16G L2 Building Inner Strength | Marisa Femenia - in Spanish - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-25 09:00 - 2025-01-26 13:00 UTC
16G L2 Building Inner Strength | Marisa Femenia – in Spanish**Please note this 16 Guidelines Level 2 course will be offered in Spanish.
El fundamento básico de la humanidad es la compasión y el amor. Esa es la razón por la que, si incluso unos pocos individuos simplemente intentan crear paz mental y felicidad en sí mismos y actúan responsable y bondadosamente con los demás, tendrán una influencia positiva en su comunidad.
-SS El Dalai Lama-
Descripción:
Unete a Marisa Femenia en este exploracion profunda de las 16 Actitudes y su lado sombra:
En el Nivel I exploramos las 16 Actitudes como un sistema para encontrar sentido y mejorar nuestra vida.
En el Nivel II “Las Sombras”, reflexionamos sobre las dificultades que tenemos para llevar a la práctica dichas actitudes y trabajaremos activamente para poder desarrollar la sabiduría que puede eliminar dichas sombras.
Es un curso interactivo y experiencial, que profundiza en el auto conocimiento y, por lo tanto, transforma nuestras relaciones.
Es necesario haber hecho el Nivel I para poder hacer este curso.
Reservas y Aportación:
Modalidad: Presencial
Cuándo: 25 y 26 Enero 2025
Horario: Sábado de 10 a 14 h. / 16 a 19 h. y Domingo: de 10 a 14 h. ( hora local)
Aportación: 60€ / 20€ Socios de Nagarjuna Madrid
Para mas informacion y para reservar tu plaza, por favor visita la pagina web del centro Nagarjuna
Facilitadora: Marisa Femenia –Marisa is an accredited 16G Level 1 and Level 2 facilitator, she lives in Madrid and has a background in education working for 30 years as an elementary teacher. She met the Buddhist teachings when she turned 30 and for many years she tried to convey to the children what she was learning from her teachers. Currently she coordinates the Universal Education group in Madrid. She says that the 16 Guidelines are: Un viaje al interior, basado en valores universales del ser humano, más allá de toda religión, país, cultura o frontera. (An inner journey based on universal human values, beyond any religion, country, culture or borders).

Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-25 09:30 - 2025-01-26 17:30
Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi« All Events
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January 25 @ 10:30 – January 26 @ 18:30 CET
£75
Life and death are not separate—they are deeply intertwined. What nourishes one inevitably supports the other.
About the workshops
This series of workshops invite you to explore the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in approaching death and impermanence, integrated with practical insights from palliative care. Together, we will confront life’s impermanence with courage and clarity, unlocking opportunities for growth, joy, and meaning.
Why these Workshops?
Preparing for death starts with embracing life as it truly is—without illusions, romanticism, or fear. By recognizing the dynamics of our projections, hopes, and anxieties, we can live more fully in the present and meet the end of life with peace and dignity.
Through this exploration, we can transform our relationship with death and, in turn, transform how we live each day.
What you will learn:
A deeper understanding of death and impermanence through the lens of Tibetan Buddhist teachings.
Insights from palliative care practices to support the dying and enhance compassionate presence.
Practical tools to cultivate awareness, presence, and connection in your daily life.
Workshop Structure
This journey will unfold over 4 sessions on 2 separate weekends in January and February, both held in a shared group space:
25th and 26th Jan :In-Person at Nagarjuna Granada and online at Nagarjuna Barcelona
22 and 23rd Feb : In-Person at Nagarjuna Barcelona and online at Nagarjuna Granada
The sessions will be experiential, combining teachings, meditative practices, and group discussions to ensure a supportive and transformative experience.
Who Should Attend?
These workshops are open to anyone interested in exploring the themes of life, death, and impermanence—whether for personal growth, spiritual development, or professional practice in caregiving roles.
Language
The sessions will be offered in English with Spanish translation.
Bookings
Spaces are limited to ensure a safe and intimate group setting.
➡️ To reserve your spot, please visit the Nagarjuna Granada website
We encourage early booking to secure your place in this meaningful exploration.
Join us on this journey of deep reflection and transformation. Together, we will explore how to live—and die—with greater awareness, compassion, and peace.
“Death in itself is not fearful, it is our mind that makes it terrifying”
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche-
Facilitator- Bruno Rizzi-
Bruno has been practicing Buddhism since 1980, when he met Ven. Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Italy. He lived as an ordained monk for seven years, studying at Nalanda Monastery in France, as well as in India and Nepal.
