Prices
  • $20.00 to $100.00 – Sliding Scale Entire 3 week series (suggested donation $60)
  • $5.00 to $30.00 – Sliding Scale for 1 Session (suggested donation $20)
  • Monastic / Friends of LMB member (free of charge)

Date & Time Details: Saturdays: November 8, 15, and 22nd 10:30 am – Noon

Location: In-Person and Online via Zoom

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Becoming Your Own Therapist: Buddhist Wisdom for Healing the Mind

With Karuna Cayton

November 8 - 22, 2025

Register now

In-Person and Online via Zoom

Saturdays: November 8, 15, and 22nd

10:30 am – Noon

“When you change your mind, you change your world.”
— Lama Thubten Yeshe

About the course:

Drawing on Lama Thubten Yeshe’s classic book, How to Be Your Own Therapist, this three-week course offers practical ways to cultivate emotional balance, self-awareness, and inner peace. Led by Karuna Cayton—a psychotherapist and longtime student of Lama Yeshe—participants will explore how Buddhist psychology can be applied to everyday challenges and patterns of mind.

This course is ideal for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of their mind and emotions, whether you’re new to Buddhism or a long-time practitioner. Karuna draws upon his years of therapeutic work and deep knowledge of  Buddhist teachings to offer a unique and accessible approach to becoming your own wise and compassionate guide.

Through teachings, discussion, and guided meditation, you will explore how to:

  • Recognize the roots of dissatisfaction and stress

  • Build clarity, self-compassion, and resilience

  • Develop a healthier, more empowering relationship with your mind and emotions

Join us on this journey toward greater self-understanding and inner freedom. No prior experience with Buddhism is needed.

Drop-Ins Welcome!

Leader

Karuna Cayton
Karuna Cayton is a longtime student of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. From 1975 to 1988 he lived at Kopan Monastery studying Buddhist psychology and philosophy under their guidance. There, he established a western studies program for the monks. Karuna’s years of close study with Lama Yeshe offer…
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