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SUMMARY:Advanced Buddhist Practice Instruction (Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:This class is for students who have taken Applied Buddhist Psychology 1: Entering the Stream\, Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind\, The Psychology of the Bodhisattva\, The Alchemy of Enlightenment: The Five Wisdoms\, and Advanced Meditations with the Paramitas. It offers them the opportunity to review all the lectures and meditations for those classes for six months while meeting with Isa once a month for Practice Instruction. Isa will also offer short lectures more advanced concepts such as The Five Aggregates\, The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination\, Deity Meditation\, and more during the Practice Instruction meetings. The class is designed to help you direct\, support\, and expand your meditation and practice. \nTuesdays\, May 21\, June 18\, July 23\, August 20\, September 17\, October 22\, 2024\n5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Pacific (8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/advanced-buddhist-practice-instruction-live-stream-may-2024/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240715T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240715T110000
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SUMMARY:Psychology of the Bodhisattva (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Applied Buddhist Psychology Retreats are day-long courses involving lecture and meditation. These retreats take advanced Buddhist concepts and teachings and apply them in ways designed to help students transform psycho-spiritual imbalance and move to greater levels of realization and understanding about the nature of the self. Counseling professionals will find these retreats useful for working with their clients. \nSaturday\, July 15 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific\nSaturday\, July 29 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/psychology-of-the-bodhisattva-hybrid-july-2024/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240918T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
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SUMMARY:Applied Buddhist Psychology 1: Entering the Stream (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Applied Buddhist Psychology 1 workshop provides an introduction to Buddhist concepts and practices to help foster a sense of self-acceptance\, inner peace\, and belonging. Counseling professionals will find this course useful for working with their clients. \nWednesdays\, September 18 & October 2\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/applied-buddhist-psychology-1-entering-the-stream-hybrid-september-2024-2/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250112T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20241203T180050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T180050Z
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SUMMARY:New Year’s Meditation Retreat (In Person and Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:Join Isa Gucciardi\, Ph.D. for the annual New Year’s Meditation Retreat. In this retreat\, you will focus on the past year\, learn how to better discern the main teachings that have emerged out of your experiences and incorporate those teachings to set your course for the coming year with clarity and intention. Each meditation retreat begins with a Samatha or mindfulness meditation for centering and calming the mind\, then moves into a Vipassana style meditation in which you will focus on the theme of the retreat. This meditation is appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators alike. \nSunday\, January 12\n10:00 am – 1:00 pm \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/new-years-meditation-retreat-in-person-and-live-stream-january-2025/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250202T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250202T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20241203T180219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T180219Z
UID:32645-1738490400-1738495800@www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org
SUMMARY:Thupten Jinpa\, Ph.D.: Cultivating Resilience in Difficult Times (Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:In these complex and volatile times\, many of us are finding it difficult to steady ourselves and stay positive. Anxiety and depression are on the rise\, globally\, and there is a collective angst rippling through societies due to increased worldwide conflicts\, economic fears\, and environmental decline. In this talk\, respected author\, Buddhist scholar\, and former Tibetan Buddhist monk\, Thupten Jinpa\, Ph.D.\, shares his wisdom on facing adversity and cultivating a calm and positive mindset. Drawing from his extensive knowledge of Buddhist practices including Mind Training and Lojong as well as his experience as a young monk living in exile\, he will offer his thoughts on these turbulent times and how to hold onto aspiration for the common good and cultivate a positive vision for the future. \nSunday\, February 2\, 2025\n10:00 am – 11:30 am Pacific (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/thupten-jinpa-ph-d-cultivating-resilience-in-difficult-times-live-stream-february-2025/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250208T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20241203T180336Z
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SUMMARY:Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Applied Buddhist Psychology 2 workshop will train you in practices that will help you generate positive emotions more consistently and neutralize emotional reactivity. Counseling professionals will find this course useful for working with their clients. \nSaturday\, February 8 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific\nSaturday\, March 1 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/applied-buddhist-psychology-2-the-enlightened-mind-hybrid-february-2025/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250315T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250315T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20250123T160858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T160858Z
