Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Class 1

This 3-week class in the basics of mindfulness practice offers an introduction to new students and a review for experienced students.
CARLA BRENNAN has been practicing meditation for 40 years. She is the guiding teaching for Bloom of the Present Insight Meditation.
COST: This 3-week class will be offered by donation. We have a suggested sliding scale of $30 – $60. However, more or less is gratefully accepted. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Non-monetary donations are also accepted.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Contact Carol at: [email protected].
Please only register if you can attend all three classes.

• We all, knowingly or unknowingly, have been training our minds during our lifetime. Unfortunately, many of us have taught ourselves to be distracted, anxious and tense. In mindfulness training, we instead take advantage of the mind’s underlying power and cultivate its innate capacity for clarity, awareness, and presence.
• Mindfulness brings greater flexibility in responding to the inevitable stresses of life. We can learn to meet all experience - including illness, chronic pain, loss, unhealthy habits, and anxiety - with understanding. We can begin to relax into the present, living with more ease.
• Mindfulness is part of a larger group of teachings in Buddhism that can lead to spiritual maturity, increased compassion and inner freedom. These qualities contribute to more peace in our lives and in the world around us.
• You will be given basic instructions, handouts and suggestions for daily practice.