For the past 22 years, he has worked as a palliative care nurse at Christophorus Hospiz in Munich, Germany. For the last 15 years, he has been leading workshops and retreats on the topic “Confronting Death, Finding Meaning in Life.”
He is an accredited 16 Guidelines facilitator and collaborates with Universal Education – FDCW (Foundation for the Development of Compassion and Wisdom).

Sunday Morning Meditations for a more Peaceful Life Organized by Maitreya Institute - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-03-16 09:00 - 10:00 and 2 more dates
Sunday Morning Meditations for a more Peaceful Life Organized by Maitreya Institute“Many people think excitement is happiness…. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
About the Sessions
Join us on Sunday morning for an hour to pause, center, and restore to a happier and more peaceful mind to support you in being a bit more resilient in a world which does not always make sense anymore. These guided meditations are to help you calm your mind, explore your own nature and develop a more peaceful perception on life. When you are well with yourself, you will be more able to be well with others and the world.
These meditations are very practical, they are not within a religious context, so they are suitable for people of different beliefs, ages and abilities, for beginners as well as for those with more experience.
Registrations are not required.
What are the meditations based on?
They are based on a set of values and principles aimed at helping individuals cultivate a more peaceful and meaningful life. They are divided into four categories:
how we think (humility, patience, contentment and delight)
how we act (kindness, honesty, generosity and right speech)
how we relate to others (respect, forgiveness, gratitude and loyalty)
how we find meaning (aspiration, principles, service and courage).
These guidelines provide a framework for personal growth, encouraging individuals to think, act, relate, and find meaning in ways that foster a harmonious and fulfilling life.
How to Join
The sessions are offered online:
TIME: 10.00 – 11.00 am CE(S)T,
DATES: Sundays from 19th January – 4th May 2025
ONLINE: Join Zoom here – Passcode: [REDACTED]
The meditations are freely offered but if you would like to make to support Maitreya Institute, please make a donation using this link . The meditations will be recorded and made available to you to use them during the week. Please send us an email if you would like to join us to get access to the recordings.
Why meditate?
When you control your mind with wisdom you create the space you need to discover peace and joy. Your life then becomes peaceful and joyful and somewhat protected from the ups and downs of the external world. For beginner to advanced meditators.
Facilitator
Ven. Gönpo is an accredited FDCW facilitator and a Buddhist monk based in Australia. He discovered Buddhism as a child through martial arts movies and TV shows, this was the inspiration for the childhood dream of becoming a wandering kung fu monk. It was a few decades before part of that dream could be realized with many other life adventures distracting him from the spiritual path in his teens and twenties.
It wasn’t until he was in his thirties that Gönpo began to really understand the power of Buddhist teachings when he used them to navigate the emotional roller-coaster of life’s many experiences such as a marriage break down and raising children alone. Fortunately, due the kindness of his teachers and great good karma, after his children finished school, Gönpo was able to fulfil the long-held dream of becoming a monk, albeit without the kung fu. Ending a 20-year career as a high school teacher of languages, he become a wandering monk spending time studying and meditating in Europe, India and Nepal before returning to his hometown, Brisbane, to take up the role of Spiritual Care Practitioner at Karuna Hospice Services, giving care and support to people with life limiting illnesses and their families.
In his time as a school teacher, it was the feedback from students around mindfulness practices and life lessons that had the biggest impact on Gönpo, motivating him to become a 16 Guidelines for a Happy Life facilitator. In his sessions, Gönpo encourages discussion and deep engagement in the topics, challenging participants to examine their own ways of thinking. Through understanding how we are now, we are better equipped to develop the habits that will bring us closer to how we want to be, interacting with our own minds and the people around us in ways that will make us and the communities we live in, happier and healthier.
More info
For more information please visit the Maitreya Institute website

Meditación Paso a Paso: Sesiones semanales inspiradas en las 16 Actitudes - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 and 1 more date
Meditación Paso a Paso: Sesiones semanales inspiradas en las 16 Actitudes*Please note these sessions are offered in Spanish
Sobre las Sesiones
Únete a Jessica Pastor en esta nueva serie de Meditaciones basadas en las 16 Actitudes, un programa de ética y resiliencia para descubrir la calma y el bienestar interior. Esta serie está organizada por el Centro de Meditación Nagarjuna Alicante.
Esta serie está estructurada en sesiones presenciales semanales de 1 hora todos los martes a las 7 pm hora local.
