Over the last couple of years, the school district I worked for started encouraging teachers to integrate mindfulness exercises into the school day. We were given a slim book about SEL practices and occasionally consultants would breeze in to share Read More
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ON BEING BLOG How We Identify, How We Live
How We Identify, How We Live Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 31st, 2015 Often belief points toward a sense of identification rather than the listening quality of faith: “I am such and such, and therefore Read More
ON BEING BLOG The Enmity Remained
The Enmity Remained: Negating the Possibility of Change Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published August 9th, 2015 One of the most complicated aspects of #Lovingkindness practice is working with a challenging person, called in some translations “the Read More
Sibley Memorial Hospital Seminar
An educational seminar sponsored by the Sibley Senior Association
How to Break the Anger Habit with Sharon Salzberg
The latest science backs up the efficacy of inner peace and happiness in our lives. And inner peace and happiness go hand in hand with calm, balance, compassion and better physical health—all benefits of meditation. But how do you navigate a path to a genuine feeling of peace and self-acceptance if you are confused about how to deal with anger—toward certain people or circumstances in your life? From her years of the study of Buddhist philosophy, meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg, has learned that we must confront four kinds of enemies—outer, inner, secret and super-secret—we encounter in life. This seminar, based on her bestselling book, Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Become a Whole Lot Happier, will teach participants how to identify those enemies and how to move past them. Learn practical tools and exercises to control anger, which include getting rid of “us” versus “them” thinking and ways to develop compassion, patience and love for others—and for ourselves.
To Register: Call 202-364-7602
Parking: A free parking voucher will be available at the reception table the afternoon of the event. This is for parking in the Sibley Medical Building parking garage only.
Registration: Cost of the seminar is $30. The seminar is open to all. Registration is required and will be closed when the limited capacity of the room is reached, so please register early.
Book Signing: If you own a book written by Ms. Salzberg, please bring it and she will sign it for you after the seminar.
Notes: Following Sharon’s session, Sibley’s Integrative Health team will be on hand to introduce massage and acupuncture.
MINDFUL MAGAZINE Connect with Kindness
Originally Published by Mindful Magazine on July 22, 2015 It’s easy to feel separate from other people and forms of life. When experiencing the world dualistically, there’s a pervasive sense of “us” and “them,” or “self” and “other.” But no Read More
ON BEING BLOG Three Personality Types of Buddhist Psychology
The Three Personality Types of Buddhist Psychology Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published July 13th, 2015 We are all conditioned in some way or another, and most importantly, through the power of awareness we can learn not Read More
ON BEING BLOG When Fear Arises
When Fear Arises Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Published June 23, 2015 Fear isn’t an easy feeling to allow, to take some time with, to face with clarity and compassion. I wonder sometimes how much destructive action Read More
ON BEING COLUMN – The Path From Bright Faith to Verified Faith
The Path From Bright Faith to Verified Faith Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Originally Published June 14, 2015 The word we tend to translate as faith, from Pali, the language of the original Buddhist texts, is saddha. Read More
ON BEING COLUMN – Does Creativity Have to Come from Suffering?
Does Creativity Have to Come from Suffering? Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Originally Published June 7, 2015 In 2010, I attended a discussion at Emory with the Dalai Lama, Alice Walker, and Richard Gere called “The Read More
ON BEING COLUMN – The Moral Quality of Our Own Intentions
The Moral Quality of Our Own Intentions Is What’s At Stake Weekly Column By Sharon Salzberg for On Being Originally Published May 31, 2015 The Buddha, 2600 years ago, challenged a commonly held view in India that sexual desire arising Read More
