On Zoom and YouTube (links below): Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind and heart! In these daily offerings we will explore gentle and gradual cultivation and expansion of heart practices, which are known to be both supportive for a mindfulness practice and transformative in their own right.

If you'd like to donate to the teacher or to the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here The program is offered freely with no registration needed. 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch).12:00 – 12:15 pm Mindful Activity (cleaning the center).11:00 – 11:45 am Lightly Guided Meditation.10:15 – 11:00 am Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion or Walking Meditation.9:30 – 10:15 am Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation.Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners as well as those with more experience. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice as well as daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion and mindful activity. Each class has opportunities for Q&A with teachers. The course starts with mindfulness of breathing, followed by mindfulness of the body, emotions and thinking and concludes with a discussion on concentration and the application of mindfulness in daily life. Basic instructions in mindfulness meditation is taught sequentially in this 5-week course.

Gay zoom meeting id list