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10/04/2022

Later this month, on October 26th, Marcy and I begin offering The 3 Doors Online Compassion Project. This is the seventh year we have presented the 9 month Compassion Project and are looking forward to sharing the 3 Doors practices in a program especially created for opening our hearts of compassion for self-healing and in support of those who care for others personally and professionally.

I encourage you to consider joining this 9 month program. I would also appreciate you mentioning this program to others you know who would benefit from joining a community of people engaged in discovering the natural openness, light, and warmth of being within themselves for their own healing, family healing, and beyond.

Those of you who have already participated with Marcy and me in the Online Compassion Project, please spread the word by sharing your personal experiences with family members, friends, and colleagues; and share the link below to allow them to learn more about the program and read/hear testimonials from participants who now continue to join the growing worldwide community each month online:

Register The 3 Doors Online Compassion Project October 19, 2022 - June 7, 2023 Descripción en español Join us for this nine-month Compassion Project to experience how 3 Doors meditation practices can enhance your overall sense of well-being and support you through challenging times. Learn how to a...

09/05/2022

This weekend, my teacher, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is leading a 3 Doors, two day weekend retreat open to the public via Zoom. Marcy and I will be there to support Rinpoche by leading practice sessions and hosting small group participant discussions along with other 3 Doors teachers. Translation will be available in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, and French.

Further down on the flyer you'll find information and invitations to a one day program. "Cancer and Caregivers," for people living with cancer and/or their caregivers, led by Alejandro Chaoul and me on Friday, September 16th.

At the bottom information about the next 3 Doors nine month "Compassion Project Online" taught by Marcy and me is highlighted along with "Walking the Healing Path" led by Raven Lee.

The flyer also announces a new 3 Doors offering: "Discovering Refuge Within: An Eight Week Meditation Journey" led by 3 Doors teachers from North America and Europe presented on Zoom in English, German, and French. An exciting expansion of 3 Doors teachings and meditation practices around the world.

For complete information, please click the banner below!

And, I hope you will extend this banner link to others who might also benefit from the warmth of the 3 Doors community and the wisdom of the teachings.

04/05/2022

Reflecting and meditating on the truth of impermanence and certainty of death have been core to the spiritual maturation of followers of various wisdom traditions for centuries.
'Embracing Death in the Inner Refuge' is a 6-week course led by 3 Doors Senior Teacher Marcy Vaughn, that offers meditations through which you can discover your inner wisdom, finding support and guidance when encountering the uncertainty of loss and change.
All are invited to attend this program beginning April 22. Learn more and register: https://the3doors.org/.../embracing-death-april-june-2022/

03/15/2022

“There is an art to life—a shininess, intelligence, and spontaneity that comes alive within us when we give ourselves the gift of our own attention and receive the warmth of collective presence.” ~ Marcy Vaughn, 3 Doors Senior Teacher

IGNITING THE FIRE OF CREATIVITY - with Marcy Vaughn

In this two-day retreat, you will be supported to bring attention to your inner landscape, to listen to what is just below the surface of your everyday plannings and doings. You will be guided to meet the forces of distraction and self-doubt with warmth, and to explore how obstacles can become fuel for creative expression.

Marcy and I invite you to join her for this special weekend to:

Turn inward to rest and renew in the warmth of group practice.
Honor your inner experiences and connect to your emerging light.
Open pathways to spontaneous creative expression.
Bring benefit to your life and the lives of others.

For complete information and to register, please visit:

Register Igniting the Fire of Creativity An Online Weekend Retreat with Marcy Vaughn March 19 & 20, 2022 “There is an art to life—a shininess, intelligence, and spontaneity that comes alive within us when we give ourselves the gift of our own attention and receive the warmth of collective presen...

02/10/2022

Over the years, family members, friends, Facebook friends, and acquaintances have inquired about how to meditate, or deepen into their personal contemplative practice. Here is one answer!
"The Healing Power of Silence"
Tomorrow, February 10th, this six-week self-guided course I created becomes available via your computer. The program provides 12 instructional audios and 13 guided meditations that you can listen to, practice with, and download so you can progress at your own pace.
"The Healing Power of Silence" is a secular presentation open to people of all faiths and persuasions - there is no dogma. The course supports you to connect deeply with yourself, enhance your everyday life, and heal habitual habits and wounds that cause suffering in relation to yourself, family, and larger sense of the world.
The program is presented on the Canvas Learning Management System where you can access all the course materials, share your experiences, and post questions that I'll do my best to answer and offer you additional support.
The course opens Thursday, February 10th (tomorrow) and registration will remain open for the next week to ten days. If you've wanted to learn about and begin to practice meditation or deepen your understanding and healing, consider joining me for this program.
For a more detailed description, a short video in which I explain the benefits of meditation practice, and to register, please follow this link:

Register The Healing Power of Silence: February - March 2022 Our attention often identifies with and clings to our inner dialogue, which accompanies us - invited or not - throughout our everyday experiences. This inner speech and reactive commentary separates us from the spacious awareness and warmt...

