News and Events
spring 2013
January 7, 14, 28, February 4, 11; and Friday, February 15 |
Course |
Contemplative Psychology: The Art and Science of Self-HealingIn this, the second class of Nalanda's Four Year Program, Contemplative Psychologyand its theories and practices of self-healing will be explored. Taught by Dr. Miles Neale. |
Ongoing starting January 8th |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Morning Open MeditationJoin us Tuesday mornings to explore ways to bring awareness to dailylife through mindfulness meditation. Along with meditation, essentials of practice, theory, and application are discussed. |
January11, 12; February 8, 9 |
Talks & Retreats |
The Nalanda Happiness FestivalEvening talks and 2 day-long retreats to explore the tenets of Sustainable Happiness in our contmeporary world. With 6 of our faculty members. |
Ongoing starting January 29th |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Evening Open MeditationIntroductory level, drop-in style, guided meditation, with lecture, discussion and group support. Emphasis is on the practical application of meditation to everyday life. |
February 16 |
Retreat |
Selfless Integration: Arts of Transforming Mind and BrainA retreat for the Contemplative Psychology course. Open to both attendees and the general public. With Dr. Miles Neale, Dr. Emily Wolf and Shaun Nanavat PhD (cand.) |
March 4–April 8 |
Co-sponsored course with IDP |
Spiritual Awakening NOT Spiritual Bypassing: Transcending Confusion Without Avoiding Your LifeA course focusing on living life with integrityand wakefulness in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. With Dr. Miles Neale, Sashi Ethan Nictern and Dr. Jeffrey Rubin. |
March 8–9 |
Talk & Retreat |
Healing Intimacy: Home for Sustainable Happiness in the Wild WorldHealing stress and growing stronger in our relationships. With Geri and Joe Loizzo |
March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 |
Course |
The Hero's Journey: Creating Your Dream Self and LifeThe sixth class in Nalanda's Four Year Program in Sustainable Happiness takes the art of transformative imagery into the fabric of our daily lives. Taught by Dr. Joe Loizzo. |
March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 |
Course |
Basic Meditation Practice and TheoryIntroductory course on developing a basic meditation practice in the context of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist theory and current mind/body research and therapy with Dr. Emily J. Wolf |
April 19–20 |
Talk & Workshop |
Changing Your Job Without Leaving It: The Nalanda Approach to Sustainable LivelihoodA Buddhist approach to work is explore in a talk and full day workshop with Dr. Joe Loizzo and Elazar Aslan |
May 10-12 |
Retreat |
Sustainable Happiness: The Hero's Journey from Stress and Trauma to Blissful AltruismA special retreat at Menla Mountain House to review the four horizons of the gradual path to sustainable happiness preserved within the Nalanda tradition. With Dr. Joe Loizzo and Mary Reilly Nichols |
fall 2012
September 4; October 23; November 20, 27; December 4, 11, 18 |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Evening Open MeditationIntroductory level, drop-in style, guided meditation, with lecture, discussion and group support. Emphasis is on the practical application of meditation to everyday life. |
October 2 – December 18 |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Morning Open MeditationJoin us Tuesday mornings to explore ways to bring awareness to dailylife through mindfulness meditation. Along with meditation, essentials of practice, theory, and application are discussed. |
September 10-October 22 |
4-year Program Course: Year 1 |
The Foundations of Self-Healing & Contemplative LifeThe first course in Nalanda's Four-year program in Sustainable Happiness taught by Dr. Miles Neale covers the basics of self-healing in the Buddhist tradition. (associated retreat below) |
October 27 |
One-day retreat |
Breaking Free: Inner and Outer Methods of Self-HealingAn experiential workshop focusing on the inner and outer methods of self-healing and life-change with Drs. Miles Neale and Emily Wolf. |
September 15–October 13; September 20–October 11 |
Course |
Using Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Intensive, small-group
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October 29 – December 3 |
Course |
Lojong: The Mahayana Approach to Transforming Attitude, Relationships and SocietyFollowing the framework of the classic twelfth century text Seven Point Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1101-1175) this six-class series will explore the essential theories and practices of the Mahayana tradition through the lenses of comparative philosophy, social theory, depth psychotherapy, and interpersonal neurobiology. |
October 29 – December 3 |
Course |
Basic Meditation: Practice and TheoryIntroductory course on developing a basic meditation practice in the context of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist theory and current mind/body research and therapy with Dr. Emily J. Wolf |
October 29 – December 14 |
4-year Program Course: Year 3 |
Role-Modeling Imagery: The Fast Track to Self-TransformationThis class introduces the art of role-modeling in the Nalanda tradition, the most effective way of developing our innate genius for altruistic engagement with all life and the earth we share. With Dr. Joe Loizzo. (associated retreat below) |
December 15 |
One-day retreat |
Role-Modeling Heroic Vision and InspirationThis Saturday retreat explores the transformational art of role-modeling in the Tibetan Buddhist and Kashmiri Shaivite traditions. With Dr. Joe Loizzo and Mary Reilly Nichols. |
spring/summer 2012 (reverse chronological order)
June 12, 19, 26; July 10, 17, 24 |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Evening Open MeditationIntroductory level, drop-in style, guided meditation, with lecture, discussion and group support. Emphasis is on the practical application of meditation to everyday life. |
July 9, 16, 23, 30 |
Course |
Using Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Intensive, small-group
