"Whatever you accept completely will take you to peace, including the acceptance that you cannot accept, that you are in resistance." Eckhart Tolle. Please join meditation teacher Chris Luard in an upcoming talk: Compassion and Acceptance as an Abode. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. He has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.