# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (mettā) with Whit Hornsberger 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Emotions have played a vital role in human evolution, shaping the mammalian nervous system through psychological and physical biofeedback that heightened survival and strengthened learning. At the root of all emotions lies fear, the fundamental force driving our instinct to seek safety, stability, and balance.

While fear helped our species survive, in today’s world it often becomes a source of personal and collective suffering. The mind’s attempts to control fear can instead reinforce it, feeding cycles of worry, rumination, overthinking, and anxiety that shape much of human experience.

In this offering, we will explore the Western and Buddhist science of fear (bhaya), including its evolutionary roots, neuroanatomy, and conditioned patterns within the mind. Through teachings drawn from Buddhist psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and contemplative practice, we will examine how fear operates and how loving-kindness (mettā) offers a path toward greater freedom, awareness, and inner security.

The workshop includes an in-depth talk followed by experiential mettā meditation (mettā-bhāvanā), inviting participants to gently befriend fear through the cultivation of loving-kindness. Participants will leave with both an intellectual and embodied understanding of the nervous system, mindfulness, and the transformative potential of mettā practice. All levels welcome.


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Les émotions ont joué un rôle essentiel dans l’évolution humaine. Elles ont façonné le système nerveux des mammifères à travers des mécanismes de rétroaction psychologique et physique qui ont accru les chances de survie et renforcé l’apprentissage. À la racine de toutes les émotions se trouve la peur, cette force fondamentale qui motive notre instinct à rechercher sécurité, stabilité et équilibre.

Bien que la peur ait permis à notre espèce de survivre, elle devient aujourd’hui souvent une source de souffrance personnelle et collective. Les tentatives du mental pour contrôler la peur tendent parfois à la renforcer, alimentant des cycles d’inquiétude, de rumination, de suranalyse et d’anxiété qui façonnent une grande partie de l’expérience humaine.

Dans cette présentation, nous explorerons la science occidentale et bouddhiste de la peur (bhaya), incluant ses racines évolutives, sa neuroanatomie et les schémas conditionnés présents dans l’esprit. À travers des enseignements issus de la psychologie bouddhiste, des neurosciences, de la psychologie évolutionniste et des pratiques contemplatives, nous examinerons la manière dont la peur opère et comment la bienveillance aimante (mettā) peut offrir une voie vers une plus grande liberté, conscience et sécurité intérieure.

L’atelier comprend une conférence approfondie suivie d’une méditation expérientielle de mettā (mettā-bhāvanā), invitant les participant(e)s à entrer doucement en relation avec la peur par le développement de la bienveillance aimante. Les participant(e)s repartiront avec une compréhension à la fois intellectuelle et incarnée du système nerveux, de la pleine conscience et du potentiel transformateur de la pratique du mettā. Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/montreal/befriending-fear-reawakening-loving-kindness-mettā-with-whit-hornsberger/200030156036956
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, science-fair, workshops, business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Montreal
- **state**: QC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: studio mile end
- **lat**: 45.52328
- **long**: -73.59282
- **full address**: studio mile end, 7 Avenue Laurier E, Montréal, QC H2T 1E4, Canada, Montreal

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger  being held?
  - **A:** BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger  takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am at studio mile end, 7 Avenue Laurier E, Montreal, QC H2T 1E4, Canada, Montreal.
- **Q**: Who is organizing BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger ?
  - **A:** BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger  is organized by Studio Mile End.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger  is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Montreal, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If BEFRIENDING FEAR: Reawakening Loving-Kindness (metta) with Whit Hornsberger  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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