Mindful U at Naropa University
Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education
Displaying 1 Episode of Mindful U at Naropa University with the tag “alumni”.
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18. Lauren Ciovacco: A Journey of Discovering Sanity
March 20th, 2018 | 34 mins 12 secs
alumni, college student, contemplation, naropa journey
I remember it was after the first year I came back to Naropa–I was actually upset with my professors. I was like, "What did you all do? Whatever you offered me, I see the world in a new way now!" I was upset because I saw the world in its fullness. There were things I saw then–when I came to Naropa I was all sunshine and rainbows. It was all "...the world is beautiful and the world is great, and I am going to study Buddhism, and I'm going to be one!" It was an 'absolute' kind of thinking. But Naropa gave me a chance to actually stop, pause, and feel -- the suffering that is here too.