By Melissa Moore // Chögyam Trungpa designed Maitri Space Awareness to be a portal into meeting energetic space directly and waking up to blessings that constantly descend in one’s life.  “Buddhist psychology is based on the notion that human beings are fundamentally good. Their most basic qualities are positive ones: openness, intelligence, and warmth”  Chögyam Trungpa, The Sanity We Are Born With Karuna Training is rooted in Buddhist teachings and offers an up-to-date trauma-informed curriculum that invites students into deep psychological processes. Karuna Training serves to anchor the teachings directly into each individual’s life. If you’re someone who aspires to look into yourself within a kind-hearted community, then Karuna is the place for you.  During the pandemic, when in-person programs ceased, I contemplated closing the North American branch of Karuna Training. However,  the Albuquerque, LA, and Baltimore students requested that we continue meeting online, and so we did. They said, ‘if we ever needed Karuna, it is now more than ever.’ Along the way, we learned that pieces of the Karuna curriculum landed better in …