Seiones abiertas a todas las personas interesadas. No es necesario tener conocimientos previos de budismo para participar y no es necesario inscribirse.
En estas sesiones de meditación practicaremos Samatha, la técnica de calmar la mente de la agitación y preocupaciones que nos persiguen en nuestro día a día. De esta manera, comenzaremos a poder disfrutar de los beneficios que nos aporta una mente serena y lúcida.
Asimismo, practicaremos Vipassana, la técnica que entrena nuestra mente a no reaccionar de manera inmediata y ciega en las situaciones que experimentamos, a no generar patrones mentales y hábitos que nos conducen a la repetición automática de conductas y, en consecuencia, al sufrimiento. Consiste en adiestrar la mente a experimentar la realidad tal como es, a la comprensión clara de la verdadera realidad de la existencia de nosotros y de todas las cosas.
¿Por que Meditar?
Meditamos para investigar la energía mental básica con la que ya contamos, que es la que determina si nuestras acciones son positivas, y nos traerán felicidad, o negativas, y nos traerán sufrimiento.
Esta meditación basada en las 16 Actitudes nos va a permitir controlar pequeñas cosas que antes no podíamos controlar, que nos animarán a ir más allá y a darnos cuenta de que tenemos una capacidad y un potencial fantásticos.
Vas a poder crear ese espacio que necesitas para descubrir la calma y el bienestar, simplemente con cambiar la motivación que hay detrás de cada acción que realizas.
Para beneficiar a los demás y beneficiarte a ti no tienes que hacer nada físico, solo tienes que dirigir tu mente en esa dirección.
Cómo participar
EN PERSONA: en el centro Nagarjuna Alicante de 7:00 pm a 8:00 pm hora local. Para mas informacion, por favor visita la página web del centro.
Estas sesiones se ofrecen con aportación voluntaria. Si lo deseas, puedes hacer una donación aqui.

Empathy Circles with Conversations that Matter facilitated by Janna Weiss - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-31 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-02-07 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-02-14 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-02-28 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-03-07 13:30 - 15:00
Empathy Circles with Conversations that Matter facilitated by Janna WeissWisdom Theme Empathy Circle with Conversations That Matter
Free online sessions led by FDCW facilitator Janna Weiss open to everybody!
A new series of 5 sessions based on the 16 Guidelines resource: Conversations That Matter
Conversations That Matter offers a new way of bringing inspiration for wise and compassionate action based on the 16 Guidelines for Life.
Sessions Schedule:
5 Fridays from January to March – You can join on any session!
8:30 am – 10:00 am ET / 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm GMT / 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm IST, please check
your time zone here.
The 5 sessions will explore the Wisdom Theme: How We Find Meaning.
Jan 31 Wisdom Theme 4: How We Find Meaning
Feb 7 Aspiration
Feb 14 Principles
(No session on Feb 21)
Feb 28 Service
Mar 7 Courage
Sharing our experiences and practicing together can help us feel connected to others in a meaningful and supportive way. Drop-ins welcome!
Join Zoom Here
Who are these sessions for?
These Online Empathy Circles are for people of all ages, backgrounds and ideas, who are looking for practical tools to create positive transformation in their homes, individual lives, relationships, community, or workplace.
About the Empathy Circles
The Empathy Circle practice is the most effective gateway practice for learning, practicing and deepening listening and empathy skills, as well as, nurturing an empathic way of being.
The Empathy Circle provides a structured dialogue process where each person feels fully heard, fostering mutual understanding and connection. The Empathy Circle practice not only hones empathy but also fosters a range of valuable skills, such as communication and conflict management skills, making it a powerful tool for personal growth, conflict resolutions and meaningful dialogue.
The Empathy Circle was developed by Edwin Rutsch, founder and director of The Empathy Center, based on the work of psychologist Carl Rogers. The four core values of the Empathy Circle are empathy, mutuality, openness and caring.
About the facilitator:
Janna is an acupuncturist and herbalist, and teaches mind science in New York City. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in Biological Sciences—Botany (ethnobotany). Janna is also a human rights activist, for peace, for Tibet, for the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities, and for the real rights of children and families. Janna began studying Tibetan Buddhism in 2005. She is an accredited 16 Guidelines Level 1 & 2 and Unlocking Your Potential Facilitator, and an Empathy Circle Facilitator.
Supporting Janna and the Empathy Circles: please, consider supporting Janna so that she can continue to offer these transformative sessions by making a donation scanning the QR code below:
Join Zoom Here

Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-02-22 09:30 - 17:30
Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi« All Events
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February 22 @ 10:30 – 18:30 CET
£75
Life and death are not separate—they are deeply intertwined. What nourishes one inevitably supports the other.
