Dr. Larry Ward: “Hear the Rolling Thunder of Race”
Dr. Larry Ward is the eighth speaker in WashU Mindfulness Science & Practice’s Mindfulness & Anti-Racism Speaker Series. In this Zoom webinar-based talk, built on Dr. Ward's book America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal, we will explore the origins of race as a social psychology, our consciousness of shared trauma, the iceberg and duality of race conditioning, and the antidotes of spiritual and social repair.
This event is rescheduled from Sept. 27, as Dr. Ward was previously unable to participate due to hurricane-induced flooding around his home.
Speaker bio: Dr. Larry Ward (he/him) is a celebrated poet, spiritual teacher and co-founder of The Lotus Institute. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation, and has trained at the Trauma Resource Institute. He has forty years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal. Larry was ordained as a Dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned peace activist and founder of the Plum Village tradition of Engaged Buddhism. As a teacher, Larry interweaves insights with personal stories and resounding clarity that express his Dharma name, “True Great Sound."