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Transforming the Judgmental Mind, Cultivating the Wise Heart


  • Spirit Rock 5000 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Woodacre, California, 94973 United States (map)

Spirit Rock Event

Judgments—often reactive and automatic—are deeply embedded in both our personal lives and the dominant culture. They can distort our perceptions, make relationships with others difficult, and undermine our work in the world. In this retreat, we will explore the nature of such judgments (and their difference from non-reactive discernment) and how to transform them. Together, we will cultivate mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments. These tools help preserve the intelligence and energy often embedded in judgments, channeling them toward discernment and compassionate action, while transforming their destructive, compulsive aspects—often rooted in unconscious or unexamined limiting beliefs.

Daniel Rothberg, Teacher

Eve Decker, Teacher in training

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