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SUMMARY:Personal Coaching
DESCRIPTION:Compassion Without Overwhelm: Feeling Without CollapsingWith Karen McAllister and Duncan Cryle Thursday June 4 2026 7-8 pm Mountain Time (6 pm PST\, 8 pm Central\, 9 pm EST) Pay-From-The-Heart Session 2 of 6 of our 2026 online drop-in series – see here for other session in the series: Staying Whole: Meditation Tools for Fragmented Times 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									You care deeply. And it’s exhausting. Grief about the state of the world. The people around you that you see suffering. The troubles on the news.  If you’re someone who feels things deeply\, you’ve probably learned to manage by numbing\, distancing\, or staying busy.  Compassion is and essential part of life and being human\, a quality that is central to our spiritual growth. But without a resilience and perspective to go with it\, it can tip into overwhelm\, collapse\, or burnout. This session offers practices for staying open without being swept away. In this hour together\, we’ll explore: The difference between empathy (feeling with) and compassion (feeling for)—and why it mattersWhy highly sensitive and caring people are especially vulnerable to overwhelmPractices for containment: allowing grief and care without drowning in themHow to stay connected to the world’s suffering without abandoning yourselfYou’ll leave with tools you can use when the weight of the world feels like too much—and a clearer sense of how to care sustainably. This is session 2 of our 2026 online drop-in series – see here for future sessions Staying Whole: Meditation Tools For Fragmented Times series. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Session DetailsDate: Thursday June 4\, 2026Time: 7-8 pm Mountain Time (6 pm PST\, 8 pm Central\, 9 pm EST)Format: Live online via Zoom (recording available)Cost: By donation (Dāna)—everyone welcome regardless of financial circumstances								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n												\n																					Photo courtesy of Ava Maclean\n										\n									\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n				\n											\n									\n							\n					\n						"You can read and try all sorts of things by yourself\, but doing it with a group\, and with Karen and Duncan as wonderful teachers who really know what they are doing\, will set you up to get closer to the direction and peace that you so deeply crave."					\n					Erika RasmussenWriter and Film Maker				\n						\n											\n		\n								\n									\n							\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register Here\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									What We’ll ExploreThis foundational session explores the nervous system as the ground of all practice. When we’re chronically activated—always slightly on edge\, never fully settling—it’s hard to access our deeper resources. We stay reactive rather than responsive. We lose touch with our own steadiness. In this hour together\, we’ll explore: Why so many of us are carrying chronic low-grade activationSimple practices to help the nervous system settle and regulateHow to trust the body as a place of arrival and supportBuilding a foundation for the deeper work of boundaries\, communication\, and resilienceYou’ll leave with practices you can use immediately\, and return to whenever you need to find your ground. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									What to ExpectEach session in the series weaves together: Teaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\, adapted for real-world applicationGuided practice you can use immediately and return to between sessionsReflection & dialogue with others navigating similar terrainIntegration tools designed for daily life\, not just the cushion								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n												\n																					Photo courtesy of Ava Maclean\n										\n									\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register Here\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									Part of the 2026 Staying Whole SeriesThis session is the opening of Staying Whole: Meditation Tools for Fragmented Times\, a six-session online drop-in series running through 2026\, offering practical tools for inner steadiness\, relational resilience\, and community belonging. Each session stands alone\, so you’re welcome to join just this one. And if this resonates\, the series continues on June 4 with Compassion Without Overwhelm: Feeling Without Collapsing Learn more about the full series here								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Your Guides For The SeriesDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organizations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. Karen McAllister has practiced meditation since the 1990s and studied Buddhist Dharma for over 25 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. She was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and has been a resident since 2018. Karen has been teaching meditation and mindfulness for over 13 years through Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness and Money & Spirituality programs. Through the ongoing practice of living in intentional community\, navigating relationship\, conflict\, and shared responsibility\, she has learned firsthand what it takes to stay grounded and whole in uncertain and changing times. Alongside her teaching\, Karen serves as Co-Executive Director of Clear Sky and leads the funding of the Temple project\, supporting a long-term vision of refuge and deep practice for generations to come. She is also the founder of Mindful Money Coaching\, where she supports people in the helping professions and mission-driven fields to transform their relationship with money\, bringing awareness to how they give\, receive\, and steward resources in alignment with their values and purpose. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					... And special guest teachers from the Clear Sky onsite Sangha				\n				\n				\n				\n									Clear Sky’s onsite team have a rich diversity of experience and many years of deep spiritual practice.  During this series we’ll benefit from bringing in other voices to add depth and range to the exploration. 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									\n					\n				\n											\n									\n							\n					\n						"Duncan and Karen are wonderful instructors who help everyone\, from beginners to people with more experience\, practice meditation and self-care. As I joined remotely\, I appreciated how the online participants were engaged through conversation and breakout rooms."					\n					Kristi				\n						\n											\n		\n								\n									\n							\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register Here
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