Nourish Compassion with Vinny Ferraro

In this four-part series, you'll discover the power of compassion and explore how it can help you connect more deeply with both yourself and others.

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Vinny Ferraro is a cofounder of the Dharma Punx and co-Guiding Teacher of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He is also a nationally recognized leader in designing and implementing interventions for at-risk adolescents and is currently Senior Trainer for Mindful Schools. Vinny is also a board member and former Training Director of the Mind Body Awareness Project and is the principal author of MBA’s mindfulness-based curriculum for incarcerated youth.

Nourish Compassion with Vinny Ferraro

In this four-part series, you’ll discover the power of compassion. A lot of us have been through painful experiences, but not a lot of us know how to actually tend to those experiences. Through loving-kindness and practicing awareness, you can connect more deeply with both yourself and others.

Session #1: Opening Ourselves Up to Compassion

Session #2: Healing Our Pain with Loving-Kindness

Session #3: Nourishing an Undefended Heart

Session #4: Radiating Compassion and Resilience

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Research & Science
The Predictive Shadow 

Our brains are prediction machines trying to keep us safe. But over time, we can wind up habitually choosing the relative safety of assumption over the risk of uncertainty. Mindful contributor Cathering Swett examines how we can work more skillfully with what she calls the predictive shadow, so we can keep the awareness without sacrificing vital connection. Read More 

  • Catherine Swett
  • August 27, 2026
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