Entering the Path
Experience Naropa for Yourself with a Free Introductory Course
Wherever you are in your journey—just getting curious, actively exploring programs, or already on your way to joining us—this course offers a way to step inside and experience Naropa more directly.
Naropa’s approach to education is a little different—and often best understood through experience. We created this course to give you a feel for it: a chance to step into the classroom, engage the work, and see what resonates for you.
Sample a Naropa Class: The Tender Heart of Sadness with Core Assistant Professor Carla Burns
This short teaching offers a glimpse into what you might experience in a Naropa course—and the kind of content you’ll find inside the Entering the Path experience.
Here, faculty member Carla Burns explores a contemplative approach to working with difficult emotions, inviting you to engage sadness with awareness, curiosity, and care.
To explore more sample classes, teachings, and student perspectives, fill out the form below to access the full course.
What You’ll Find Inside the Course
Entering the Path is a short, self-paced course designed to give you a meaningful sense of Naropa—through the people, ideas, and experiences that shape our community.
Inside, you’ll explore:
- Real voices from Naropa Hear from students, alumnx, faculty, and staff about what this experience is like
- A sense of place and purpose Learn about Naropa’s beginnings, values, and the broader community you’d be stepping into
- Ways to engage beyond the classroom Discover events, podcasts, articles, and creative work across the university
- Sample courses and teachings Step into classes like Psychology of Mindfulness Meditation, Ecopsychology, First Turning of Buddhism: Mind and Emotions, and Contemplative Ceramics.
- Experiential learning Engage contemplative practices and explore faculty teachings—from meditation and reflective exercises to interdisciplinary topics like ecopsychology and psychedelic studies.
Why Start Here?
Naropa’s approach to education is experiential, reflective, and rooted in both personal and collective transformation.
This course is designed to give you a felt sense of that—something deeper than what a webpage or brochure can offer.
Get Access to the Course
Fill out the short form below to begin exploring at your own pace.
