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“...Both a refuge and a roadmap, this book illuminates the boundless love and wisdom that lies within each of us, waiting to be uncovered and shared."

— TARA BRACH, author of Radical Compassion
Synergizing psychological and spiritual principles, Michelson walks readers through an ingeniously simple approach to liberation using a unique form of self-compassion rooted in Buddhist wisdom. Through dozens of journal prompts and 39 guided audio meditations, readers are empowered to experience the healing and insight directly for themselves.Â
Justin Michelson is a trusted meditation teacher and author in the Insight Meditation tradition. His unique style blends emotional healing, nature-based practice, and traditional Dharma teachings. Justin has practiced meditation for nearly 25 years and has taught under the guidance of senior dharma teacher Rodney Smith for the last nine. His greatest passion is to co-create spaces where our pain can be honored, cared for, and even celebrated — in service to the awakened heart that lives within each of us and within nature itself.
Join Justin Michelson on a liberating journey into the often-overlooked keys to psychological and spiritual well-being.
Through each intimate series of lectures, guided meditations, and instructive handouts, you can learn to melt away stress, turn your pain into joy, and transform your deepest trauma into your greatest teacher. Enjoy live sessions alongside the pre-recorded content, as well as lifetime access to the course material.
Learn the essential emotional tools that unblock and accelerate spiritual growth.
12 hours
11/08/25
Curate the wise
self-compassion that
heals and awakens.
12 hours 3/14/26
Learn to look inside and discover an unshakeable home for your spiritual heart.
12 hours 07/11/26
Join us at our Wilderness Camp this Fall for an extended immersion. Through self-compassion meditations, gentle yoga, eco-somatic healing exercises, and group process, we welcome you to uncover the healed and awakened heart that lives inside each of us – and inside Nature itself. 🙏
09 Oct - 12 OctThursday - Sunday
1:00 PM opening
Outside of Ashland, OR
Restore, explore, and transform through 5 days of guided meditations, gentle yoga,
mindfulness reflections, and nature-exploration. Inspired by the wisdom of the wilderness,
and held by a mindful community of friends, this is a life-changing dive
into self-discovery and healing.
16Â Oct - 20 OctThursday - Sunday 1:00 PM opening Outside of Ashland, OR
***For participants that want to extend their 5-day Wilderness Meditation Immersion OR experienced meditators drawn to deepen their insight through wilderness-based practice.***
20 Oct - 26 OctMonday- Sunday 5:00 PM opening Outside of Ashland, OR
Join a welcoming community of growth-minded individuals for monthly mini-retreats, Q&A sessions, one-on-one guidance, and discounts on all Justin's offerings. Â
01 JanThursday Ongoing Online via Zoom
Discover a spiritual approach to self-compassion held within a loving community of sincere practitioners. Through guided meditations, yin yoga, dharma talks, and discussion, we invite you into deeper healing and insight, and into the awakened heart that lives inside each of us.
03 Jan - 04 JanSaturday - Sunday 8:45 AM Mandala Sanctuary, Eugene, OR
and get a free chapter of Justin's new book!Â
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