Take the rare and extraordinary opportunity to walk beside Zen Buddhist priest and social activist Roshi Joan Halifax on her path to empower women and indigenous people. This visually magnificent and emotionally bracing documentary charts an intimate pilgrimage with the Nomads Clinic—a team of Western, Nepali, and Tibetan healthcare workers—to deliver free medical care in the most remote regions of the Himalayas. Halifax, in her late 70s, spends 28 days hiking arduous miles, sharing wisdom and practical guidance with her team, and fostering cultural and spiritual exchange with the communities they serve. She also turns directly to the camera to deliver hard truths about gender equality and the relatable “kind of wrath” awakened in her as she observes increasingly selfish and harmful behavior in our societies. Like Joan, the film inspires a desire for peace and a spur towards positive action through service, generosity, and fearlessness. English subtitles.

English, Nepali

Into the Heart of the Mountain

In the face of oppression and threats Zen Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax strives to empower women and fight for gender equality in a male dominated culture. During a demanding medical pilgrimage, in the backdrop of the Himalayan mountains, she starts to unravel the layers of deception and of gender-based violence that have shaped her life.

ONLINE MASTERCLASS ROSHI JOAN HALIFAX Giving Life to Life: The Zen of social and environmental engagementThis Masterclass will be an exploration of the bodhisattva path of meeting the truth of suffering with courage, compassion, and joy. We will explore compassion as a necessity in our lives, reflect on the extraordinary teachings of Bernie Glassman Roshi, honor the gifts to this work by Thich Nhat Hanh and Joanna Macy, and reflect on how Roshi Joan has brought together deep practice and service in the world.

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A glimpse into the visionary Buddhist’s life and practice of Roshi Joan Halifax, founder and abbot of Upaya Zen Center; her visionary Buddhist's life and dharma practice. Roshi Joan shares her experience of contemplation, teaching, activism, and creative expression as being one and the same—no difference. In these deeply complicated times, Joan Halifax’s words and images inspire us on our own path, as we walk each other home.

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In the face of oppression and threats Zen Buddhist teacher Roshi Joan Halifax strives to empower women and fight for gender equality in a male dominated culture. During a demanding medical pilgrimage, in the backdrop of the Himalayan mountains, she starts to unravel the layers.

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