Michael explores the “Fear and Terror Sutta” in depth, examining topics like the characteristics of fear and anxiety, how they become embodied, common responses to fear, and the Buddha’s recommendations for managing fear.
We suggest the rhythm for the course, organizing the material into six weekly lessons, but you ultimately get to set the pace. You can do the lessons whenever you choose, in any time zone, anywhere in the world where there is an Internet connection. Plus, you’ll get lifetime access to the course content.
Big Heart Powers: Creative Ways to Manage Fear & Anxiety will provide you with tools to understand and take care of anxiety and fear so that you can live with more creativity and compassion.
- How to turn towards suffering without so much distress
- How to nourish love and friendship towards your self and others
- How fear and anxiety get trapped in the body
- Alternative ways of understanding fear and anxiety
- Novel ways to think about death and dying
- How fear and anxiety are often not your fault
- Creative techniques to help dissipate tension and distress
You’ll finish the course:
- with a better sense of the causes of fear and anxiety and the ways they show up both internally and externally (in the conditions that surround us)
- with mindfulness and embodied practices that you can use to find stability and comfort, as well as to manage rumination and restlessness.
- with the ability to find the compassion and creativity that lie on the other side of unpleasant feelings
- with an awakened capacity to live more imaginatively and spontaneously
How does the course work?
You’ll receive access to the course material through our easy-to-use online learning platform. The course material includes video lessens, audio recordings, and transcripts. Videos are available for streaming or download. Should you run into any problems, friendly and helpful technical support is available.
Sliding scale spaces are available by application. Please note, it can take up to a week to receive a response.
Syllabus
Part 1 — Confronting & Managing Our Fears
Part 2 — Building Your Own Refuge
Part 3 — Fear as a Portal to Compassion
Part 4 — Becoming Architects of Peace
Part 5 — Fear Within The Body
Part 6 — Developing Fearlessness Toward Fear
