Has it been harder to be kind to yourself these past few years? When we awaken self-compassion, we reconnect with our true nature. We remember we’re not alone—and that uncertainty isn’t our fault; it’s part of being human. If self-judgment has dimmed your creativity, art journaling can help gently reawaken it. In this nurturing, experiential class, Lea will guide you in: – Creating a criticism-free zone through art journaling – Exploring the foundations of self-compassion – Getting more comfortable with uncertainty – Practicing self-kindness in a playful, creative way Each class includes meditation, hands-on guidance, journaling, and group sharing. You’ll bring curiosity and care to the joys and challenges of daily life. No art experience needed—these practices are simple and accessible. It’s more about the heart than the art!

Tuesdays, September 8–November 24, 2026 12:00–1:30 pm PT / 3:00–4:30 pm ET A twelve-week practice-and-study program on the Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts, exploring ethical life as a dynamic practice of radical relationality, responsibility, and collective liberation. As transmitted in Soto Zen traditions, the precepts offer concrete guidance for our actions in the world and can also be engaged as bottomless koans of ethical participation. Together we will ask: How do we meet the truth that everything we do matters with courage, clarity, and compassion? How do we respond skillfully, situation after situation? How do we inhabit the uncomfortable, alive middle ground of complicity, connection, and liberative agency? Through recommended reading, talks, and group discussion, we will study and practice the precepts through lived experience, including individual, interpersonal, collective, and ancestral perspectives.