About the workshops
This series of workshops invite you to explore the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in approaching death and impermanence, integrated with practical insights from palliative care. Together, we will confront life’s impermanence with courage and clarity, unlocking opportunities for growth, joy, and meaning.
Why these Workshops?
Preparing for death starts with embracing life as it truly is—without illusions, romanticism, or fear. By recognizing the dynamics of our projections, hopes, and anxieties, we can live more fully in the present and meet the end of life with peace and dignity.
Through this exploration, we can transform our relationship with death and, in turn, transform how we live each day.
What you will learn:
A deeper understanding of death and impermanence through the lens of Tibetan Buddhist teachings.
Insights from palliative care practices to support the dying and enhance compassionate presence.
Practical tools to cultivate awareness, presence, and connection in your daily life.
Workshop Structure
This journey will unfold over 4 sessions on 2 separate weekends in January and February, both held in a shared group space:
25th and 26th Jan :In-Person at Nagarjuna Granada and online at Nagarjuna Barcelona
22 and 23rd Feb : In-Person at Nagarjuna Barcelona and online at Nagarjuna Granada
The sessions will be experiential, combining teachings, meditative practices, and group discussions to ensure a supportive and transformative experience.
Who Should Attend?
These workshops are open to anyone interested in exploring the themes of life, death, and impermanence—whether for personal growth, spiritual development, or professional practice in caregiving roles.
Language
The sessions will be offered in English with Spanish translation.
Bookings
Spaces are limited to ensure a safe and intimate group setting.
➡️ To reserve your spot, please visit the Nagarjuna Granada website
We encourage early booking to secure your place in this meaningful exploration.
Join us on this journey of deep reflection and transformation. Together, we will explore how to live—and die—with greater awareness, compassion, and peace.
“Death in itself is not fearful, it is our mind that makes it terrifying”
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche-
Facilitator- Bruno Rizzi-
Bruno has been practicing Buddhism since 1980, when he met Ven. Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Italy. He lived as an ordained monk for seven years, studying at Nalanda Monastery in France, as well as in India and Nepal.
For the past 22 years, he has worked as a palliative care nurse at Christophorus Hospiz in Munich, Germany. For the last 15 years, he has been leading workshops and retreats on the topic “Confronting Death, Finding Meaning in Life.”
He is an accredited 16 Guidelines facilitator and collaborates with Universal Education – FDCW (Foundation for the Development of Compassion and Wisdom).

Meditando con las 16 Actitudes | Presencial | Nagarjuna Madrid - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-02-23 10:00 - 13:00
Meditando con las 16 Actitudes | Presencial | Nagarjuna MadridThese sessions are led in Spanish.
Sobre la sesión:
En esta mañana de meditación, Marisa Femenía nos llevara a investigar por nosotros mismos, a través de la meditación analítica, las ventajas y las desventajas de utilizar cada una de las 16 Actitudes y su opuesta, respectivamente; así como la forma de aplicarlas en nuestra vida cotidiana.
El domingo, 23 de Febrero, la propuesta es trabajar con «La Alegría».
Por qué la Alegría?
“Muchas veces la palabra alegría la asociamos a la infancia. Entonces nuestra única prioridad era jugar y jugar… y sabíamos cómo. Nada era especialmente serio, y no conocíamos muchas palabras, pero nos hablaban los árboles y las nubes y nos miraban las estrellas.
Ahora vemos esa alegría en nuestros niños, nuestros hijos, nuestros nietos, pero ¿la nuestra?”
Marisa Femenia
El modelo que hemos elegido para demostrar que una vida con alegría es posible es el de Jane Goodall, que desde los 23 años vivió en la selva, haciéndose un hueco entre la familia de los chimpancés salvajes.
Ellos fueron su inspiración y ella fue su voz en todos los foros internacionales sobre la protección de especies amenazadas y destrucción de ecosistemas.
Su legado continúa a través de generaciones jóvenes que luchan por la armonía en la tierra y, sin perder la sonrisa, viaja 300 veces al año, trasladando 90 años de experiencia donde se necesita.
Disfrutar de la belleza tan profundamente como cuando éramos niños, como cuando todavía no sabíamos quienes éramos y el mundo nos devolvía a lo ilimitado, cuando no teníamos ninguna coraza ni vivíamos en la dualidad, ese es el ejemplo que nos dá esta mujer excepcional.
