Sylvia Boorstein: "Awake with Each Step: Meditation and Mingling Traditions on the Modern Spiritual Path"
Abstract:
Sylvia Boorstein will give a talk reflecting on the idea of "borrowing our neighbor's tools" across religious traditions. Drawing from her experiences as a Buddhist Jew, Boorstein will discuss how we can maintain integrity and authenticity as we walk our own spiritual path. She will also offer a period of meditation teachings, where we will learn applications of mindfulness that help us relieve suffering, experience compassion, and cultivate gratitude for our lives and for the world.
Speaker's Bio:
Sylvia Boorstein, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Sylvia Boorstein is a meditation instructor and psychotherapist who teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin. Boorstein is known for teaching the importance of seeing the whole of one’s life—family, work, social and political participation, as well as formal meditative practice—as the arena of spiritual practice. She is the author of many books, including That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist, and, most recently, Happiness is an Inside Job. She is also a regular columnist for Shambhala Sun and has published articles in the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.