How powerful is it?

Amongst many other things mindfulness:

• Reduces feelings of isolation in older adults
• Rewires the brain, leading to better concentration and more objective self-evaluations
• Reduces the severity and duration of acute respiratory infections
• Reduces stress during multitasking
• Boosts creative thinking
• Helps with weight-loss (even if you’re not dieting
• Produces a greater reduction in pain than even morphine or other pain-relieving drugs
• Lowers blood pressure
• Helps lower blood sugar
• Boosts the immune system
• Shifts activity in the brain from regions associated with stress to those

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Imagine what life might be like if you de-stressed and de-cluttered your mind. “The Mindful Life,” our introductory meditation online course, can lead you there. Our next session begins October 1.

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Wildmind’s amazing Life Member Program is half price until Tuesday, June 19, at noon (US Eastern time).
Our Life Member Program offers access to the material from seven online meditation courses. This includes:

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Wildmind’s amazing Life Member Program is half price for the next two days only!*
Our Life Member Program offers access to the material from seven online meditation courses. This includes:

• The Mindful Life (Mindfulness in meditation and in daily life)

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Join Bodhipaksa on open-ended workshop for practice, discussion, and the exploration of key Buddhist teachings, in a friendly group setting — on Skype.

• Curious about how to take your meditation practice into daily life?
• Want to explore Buddhist practice in more depth?
• Interested in meeting up regularly with other practitioners in a friendly setting?

Bodhipaksa has been meeting regularly for a year now with a small, friendly, and very dedicated group of Buddhists. Every Tuesday night we meet, do a brief meditation together, and then explore Buddhist teachings and how they apply to our lives.

This is a very welcoming and informal group, and places are very limited.

Who is this for?

You don’t have to regard yourself …

Begin the new year on a positive note! Learn all about mindfulness and start down the road to better health, happiness, and well-being.

We’re very excited to announce “The Mindful Life” – a new introductory meditation online course starting January 2. It’s a comprehensive four-week course on mindfulness – not only the how-to of meditation, but also ways to bring more awareness and aliveness to your life overall. It combines the wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings with the latest research in neuroscience and psychology – so you get the best of both worlds. Weekly “daily life exercises” help you take what you learn into action in life.

The things that …