Category: Past Classes
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The Mindful Meditation Path to Living in Ease
Teacher: Bilha Birman Rivlin invites you to join her six-session class: During the class, we will explore what “living in ease” truly means to us. We will search into the qualities in us that hold the power to move us toward living our life in ease. We will look at the intention and goal of…
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October Retreat with John Orr
October 7-9, 2022, we held an online weekend retreat led by Buddhist teacher John Orr.
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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
By Bilha Rivlin and Ken Morley Date & Time: Mondays 10:30am – 12:00pm, Oct 17 – Nov 21 Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal transformation. Learn about mindfulness and concentration in a kind and supportive environment, as you take the first steps toward establishing your own meditation practice. There will be a strong emphasis on cultivating…
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Mindfulness Meditation Class
TURNER SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER This is a rare and great opportunity for those interested in learning about the health benefits of mindful meditation! Mondays – July 18, 25 and August 1, 8 10:30AM – 12:00 PM | Free | In-PersonTurner Senior Resource Center (2401 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI) Instructors Ken Morley and Karen Mori. This free class provides…
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“JOIN the CARAVAN” – MINDFULNESS TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES TO AWAKEN JOY IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
Please join our ONLINE weekly sessions. We begin on Tuesday, May 3, 10:00 AM -11:30 AM Through meditation practices, contemplations, and interactive teachings we’ll explore how to live with inner joy and well-being in our daily life. The sessions are offered by Turner Resource Senior Center and is being led by Still Mountain teacher, Bilha…
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Concentration and Insight Study Group
The CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT STUDY GROUP will meet by Zoom Thursday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, beginning April 7 through May 12.We will read and discuss The Experience of Samadhi: An In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation, by Richard Shankman. In this book Shankman discusses samadhi, frequently translated as “concentration”—including the jhanas—and vipassana, usually translated as…
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Still Mountain Hosting a Retreat in March: PERCEPTION
March 25-27, 2022, will be a retreat led by Carol Blotter titled PERCEPTION. This retreat will explore perception, perceptual distortions and offer meditations and contemplations to see the illusions, the mirages, the perceptual misinformation. We will also explore how knowing perception clearly adds deep joy into our lives.
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Meditation Class on Contemplation of Mind
Meditation online class on Contemplation of Mind Meets every Thursday evening in August and September 2020, 7-9pm via Zoom, led by David Lawson. Contact David **Class is currently full
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Still Mountain Buddhist Meditation Center Fall Retreat: The Threshold and Transitional States
Friday November 1st 5:00pm thru Sunday November 3rd 1pm 2019DeSales Retreat Center 1124 Ventura Drive Brooklyn MI 49230Retreat and Teachings offered on a *Dana Basis About the RetreatWe move through transitional states every day of our lives, and sometimes intense transitions may last and may be disorienting. These in-between states, however, are filled to the…
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Beginning Insight Meditation
This class will lead students step by step through beginning insight meditation and related mindfulness practices. We will share ways to work toward becoming more present with our experience, explore how mindfulness may enrich our daily lives, and investigate ways of applying practices to difficulties with stress that we experience. Although historically the techniques come…
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Beginning Meditation for Mindful Aging
Training our mind to become mindful is a doorway for a life’s lasting transformation. In this course, you’ll learn about mindfulness and concentration practices in a kind and supportive environment as you take your first steps toward establishing a mindful meditation practice. You will also learn supportive practices to open the heart and calm the…