Mindfulness Practice and Book Release Gathering

Join La Casa de Maria in celebrating the release of Radhule Weininger’s first book: Heartwork – The Path of Self-Compassion

Compassion is the urge to understand and alleviate the suffering of another human being. And if that being happens to be you, then the technique called self-compassion can be the greatest of blessings—for the compassion you learn to apply to yourself naturally extends to all the other people in your life. With nine simple mindfulness practices, Radhule provides a step-by-step course in self-compassion. Using stories drawn from her own life and those of her clients, she shows that, with the right intention and practice, we can all deepen our capacity to respond skillfully to our own suffering and that of others.

“There is no healing without heartwork, intimately tending to the wounds we’ve been avoiding for so long. In this powerful and beautiful book, Radhule Weininger will help you find the courage, pathways, and clarity needed to embrace this life with love.” 

—Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

At this special monthly Mindfulness Practice Retreat, Radhule will lead a several meditation sessions interspersed with selections from her new book. This will be followed by a reception and book signing. Radhule’s books will be available for purchase on-site.

BIO:

Radhule Weininger, clinical psychologist, German-trained medical doctor, and teacher of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist psychology, is the founder and guiding teacher of the One Dharma Sangha as well as the resident teacher of mindfulness practice at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center in Santa Barbara, California. Her forthcoming book Heartwork: Practicing Self-compassion, with a forward by Jack Kornfield, will be published in July of 2017 by Shambala Publications.

Since 2003, Radhule has presented at numerous national conferences and seminars, including the Contemplative Care Conference organized by the New York Zen Center at the Garrison Institute, the UCSF Palliative Care team, as well as internationally, in Ireland, Canada, Austria, and Japan. Known for her work in bridging Buddhist and Western psychology, she continues to receive invitations to speak at conferences worldwide. In the coming year, she will speak at conferences in Japan, India, and Spain.

Excerpt:

On a September day in 1980 during the monsoon season, I walked down a road in Colombo. Sri Lanka. I had come as a young German student to recover from two serious car accidents, eight weeks in the hospital, and the traumas of traditional Western medical training. As I walked down the noisy road lined with vendors offering their colorful goods, I breathed in the steamy dampness.  A street sign that read: International Buddhist Center Road caught my eye. Spurred only by intuition, I entered a narrow alleyway leading to a large stone building. Having no idea what to expect, I rang the heavy doorbell. A slender young monk in yellow robes opened the door.

            “What do you want?” he asked in pigeon English.

            Bewildered, I answered, “I don’t know.”

            “Very good,” he said with a smile and an inviting gesture. “Follow me . . . “

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