Standing at The Edge | Joan Halifax | Talks at Google
408A talk based on Joan’s book “Standing at the Edge”. The book weaves together scientific research she will share with us and her own powerful personal experiences as a social activist and humanitarian to show how we can transform our biggest challenges with compassion and wisdom. Joan’s teachings will benefit Googlers as we take on big challenges that respect the opportunities before us. Her talk will demonstrate how to do this while still maintaining respect for each other through compassion.
About Joan:
Joan Halifax, American Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and spirituality. She received her Ph.D. in medical anthropology and received a National Science Foundation Fellowship in Visual Anthropology, was an Honorary Research Fellow in Medical Ethnobotany at Harvard University, and was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress. She is a thought leader with respect to well-being and compassion. She is a highly sought after speaker widely known and respected in many of our internal communities.
More info:
https://www.upaya.org/about/roshi/new-book-standing-edge-finding-freedom-fear-courage-meet/