Equanimity gets a bad rap. While images of being cool, calm, and collected appeal to some on the spiritual path, others see equanimity as a mere add-on to the more exciting states of transcendence and freedom. This session will explore equanimity’s unique role in the spiritual path. We will chat about what it is and isn’t and consider how it can lead to radical acceptance of life exactly as it is, as we surf the turbulent waves of samsaric life – because we all know it can get choppy out there! In our meditation, we will cultivate the equanimity of a sturdy mountain as the eight worldly winds keep rolling around us and through us. Buckle in!

About the speaker: Nadine Levy, PhD, is an Insight Meditation Teacher. She has been practicing Buddhism for 20 years across the Zen and Insight traditions, and she has undertaken dharma teacher training with James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Institute and with the Insight Meditation Institute (Sydney). By day, Nadine works as an academic at a Buddhist higher education institute in Wollongong, Australia, where she teaches mindfulness and compassion science to teachers, health professionals, and post-graduate students. Nadine has led multiple meditation groups, retreats, Buddhist study groups, and compassion courses over the last decade and is passionate about the wisdom of the body and other ways of knowing. Her teaching style is intuitive, organic, participant-centered, and inquisitive. She enjoys adventures with her baby and seven-year-old son and partner and taking in the mountains she is lucky enough to live close to, as well as taking time out for silent retreat practice.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905