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SUMMARY:The Wisdom of Emotions with Khensur Thupten Tenzin Rinpoche (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:In The Wisdom of Emotions\, Khensur Rinpoche Thupten Tenzin will explore the anatomy of emotions\, revealing how mental states will shape emotional responses. Drawing from Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life\, he will share profound insights into working with our emotional experiences to foster a balanced and stable response to life’s challenges. Khensur Rinpoche\, a revered Tantric master\, will demonstrate how Vajrayana practice can help us connect with the core qualities of strong emotions\, enabling us to transform them into powerful teachers. Additionally\, he will offer practices to help loosen the attachments often embedded within difficult emotions\, allowing us to approach them with greater awareness and equanimity. \nSaturday\, March 15\, 2025\n9:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/the-wisdom-of-emotions-with-khensur-thupten-tenzin-rinpoche-hybrid-march-2025/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250715T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250715T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20250412T174347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250412T174347Z
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SUMMARY:Psychology of the Bodhisattva (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Applied Buddhist Psychology Retreats are day-long courses involving lecture and meditation. These retreats take advanced Buddhist concepts and teachings and apply them in ways designed to help students transform psycho-spiritual imbalance and move to greater levels of realization and understanding about the nature of the self. Counseling professionals will find these retreats useful for working with their clients. \nTuesday\, July 15 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern Time)\nTuesday\, July 29 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern Time) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/psychology-of-the-bodhisattva-hybrid-july-2025/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250910T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250910T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20241226T162433Z
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SUMMARY:Applied Buddhist Psychology 1: Entering the Stream (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Applied Buddhist Psychology 1 workshop provides an introduction to Buddhist concepts and practices to help foster a sense of self-acceptance\, inner peace\, and belonging. Counseling professionals will find this course useful for working with their clients. \nWednesdays\, September 10 & 24\, 2025\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern Time) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/applied-buddhist-psychology-1-entering-the-stream-hybrid-september-2025/
LOCATION:Distance Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20241226T162612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241226T162612Z
UID:32656-1762592400-1762619400@www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org
SUMMARY:Worlds Beyond Death (In Person & Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:This powerful workshop focuses on the transition of spirit from form into formlessness. Through teachings\, meditations\, and practices drawn from shamanism and Buddhism\, this highly experiential workshop helps bring the often uncomfortable issue of death into a compassionate field where greater understanding can unfold. Taught only once every two years\, this workshop offers insights into the experience of death from a variety of perspectives and assists participants in exploring their own attitudes and expectations of death. \nSaturday & Sunday\, November 8 & 9\, 2025\n9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time (12:00 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern Time)\nAND\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2025\n5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Eastern Time) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/worlds-beyond-death-in-person-live-stream-november-2025/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260104T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20251107T115233Z
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SUMMARY:New Year’s Meditation Retreat (In Person and Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:Join Isa Gucciardi\, Ph.D. for the annual New Year’s Meditation Retreat. In this retreat\, you will focus on the past year\, learn how to better discern the main teachings that have emerged out of your experiences and incorporate those teachings to set your course for the coming year with clarity and intention. Each meditation retreat begins with a Samatha or mindfulness meditation for centering and calming the mind\, then moves into a Vipassana style meditation in which you will focus on the theme of the retreat. This meditation is appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators alike. \nSunday\, January 4\, 2026\n10:00 am – 1:00 pm (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/new-years-meditation-retreat-in-person-and-live-stream-january-2026/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260216T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260216T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20251107T115441Z
