Kerstin Deibert
Kerstin Deibert (she/her) has been practicing within the Insight Meditation tradition for more than 20 years, sitting intensive retreats in the US, the UK, Germany, Finland, and Burma/Myanmar. She has been leading retreats since 2021 and finds deep fulfillment in supporting individuals in exploring their belonging to the more-than-human world.
Kerstin’s teaching is interwoven with a life dedicated to political engagement; she has supported NGOs and activist groups around the world as a social justice advocate, conflict mediator, peace activist and trainer for nonviolence through Save the Children International, Greenpeace, and other NGOs. She is the author of a handbook for peace education used by organizations in Sub-Sahara Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, and she has lead conflict transformation trainings for youth leaders from Pakistan, India, Georgia, and Turkey.
A central question for Kerstin is how to apply the teachings of the Buddha to the challenges of our times in a way that cultivates joy and resilience of the heart, allowing us to rediscover our shared purpose in reverential stewardship of the Earth.
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Upcoming Programs by Kerstin Deibert
Coming Close to Life: Resting the Heart in Natural Awareness
Also Rupert Marques
Grant me the ability to be alone; May it be my custom to go outdoors each day Among the trees and grasses, Among all growing things, And there may I be alone, To talk with the one that I belong to. - Rabbi Nachman of Breslov To be human means to be vulnerable, and the […]
2027 Month-long Retreat at Southern Dharma
Also Rupert Marques
Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower But is already here in relaxation and letting go. Don’t strain yourself, there is nothing to do. Only our searching for happiness prevents us from seeing it. Wanting to grasp the ungraspable, you exhaust yourself in vain. As soon as you relax this grasping, space is […]