Take part in the 2016 Diamond Intensive, a 5-day non-residential program, from June 1 to 5 in Toronto, Canada with Michael Stone.

Life is like a diamond, it has numerable sides, and one cannot see the entirety of it. Practice means learning to work with the many sides of the diamond that is our life. This non-residential practice period will explore the Buddhist text, The Diamond Sutra, and will an accessible yoga practice, sitting and walking meditation with instruction, study, lecture and discussion.

Shôken Michael Stone is often described as a cross between a spiritual teacher and public intellectual. His ability to integrate traditional contemplative teachings from his studies in yoga, Zen and Vipassana, with the insights of Western psychology, gives him a unique voice for a new generation of students integrating mindfulness with the demands of their busy lives. He is a yoga teacher, Buddhist teacher, psychotherapist and the author of numerous books. His podcasts enjoy an enormous following. He lives in British Columbia with his family.