Sunday, February 24, 2013

Nourishing Ourselves in Community: A Day of Mindfulness March 16, 2013


“Listening Deeply
 To Ourselves
and To One Another
in Challenging Situations”

A Day of Mindfulness
with Lyn Fine and Rosa Zubizarreta
co-sponsored with Mindful Peacebuilding


Saturday, March 16, 201
10:00am - 4:30pm
Please Arrive by 9:45AM

The Riverside Church
91 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan 
120-122 Streets, one block West of Broadway

Please bring a veggie lunch
Please refrain from wearing fragrances 

Donation to cover expenses of day & Dana (generosity)for Teachers appreciated
no one will be turned away for lack of funds


SCHEDULE

MORNING: Nourishing Ourselves in Community
Sitting Meditation, Mindful Walking, Dharma Sharing, Singing, Gratitude Practice

LUNCH:  Mindful Eating in Healing Silence

AFTERNOON:  Deepening Our Practice 
  " Listening With Care to Ourselves and To One Another
   in Challenging Situations"
A fun and joyful introductory practicum in reflective listening

FACILITATORS
 
LYN FINE
Lyn, a co-founder of the Community of Mindfulness/NY Metro, is delighted to return to NYC for this Day of Mindfulness. Lyn received Lamp Transmission from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and has enjoyed sharing the Dharma in the USA and other countries. Currently she offers phone and in-person consultation for mindfulness practitioners and is watering the seeds of a mindfulness-based approach to peacebuilding through growing a Mindful Peacebuilding community network.  A peace educator by training and choice, Lyn is nourished by her European Jewish roots, the natural beauty of California where she currently lives, music, her family and friends,  and her passion for lifelong learning and multilingual practice.Website: www.mindfulpeacebuilding.org

ROSA ZUBIZARRETA
Rosa has been practicing mindfulness in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition since 1995. Currently living in Massachusetts, she co-founded the Mindfulness, Diversity, and Social Change Sangha in Oakland, CA in 1997. This sangha is still active today. Rosa’s professional background is in organization development, multicultural education, and clinical social work. Particularly drawn to working with groups, Rosa enjoys practicing and teaching Dynamic Facilitation, a deep listening approach for transforming conflict into creativity. She has also trained in Re-Evaluation Counseling, Focusing, NVC Mediation and Internal Family Systems Therapy. Website:www.diapraxis.com


Monday, January 14, 2013

Day of Mindfulness January 19, 2013: Beginning Anew


The Community of Mindfulness/NY Metro 
Practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh 

invites us to practice together at 
Our First Day of Mindfulness in 2013
Saturday January 19
10am to 4:30pm

Our theme will be 
Beginning Anew


“To begin anew is to look deeply and honestly at ourselves, our past
actions, speech and thoughts and to create a fresh beginning within
ourselves and in our relationships with others.”
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We will have opportunities to enjoy sitting, walking, eating, relaxing 
deeply and sharing with each other
Please bring a veggie lunch
Please refrain from wearing fragrances

At The Riverside Church, The Wellness Center, 1st floor
91 Claremont Avenue (between 120-122 sts.) The Community of Mindfulness/NY Metro 


Sunday, December 9, 2012

Day of Mindfulness Dec 15 2012


Dear Friends,

Our December Day of Mindfulness is this Saturday December 15, 10-4.30pm.  At Riverside Church, Wellness Center at 91 Claremont Avenue in Manhattan.

A Day of Mindfulness is a wonderful and precious opportunity to be together, deepening our practice  mindfulness and compassion.

Our Day will include sitting and walking meditation, eating together in mindfulness, singing, dharma sharing, and the chance to explore being present to each in-breath and each out-breath.

Facilitated by Nina Teng and David Flint.

When: December 15, 10am-4.30pm.  Come for all or part of the Day.

Where: Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue, Wellness Center [between 120-122nd Street one block west of Broadway.]

Lunch is around 1-2pm.  Bring a vegetarian lunch.  Chairs and cushions available.  Beginners welcome.  Please do not wear fragrances.

Take care,
David Flint
Nina Teng


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