Join Our Newest Course: The Open Heart Sessions – A Strength-based Course in Living with Resilience and Wisdom – In-Person
In this brand new course, join mindfulness teacher and retreat leader, Laura Bartels, to develop practices and wisdom for opening your heart to the challenges, opportunities, suffering, and joys of life. It is especially essential in our current times to cultivate sustainable self-care. Having and keeping an open-hearted way of being is not a given, but is based on time-tested skills and practices. We know that closed and hardened hearts are not healthy hearts, for us, our families, or the world. Our capacity and potential to live and lead with an open heart are enormous and it is the path to resilience, purpose, and well-being.
As humans, but also as parents, partners, employees, caregivers, community members, and citizens, when we develop the foundation of an open heart, we can respond with a heart of equanimity, kindness, and compassion, and with great wisdom and skill, even in the face of irritation, loss or challenge. With this, we develop greater mental and emotional balance.
Open-heartedness develops as the result of the gentle shift from confusion and delusion and mistaking the sources of happiness to connection and care, wisdom, and clarity. It is the result of perspective, intention, healing, forgiveness, and compassion. Open-heartedness leads to an expansion of care beyond ourselves, our friends, family, and other loved ones. It is the path to becoming more resilient and more well.
The course blends contemplative practices with the latest science, practical skills for daily life, meaningful dialogue, meditation, and the chance to connect with others.
Course Details:
- Weekly in-person sessions: Engage in reflective and interactive activities, and meaningful dialogue around the key skills of open-heartedness, resilience and wisdom.
- A copy of the Mindful Life Program’s Daily Practice Journal
- Access to a meditation library and additional resources on our website and app
- Mindfulness practices and exercises, reflective journal questions, and tools for bringing the skills to daily life
Course Option: In-Person
- Dates: March 20 – April 17th
- Time: Thursdays, 6 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time. March 20th Session is 6 – 8 pm MT
- Location: Mindful Life Program, 520 S. Third Street, Suite 14, Carbondale, CO
Online option available. See Upcoming Events for online offering.
Cost: $249. Use this FORM to apply for our sliding scale for those in need of financial support.
Laura Bartels is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Mindful Life Program. She is a mindfulness teacher, retreat leader, and trainer. Laura’s previous professional path brought her to be a leader in the field of sustainable building and community development. In her past efforts throughout the US and with tribal nations, her work of helping people and communities put values into action offered a valuable foundation and perspective on the importance of inner sustainability.
Laura’s experience in teaching spans engagement in public schools, universities, and organizations. She has brought programs to diverse audiences from educators and parents to law enforcement and emergency dispatchers. Laura brings sensitivity to both individuals and groups, and she has been looked to for her calm presence and leadership, her kindness, and her thoughtfulness.
