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The Courage to Love: Releasing Fear, Remembering our Natural Goodness (JB1Z27)

James Baraz, MA and Jill White Lindsay

February 20, 2027

Online Program Online

10:00 am Feb 20 - 4:00 pm Feb 21, 2027 PDT

Date and Time Details:
Saturday, February 20, 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm US Pacific Time

Online via Zoom

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor. – $175.00
  • Sustainer. – $95.00
  • Basic. – $75.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate. – $45.00
  • BIPOC Scholarship Rate. – $45.00
  • Young Adult Scholarship Rate. – $45.00

Cancellation Policy - Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 20, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


Description:
In the 70s, Gerald Jampolsky wrote a classic entitled “Love is Letting Go of Fear.” For many, opening to the love and goodness inside and around us takes courage. Getting beyond stories of unworthiness allows us to celebrate the Buddha inside and ultimately share it without hesitation.

Through discussion, exercises and practices we will explore:

  • What gets in the way of loving ourselves
  • Honoring and enjoying our natural goodness
  • Letting in all the love coming our way
  • Allowing it to move through us and awaken it in others.

Jill White Lindsay will be guiding us in simple stretches and movement to ground us in our bodies as we go through the day.


Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Online Sliding Scale: (JB1Z27)**
Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, Young Adult) – $45
**For Online Program: All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

About the Teachers

James Baraz, MA

James Baraz, MA, has a master’s in Psychology and is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. James started the Community Dharma Leader program, the Kalyana Mitta Network, the Spirit Rock Family Program and helped create the Heavenly Messengers Training Program. James has been leading the online course Awakening Joy since 2003. He serves […]

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Jill White Lindsay

Jill White Lindsay

Originally starting her career as a high school biology teacher, Jill shifted her presence from the classroom to the yoga studio. After a bout with cancer, Jill realized the yoga she’d been practicing could help with pain management, mood regulation, and overall strength and wellbeing. Yoga became an anchor in her life, and her passion […]

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