Living with Intention

A 5-Week Journey on Ethics, Integrity & Well-Being

Led by Nina Nagy and Devyani Sadh

Course Overview:

How we live—our choices, words, and actions—has a direct impact on our sense of well-being. When our lives are aligned with our values, there is a natural sense of ease, clarity, and inner steadiness. When they are not, we often feel tension, confusion, or disconnection.

This 5-week online course explores five timeless principles for ethical living, offering them not as rigid rules, but as invitations to cultivate greater awareness, integrity, and compassion in everyday life. Rooted in Buddhist wisdom and presented in a modern, accessible way, each session focuses on one theme and its real-life application.

Each one-hour session includes guided discussion, reflection, and meditation practice with clear instruction and intention—supporting you not only in understanding these principles, but in directly experiencing them.

Through simple, practical exercises, you’ll begin to see how living with integrity isn’t about perfection—it’s about alignment. And from that alignment, a deeper sense of well-being naturally unfolds.

Note: Space is limited, and admission is on a first come first served basis.

Course Structure:

• Week 1: Non-harming – cultivating compassion for self and others
• Week 2: Truthfulness – aligning speech and inner truth
• Week 3: Respect for what belongs to others – practicing contentment and trust
• Week 4: Wise use of energy – bringing awareness to desire, boundaries, and relationships
• Week 5: Clarity of mind – supporting mindfulness through conscious choices

Whether you’re new to these ideas or looking to deepen your practice, this course offers a supportive space to explore how ethical living—supported by meditation—can become a foundation for a more grounded, peaceful, and fulfilling life.

Come as you are. Leave with tools to live with greater integrity—and greater well-being.

Course Schedule and Details

• • Dates:  May 11, 18, 25, June 8, and June 15 2026
  • Day/Time: Mondays at 6 – 7 pm ET
  • Location: Online 
  • Registration Link 

Instructors: 

Nina Nagy

Nina Nagy is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program and has studied with Gina Sharpe, Mathew Flickstein, and Bhikkhu Bodhi. She teaches widely throughout Connecticut and New York, including at Westchester Insight and Unitarian communities in Westport and New Canaan. Nina is also a somatic trauma practitioner, trained in trauma-informed and integrative somatic approaches, and shammanic energy medicine through the four winds. She brings a grounded, compassionate presence to her teaching.

Devyani Sadh

Devyani Sadh has led a Buddhist study and meditation group for over 25 years, drawing from Vipassana, Zen, and Tibetan traditions and facilitating Dharma exploration in a spirit of inclusivity and collaborative inquiry. She has received Jukai in both the Rinzai Zen and Plum Village lineages. She previously served as President of the Board of Directors of the Zen Studies Society and currently leads its Engaged Buddhism initiative. A psychologist and certified yoga instructor, she is trained in Patanjali’s eightfold path with an emphasis on pranayama and meditative practice, and has guided silent meditative hikes with the AMC.

Cost

In accordance with the Buddhist tradition of dāna (generosity), the teachings are offered freely; donations are optional and support the continuation of the practice.

Questions or Contact

For questions about the course and registration, please contact Nina at awakeabiding@gmail.com.