Join us for our

7-Step Deep Resilience Program

Core Team

  • Michael Kearney

  • Radhule Weininger

  • Andrew Smyth

  • Karen O’Hara

  • Peter Moreno

We need “self-care 2.0” - we need deep resilience.

Given the turbulent times we are living in, we need more than basic self-care. This is true whether we are living with personal challenges, wanting to stay present and engaged with our wounded world, or concerned about the health and well-being of future generations, or all of the above! Many of us practice “self-care 1.0,” meaning doing what we can to reduce stress in the moment and restoring our energy when we are outside the stressful situation. Self-care 1.0 is invaluable and, indeed, essential, but it is simply not enough given the tsunami of suffering so many of us are experiencing. We need “self-care 2.0” - we need deep resilience.

What is “self-care 2.0” — Deep Resilience?

His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “A tree with strong roots can survive the most violent storm, but the tree cannot grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.” We are surrounded by storms on all sides, and, indeed, you or a loved one may be in the midst of one right now. But storms are an inevitable part of life and there will be more in the future, for us and for those we care about. Deep resilience means growing strong roots now, ahead of the next storm, in what is not afraid and does not die. Deep resilience means noticing whatever brings us back into a felt-sense of our interbeingness, and then making this a part of our life.

Deep resilience means realizing that we are indivisible and indispensable parts of a bigger ecosystem than our individual lives and that the quality of our life and the well-being of others depends on this. Deep resilience brings us into a sense of depth and meaning and fosters sustainable compassionate action. In these days, where forces of divisiveness and fear appear at times to have the upper hand, deep resilience, which, in its essence means remembering that we are all kin, and then acting on this, is deep resistance.

In this session, we will introduce a 7-Step Program to Deep Resilience. In each of the ongoing sessions we will explore one of these steps and teach related meditation and nature connection practices. Each participant in the ongoing program will be encouraged to establish (or continue) their own nature connection “sit spot” and meditation practice. We will discuss ways to customize deep resilience practices tomeet personal needs. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and receive supportive feedback.

7 Steps to Deep Resilience

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Setting up – Intention, “sit spot,” & meditation practice

Awakening the heart – Opening up a Field of Care

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4

Self-care 1.0 – Protecting, resting, restoring

Putting out lateral roots – Healing connections

Putting down deep roots – Experiencing & embodying interdependence

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Open awareness – Recognizing & resting in the “glow of flow”

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Sustainable, compassionate action – Being a Field of Care

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What, where, when?

  • All sessions are online, some events will be live (and hybrid)

  • Every Wednesday night at 7-8 pm via the MHP website starting on Wednesday the 12th March

  • The first Wednesday of each month will be a “Sit Spot Check-in” (7-8:30pm), starting Wednesday 2 April

  • The last Wednesday of each month will be a “Meditation, teaching & practice Check-in” (7-8:30pm), starting Wednesday 26 April

  • Live events for your calendar: Day-long, May 24 (Sedgewick Reserve) & 4-day retreat November 10-13 (Sedgewick Reserve)

The Deep Resilience Program is a Mindful Heart Programs initiative. There is no charge for this program but donations are welcome and please consider making a recurrent monthly donation (no matter how small) to help our non-profit keep its doors open! All donations are gratefully accepted via the Mindful Heart Programs online donation bowl and at in-person events.