Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson

Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson

A case for friendship as a radical practice of love, courage, and trust, and seven strategies that pave the way for profound social change.

Grounded in the Buddha's teachings on spiritual friendship, Radical Friendship shares seven strategies to help us embody our deepest values in all of our relationships. Drawing on her experiences as a leading meditation teacher, as well as personal stories of growing up multiracial in a racist world, Kate Johnson brings a fresh take on time-honored wisdom to help us connect more authentically with ourselves, with our friends and family, and within our communities.

The divides we experience within us and between us are not only a threat to our physical and emotional health-they are also the weapons and the outcomes of structural oppression. But through wise relationships, it is possible to transform the barriers created by societal injustice. Johnson leads us on a journey to becoming better friends by offering ways to show up for our own and each other's liberation at every stage of a relationship. Each chapter ends with a meditation or reflection practice to help readers cultivate vibrant, harmonious, revolutionary friendships. Radical Friendship offers a path of depth and hope and shows us the importance of working toward collective wellbeing, one relationship at a time.

Kate Johnson teaches and writes at the intersections of spiritual practice and social action. She offers meditation and movement workshops for people of all ages, and facilitates training for schools, businesses, and organizations looking for mindful embodied approaches to cultivate greater diversity and inclusion. Kate is on staff at Buddhist Peace Fellowship where she co-creates online programs integrating Buddhadharma and social justice education. After over a decade of spirit and hustle in New York City, Kate recently moved to Philadelphia.

Kate has been practicing Buddhist meditation in the western Insight tradition since 2008. She is a trainee in the current cohort of Spirit Rock Meditations Center's four-year program for Buddhist meditation retreat teachers. Kate holds a BFA in Dance from The Alvin Ailey School/Fordham University and an MA in Performance Studies from New York University

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ISBN 13	9781611808117
ISBN 10	1611808111
Title	Radical Friendship
Author	Kate Johnson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2021-08-24
Number of pages	240
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