Equanimity and the Art of Wise Action
About this Masterclass:
Across contemplative traditions, the training of the mind begins with something profoundly simple: awareness of the breath.
Anapanasati — mindfulness of inhalation and exhalation — is not a relaxation technique. It is a discipline of perception. It refines attention, stabilises the mind, and gradually weakens the habit of reactivity.
Much of human suffering does not arise from circumstances themselves, but from the mind's automatic responses to them. Decisions are made under the influence of agitation, fear, comparison, or craving. In this state, even intelligent people act without clarity.
This masterclass explores how mindfulness of breath functions as a direct training in equanimity (upekkhā): the capacity to remain steady in the presence of gain and loss, praise and blame, comfort and discomfort.
Through structured teaching and guided meditation practice, you will:
Understand the role of reactivity in shaping behaviour and long-term outcomes
Learn how breath awareness stabilises attention and regulates mental agitation
Experience the development of inner space between stimulus and response
Explore equanimity not as passivity, but as the foundation of wise action
When the mind is collected, perception becomes accurate. When perception is accurate, decisions become skilful. When decisions are skilful, one's life reflects discernment rather than impulse.
This session is intended for those who wish to engage meditation not as an abstract philosophy, but as a rigorous training in clarity, steadiness, and responsibility.
Because the quality of one's life is inseparable from the quality of one's mind. And the training begins with the breath.
About your guide:
Oana Budica is a Chinese medicine practitioner and meditation teacher based in Geneva, specialising in acupuncture and classical Chinese herbal medicine. With over a decade of clinical experience, her work focuses on the relationship between emotional states, nervous system regulation, and physiological balance.
Alongside her medical practice, Oana has dedicated more than 15 years to serious contemplative training. Her path has taken her to Theravāda monasteries in Thailand and Myanmar, where she completed two full vassa retreats under Pa-Auk Sayadaw, training systematically in deep concentration and the development of jhāna. She also studied Abhidhamma and Pali under Prof. Nandamālābhivamsa.
For Oana, Chinese medicine and meditation are complementary sciences of perception. Both require refined sensitivity, stability of attention, and the capacity to observe subtle internal processes without distortion. Her teaching presents meditation not as philosophy, but as a rigorous and trainable discipline.
When: Saturday 14 March 2026, 4pm Where: Le Trente, 31 rue Liotard, 1202 Geneva
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