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Diploma in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Mindfulness Training at ITM

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DIPLOMA IN CONTEMPLATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY & MINDFULNESS TRAINING Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science & Institute of Traditional Medicine Diploma & Certificate Programs in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Mindfulness beginning April 2015 Gain access to pioneers and world leaders in Contemplative Psychotherapy & Mindfulness including Daniel Siegel, Sharon Salzberg, Miles Neale, Robert Thurman, Richard Davidson, Pilar Jennings, Joe... Read more »

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Mindfulness-based Addiction Recovery Training at ITM

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8 Step Recovery Mindfulness-based Addiction Recovery training Become an MBAR trainer May 1-3, 2015 Institute of Traditional Medicine MBAR is a mindfulness-based approach to preventing relapse and promoting recovery from addiction. The course was developed by co-authors of Eight Step Recovery – Dr Paramabandhu Groves and Valerie Mason-John. The course has been shared in community... Read more »

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Anthology of writings by Canadian Buddhist women nears completion

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Early last year we put out a call for material for an anthology of writing by Canadian Buddhist women teachers, scholars and practitioners … and the response was overwhelming! The project is now nearing completion of the editing phase, under the able leadership of Tanya McGinnity (www.fullcontactenlightenment.com) and we are almost ready to begin the... Read more »

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Medicine Buddha documentary on CBC

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I’m not sure when this Medicine Buddha documentary originally aired, since it no longer shows up on the show’s website, but The Blue Buddha: Lost Secrets of Tibetan Medicine is an episode of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s show, “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki. Here it is on YouTube… The show follows the practice of... Read more »

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U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy program update, 2nd roundtable

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The meeting commenced with a short introduction by Chris Ng, president of the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada, and a welcome by Bhante Saranapala, resident Bhikkhu at the West End Buddhist Temple. Speakers: Bhante Yuttadhammo, a Canadian monk ordained in the Thai Forest tradition; Sensei Taigen Henderson, Abbot of Toronto Zen Centre; Professor Pam Couture,... Read more »

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