Useful Links and Research

Featured Events:

January 16 - 20th: Joan Halifax teaches Zen Brain, Selfless Insight http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=42

2008 Various Dates: A Host of Upcoming Meditative Retreats from Dr. B. Alan Wallace and the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies 

October 20th, 2007: Emory University and The Mind & Life Insititute (in association with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama) present: Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of Depression. This is a one day seminar in Atlanta, GA.

August 29th, 2007: An Evening Talk with Master Thich Nhat Hahn at the Buell Theater in Denver, CO. For tickets go to ticketswest.com or call 866-896-6151

August 21 - 26th, 2007: Six Day Mindfulness Retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn in Estes Park, CO. For more information, please click here.

Featured Research:

May 17th, 2007: From Duke University -
The Importance of Self-Compassion
 
Published Articles:

December 12th, 2007: From MSNBC - Finding love, joy and peace of mind after a devastating loss

June 12th, 2007: From the New York Times - Mindfulness in the Classroom

July 11th, 2007: From the LA Weekly News - Full Metal Lotus - Returning California soldiers tap Buddhist meditation to overcome war’s psychological damage

July 10th, 2007: From New York Times - Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners