Mettā is probably the most difficult practice there is. It's such a great truth teller. It really asks us to push edges and to look at the deepest parts of ourselves—those that may have been neglected, denied, abandoned. It can be like a cold shower sometimes, like saying “Wake up! Wake up to your life! Wake up to who you are, and wake up to all the people in your life!”
JoAnna Hardy
Residential Retreat Teacher
JoAnna has been exploring and practicing multiple traditions since 1999. In 2005, her focus landed on Buddhism and Vipassana meditation. Helping communities and individuals that don’t typically have access to traditional dharma settings, social/racial justice, and building multicultural community is top on her list of priorities. She is an empowered teacher in the Spirit Rock, IMS lineage.
JoAnna Hardy's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | Online | Hybrid
December 7 - December 8, 2024 | Saturday - Sunday | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Living in the Mystery: How to Practice with Uncertainty
A sense of certainty allows us to feel that there's solid ground beneath us, yet every form of comfort rests on an unreliable foundation. Confronting the reality of instability can evoke fear, anxiety, and grief. The teachings remind us that liberation arises from a true understanding of the Three Marks of Existence: impermanence or Change (anicca); suffering or unsatisfactoriness (dukkha); and not-self or insubstantiality (anattā). In this retreat we will explore these teachings through Dharma talks, group discussions, and meditations.
Retreat | On-Land Non-Residential | Hybrid
December 7 - December 8, 2024 | Saturday - Sunday | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Living in the Mystery: How to Practice with Uncertainty
A sense of certainty allows us to feel that there's solid ground beneath us, yet every form of comfort rests on an unreliable foundation. Confronting the reality of instability can evoke fear, anxiety, and grief. The teachings remind us that liberation arises from a true understanding of the Three Marks of Existence: impermanence or Change (anicca); suffering or unsatisfactoriness (dukkha); and not-self or insubstantiality (anattā). In this retreat we will explore these teachings through Dharma talks, group discussions, and meditations.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with JoAnna Hardy through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.