In this recorded weekend workshop, Pema Chödrön draws on the Way of the Bodhisattva to demonstrate how we can resist the enticing but destructive habit of reacting angrily to our daily burdens. Staying centered in the midst of difficulty, improving stressful relationships, refusing to entertain self-hatred, and awakening compassion for ourselves and others are Pema’s powerful antidotes to succumbing to negativity. In Don’t Bite the Hook, Pema reveals that within all of us lies the power to embrace constructive attitudes and discover true happiness.

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In Practicing Peace in Times of War, Pema Chödrön draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression and war, explaining that they lie no where but within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to explain that, remarkably, the way in which we as individuals respond to challenges in our everyday lives can mean the difference between perpetuating a culture of violence or creating a new culture of compassion. Pema insists that our world will begin to change when each of us, one by one, begins to work for peace at the level of our own behavior, our own habits of thought and action. It's never too late, she tells us, to look within and discover a new way of living.

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