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SUMMARY:Mommy Sangha
DESCRIPTION:The Open Heart Project Mommy Sangha: A supportive gathering of moms\, stepmoms\, and grandmothers to practice meditation together and share our wisdom\nAre you a mom (or stepmother or grandmother) who longs to practice meditation but can’t find time amidst the demands–and joys and difficulties–of caring for young children? \nParenting\, no matter how desired (and enjoyed)\, may come with fatigue\, self-doubt\, and the natural question: who the hell am I now? Meditation can help by offering space to breathe. Sangha (Sanskrit for community) helps by assuring you that you are most definitely not alone. Together\, meditation and Sangha can help you to remain present during the long days and short years of caring for your little ones. \nWhether you have a meditation practice (or used to have one) or are a brand new beginner\, you are warmly invited to join the Mommy Sangha. During this weekly 30-minute gathering\, you will be guided in a short meditation practice followed by a chance to connect with other mothers. We will also meet quarterly for a longer practice session and a special talk on how to apply Buddhist mindfulness principles to motherhood. \nThe Mommy Sangha will exist as a continuous presence for you to participate in as you are interested and able. And\, while we will be emphasizing the experiences of caring for younger children\, all mothers are welcome.\nWe promise to: \n\nProvide meditation instruction\nAnswer questions about meditation\nModerate the dialog to keep it meaningful and on point\nFoster kindness\nKeep it short!\n\nWhere: In the comfort of your own home via the Zoom meeting platform. Each session will be recorded so you can practice with the Mommy Sangha even if you can’t attend the live gathering. \n\n\n  \n\n \n \n \n  \nAbout Jenna Hollenstein\nNew mom\, mindfulness teacher\, and Founder and Nutrition Therapist at Eat to Love\, Jenna aims to bring the gentle sanity of Buddhist principles to every aspect of her personal and professional life. She is excited to support Mommy Sangha members to create and sustain a meditation practice that creates awareness\, lovingkindness\, and self-compassion. Her greatest teachers include Susan\, her partner Andrea\, and her son Mimmo. \nAbout the Open Heart Project\nCreated by meditation teacher and writer Susan Piver\, the OHP is an online meditation center. It shares all the qualities of a traditional dharma center: A shared practice. Workshops. Advanced courses. Retreats. Guest teachers. Community gatherings—all online and available to you 24/7. Currently\, there are close to 15000 members all over the world who are practicing meditation to recover a sense of balance\, cultivate fearlessness\, sharpen our minds\, and soften our hearts. While each may practice alone\, we also practice together to create a network of sanity and kindness. More information about the Open Heart Project can be found here. \nOnce you register\, your account will be charged automatically every 30 days\, unless or until you cancel. \nQuestions? Please email Michele \n 
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/mommy-sangha-2016-03-30-2016-04-06/
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SUMMARY:Online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course
DESCRIPTION:Being mindful is the practice of being present—so simple\, and so very difficult. While we want to be awake and aware in the moments of our life\, too often we aren’t and instead shift into autopilot\, shut down emotionally (or become overwhelmed)\, or settle for simply getting through the day.\nThe practice of mindfulness calls on us to stop settling\, and to wake up to exactly how things are right here\, right now. This present moment awareness sometimes brings about relief and ease\, and sometimes it doesn’t\, but it always points us to a genuine experience of our own precious life. \nThe MBSR course is an evidence-based\, intensive exploration of the practice of mindfulness\, and what it means to practice mindfulness in your own life. Taught by Rebecca Eldridge\, a mindfulness teacher certified through University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness\, the course provides all the instruction and materials you need to practice mindfulness weekly within a group\, and daily on your own. You must supply the strong commitment to stick with the course and to practice every single day—when it’s pleasant\, unpleasant\, and neutral. \nDetails:\nWe will practice mindfulness in many forms (sitting\, moving\, walking\, scanning\, and so on) in class\, sometimes in silence\, and there will be opportunity for small and whole group sharing\, checking in\, asking questions\, and so on. You will receive audio to guide much of your daily\, at home practice. Between classes you will also have the opportunity to enter our virtual practice space 24/7\, and beyond the 8-week course\, you will be provided a way to continue to connect with other course participants\, if you choose. \nWe will convene using the Zoom video conference platform. It is imperative that you attend the classes\, but classes will be recorded for you to review if you must miss a class (if you know that you will have to miss more than one class\, you are invited to participate at another time; participating live in the half-day retreat is a must). \nPeople participate in the MBSR course for many reasons—to relieve stress of all kinds\, to soothe emotional and physical pain\, to live and love more fully\, to establish a regular practice of mindfulness\, and more. \nThe following is required:\n\nParticipate in the orientation\, all eight classes\, and the half-day retreat\nPractice daily for approximately one hour\nHold yourself and the other participants with respect and kind-heartedness\nStay curious about this live exploration\nBe willing to be seen as human (imperfect and completely okay)\nStick with it for 8 weeks\n\nCLASS MEETING TIMES:\nOrientation: April 10 6:30p.m. – 8:30p.m. EDT \nEight classes on Wednesday evenings\, April 13 – June 1\, 6:00p.m. – 8:30p.m. EDT \nPlus a half-day retreat\, May 22\, 11:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. EDT \nRegistration for this course is now closed.