Consultation & Coaching

One-to-one and small group coaching online or via phone - free initial consultation

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Groups, Workshops, Trainings

Group instruction on how to be calmer, kinder, more aware and more present while listening - using techniques adapted from Buddhist mind-heart training.

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Rituals for Aspiration & Connection

Guidance for creating personal rituals to support one's deepest aspirations and connection with meaning or what is greater than oneself.

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Drop-In Relaxed Mind Meditation starts Sunday Sept. 8 from 4 to 5 PM

No registration required.  Each class will provide instruction and practice in one of the foundational meditations from the book The Relaxed Mind by Tibetan Buddhist Master Dza Kilung Rinpoche.   Three Sundays in September from 4:00 to 5:00 PM (please arrive by 3:55):  September 8, 15 and 22 at Motion Center Yoga, 84 Fountain Street, Pawtucket, RI.

Cultivating Presence – Listening Workshop April 28 from 12:30 to 3:00

This workshop, appropriate for all audiences, introduces three meditation-based tools for establishing and deepening a caring presence while listening. The tools are “calm, clear, and kind,” corresponding to the meditative techniques of concentration, mindfulness, and loving kindness/compassion. Space is limited and registration is required.  Contact shana.l.klinger@gmail.com.  Click here for flyer.

CULTIVATING PRESENCE FOR THERAPISTS – MARCH 22 from 10 AM to 1 PM

This workshop introduces three meditation-based tools for establishing and deepening a caring presence while listening in the therapeutic relationship. The tools are “calm, clear, and kind,” corresponding to the meditative techniques of concentration, mindfulness, and loving kindness/compassion.   Register via shana.l.klinger@gmail.com.  The benefits of using these skills while listening to clients include:  creating a safe and caring container for

RELAXED MIND MINI-RETREAT FEB. 23, 1:30 to 4:00 PM

Saturday afternoon mini-retreat with three meditations from The Relaxed Mind by Dza Kilung Rinpoche:  Basic Sitting; Calm Abiding; Open Heart-Mind.  Appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators. Registration required – space is limited.  $25 – $50 donation – or whatever you can afford. To register email shana.l.klinger@gmail.com.  See flyer with schedule here.

Relaxed Mind Meditation Series – January 27 – March 3, 2019

This six week series covers the first four foundational meditations in Dza Kilung Rinpoche’s book, The Relaxed Mind.  The meditations are Basic Sitting (joining body and mind); Calm Abiding (shamatha); Refined Basic Sitting; Insight (vipassana). Registration is required for the entire series.  See this link for details.  To register contact shana.l.klinger@gmail.com.   This flyer also has

BUDDHIST MEDITATION & INSIGHTS – INTRO

THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL WITH A WAITING LIST. This four week series  combines introductory meditation techniques with basic Buddhist insights, including the Four Noble Truths.  Alternate Sundays from 3:30 to 5:00 PM, starting November 4 – Click here for details about “Got Suffering?” Intro to Buddhist Meditation Techniques and Insights.“