with Sanathavihari Bhikkhu
Bhante Sanathavihari will share his experiences in Buddhist counselling within a monastic setting for both monastics and laity. Bhante will discuss the importance of inner counselling, modelling, deep listening, kindfulness, and emphasising the shift from a model of “helping” and “fixing” to “being with” and “caring for”. This includes moving away from a clinician-client relationship to that of coach and coaching apprentice, where the goal is for the apprentice to become their own coach.
Sanathavihari Bhikkhu (B.A. Religion, M.S. in Counselling Psychology, MFT) is a certified facilitator in both Mindfulness-Based Substance for Adolescents Treatment and Mindfulness in Recovery. He is currently enrolled in the Buddhist Chaplaincy programme at Upaya Zen Centre. Bhante has been offering pastoral counselling online in his Deep Listening sessions for the past two years. He is also an independent researcher in Mindfulness studies and Asian American mental health. Bhante Sanathavihari is a visiting teacher at Lokanta Vihara, and dana will be offered for a percentage of this event’s ticket sales. Learn more about Bhante by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/4hbrt33u
Date / Time: Wednesday, 26 March, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm AEDT
Where: Online (Zoom link shared with attendees after booking)
Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/CZBMH
