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Sunday Sangha – 5th July 2026

Wiebke Pausch

This session is led by Wiebke Pausch.

Start Time: 11 am PDT (LA) / 2 pm EDT (NY) / 7 pm BST (London) / 8 pm CEST (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: Fierce & Tender: The Dance of Self-Compassion

True Self-Compassion is more than just gentle comfort; it is a dynamic balance of nurturing care and protective, motivating strength. While the tender side soothes our pain, the fierce dimension provides the courage to stand up for our needs and take decisive action. We will explore how balancing these forces empowers us to set healthy boundaries and create lasting, positive change in our lives and the world.

Quote:

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

Audre Lorde (Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet )1988

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Wiebke Pausch

Wiebke Pausch

Wiebke Pausch has been studying Buddhist teachings for over twenty-five years. She was among the first teachers of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) in France and Germany, and has been offering the MSC Training internationally since 2015. She co-developed a version of the MSC program tailored for the LGBTIQ+ community. A long-time Dharma student of Sangha Live founder Martin Aylward, she has assisted him in various retreats in France and England.
Wiebke’s teaching interests include (among other topics) the practice of Radical Rest, which integrates self-compassion, embodied meditation, body-centred inquiry, creativity and nature-based exploration to strengthen inner resources for healing transformation. She guides meditation retreats primarily in Germany and France and offers personal practice mentoring for meditation students. Wiebke teaches in English, German and French. She is currently based in Berlin.

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