12/07/2021

Marcy is offering an online retreat this weekend, 12/11 and 12/12:

Igniting the Fire of Creativity

“There is an art to life—a shininess, intelligence, and spontaneity that comes alive within us when we give ourselves the gift of our own attention and receive the warmth of collective presence.” ~ Marcy Vaughn

When a fresh inspiration or idea emerges in life – whether from a dream, a conversation, an in-between moment – it can easily get tabled, overshadowed by the immediacy of everyday life.

In this two-day winter retreat, you will be supported to bring attention to your inner landscape, to listen to what is just below the surface of your everyday plannings and doings. You will be guided to meet the forces of distraction and self-doubt with warmth, and to explore how obstacles can become fuel for creative expression.

For a full description of the program, and to register - please follow this link:

Register Igniting the Fire of Creativity An Online Weekend Retreat with Marcy Vaughn December 11 & 12, 2021 “There is an art to life—a shininess, intelligence, and spontaneity that comes alive within us when we give ourselves the gift of our own attention and receive the warmth of collective pre...

10/18/2021

In two days, on Wednesday, October 20th, Marcy and I begin our presentation of the On-line Nine Month Compassion Project. If you've wanted to learn how to meditate, or need a nudge to support your regular meditation practice, or want to be less critical and be kinder to yourself and others, consider joining us for this 9 month journey to discover and embrace your inherent love, compassion, and joy! I'll post the link to find out all about the Compassion Project and to register at the bottom of this post.
The Compassion Project is not solely about compassion. It begins by pointing out how our internal dialogue, voices of commentary about what we meet everyday, and stories about ourselves and others - accumulated over the course of our lives - has a tremendous influence on how we experience ourselves, family members, and the world. Those inner voices create a sense of "me" and the myriad emotional reactions of anger, intolerance, jealousy, pride and others. We can become attached to that "me" and those reactions, sometimes for hours, days, lifetimes! Suffering is a strong word, sometimes it's replaced by "discontent." Either way, it's painful and we all search for ways to avoid it, analyze it, fix it, on and on.
Incredible as it may seem, those very reactions and the pain they cause are doorways to freedom when invited into the spacious awareness and warmth of our Being. But first, we have to discover the unbounded space, the light of our awareness, and the warmth of our hearts. That's the journey we take in the Compassion Project - coming home to our true selves to dissolve our discomfort and rest in the healing warmth of our essential nature. It's never been lost nor diminished - the light of who we truly are is waiting for our return. As the saying goes: "No matter how long the room has been dark, when the candle is lit, the room is illuminated.
Find out more here:
https://the3doors.org/.../9-month-live-online-compassion.../

10/05/2021

Marcy and I are excited to announce that research on the 3 Doors Compassion Project - the meditation program we created with the guidance and support of our teacher, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, Rinpoche - has been published in the peer-reviewed journal, Current Psychology. Many thanks to the 3 Doors research team, senior teachers, program participants, and generous donors that made this possible!
Gawrysiak, M., Pohlig, R.T., Chaoul, A., Vaughn, M., Rocco, G., Clark, C., Grassetti, S., Petrovitch, D., & Wangyal, T. (2021). 3-Doors Compassion Project: Examining the longitudinal effects of a nine-month Tibetan mind-body meditation program. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02292-4
This research article details measurable benefits of the 3 Doors Compassion Project program for mindfulness, depression, and stress, showing significant incremental monthly improvements. These findings also relate to larger mindfulness industry research studies that look at the impact of meditation time versus frequency on outcomes. Please feel free to share this article with others who may be interested in 3 Doors programs and practices.

12/03/2020

Designed to increase the light of lively awareness in your life, "The Healing Power of Silence" is Gabriel's 6-week self-guided audio course.

Twelve teaching presentation modules and thirteen guided meditation practices that can be streamed or downloaded are released each week on Friday: 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 2020 (one week break for the holidays) 1/1, 1/8, and 1/15, 2021.

