Fear and anxiety disempower us. In th is session we’ll present a short teaching by Sogya l Rinpoche that will help us look into the underly ing source of our fears so that we can find a firm basis for confidence and contentment.
A session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series.
Spend time with your b est self on a journey from sadness and anger to pe ace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative in sights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer man y practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depre ssion\, anger\, physical pain\, loneliness\, and b urnout.
This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introducti on to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age . Applying these teachings can help us meet the ch allenges of these difficult times\, to heal oursel ves\, and to bring us to the core of our own peace \, compassion and wisdom.
Led by Wes tern meditation instructors with many years of exp erience\, each session consists of:
Dates and Topics for 2026
7 March A Path to Fearlessness<
br>4 April No session due to Easter r
etreat
2 May Calming the Mi
nd and Overcoming Anxiety
6 June
No session due to the Finding Inner Peace and
Contentment retreat
4 July
Where Can We Find Lasting Happiness?
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August Everything is Workable
5 September Overcoming Depression
7 November Bea
ting Burnout and Stress
5 December Ho
w to Remain Unshaken By Life's Ups and Downs
Details
< span style="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">< b>Topic: Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxie ty
Where: Online and in-person at 158 Australia St\, Newtow n\, Sydney
When:
Saturday 2 May 2026
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
(7:00am CEST\, Friday 1:00 am US East\, Fr iday 10:00pm US West)
If you are experiencing financial ha rdship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to r equest a further concession.
Certificates of Attendance are avai lable on request and may be suitable for Ongoing P rofessional Development.
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety \n Fear and anxiety disempo wer us. In this session we’ll present a short teac hing by Sogyal Rinpoche that will help us look int o the underlying source of our fears so that we ca n find a firm basis for confidence and contentment . \n \n \n \n A session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series. \n \n \n \n Spend time with your best self on a journe y from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The tim eless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibeta n Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depression\, anger\, phys ical pain\, loneliness\, and burnout. \n \n \n \n This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advic e from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teach ers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times\, to heal ourselves\, and to bring us to the core of our own peace\, compassion and wisdom.\n \n Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of:\n \n Vid eo teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters includi ng Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.Meditat ion practiceTime for contemplationGroup discussion s and Q&A\, offering you the opportunity to explor e the teachings and practices in an open supportiv e environment and to connect with a community of p ractitioners\n \n \n Dates and Topics for 2026\n \ n 7 March A Path to Fearlessness\n 4 Apr il No session due to Easter retreat\n 2 May Calming the Mind and Overcomin g Anxiety\n 6 June No session due to t he Finding Inner Peace and Contentment retreat\n 4 July Where Can We Find Lasting Happ iness?\n 1 August Everything is Workable\ n 5 September Overcoming Depression\n 3 October Accentuate the Positive: How to Work with N egative Emotions\n 7 November Beating Burnout a nd Stress\n 5 December How to Remain Unshaken B y Life's Ups and Downs\n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n Topic: Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety\n \ n Where: Online and in-person at 158 Australia St\ , Newtown\, Sydney\n \n When: Saturday 2 May 2026\ n \n \n Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Australian Eastern D aylight Savings Time\n \n (7:00am CEST\, Friday 1: 00 am US East\, Friday 10:00pm US West)\n \n Cost: Full $20 Concession (seniors/under 35's/concessio n) $10\n \n \n \n \n If you are experiencing finan cial hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org. au to request a further concession.\n \n Free for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email sydney@rig pa.org.au to request the discount code.\n \n Certi ficates of Attendance are available on request and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Developm ent.\n \n CATEGORIES:Seminar - Foundation CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260502T150000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260502T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260502T173000 LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra lia\n URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1327 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR