Current personal and global circumstances of change, uncertainty and upheaval are powerful mindfulness bells calling us to cultivate skillful responsiveness, resilience, adaptability, and kindness.

If ever there was a need for steadiness of mind and openness of heart, it is now. “Beginning & Deepening Mindful Awareness: Conscious Response in a Changing World” is 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 (freedom from anxiety);

• engage with a sense of curiosity (freedom from judgment);

• develop a sense of well-being that is sourced within oneself (freedom from trying to control 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 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 support participants in beginning a meditation practice or deepening an existing one.

Teacher: Marianne Rowe
WEDNESDAYS, JULy 5, 12, 19, & 26
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 course is full. Registration is limited to 14 participants.

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Marianne Rowe, MS, is a Founding Teacher of Monterey Bay Meditation Studio and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She is certified as a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Eco-therapist, California Naturalist, and Authentic Relating Facilitator. Marianne also holds certifications in Eco-psychology, Climate Stewardship, and Climate Psychology. In her professional roles as a psychotherapist and meditation teacher, as well as in her personal life, Marianne focuses on healing and transformation through awareness and connection. She is dedicated to catalyzing and cultivating ecosystemic consciousness and relationality in service of respecting Life in all forms. Read more.

This course is part of the Mindfulness, Evolution of Consciousness, and Self-Discovery 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.

For this offering:

• 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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