This month's Metta will be Loving-Kindness and opening the heart with Associate Instructor and Board Member Karen Kofman.

Karen will lead a meditation grounded in the practice of mindfulness and provide important reminders as she goes.  We thought of doing 5 important reminders, but Karen said it is best to let the reminders come out of the experience together, rather than choosing a number. That's how she works the best!

Ajahn Song is a young prodigy Mindfulness and Wisdom Master deemed one of the very few assistant teachers of Luang Por Pramote in Thailand. He saw the truth clearly after just four months as a monk, and is now one of Luang Por Pramote's most respected and prolific teachers. And what is also wonderful, he […]

Associate Instructor Susanna Fournier has been teaching acting for over 10 years. She will talk about the subtle and not so subtle ways we may be acting in our daily lives, explore notions of "authenticity", and discuss how seeing ourselves as actors can help us experience the truth that the body and mind are non-self.

Associate Instructor Rhonda will discuss how our mindfulness practice opens our minds and hearts to understand and deal with the inner and outer worlds where there is so much judgement, harsh opinion and divisiveness. Much will be revealed with some exercises as well.

"What made you give up your thriving career and choose this path?"  "What's it like to be inside people's minds all day?" "How can I make a big change in my life?" Tune in as our resident interviewer and Committee Chair Jenn speaks with Salima about life as a Reiki Master-Teacher, Mindfulness Instructor and Teacher […]

On her journey to mindfulness, Dr. Rhoda spent years leading well-being circles and meditation groups, developing calmness and kindness based on her studies and retreats at Plum Village under Thich Nhat Hanh.  To start your Sunday morning right, she will lead us in easy, calming and loving meditations, appreciating the body, breath, nature and life.

Susie will delve deeply into the practice of mindful eating and how to be aware during mealtimes. Susie will share tips on cultivating a mindful eating practice to gain insights into yourself and reduce negative patterns.  **We will do some mindful eating together. Please bring something to drink and one small item to eat (e.g. […]

Our Chairman has been providing tips on his Jess Koffman Facebook page recently (www.facebook.com/jess.koffman), helping us to faux teachers and teachings on mindfulness and it's purpose. There are a lot of fluffy, pretty incorrect teachings our their folks - beware!  Jess will go into details about his pointers, who and what to avoid, and take […]

Rather than listening talks about what you really are, rather than theories or ideas to believe about what you really are, rather than merely resonate temporarily with what sounds true to you, let's do the far more effective work of examining the body, element by element, and see that there is no person in it. […]

Learn to harness this powerful "Weapon of Protection" that the Buddha shared almost 2,600 years ago. Vice Chair Salima will open with the origin story of Metta practice, followed by a guided Metta (Loving-Kindness / Good-Will) practice.  Together, we will cool any anger, fear, anxiety or other impurities of the heart, laying the foundation for […]