An online classroom platform provides the opportunity to ask questions and share your experiences with other participants from around the world.

This 6-week online course can support you to:

Listen and respond to others from a place of open awareness.
Fine-tune your precision of attention and deepen experiences with core 3 Doors practices: Door of Silence (the 3 Doors), 9 Breathings, Tsa Lung, and Warrior Seed Syllables.
Recognize and release reactive speech patterns.
Free your mind from the trance of inner dialogue and unhealthy internal chatter.
Practice how to receive the gift of silence off-the-cushion, even during the busiest work or holiday schedules.
Discover the rich fullness of your authentic speech and how it can transform your life.

Created to support beginning, intermediate, and advanced meditation practitioners. A complete description of the program can be found here:

Register The Healing Power of Silence: Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 Our attention often identifies with and clings to our inner dialogue, which accompanies us - invited or not - throughout our everyday experiences. This inner speech and reactive commentary separates us from the spacious awareness and warmth....

09/30/2020

In this time of collective unrest and change, gathering together is necessary medicine. Beginning this evening, we will also host weekly, live, guided open opportunities to practice, not just for the participants in the Compassion Project that began earlier today - but for all past participants as well and their families, friends, and colleagues. And you!

Each Wednesday night from 8 pm - 8:30 pm Eastern Time, beginning this evening, September 30, 2020, and continuing through May, 2021; Marcy and I, along with a host of 3 Doors Presenters, will offer a free, live guided meditation via Zoom.

Everyone is welcome, there is no fee to join these practice sessions.

LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP TO GET THE LINK TO JOIN:

Register and Receive Link to JoinThe 3 Doors: Finding Refuge in Changing Times Sept 2020 - May 20213 Doors Senior Teachers Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco, along with a host of 3 Doors Presenters, will be offering live, online guided meditation sessions,

09/04/2020

NEW - 3 DOORS COMPASSION PROJECT
presented by Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco
We need each other now more than ever, yet the ways in which we can be together are currently limited. It is also clear that we, as a global community, urgently need compassion. The 3 Doors Compassion Project can address both of these needs.
Marcy and I invite you to join us beginning Wednesday, September 30 for our next 9-month online Compassion Project program, where we will explore how the cultivation of self-compassion can empower and enliven our expression kindness and warmth for others. This Compassion Project will provide Spanish Translation so Latin Americans can fully participate.
The Compassion Project is much more than another meditation training program:
https://vimeo.com/3doors/review/446464039/84143fa8c4
Previous Compassion Project programs have benefited from participation by persons living in the United States, Canada, Mexico and other Latin American countries, as well as several countries throughout Europe. The program has drawn participation from people in their late teens to those in their eighties, established meditation practitioners and those receiving instruction and support for the first time, people in the healing professions, educators, artists, and persons of all races and genders.
The individual experiences brought to awareness by the practices of the 3 Doors, and the depth of sharing from such a wide and varied community of participants makes the collective power of the Compassion Project a deeply healing program.
At a time when anxiety, isolation, and divisiveness threatens to create boundaries of separation, please consider joining the Compassion Project and discover the inherent flow of warmth from your heart to others and from others to you.
In this time of collective unrest and change, gathering together is necessary medicine. We will also host weekly, live, guided open opportunities to practice, not just for the participants in this current Compassion Project, but for all past participants as well and their families, friends, and colleagues. Each Wednesday night from 8 pm - 8:30 pm Eastern Time, beginning on September 30, 2020, Marcy and I, along with a host of 3 Doors Presenters will offer a free, live guided meditation via Zoom. Everyone is welcome, there is no fee to join these practice sessions.
Live, online sessions—including teachings, guided practice and an emphasis on personal sharing—will be led by Marcy and me. Use this link below to learn more and register.
https://the3doors.org/programs/9-month-live-online-compassion-project-fall-2020/

08/05/2020

We need each other now more than ever, yet the ways in which we can be together are currently limited. It is clear too that we, as a global community, also urgently need compassion. The 3 Doors Compassion Project can address both of these needs.

The 3 Doors invites you to join us beginning September 30 for our 9-month online Compassion Project program, where we will explore how the cultivation of self-compassion can empower and enliven our expression of compassion for others.

Live, online sessions—including teachings, guided practice and an emphasis on personal sharing—will be led by 3 Doors Senior Teachers Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco. Use link below to learn more and register.

https://the3doors.org/programs/9-month-live-online-compassion-project-fall-2020/