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July 20–22 |
Retreat |
Sustainable Happiness in the Nalanda Tradition: A Weekend RetreatAn abiding sense of wellbeing and contentment is possible for everyone. Join the core faculty of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science for a weekend retreat exploring the core scientific insights and mind/body strategies towards optimal health and healing as presented in Dr. Joe Loizzo's new book, Sustainable Happiness: Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and Inspiration. |
May 26; June 2, 9, 16 |
Course |
Using Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Intensive, small-group
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May 23 |
One-time event |
Clearing the Mind for Loving-Kindness:
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May 19 |
Retreat |
Clearing the Mind for Social EngagementThis Saturday workshop retreat surveys the daily practice of clearing the mind, exploring the way the contemplative arts of the Seven Point Mind Training. With Joe Loizzo and Mary Reilly Nichols. |
April 29 |
Affiliated one-time event |
Spiritual Bypassing: When Practice Becomes EscapeBased on his clinical observations, Dr. Neale will discuss some of the most common ways that Dharma students and yogis avoid their inner conflicts in a common phenomenon known as spiritual bypassing. (at Go Yoga) |
April 16 – May7 |
Spring Course |
The Four Noble Truths & Contemplative PsychologyJoin Buddhist teacher Shastri Ethan Nichtern and Buddhist psychotherapist Dr. Miles Neale for an exploration of Buddhism's most fundamental teaching of the Four Noble Truths through the lenses of ancient philosophy & modern science. |
March 26 – May 14 |
Spring Course (and 4-year program course) |
Clearing the Mind: The Gradual Path of Self-TransformationThis fourth class in the Four-Year Program teaches the contemplative art and science of social-healing and self-transformation based on the practice of clearing the mind (lo-jong). With Joe Loizzo. |
March 24 |
Affiliated Lecture & discussion |
Meditation Toolkit: Cultivating Wellbeing, Altruism, and InspirationLearn Nalanda's core meditation techniques of mindfulness, compassion and visualization. With Miles Neale at Pure Yoga West |
March 15, 22, 29 |
Spring Course |
The Universe in an Atom: Higher Knowledge and Perception in Tibetan Buddhism. A Tribute to Professor Robert Thurman and the Dalai LamaThis course looks the perception of the universe via Professor Thurman's and the Dalai Lama's pioneering analyses, which include aspects of contemporary neuroscience, physics, and cosmology. Taught by Bill Bushell, PhD. |
March 9–11 |
One-time event |
Retreat: Breaking Free - Emptiness, Karma and Ethics in Buddhism and Yoga A weekend retreat that explores the relationship between a triad of essential spiritual topics of emptiness, karma, and ethics. With Dr. Miles Neale at the Interdependence Project. |
February 29 |
One-time event |
Tibet's Time-Machine and the Activism of Global HappinessA talk that introduces the futuristic science and contemplative activism of the Kalachakra Tantra. With Joe Loizzo. |
February 27, March 5, 12, 19 |
Course |
Awakened Heart: The Tibetan Psychology of CompassionA four-session course to explore the essential themes of the Tibetan Buddhist approach to awakening the heart of compassion. With Miles Neale. |
January 27–28 |
Event & Workshop |
Changing Your Job Without Leaving ItAn evening talk and a full-day workshop focused on a Buddhist approach to work. With Joe Loizzo and Elazar Aslan. |
January 14, 2012 |
Affiliated Lecture & discussion |
Meditation Toolkit: Cultivating Wellbeing, Altruism, and InspirationLearn Nalanda's core meditation techniques of mindfulness, compassion and visualization. With Miles Neale at Pure Yoga West |
Fall 2011
September 6, 13, October 4, 11, November 8, December 20 |
Open Meditation |
Tuesday Evening Open MeditationIntroductory level, drop-in style, guided meditation, with lecture, discussion and group support. Emphasis is on the practical application of meditation to everyday life. |
September 12, 19, 26, October 3 |
Fall Course |
Making Life Meaningful Follow the Tibetan step-by-step approach of turning away from the dissatisfaction of compulsive living to find true meaning and purpose for your life. A 4-week course with Dr. Miles Neale |
September 23–25 |
Retreat |
Retreat: Understanding Karma A weekend retreat that explores the concept of Karma from Buddhist philosophical and Western psychological perspectives. With Dr. Miles Neale and Shashtri Ethan Nichtern at the Interdependence Project. |
October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28 and December 5 |
Fall Course, (and 4-year program course) |
The Gradual Path to Freedom & Happiness:
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October 15–22 |
Fall Retreat in Thailand |
Gradual Path to Awakening: Tibetan Buddhism, Yoga and Psychotherapy Week-long Buddhism and Yoga retreat on the island paradise of Koh Samui, Thailand, offers an opportunity to dive deeply into contemplative practices from authentic spiritual traditions. |
October 14–16 |
Workshop in Ithaca, NY |
Sustainable Happiness: Wellbeing, Altruism and Inspiration
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November 7, |
Affiliated Course at IDP | Approaches to Buddhism and Psychology:
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November 13 |
Workshop |
Mindfulness Meditation: Buddhist and Clinical Perspectives A workshop at Pure YogaWest given by Dr. Miles Neale which examines mindfulness from both scientific and Buddhist perspectives. |
November 19 |
Affiliated Workshop | Mindfulness Meditation: Buddhist and Clinical PerspectivesA workshop at Go Yoga given by Dr. Miles Neale which examines mindfulness in both scientific and Buddhist perspectives. |
December 18 |
Day-long retreat | Gradual Learning and Life-Change: Mastering the Art of Insight MeditationA day-long retreat to cap off the 3rd class of the 4-year program. And, it's open to one and all who would like to reflect on the gradual path and insight meditation. With Joe Loizzo and MaryReilly Nichols |
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