\nThis is a rare opportunity to participate in the full MBSR program online. \nLimited to 25 participants \nThis program is not free for Open Heart Project Sangha members. \nREFUND POLICY:\nYou may receive a full refund if you notify Michele by email at least 72 hours prior to the first class. (This will give us time to notify anyone on the waitlist.) No refunds will be granted thereafter. \nQuestions? Please email Michele. \nMore about Rebecca\nRebecca Eldridge is one of a limited number of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teachers worldwide to receive full teacher certification through the Center for Mindfulness at University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has taught mindfulness to cancer survivors\, people in chronic pain\, businesses\, medical students\, lay ministers\, and monastics. Her own meditation practice is guided by her teacher\, Pema Chödrön\, and she recently had a guided meditation produced by Shambhala Publications as part of an online course taught by Pema Chödrön: Making Friends with Yourself. Before beginning her work in mindfulness\, she taught literature and creative writing and worked as an information developer in the tech field.
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/online-mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr-course-2/
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SUMMARY:The Enneagram
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe enneagram\, a model of human personality\, is a great passion of mine. I have used it consistently in every area of my life for close to 20 years.\n  \n  \n\nIt helps me figure out how to communicate with others so that they can actually hear me.\nIt helps me to create closer relationships with those I care about.\nIt shows me how to remain calm and clear during conflicts and arguments.\nIt has helped me understand and soften toward myself.\n\nWhat prevents us from doing these things naturally is that we can’t see ourselves clearly. We each have our blind spot. The enneagram hands you a diagram of your own and others’. If you are willing to be brave\, it gives you the opportunity to actually see the beliefs and patterns that you hold out of fear and self-protection. If you are willing to be even braver\, it points the way to releasing them. If you are willing to braver still\, it can guide you to releasing others from your expectations about who you think they should be to instead embrace who they are. \nIn other words\, it is a compassion tool of the highest order. Deep\, broad\, complex\, and subtle\, the enneagram can teach you many things\, from how to talk to a colleague about a new project to how to release yourself from the expectations of others and live authentically. It stops you from interpreting the actions of others through your own filters and thus enables you to know them rather than simply reacquainting yourself with yourself. It can help you avoid arguments in favor of connection. It enables you to see through your own and others’ defenses to find the point of genuine connection. \nPlease join me for an online workshop to explore this rich\, powerful\, and mind-altering system. We will meet on Saturday\, April 16 for a three-hour workshop that gives an overview of the system. You will receive guidelines for how to type yourself and begin to sense the types of others. There will be specific follow-up questions and exercises. We will meet again on Saturday\, April 30 for a two-hour session from 11a.m.- 1p.m. EDT to hear what you have learned and give feedback for continuing to explore this game-changing system. \nSessions will be recorded and links sent out within 24 hours. Recordings and course materials will be available for use for 90 days after the last class date. We will meet on Zoom\, an online videoconferencing platform. \nWe will cover:\n\nIntroduction to the enneagram\nHow to use the system skillfully\nPossible abuses of the system and how to avoid\nThe Hornevian directional theory\nThe three triads/centers of intelligence (intuition\, emotion\, reason)\nThe three instinctual drives (self-preservation\, social\, intimate)\nA detailed description of each of the nine types and their three subtypes\nSpecific suggestions for how to type your yourself\nThe power (and danger) of typing others\nRecommended reading\n\nQuestions? Please email Michele \nI’m really appreciating how your enneagram class helped me digest some of my blindspots that have been obstacles in my practice.  Apparently I am most like a self-preservation 4…  Now I’m seeing the humor in it!  The more I was able to be present\, the more intimate I became with the textures of my emotions. Gail C. \n 
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/the-enneagram-course/
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