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Welcome the New Year With Courage, Connection, and Compassion (SB1Z26)

Sylvia Boorstein, PhD

January 1, 2026

Online Program Online

10:00 am Jan 01 - 1:00 pm Jan 02, 2026 PDT

Date and Time Details:
Thursday, January 1, 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm 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

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 January 1, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


Description:
Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with the New Year team—Sylvia Boorstein (a founding Spirit Rock teacher), Brahmani Liebman (Kripalu yoga teacher, trainer, and mindful movement teacher), Barbara Bogatin (San Francisco Symphony cellist and mindfulness educator)—as we individually and collectively respond to the fundamental question, “What, in these challenging times, keeps the mind alert and buoyant, and the heart hopeful and generous?”

Together we’ll explore the practices that have sustained us throughout the last year and the lessons we’ve learned that help us move creatively ahead to meet the changes happening around us. We’ll share stories, Dharma, meditation instructions and practice periods, guided mindful movement, and music. Please join us for an uplifting offering, as we move into the new year!


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.

Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45

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 Teacher

Sylvia Boorstein, PhD

Sylvia Boorstein has been teaching Dharma and mindfulness meditation since 1985. She is a founding Spirit Rock teacher, a psychologist, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is particularly interested in emphasizing daily life as a mindfulness practice and including informed citizenship and social activism as integral to spiritual maturation. Her books include: It's Easier Than […]

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