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Awakening Joy
James and Jane Baraz ran a very successful workshop on this subject for us last August, and we wanted to draw your attention to the online course of the same name that begins on the first of February.
You can find out more about the course, and James himself, at http://www.awakeningjoy.info/. James wrote his book, and developed the course, after finding that years of dedicated meditation practice had left him feeling slightly flat and apathetic. He uses teaching based on the Dharma to raise mood and concentrate on positive emotions; though he doesn’t insist on the word ‘joy’, if you find it a bit too Californian. More than 10,000 people have already undertaken the course, and feedback has been extremely enthusiastic.
It’s true that the course does demand a significant commitment in terms of time and money, but we’re telling you about it because we believe that James’ approach is positive, helpful and in the true spirit of the Buddhist teachings. If you do decide to register, and would like to be in touch with others doing the same thing, please add a comment below (you will probably need to answer a simple arithmetic question first, just to prove that you are not an automated process.)
Posted by on 01/17 at 07:44 AM
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