Mindfulness and the Meaning Crisis with Shannon Smith and Lani Potts – G25110301
Ten years ago, the “Mindfulness Revolution” was on the cover of Time Magazine; it has exploded into our culture providing many people with relief from the stress and uncertainty of modern life. We feel more distracted, disconnected, and isolated than ever; the psychological and emotional consequences are overwhelming and without meaningful solutions. Turning to contemplative practices has become a necessity for many people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Using an interactive structure of partial silence, this retreat offers a deep dive into our universal emotions. Together, we will explore pathways to flourishing, well-being, and emotional resilience, as we utilize blending tools from contemplative wisdom traditions rooted in heart-centered meditation practices and evidence-based emotion skills training. Held within a container of kind awareness, we will examine enjoyable, and regrettable, emotional experiences and explore pathways to flourishing well-being and emotional resilience.
This interactive retreat will blend tools from contemplative wisdom traditions and evidence-based emotion skills training to develop unshakable inner resources for well-being, health, and happiness.
Instructors
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Lani Potts
As a Dharma practitioner and certified Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) teacher, Lani also incorporates her experience as a yoga and meditation teacher along with a long-established Buddhist meditation practice. A retired educator with over 38 years of experience from elementary teacher and principal to Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Lani is passionate about learning, connecting and developing our hearts and minds. In her “retirement,” Lani actively teaches CEB, is part of the teaching team for CEB Teacher Training, coaches teachers and students, and serves as the CEB Treasurer. Among other places, Lani has taught at the UCSF Osher Center as part of two studies of mindfulness and CEB with cancer patient. She lives in San Jose, California.
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Shannon SmithShannon Smith has been integrating meditation and addiction recovery practices resulting in over 30 years of sobriety. In 2014 she became a Co-Founder to a Buddhist-based Recovery Treatment Center working with recovering addicts and their families. During this time, she also graduated from a four-year Buddhist teacher training program. In addition, Shannon is a meditation teacher, mentor, and facilitator. In this capacity she has led meditation groups, addiction recovery groups, daylong workshops, multi-day residential meditation retreats and co-facilitated Year-to-Live groups since 2008. Currently, she lives in beautiful Paonia, Colorado and enjoys being mom to two active young boys and running the Secular Dharma Foundation with her husband Dave Smith.