Learn the tools to face life’s challenges with resilience and inner peace.
Become fully awake to every part of your life. Embrace Change empowers you to cultivate ease and joy—even in the midst of life’s greatest difficulties. Expanding your awareness and developing greater compassion for yourself and others takes practice. Get lifetime access to all the uplifting guidance offered by some of today's leading Buddhist teachers and compassionate caregivers. You'll gain the tools and insight to:
- Understand how to work with suffering on the spiritual path
- Build resilience with intentional self-care
- Practice lovingkindness toward yourself and others
- Appreciate the processes of aging, illness, and dying as part of life
The Summit at a Glance
Day 1
Suffering & the End of Suffering
What is the truth of suffering and how do Buddhism's four noble truths steer us through hit? Find out in talks by Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer, and Guo Gu.
Day 2
How to Live a Good Life, Even With Its Toughest Challenges
Suffering is part of the spiritual path—as are compassion and self-care. Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo, Cyndi Lee, Toni Bernhard, Diana Winston, and Roshi Joan Halifax lead the heart-opening talks and practices on Day 2.
Day 3
Breaking Through the Barrier of Suffering
Listening, being present, and accepting change are the building blocks of connection. Receive guidance from Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward and Dr. Larry Ward, Rachel Neumann, JoAnna Hardy, and Lama Justin Von Bujdoss.
Day 4
How to Die a Good Death
Living wholeheartedly, in wise relationship with impermanence, is vital to spiritual growth. Gain new understandings on death in talks and practices from Trudy Goodman, Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell, and Judy Lief.
Get Lifetime Access to the Summit + Bonuses
Lifetime access to 10+ hours of teachings
Downloadable collection of 14 guided meditations
Downloadable MP3s of 15 spiritual talks
Full transcripts of all summit sessions
Summit Sessions
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- Welcome / About Day 1
- A simple guide to non-English terms (with further related reading)
- Sylvia Boorstein: The Buddha's Four Noble Truths (42:50)
- Lion's Roar: An Introduction to Buddhism & the Truth of Suffering (5:19)
- Guo Gu: Buddhism's Three Marks of Existence (65:32)
- + Guided meditation with Guo Gu (22:53)
- Norman Fischer: Impermanence & Suffering Are Part of the Spiritual Path (29:05)
- + Guided meditation with Norman (8:21)
- About Day 2
- Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo: Why Our Emotions Cause Us Suffering (31:57)
- + Anyen Rinpoche's Advice for Meditators (3:09)
- Cyndi Lee: Befriending Your Body (28:34)
- + Guided gentle movement with Cyndi (and her partner Brad) (8:55)
- Toni Bernhard: Living With Illness (37:11)
- + Three-Breath Practice with Toni (2:57)
- Diana Winston: Working With the Hard Stuff: Difficult Emotions & Physical Pain (24:00)
- + Guided RAIN meditation with Diana (20:34)
- Roshi Joan Halifax: On Compassion & Suffering (42:23)
- + Guided meditation with Roshi Joan (8:11)
- About Day 3
- Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward and Dr. Larry Ward: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Teachings on Listening & Connecting (36:08)
- + Guided meditation with Peggy (17:51)
- Rachel Neumann: Impermanence & Relationships (25:08)
- + 3-line mantra reflection with Rachel (1:58)
- JoAnna Hardy: Lovingkindness (Metta/Maitri) (19:17)
- + Guided metta practice with JoAnna (5:19)
- Lama Justin Von Bujdoss: Being Present With Suffering (76:42)
- + Guided meditation with Lama Justin (23:16)
- About Day 4
- Trudy Goodman: What the Buddha Taught About Death + Guided Meditation Practice
- + Guided meditation (only) with Trudy
- Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison and Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell: Facing Impermanence & Living Wholeheartedly (41:54)
- + Guided meditation with Koshin (6:43)
- Judy Lief: Relating to Death & Life Through Tibetan Buddhism’s Bardo System (23:33)
- + Guided meditation with Judy (6:25)
- Closing words from Sylvia Boorstein (4:10)