Events & Programs

Robert and Bhikku Rastrapol ∙ The Bodhi Tree, Bodh Gaya, India 1979

Robert Beatty is a member of the first wave of Theravada Buddhist teachers who brought Mindfulness from Asia in the 1970s.

​Robert uses humor, movement, music, poetry and drumming to teach meditation for everyday life, including intimate relationships, parenting, work and our relationship to the greater community. Robert is an author and Dharma Teacher,  teaching through the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia
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Teachings

Robert Beatty's teaching of the Buddhadharma takes many forms
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View Dharma Talks, Morning Meditations, Music, and Mystical Poetry videos on YouTube.

​​Join Robert's weekday morning meditations live online from 7am to 8am. Beginning January 2.

Robert's latest Guided Meditations to support your practice. 
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Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.

Deepen Your Practice

Explore with Robert, time-honored insights tailored to the present moment.
​Retreats are offered year round in the US and Canada.

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Books & Media

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Mindfulness for a Happy Life
​by Robert Beatty

Mindfulness for a Happy Life is a beautiful guide to what insight meditation really is. Robert’s personable, funny, sweet, sad, and ultimately human and humane teachings are told in simple terms so that anybody, from the skeptic to the monk, can access the heart and truth of mindfulness practice.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.9 out of 5 on Amazon

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The Latest from my Blog

Practice now with everything that is.

— Robert Beatty, from Mindfulness for a Happy Life