What is the best way to live our lives amid the distractions and unsettling news of these turbulent times?

Buddhist psychology provides ancient yet remarkably current teachings that help us cut through confusion and create practices that deepen our lives. As one Buddhist master put it: “When we understand how our minds work, the practice becomes easy.”

This workshop is both an introduction to Buddhist psychology and an invitation to face the specific challenges of our times with insight, courage, and compassion. Taking advantage of the unique setting at Wintergreen, it will combine teaching and reflection sessions, experimental practices, time in the natural world, and a chance to meet “fellow travellers.” Offering an unflinching look into the nature of suffering and the path to inner peace, Buddhist Psychology for Turbulent Times will be of interest to anyone looking for a meaningful and truly grounded way of being in this beautiful and difficult world.

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About the Instructor

ANDY FISHER, PhD, has been serving the Perth area as a psychotherapist and wilderness guide for 15 years. He has been on a Buddhist path since the mid-1990s. Author of the book Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life (SUNY Press, 2013), Andy is also a leading figure in the field of Ecopsychology, and teaches widely on this topic. He and his wife Jill live on a small homestead in eastern Ontario, where they regularly lead wilderness therapy retreats together.