- With Rebecca Bradshaw

Freeing the Heart Through Forgiveness; an Online Retreat - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Sun 10/25/20 - 9:00am to 4:30pm

As we continue to explore the Buddha’s recipe for a strong and gentle heart, we are going to take a slight detour from the Brahmaviharas into a related quality, the quality of forgiveness. 

Sometimes when we intend to practice metta and compassion, we find that anger and ill will arise instead. The practice of forgiveness is about consciously freeing the heart of this anger and blame. Through honoring our experience, and cultivating deep connection and understanding, the heart begins to soften and relax and finds its resting place here on this earth. Come explore how forgiveness can help us let go of anger during this time of reckoning. The morning will include meditation and a dharma talk, and the afternoon will include more formal forgiveness meditation and time for discussion.

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There is a half day option for this retreat from 9am-12pm.  For those registered for the full day, we will break for lunch at 12pm and the retreat will resume at 1:30pm, and end at 4:30pm.  

Once you have registered and paid for this retreat, you will be sent a confirmation email, along with the Zoom link for the retreat.  

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- With Matthew Daniell

Mindfulness ‘Living in the Time of Covid-19’ Online Drop in Practice Sessions - With Matthew Daniell

Mon 10/26/20 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

These drop-in sessions are tailored for online practice.  A 25-35 minute mindfulness meditation will be followed by individual sharing.  Everyone will have a chance to talk about how they are working with being present to the realities of this unique and difficult time.  Together, we have the opportunity here to create a much needed community of support, based on mindfulness and compassion.  New and experienced meditators alike are welcome to attend. 

On alternate weeks, Matthew will lead a Loving Kindness drop-in session.  Together, these mindfulness and loving kindness sessions may support a skillful balance in our ‘stay at home’ practice.

This offering is donation based only.  Suggested donation: $10

   

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- With Ted Jones

ONLINE Introduction to Insight Meditation (5 week class) (10/22-11/19) - With Ted Jones

Thu 10/29/20 - 7:00pm to 8:15pm

Insight meditation is a time tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this five week series we will systematically explore how to calm and steady the mind and see with more clarity into our lives.  As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease.  We learn to touch and live in the mindful moment. 

The class will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice designed for application in daily life. Although this series is designed for beginners, all are welcome and students may choose to repeat this series as new material will be introduced each time.  The sessions will run from 7:00-8:30 pm from 10/22-11/19.  They will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice.

Read About Ted Jones.

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This class series runs from 10/22-11/19.  There are no drop-in classes - you must be registered to attend this class series.

Once you have registered for this class series, you will be sent a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the class.  This Zoom link will be used for the entire class series,

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- With Matthew Daniell

Online Mindfulness and Self Compassion Half Day Retreat - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 10/31/20 - 9:30am to 1:00pm

As humans we have a very strong tendency to suffer from comparing ourselves to others and ideals we hold.  Mindfulness and compassion can help.  In this retreat, we will begin with the practice of simple present moment awarenesses; on the breath, body, and the senses.  This can help us to calm and see our negative inner comments and dialogues with a little more space and kindness.  We then progress to engage the strengthened awareness to "breath with" a wider range of life and to hold our suffering with more warmth and wisdom.  Finally we will cultivate a simple intention of caring and wisdom for ourselves with the silent repetition on phrases of self care. Alternating periods of sitting and walking with instruction and in silence, with this three step meditation process as a practice framework, we may touch greater present moment clarity, inner kindness and ease.  When we do this we are happier, and naturally others are benefitted as well!

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Once you have registered and paid for this retreat, you will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link.

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