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Winter 2012
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Monday, 7-9 p.m. |
INTRODUCTION
TO MEDITATION This course will provide a solid grounding in the basics of meditation practice, according to the Buddhist (Theravadan) tradition. It includes concentration and mindfulness (Vipassana) practice, and instruction in how to integrate the practice in everyday life, i.e. stress management, dealing with difficult emotions, developing present moment awareness, etc. The 8-week course includes a one-day retreat.
Teacher: Gwen Sears |
| Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. |
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Waking Up to a New Way of Being Mindfulness meditation is a practice that provides us with the tools to deal with the stresses and challenges of everyday life, opening us to new possibilities, emotional healing, and freedom from suffering. This 16-week course will provide teaching, guided meditation instruction and support with establishing a stable meditation practice; cultivating mindfulness in everyday life; dealing with difficult emotions and hindrances to present moment awareness. This course is suitable for anyone who has completed the 8-week Introduction to Meditation course, or has experience with mindfulness practice, and would like to deepen their understanding and practice.
Teacher: Susan Child. |
| Thursday, 7-9 p.m. |
AWAKENING THE
HEART: Transcendent Wisdom and the Heart of Compassion This 16 week session will continue*, from the fall session, with the training of the heart and mind, to awaken our inherent wisdom and natural capacity for love, and to recognize how habituated patterns get in the way of its expression. During the winter session we will begin by exploring the Brahma Viharas (Immeasurables) Loving Kindness and Sympathetic Joy. This will be followed by an in-depth training in Compassion. Pre-requisites for this course are a stable meditation practice, and the ability to rest in awareness with challenging emotions and inner experience. *(Note: It is possible for experienced practitioners who did not attend the fall session to attend this session, with the permission of the teacher).
Teacher:
Susan Child |
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Sunday, 10a.m.-12 noon |
SUNDAY MEDITATION and DHARMA CONTEMPLATION* The first hour is silent meditation. The second hour is facilitated Dharma contemplation of selected Buddhist teachings. The practice of Dharma contemplation invites us into direct experience of the teachings and the wisdom they carry. The teachings will be drawn from the different Buddhist traditions. Some meditation experience is required. It is possible to attend the first or second hour, or both. Teacher: Susan Child *(note - Susan is occasionally away, and the second hour is peer-facilitated, open Dharma discussion.) Cost: $5 plus Dana *See information below on Dana Start date: ongoing |
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