Estructura de la Sesión
La actividad consta de una breve introducción, varias sesiones de meditación y reflexión conjunta sobre las experiencias de las meditaciones.
Esta sesión forma parte de un ciclo de meditaciones interactivas inspiradas en 16 Actitudes para una Vida con Sentido (16A).
A quien van dirigidas estas sesiones?
Estas sesiones son aptas para personas de cualquier fe, religión o creencia. y culturas, y no requieren conocimientos previos.
Horario y reservas
Las sesiones se ofrecen periodicamente en el centro Nagarjuna de Madrid, de 11 a 14 horas ( hora de la peninsula). Para mas información y detalles sobre como inscribirte, por favor visita la web del Centro Nagarjuna
Facilitadora: Marisa Femenia.
Marisa has a background in education working for 30 years as an elementary teacher. She met the Buddhist teachings when she turned 30 and for many years she tried to convey to the children what she was learning from her teachers. Currently she coordinates the Universal Education group in Madrid.

Shadow Work with the 16 Guidelines with Craig Mackie - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-03-17 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-24 14:00 - 17:00
Shadow Work with the 16 Guidelines with Craig MackieShadow Work with the 16 Guidelines: Uncover, Transform, Heal:-
Join Craig for a special three-part immersive series designed to go deeper into transforming the shadow side of good quality.
*Participants should be familiar with either the 16 Guidelines or Transformative Mindfulness Methods (TMM).
March 17, 24, 31 (Mondays)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST (Toronto, Canada)
Live on Zoom
Course Journey:
Session 1: Preparing for transformative work
connecting with a healing space
grounding in compassion and wisdom
acceptance of pain and the root causes of suffering.
Session 2: Approaching and transforming our relationship to the shadow:
welcoming the negative aspects into a healing space
encountering resistance, introducing wisdom and compassion
asking for help and letting go.
Session 3: integrating and healing transformed the shadow:
welcoming and encountering resistance,
applying and integrating new insights and feeling
next steps and embodying transformed shadow.
Why this course?
So often in mindfulness practices, for participants and facilitators alike, deep discomfort and distress can arise. Having a toolkit to encounter stress, paint, trauma, childhood wounds or resistance of any kind is essential.
This course will introduce participants to a framework and practices that will help them meet blockages to their highest embodied potential through transformative mindfulness.
The 16 Guidelines are an indigenous set of embodied virtues that originate from Tibet. In their modern iteration they comprise a framework that can be universally accessed through our own experiences and inner wisdom. Laid out in 4 wisdom themes of how we Think, Act, Related and Create Meaning, each corresponding 4 guidelines can be used to meet challenges and transform suffering.
With each good quality also comes the potential for a shadow to arise – something that resembles the qualities but is not (semblance), a misuse of the quality (unskillful) that is tainted by unclear motivation or malicious intention, and the opposite of the quality (contra). Each of these shadow aspects has the potential to be transformed through introspection and healed by introducing wisdom and compassion.
Transformative Mindfulness Methods provides the perfect framework to dive into transforming a specific shadow that may arise.
In this workshop, participants will be encouraged to pick a specific quality with which they wish to have a deeper relationship. Over three weeks they will participate in transformative work through visualization, group discussion and didactic instruction.
Who is this for?
This course is ideal for those familiar with either the 16 Guidelines or Transformative Mindfulness Methods and who want to:
✔️ Work with inner blockages preventing their full potential
✔️ Gain new tools for healing emotional distress and resistance
✔️ Deepen their understanding of shadow work & transformation
Pay What You Can (Suggested: $100 CAD)
Receipts available for psychological services/social work
Register: craig@essentialchange.net
Join Craig in this powerful and supportive space for deep transformation. ✨
Facilitator:
Craig Mackie –Craig is a registered 16G facilitator and trainer, born in Ottawa, he has a BA in Developmental Psychology/Philosophy from the University of Alberta, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa and an MSW from the University of Toronto. He has worked in wilderness therapy and addiction treatment centers as well as schools and leadership programs for youth. He has also worked with Aboriginal men who have experienced homelessness in Toronto and multiple marginalized communities in Ottawa.
Other projects he has played a key role in include Social Rec Connect and Christie Lake Kids.
In addition to his work in individual counseling and coaching in private practice, he is the founder of Essential Change and teaches as an instructor for the Applied Mindfulness Meditation Certificate Program at the University of Toronto, Continuing Education, Faculty of Social Work.
