Thursday Morning Silent Meditation

Thu 09/24/20 - 7:45am to 8:30am

This drop-in sitting meditation is offered in the simplicity of silence without instruction. An ending bell will be rung by a practice leader. No registration.  No fee; donations are always welcome.  Not suggested for new meditators.

Please remember to bring your facemask and keep social distance.

Please enter through the side of the building where the small “Entrance” sign is, leaving shoes on that porch  Then cross through the meditation hall to the large screened in porch.  A bell will be rung at 8:30am to signal the end of the meditation period.  Then please leave the same way you came in.  The building is closed except for the two restrooms directly outside the meditation hall.  We ask that you do not wander through the rest of the Center. 

GUIDELINES:

For attendees:  Please:

1.  Use the side entrance only to enter and leave.

2.  Wear facemasks and practice social distancing;

3.  Use only the two restrooms directly off the meditation hall.

4.  Do not go into the other rooms of the meditation center, i.e. library, kitchen, etc.

5.  If you want to use a mat and cushion, please take one and put it back after the meditation period.

- With Matthew Daniell

A Quiet Place of Rest and the Art of Opening into Life, an Online Retreat - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 09/26/20 - 9:30am to 1:00pm

Often we build walls to protect ourselves from inner wounds and the business of daily life, but find little rest.  The Buddha taught that when we bring attention mindfully to the present moment over time we learn to calm the heart and touch a quiet place of rest inside.  From this place we can then expand the boundaries of practice to include all that makes up our life in any given moment, including seeing into and through walls of resistance and pain that no longer serve us. As we learn to meet the moment in a wholehearted way we find we can touch inner quiet in the midst of daily business and open more fully into life.  In this retreat we will explore how.

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

Please note that in deciding whether or not to register for one of IMCN’s programs, we need a minimum of five participants in order to run any of our retreats.  If this minimum is not met by Thursday noon of that week, the offering will be cancelled. 

To pay by check or read our refund policy, click here

- With Matthew Daniell

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

Mon 09/28/20 - 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

   

Since your donation will be divided evenly between the teacher and the center, when donating through Paypal, please put a "note" of the offering you attended on the donation page or click here to let us know which IMCN offering you attended. Thank you for your generosity!

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- With Chas DiCapua

Satipatthana: The Foundations of Mindfulness - Part I: Mindfulness of Body - With Chas DiCapua

Sat 10/03/20 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

In this three-part series, we will explore the first three foundations of mindfulness the Buddha laid out as the pathway to liberation. The October retreat will explore the first foundation, mindfulness of body, that we will use as an anchor for our attention throughout the series. This first retreat will be offered as a full day to support a deepening of this first, important foundation of mindfulness.

During the November retreat will explore mindfulness of feeling tone. How each experience at any of the six sense doors registers as pleasant, unpleasant or neutral.

Finally, in the December retreat, we will explore mindfulness of mind. Being aware of thoughts, emotions and mind states.

After this series of mindfulness meditations, the practitioner will have a solid foundation on which to continue to build their meditation practice on. While this series will be appropriate for beginning meditators, it is important to attend the October retreat if this is one’s first time doing Satipatthana practice.

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

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

While this series will be appropriate for beginning meditators, it is important to attend the October retreat if this is one’s first time doing Satipatthana practice.

To pay by check or read our refund policy, click here