Day of Mindfulness with Dharma Teacher Joanne Friday, January 17, 2015 at Riverside Church

December 20: Nourishing our Practice in Difficult Times as We Celebrate the Solstice in Beloved Community 10-4:30pm At the Riverside Church, 20-T, 91 Claremont Avenue, NY, NY

Nourishing our Practice in Difficult Times as We Celebrate the Solstice in Beloved Community  

10-4:30pm

At the Riverside Church, 20-T, 91 Claremont Avenue, NY, NY 

Recently the huge wounds around a racial divide in our society have painfully come to the forefront of the collective awareness.  More personally for us, our dear Teacher has become gravely ill.   In addition to the celebration of the Solstice at this Saturday's Day of Mindfulness, a Dharma talk will be offered in the morning by Dennis Bohn (True Mountain of Peace) on practicing with these difficulties and nourishing ourselves in difficult times.  Perhaps we can offer the merit of the day's practice to healing these deep wounds in our country and to Thay's recovery.    

Schedule of Day:

10am-1:00pm: Sitting and Walking Meditation. Dharma Talk and Dharma Sharing Practice.

1:00-2:00pm: Eating together in Mindfulness:  bring a Vegetarian or Vegan Lunch [Potluck welcome but not required].  

2:00-4:30pm  Eating followed by sharing our presence with music, poems, photos of ancestors, holiday memories, and intentions for the New Year.

RSVP appreciated, not required, to marjoriem4@juno.com