Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Rick Hanson
Reimagine has been hosting candlelight vigils since March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to break down taboos and hold space for all that we've lost. Tonight's program features Rick Hanson: author, psychologist, and founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom.
Patty Montoya, a Reimagine community collaborator and founder of Titipoza -- a space created to help people process their grief and trauma and grow from their experiences -- leads the honor ceremony.
Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast – which has been downloaded over 10 million times. His free newsletters have 250,000 subscribers, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.
Patty Montoya
Patty Montoya, a proud Latina from Colombia and founder of Titipoza, is a seasoned Psychic Medium, Energy Healer, and Spiritual Coach. Drawing from personal experiences of loss, trauma, and transition, Patty has dedicated herself to helping others navigate their grief and trauma. Combining energy healing, spirit communication, the Belief Code®, and tarot readings, she empowers her clients to transform their pain into inner peace and confidence. Her approach is deeply rooted in the belief that our life's journey involves learning, healing, and teaching. https://www.titipoza.com/ @titipozacoach
About Reimagine
Reimagine is a nonprofit organization catalyzing a uniquely powerful community–people of different backgrounds, ages, races, and faiths (and no faith) coming together in the hopes of healing ourselves and the world. We specifically support each other in facing adversity, loss, and mortality and – at our own pace – actively channeling life's biggest challenges into meaningful action and growth.
