When: Saturday – March 23th, 2019 9-11:30 a.m.
What : Workshop: Diving deeper into Restorative Justice Practices
What are the ways we show up in conflict? Do we head into it, avoid it or some combination? What do we do when we’ve been harmed or harmed someone? How does this compare to our nation’s way of handling “crime”?
In this workshop you will get an overall understanding of what the umbrella term “restorative justice” means in different contexts. We will dive deeper into methods of conflict resolution, looking systemically and personally. We will also explore our own relationship to conflict and specifically how our Zen or Buddhist practice meets this very natural part of being alive.
No prior knowledge or experience of these topics is necessary. We will explore it together.
About Rev. Michaela
Rev Michaela O’Connor Bono is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, and the resident teacher for the Mid City Zen Sangha in New Orleans, LA. Ordained in the Suzuki Roshi Lineage, she has trained at both Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and Green Gulch Farm. She is a founding member of Sakyadhita USA( a branch of the International Association of Buddhist Women) and has served as a board member for Buddhist Peace Fellowship. She is active in prison meditation and chaplaincy ministry and believes everyone has a mystic heart.