The Courage to Be Present

Ancient wisdom from Buddhism for today's therapists and clients.
by Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D.

Ending Suffering: Tuning into the Present Moment

By Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D. on December 24, 2009 in The Courage to Be Present

As we have seen, most of the time we are not in touch with our fundamentally awake, compassionate and open qualities:  our “brilliant sanity.”   Instead, we are apt to withdraw into a narrow sense of ourselves, preferring the familiar to the unknown. Read More

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Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D.

Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D., is a professor at Naropa University and the author of The Courage to Be Present.

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