Our Programs
The Presence of Peace
Winter 2026
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“You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving-kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.”
— Jack Kornfield
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Our greatest challenges are an opportunity to understand our potential to connect to a grander reservoir of self-knowledge, meaning, and spiritual exploration. Through these obstacles, and through practice, we can be led to the inborn peace that awaits our attention, creativity, and awakening—the peace that roots us in the fulfillment of higher freedom and joy.
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The Presence of Peace is Sunstory’s flagship contemplative program—an entryway into steady inner calm, clarity, and compassionate presence, offered to oneself and to others in relationship and community. Through weekly guided meditations and simple daily practices, you learn to return to the breath, the body, and the present moment. Rooted in explorations of mindfulness and the Brahmaviharas, this program integrates nature-based imagery, gentle movement, and reflective inquiry to help you meet life with greater steadiness and perspective through challenge. Peace becomes not an idea, but a lived experience—present through action and reflection, and available moment by moment.
Sunstory programs offer asynchronous and live community participation. Check back and listen for announcements for this program’s launch and registration.
Revolution of Transcendence
Spring 2026
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is the only moment.”
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
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Understanding life and growth as a cycle of transformation allows us to enter each new beginning with the opportunity to transcend the limitations of our setbacks and conditions. The practice of awakening requires consistency and ritual devotion—repeated steps that allow us to gradually embody hope, expand perspective, and revolve into greater joy.
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Revolution of Transcendence is a ten-day guided breathing and visualization journey designed to help you return to your innate center of being through the creative cycle of your distinct experience, again and again. Through ten minutes a day, you practice simple rituals of breath, presence, and imagination to soften stress, steady the mind, and awaken insight. Each day offers a theme—Light, Openness, Movement, Compassion, Equanimity, Gratitude—supporting a spiraling path of inner development. The revolution can be repeated whenever needed, strengthening resilience and renewing your relationship to peace.
Sunstory programs offer asynchronous and live community participation. Check back and listen for announcements for this program’s launch and registration.
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The Light of Creative Leadership
Fall 2026
“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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As a leader, the greatest gift we give our community is the capacity to witness and support others with presence, clarity, and inspiration. A leader’s light indelibly shapes an individual’s and a group’s ability to thrive within shared missions and collective goals. As leaders of light, we draw upon creative insight to foster joy and compassion as we guide—generously giving and receiving through this invaluable exchange.
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The Light of Creative Leadership supports leaders, artists, educators, and changemakers in cultivating grounded presence while guiding others. Drawing from mindfulness practice, reflective dialogue, and compassion-based teachings, this program helps you lead from clarity, humility, and ethical courage. Through guided meditations, inquiry, and practical contemplative tools, you strengthen your capacity for wise communication, equanimity under pressure, and inclusive belonging. Here, leadership is not performance—it is devotion to the well-being of community, expressed through presence and creative consciousness.
Sunstory programs offer asynchronous and live community participation. Check back and listen for announcements for this program’s launch and registration.
The Beacon of the Teacher
Fall 2026
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“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
— Albert Einstein
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Teachers need tools and creative approaches to guide greater harmony, listening, and the reclamation of joy in learning environments. As intentional beacons of light and inspiration, educators benefit from leading creatively and intuitively, while integrating peaceful perspectives into their classrooms. Learning to breathe, reflect, play, and imagine regularly with students nurtures the full potential and gift of this most formative relationship.
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The Beacon of the Teacher is designed for K–8 educators and those who guide children—supporting calm, clarity, and sustainable care in the classroom and beyond. Through short practices, age-appropriate tools, and mindfulness-based pedagogy, teachers learn to regulate stress, strengthen patience, and foster a culture of belonging. Rooted in compassion and ethical presence, this program offers guided meditations, reflective prompts, and practical rituals that support students’ social-emotional learning while honoring the teacher’s own inner life as the foundation of the work.
Sunstory programs offer asynchronous and live community participation. Check back and listen for announcements for this program’s launch and registration.
The Creative Family
Winter 2027
“I believe in living a poetic life, an art-filled life. Everything we do—from the way we raise our children to the way we welcome our friends—is part of a large canvas we are creating.”
— Maya Angelou
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Creativity is the essential element that makes each of us unique beings. It actively infuses every particle of our imaginative consciousness. Dedicating even small moments of presence on a daily or weekly basis profoundly strengthens the quality of family life. The Creative Family integrates family life and practice in ways that inspire compassion within the home and in the child’s growing connection to the world.
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The Creative Family is a seasonal path of mindfulness, creativity, and compassion for families with children ages 5–10. Through weekly themes and simple daily practices, families learn to breathe, move, listen, and create together—building peace as a shared language at home. Rooted in the Brahmaviharas and guided by the four seasons, this program integrates nature exploration, music, playful reflection, and child-friendly meditation. It offers a gentle structure for deeper connection, supporting emotional regulation, joy, and a felt sense of belonging.
Sunstory programs offer asynchronous and live community participation. Check back and listen for announcements for this program’s launch and registration.
