And Then You Die:
A Five-Week Course for Embracing Hard Truths
Wednesdays, June 4 to July 2, 2025
5pm to 6:30pm, pacific time
online via Zoom
Stop Running. Start Living.
The whole world wants us to ignore what's difficult. But what if turning toward life's hard truths is exactly what brings the calm, connection, and joy we're seeking?
Join Buddhist teacher and psychologist, nico hase, for this transformative five-week journey into the heart of what matters most. Based on years of experience with these reflections, this course offers ancient wisdom and practical tools for modern life—delivered with warmth, humor, and zero spiritual bypassing.
What You'll Learn
Each week, we'll face one fundamental truth that most of us spend our lives avoiding:
Week 1: Aging Is for Everyone — Discover how embracing the continuous process of aging can actually make you feel more alive and present
Week 2: When Illness Strikes — Learn powerful Buddhist practices for working with physical discomfort, vulnerability, and the inevitability of illness
Week 3: And Then You Die — Explore how contemplating mortality can be profoundly liberating and lead to greater meaning, love, and joy
Week 4: Things Fall Apart — Find freedom in impermanence and develop resilience for life's inevitable transitions and losses
Week 5: What You Do Matters — Understand karma as the simple reality of cause and effect, and how this understanding can transform your daily choices
What's Included
Weekly 90-minute live sessions with nico hase (all recorded for your convenience)
Midweek 30-minute meditation check-ins for community support (optional)
Private online community for discussion and connection between sessions
What Past Students Say
nico's teaching strikes the perfect balance between profound Buddhist wisdom and practical, applicable guidance. — Jamie S.
Course Details
Dates: Wednesdays - June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 2, 2025
Live Sessions: Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm PT
Optional Check-ins: Mondays, June 9, 16, 23, and 30, 9-9:30am PT
Registration & Payment
Please use the button below to register. We are offering this class on a dana (donation) model. The suggested donation is $150 to $450 for the course. We gratefully accept contributions of greater or lesser amounts, based on your resources.
After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link and other details.
Ready to stop running and start living?
nico hase lived in a monastery for six years before earning a PhD in counseling psychology and becoming an Insight Meditation teacher full time. He currently mentors mindfulness teachers, teaches online and in-person retreats, and speaks with students in one-on-one sessions. He and his beloved life partner devon are the authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life.
