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Cultivate Well-Being Through the Buddhist Brahma Vihara Practices
March 21 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Discover Gentle Practices to Cultivate Inner Calm
In the midst of life’s busyness, finding moments of stillness can feel challenging. Your mind races and your heart longs for ease. The wisdom of Buddhist meditation offers a gentle way to nurture balance and resilience.
This workshop introduces four heart-centered practices—Loving-kindness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy, and Equanimity—simple yet profound tools for fostering greater well-being. While we’ll touch on all four, we’ll spend most of our time exploring Loving-kindness and Self-Compassion, foundational practices for bringing more warmth and clarity into daily life.
In this session, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Learn how you can cultivate greater well-being for yourself, for your relationships, and for the world around you.
- Learn to navigate the inevitable ups and downs of life with more grace and ease
- Gain practical tools from the Brahma Viharas to cultivate balance, compassion, and joy in everyday life.
- Deepen your understanding of mindfulness and compassion, learning how they support emotional balance.
- Engage in guided Loving-kindness and Self-Compassion meditations to experience these practices firsthand.
There’s no need for prior meditation experience—just a willingness to show up for yourself with curiosity and care.
Join us as we create a space for reflection, connection, and gentle transformation.
For Clinicians: The HPG workshop series is approved by the D.C. Board of Social Work for ten 1.5-hour workshops from Sept – June for a total of 15 CEUs if you attend all workshops. CEU certificates are emailed upon request in July. There is a requirement of 2 CEU credit hours or more for a certificate.
I don’t usually engage in virtual presentations to any great extent, but Holistic Presentations for Growth is different. There’s a warmth of intimacy in this group that encourages and inspires participation through a mutual love of learning and a compassionate investment in what it means to be human. – J.B.
About The Presenter
Joe is a licensed LPC and a certified meditation teacher who has worked in community mental health, addiction counseling, and case management for the last sixteen years. He was trained in Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in 2017 by the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness and completed a two-year meditation teacher training certification in 2021 from the MMTCP Program in partnership with UC Berkley’s Greater Good Science Center.
About Holistic Presentations for Growth
Holistic Presentations for Growth (HPG) is a community-based workshop series hosted and sponsored by The Viva Center. We foster an environment of inclusivity, respect, and curiosity. We believe that by coming together with open minds and hearts, we can collectively learn and grow. Presentations occur once a month Sept – June with different membership options available.