- With Ted Jones

Insight Meditation for Beginners: A Retreat for Beginning and Newer Students - With Ted Jones

Sat 10/19/19 - 10:00am to 12:30pm

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 retreat, specially designed for beginners and those with limited meditation experience, we will systematically explore (through sitting and walking meditation periods, teachings, and discussion) how to calm and steady the mind and see more clearly.  As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn how to touch and live in the mindful moment.

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Loving Kindness Sitting with Community Prayer List

Mon 10/21/19 - 7:00pm to 7:45pm

Twice a month on the 1st and third Mondays from 7:00-7:45 there will be a community metta (loving kindness) support sitting.  This will consist of four parts: A community member will read a list of names at the beginning of the sitting* to be held with loving kindness intentions/prayers.  Then the group will then do a simple chant of repeating the terms: ‘metta (loving kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy), upekha (equanimity)’ for five minutes.  A 35 minute period of non-guided silent sitting (one can do metta, breath awareness, or open awareness.. as one sees fit). Finally the metta sutta (handouts provided) will be recited together to finish the session.  Click here for the metta sutta.

Nancy Winkler will be the primary group leader for these events.  Brad Balkus will continue to be the community leader for the silent sitting held on the off weeks.

*Anyone in the community may send Director Debra an email during the period up until the day of the sitting.  A new list will be generated after two weeks, and the old list nor longer used. You may resubmit names as many times as you would like. Please include the name of the person or persons you want to be read out loud, and a short message (so and so has such and such illness, or passed away, or…) if you would like to.  The center may edit anything submitted (for purposes of length) or leave requests out if deemed inappropriate (not in the spirit of goodwill, politically motivated, etc…). This list may sometimes also be read at other gatherings at the IMCN in the spirit of supporting our community.

This is a free offering, donations always welcome!

Mindful Mamas Book Group (6 weeks - 10/22-11/26)

Tue 10/22/19 - 10:00am to 11:15am

The Mindful Mamas Book Group will focus on peer support and discussing personal experience of mindfulness in the daily joys and challenges of nurturing children. Between each gathering we will read a section of the book by Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart.

Those attending will want access to a copy of the book and will be encouraged to read a section in between group gatherings.

Facilitated by mother of three and sangha member Laurel Charette

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- With Ted Jones

Beginner Practice Group: Level II (5 weeks 10/15-11/12) - With Ted Jones

Tue 10/22/19 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

This group is specifically designed for students who have completed at least one introductory class series or Beginner's Sat. retreat. The group will bridge the shorter sitting periods of an introductory offering and the longer sitting periods of the other offerings at the Center.  Over the five-session class the length of the sitting meditation periods will gradually be increased from 20 minutes per session at the first session to 45 minutes by the final session.  In addition to preparing students to be able to take a wider range of offerings at IMCN, the class will focus on supporting independent home practice. Each class session will include both sitting and walking mediation, as well as ample time for questions and discussion.

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You must be preregistered to attend this class.  There are no drop-in classes.

This five week class runs from 10/15-11/12.  

You must be preregistered to attend this class.  There are no drop-in classes.

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