If ever there was a need for steadiness of mind and openness of heart, it is now. Current personal and global circumstances of change, uncertainty and upheaval are powerful mindfulness bells calling us to cultivate skillful responsiveness, resilience, adaptability, and kindness.
“Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation” is a start-point -- a threshold – into a clear and compassionate way of being with oneself and with all beings. With decreased emotional reactivity, there is increased insight … and, with insight, we begin to see the power that we have to heal, to grow and to connect.
Mindfulness practice cultivates our ability to:
-- be present to what is occurring,
-- engage with a sense of curiosity, and
-- to develop a sense of well-being that is sourced within oneself rather than on external circumstances.
Whether you are new to mindfulness meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this course offers an opportunity to cultivate and refresh your capacity for engagement, resiliency, and presence. Being awake to yourself and the world in this way enhances your sense of freedom, agency and conscious responsiveness to what is occurring within and all around.
Through teaching, discussion, meditation practice, and experiential exercises, this course is designed to assist and support participants in establishing and maintaining mindful awareness, as well as a beginning meditation practice.
Teacher: Marianne Rowe
Thursdays, January 20, 27, and February 3, 10
5:30 - 7:00 pm
$148
This course meets online via Zoom. When you register, we’ll invite you to our online group for the course.
Registration closes 2 hours before the event begins, or when the class is full.
Marianne Rowe is a Founding Teacher of Monterey Bay Meditation Studio, a Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Ecotherapist, Authentic Relating Facilitator, and Certified California Naturalist, who focuses on healing and transformation through awareness and connection. Read more.
This course is part of the Mindfulness and Evolution of Consciousness Pathways.
This event meets online via Zoom, with additional components on our online community platform. After you register, we’ll send you the access details.
Having a space that is quiet and where you are not likely to be interrupted will contribute to a more beneficial experience for yourself and all participants. Co-creating a container of respect and presence for this conversation will enhance the benefits of this experience for each and all of us.
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We recommend that, if possible, you view this event on a PC or laptop so that you have access to Gallery view and can see all the participants.
We also encourage you to keep your video on so that a sense of community and engagement is cultivated.
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