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James Baraz

James Baraz

James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California where he started the Community Dharma Leader Program, Kalyana Mitta Network, and the Family Program. James has been teaching his popular “Awakening Joy” online course since 2003. He serves as a Guiding Teacher to One Earth Sangha, a Virtual EcoDharma Center devoted to Buddhist responses to Climate Change. His books include Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness (2010) and Awakening Joy for Kids (2016). Click here to learn more about James Baraz.

On Demand Course

Awakening the Heart with James Baraz

Awakening the Heart

Deep Dharma: A On-Demand Course with
James Baraz
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Dharma Library

Equanimity: Finding Balance in Uncertain Times
January 4, 2026
Groundlessness: Letting Go Into the Unknown
January 26, 2025
Changing the Channel: Opening to Goodness

Changing the Channel: Opening to Goodness

A Dharma Library Recording with James Baraz
January 7, 2024
James Baraz
January 15, 2023
James Baraz
January 16, 2022
The Choice is Ours: Wise Relationship to Our Experience
January 17, 2021
Awakening Joy: Practice as a Path of Happiness
January 13, 2019
Insight and practices for difficult times

Insight and practices for difficult times

A Dharma Library Recording with James Baraz
February 4, 2018
Celebrating earth day: calling all Eco-Sattvas.
April 23, 2017
Attitude to practice.

Attitude to practice.

A Dharma Library Recording with James Baraz
December 10, 2015
Dharma practice as a path of happiness.

Dharma practice as a path of happiness.

A Dharma Library Recording with James Baraz
March 1, 2015

Blog Posts

Equanimity Finding Balance in Difficult Times
January 10th, 2022
Wise Relationship To Our Experience
January 11th, 2021
January 13th, 2019
February 12th, 2018
May 11th, 2017

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