About this Event
Opening the Heart: Joy, Compassion, and the Way We Relate
Joy of Living · Level 2 · Two-day hybrid workshop
You found awareness in Level 1. Level 2 finds something just as close: love and compassion, already present, just unrecognized.
We live with real division, and many of us carry a quiet loneliness underneath busy lives. Mingyur Rinpoche's answer isn't to try harder to be kinder. It's simpler: love and compassion are already your nature. Like awareness in Level 1 — not something to build, just something to recognize.
Opening the Heart is that practice — across two Sundays, moving from how you hold yourself, to how you meet others, to how you show up in the world.
What to expect across the two days
- Video teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche on love, compassion, joy, and equanimity
- Guided meditations — both resting and analytical — facilitated by Kasumi
- Small group reflection: what you're actually noticing, not what you're supposed to feel
- Live Q&A and discussion
- Experiential exercises to bring the practice into daily life between sessions and beyond
- Catered vegetarian lunch each day
Details
- Day 1: September 27, SUNDAY
- Day 2: October 4, SUNDAY
- Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm [US Central] * Vegetarian Lunch will be provided on both days.
- Format: Hybrid — in person at Tergar Madison (301 S Blount Street, Madison, WI.) and online via Zoom
- Recording: A recording of the workshop will be available for two months following the final session.
Prerequisites: Joy of Living Level 1 is the natural preparation for this workshop. If you haven't completed it but have a solid mindfulness background, please reach out — we'd love to find the right fit together.
Cost:
In-person - Sponsor: $210
- Regular: $165
- Reduced: $120
Online - Sponsor: $170
- Regular: $125
- Reduced: $80
Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If the fees listed are challenging, please contact us at [email protected] and we will be happy to offer further discounts.
If you've completed Level 1 — whether recently or a few years ago — this is the natural next step. We'd love to practice together.
With warmth, Kasumi Kato
Senior Facilitator
Tergar Meditation Community
Event venue & nearby stays
301 S Blount St, 301 South Blount Street, Madison, United States
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