Why mindfulness-inspired therapy?

It all started in 2011. I had the opportunity to travel to meet His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, a Tibetan Buddhist Lama living near Dharamsala, India. His Holiness wanted to meet young Westerners to share ideas and explore how to bring Tibetan Buddhism to a new generation.

His primary teachings included how Buddhist concepts of interconnectedness, generosity, and mindfulness can positively impact our world. Almost every day for a month, His Holiness answered questions about how Buddhist theories can help current issues such as social justice, climate change, and human suffering.

As I went on to complete my graduate studies in psychology, the Karmapa’s teachings helped shaped my understanding of the human mind with more nuance. Western psychology understands the mind through the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors - the cognitive triangle. Mindfulness helps us interrupt behavioral patterns by noticing our thoughts and feelings with kind non-judgment so that we’re more likely to make a wise behavioral choice instead of a reactive one.

The idea for Bhumi Therapy Center was born in 2015, when His Holiness the Karmapa gifted a name for the organization, Bhumi, which means Earth, and is a feminine word in Sanskrit.

Bhumi teaches mindfulness to its clientele in practical tools to help them have an intentional response instead of a quick reaction. Why learn to use mindfulness? Because, your mind is a powerful tool - might as well use its full potential!

If Buddhism isn’t your thing, that’s ok! Mindfulness is completely non-denominational. We’re here to help anyone in the ways that best suit you.

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