- Level 100
Bringing Peace into Everyday Life
Practical and deeply Human Exploration
- Saturdays | 10:00–11:00 am Pacific Time | 1:00–2:00 pm Eastern Time
- August 22nd – September 26th, 2026
Live, Interactive Sessions
Engaging 90 minutes classes with experienced Instructors
Supportive Community
Connect, share, and learn in a private online community
Session Recordings
Watch anytime with access to recordings for six months
First Class Guarantee
Free cancellation available after the first class
Course Description
In a world marked by constant change, uncertainty, and division, many of us long for peace yet struggle to know how to cultivate it in the midst of everyday life.
How do we remain steady when circumstances are difficult? How do we respond to conflict without becoming reactive? How do we meet life’s challenges with wisdom rather than fear?
Awakening the Balanced Mind offers a practical and deeply human exploration of what it means to cultivate inner balance in a rapidly changing world.
Drawing upon contemplative wisdom and Wangmo Dixey’s decades of experience integrating spiritual practice with active engagement in the world, this six-week course explores peace not as an ideal or distant goal, but as a trainable quality of mind and heart that can be developed in the midst of daily life.
Through reflection, discussion, guided practices, and real-world examples, participants will discover how balance can be cultivated moment by moment—meeting stress, uncertainty, responsibility, and change with greater clarity, steadiness, compassion, and confidence.
Rather than withdrawing from life, this course invites us to engage more fully with it, learning how the challenges we face can become opportunities for growth, wisdom, and transformation.
Peace is not found by escaping the world. It is discovered through learning how to meet the world with a balanced mind.
Who Is This Course For?
- Have completed Working with Joy and wish to continue exploring the practical application of contemplative wisdom
- Seek greater clarity, emotional balance, and resilience in the midst of life's challenges
- Want to bring awareness and insight into work, relationships, and everyday experience
- Are interested in transforming understanding into lived experience rather than simply acquiring new ideas
- Feel called to explore deeper dimensions of space, time, awareness, and being
- Wish to cultivate a more spacious, creative, and open way of relating to themselves and the world
- Are inspired by examples of individuals who embody contemplative practice through meaningful action and service
This course is designed for anyone seeking a deeper, more grounded, and meaningful way of engaging with life.
Whether you are continuing your Dharma College journey or encountering these teachings for the first time, this course offers a practical and experiential path toward greater presence, freedom, and fulfillment.
No prior meditation experience is required, although a sincere curiosity and willingness to explore direct experience will enrich your participation.
What you will Explore
- Discover what a balanced mind feels like and how it can be cultivated
- Learn practical tools for working with stress, reactivity, and emotional turbulence
- Develop greater steadiness and resilience in the face of uncertainty
- Explore how balance can support healthier relationships and communication
- Gain insight into meeting conflict with clarity, compassion, and wisdom
- Build a sustainable foundation for peace and well-being in everyday life
- Learn how life's challenges can become opportunities for transformation
Course Format
Duration: 6 Weeks
Session Length: 60 Minutes
Each session includes:
- Teaching and reflection
- Guided contemplative practice
- Personal inquiry
- Group discussion
- Practical applications for daily life
Recordings Available: Six Months
Community Engagement: Optional participation in a private online community portal
Supplemental Readings: Short weekly reflections and excerpts to support ongoing practice
Weekly Topics
What Does a Balanced Mind Feel Like?
Week One
- Exploring the qualities of balance, presence, and inner steadiness.
Working with Reactivity and Stress
Week Two
- Understanding habitual patterns and learning how to respond rather than react.
Cultivating Inner Stability
Week Three
- Developing the foundations of resilience, confidence, and emotional balance.
Balance in Relationships and Daily Life
Week Four
- Bringing awareness and compassion into communication, work, and family life.
Living Peace in a Challenging World
Week Five
- Stories and examples of individuals who embody balance amid complexity and change
Integrating Balance Moving Forward
Week Six
- Creating a sustainable path for continued growth and well-being.
Suggested Readings
Awakened Balanced Mind (New edition of Gesture of Balance)
Instructor
Wangmo Dixey
Wangmo Dixey is the Executive Director of Dharma College and has spent decades integrating contemplative practice with active engagement in the world.
Her work spans education, community building, humanitarian service, and international efforts to revive and preserve the Buddhadharma in its homeland of India. Drawing upon a lifetime of study, practice, and leadership, she is dedicated to translating timeless wisdom into practical guidance for contemporary life.
Her life reflects a deep commitment to taking work itself as a spiritual path. Through both challenges and opportunities, she has explored how balance, compassion, and clarity can be cultivated amidst the complexities of modern life.
In this course, Wangmo shares insights from lived experience, offering participants practical ways to transform everyday challenges into opportunities for wisdom, growth, and genuine peace.
- Level 100
Bringing Peace into Everyday Life
- August 22nd – September 26th, 2026
- Saturdays | 10:00–11:00 am Pacific Time | 1:00–2:00 pm Eastern Time
- Recordings available for six months after class
- Free cancellation after first class