We all need support in our lives—and personal development courses from Prajna Studios are designed to provide just that. From tools for communicating skillfully to techniques for avoiding burnout to practices for developing presence and awareness, these courses will help you grow and learn how to be more fully and skillfully who you are.
Exploring Self, Selflessness, and the Roots of Attachment
Imagine having Pema Chödrön sitting in your living room, speaking directly to you. This course, set in the intimate environment of remote Gampo Abbey, presents Pema teaching how to step outside ourselves to see how our sense of self develops and leads us to negative patterns of thinking.
A Zen Approach
In this course, you will explore many of the subconscious forces at play in your relationships: the implicit “me versus you” mentality that can arise in situations, the fraught storylines that seem to repeat themselves, and the impact of certain relational dynamics on your nervous system.
Cultivating Deep Well-Being through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
In this online course, Peter Fernando, a former monastic and longtime student of his own chronic pain and illness, offers us the tools we need to discover deep well-being in the midst of difficulty and dis-ease.
Working with the Five Keys to Mindful Loving
Psychotherapist and author David Richo presents the five keys to being present with the one you love and teaches you how to strengthen your relationships by embracing these five qualities.
Find Balance, Release Resentment, and Love Generously
David Richo guides you on the path of generous love and shows how to build a healthy ego that is “just right”—not too big and not too weak—supporting you in being fully yourself and interacting with others in loving and effective ways.
A Revolutionary Method for Benefitting Others without Burning Out
In this course, Roshi Joan Halifax reveals the basic anatomy of compassion and a practical five-step process for cultivating the qualities and skills that give us the ability to serve others with an open heart.
A Path to Freedom from Our Habitual Patterns
In this online course, the late Michael Stone—a well-loved and esteemed teacher of yoga, psychology, and Buddhism—illuminates insights from those three traditions to show us how our minds work.
Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
If you’re a parent, teacher, therapist—or anyone who works with kids—this online course will give you the skills you need to introduce the youngsters in your world to mindfulness and its many benefits.
A Course on Meditation for Meeting Your World with an Open Heart
Want to learn to ride the waves of life with mindfulness and compassion? We all do—and yet we so often fall short of our goal to bring more wisdom into our lives at work, at home, and with our friends. In this course, author and Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler serves as your guide in how to develop a spiritual backbone, regardless of whether or not you’re interested in religion.
An Online East Asian Calligraphy Workshop
Kazuaki Tanahashi is a renowned calligraphic artist and teacher who works with hundreds of students throughout the world each year. In this online workshop, you can study with him up close, as he guides you in exploring the wondrous world of brush calligraphy.
The Jewish Tradition of Mussar
At the heart of Judaism, no less fundamental than the observation of ritual and the wisdom of Jewish law, revelation, and text, is the teaching of the transformation of the heart and soul of the individual. Dr. Alan Morinis, founder of The Mussar Institute, introduces the extraordinary thousand-year-old tradition of Mussar to help practitioners acquire Torah and internalize the wisdom of the tradition.