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SUMMARY:Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind (Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:This workshop offers practical tools for cultivating positive emotions and reducing emotional reactivity through the lens of Buddhist psychology. Participants will take a deeper look at mind training\, explore how Buddhist principles can be meaningfully applied to Western life experiences\, receive instruction in Vipassana meditation techniques\, and learn how the Four Immeasurables—Equanimity\, Lovingkindness\, Compassion\, and Joy—reflect the essence of the enlightened mind. By cultivating these qualities\, you gain insight into the nature of the enlightened state and learn to shift emotional patterns toward greater balance and harmony. \nMondays\, February 16 & March 2\, 2026\n5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Pacific (8:30 pm – 10:30 pm Eastern) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/applied-buddhist-psychology-2-the-enlightened-mind-live-stream-february-2026/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20260127T095031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T095031Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming The Sacred Feminine: A Path to Personal and Collective Renewal with Isa Gucciardi (In Person and Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we will draw on practices inspired by earth-based wisdom to reconnect with the Sacred Feminine within. Through meditation\, engagement with the elements\, and experiential exercises\, we will explore these qualities and discover ways to bring them into balance within ourselves and our communities. \nThis workshop is largely experiential\, providing tools to navigate life with greater clarity\, compassion\, and strength. You will learn to let the qualities of the Sacred Feminine serve as a compass\, guiding your life toward harmony\, purpose\, and the courage and wisdom needed to meet the challenges of our time. \nJune 12 – June 14\, 2026 \nRegistration and additional information via menla.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/reclaiming-the-sacred-feminine-a-path-to-personal-and-collective-renewal-with-isa-gucciardi-in-person-and-live-stream-june-2026/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20260127T094848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T094848Z
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SUMMARY:The Wisdom Path: Buddhist and Shamanic Practices for Healing Ourselves and the Earth with Robert Thurman and Isa Gucciardi (In Person and Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:Through worldview analysis\, guided meditations\, shamanic journeying\, simple ceremonies\, and reflective dialogue\, together we will learn to recognize the roots of imbalance and confusion in our lives. We will explore how fragmentation\, loss of power\, and disconnection can manifest as anxiety\, depression\, or addictive patterns—and how Buddhist and Shamanic teachings can combine to offer practical pathways toward healing and wholeness. \nJune 19 – June 21\, 2026 \nRegistration and additional information via menla.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/the-wisdom-path-buddhist-and-shamanic-practices-for-healing-ourselves-and-the-earth-with-robert-thurman-and-isa-gucciardi-in-person-and-live-stream-june-2026/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260813T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260813T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20260204T092226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T092226Z
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SUMMARY:Compassion for the Modern Heart with Geshe Gedun Samdup (In Person and Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:This special talk invites you to become a gardener of your own heart—learning how to plant compassion in everyday moments\, water it with attention\, recognize what obstructs its growth\, and allow it to flourish naturally. You will be guided to open the heart without grasping\, see suffering clearly without overwhelm\, and act with wisdom rooted in understanding. This is compassion for the modern world: practical\, resilient\, and deeply human. \nThursday\, August 13\, 2026\n5:30pm – 6:30pm Pacific Time (8:30pm – 10:00pm Eastern Time) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/compassion-for-the-modern-heart-with-geshe-gedun-samdup-in-person-and-live-stream-august-2026/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260922T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172721
CREATED:20251107T115622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T115622Z
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SUMMARY:Applied Buddhist Psychology 1: Entering the Stream (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Buddhism offers a profound path of self-reflection and transformation\, inviting us to explore the nature of reality and the inner workings of the mind. Far more than a religion\, Buddhism is also a science and philosophy—providing timeless frameworks for understanding the psyche and offering practical tools for navigating the complexities of human experience. In this workshop\, we explore essential Buddhist teachings and meditation practices that foster inner peace\, self-acceptance\, and the ability to embody these principles in everyday life. Through guided meditation and inquiry\, students will learn to apply these teachings in practical and personal ways. Suitable for those new to Buddhism and experienced practitioners. \nTuesdays\, September 22 & October 6\, 2026\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Eastern Time) \nRegistration and additional information via sacredstream.org.
URL:https://www.appliedbuddhistpsychology.org/event/applied-buddhist-psychology-1-entering-the-stream-hybrid-september-2026/
LOCATION:Foundation of the Sacred Stream Center\, 2149\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
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