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A Buddhist & Psychological Response to War with Dr. Pilar Jennings
January 27 @ 5:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Buddhism & Mindfulness presents
Saturday, January 27
10am-4pm ONLINE
Please join us for this online retreat with Dr. Pilar Jennings – A Buddhist & Psychological Response to War: Working with Compassion and Wisdom When It Is Most Needed In this 1-day retreat online, we will explore the impact of war and its aftermath from a Buddhist and psychotherapeutic lens. Dr. Pilar Jennings will offer teachings on compassion and wisdom as the primary methods for surviving the impact of war and our ongoing efforts at recovery. With periods of meditation, conversation, and discussion, together we will enjoy a day of deep inquiry that offers needed insight and well-being. An offering is requested.
Pilar is a psychoanalyst in private practice with a focus on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation. She has been working with patients and their families through the Harlem Family Institute since 2004. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Union Theological Seminary, a guest lecturer at Columbia University, and a faculty member of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. In our Buddhism & Mindfulness program, she has taught several short courses, including “Working with Difficult Emotions – A Buddhist and Psychotherapeutic Approach,” which explored a range of emotions from a spiritual and clinical perspective. More recently she taught “How To Be in Relationship.” Her website is drpilarjennings.com.In order to support Pilar and All Souls, we are requesting an offering of $150 for this retreat. Need based scholarships are available. We encourage those who are financially comfortable to contribute any amount above $150. To request a scholarship, please send an email to Pamela with the amount you are able to contribute. We try to offer as many programs as we can for free, and we appreciate your understanding in making an offering for this program and some others.
