New Year’s Workshop

Resolutions, Intentions & New Beginnings

Saturday, January 7th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Led by Suzanne Colón

Join us for an exploration of a perennial paradox: Can we appreciate ourselves just as we are, while also wishing for some changes in behavior?  Can these changes come from a place of compassion and self-acceptance rather than the inner-critic’s attempts to whip us into shape?

This workshop will include guided meditations, journal exercises and teachings from Buddhist-based resilience practices as well as perspectives on the Inner Critic from the Mindful Self-Compassion Course.

All are welcome; no prior meditation experience necessary. Please bring a journal. Prior registration is required. In-person attendance limited to 35 participants, online Zoom participation is unlimited.

About the Teacher

Suzanne has been meditating in the Insight (Vipassana) tradition since 1992 and has been a member of the Bozeman Insight Community since moving here in 1998. She completed the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies’ Integrated Study and Practice Program in 2014 and Sprit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leader training in 2017. She has also spent 12 years exploring modalities of western psychology (as a lay person) and how the tools of meditation can be used in psychological and emotional healing. She is a trained Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course Teacher and is currently training in Somatic Experiencing. She’s a mom, a sometimes-writer and a former English teacher, financial analyst and entrepreneur.