Fr. Joe Mitchell, CP
Founder, President and Lead Teacher
Karen S. Newton, MPH, RDN
Wellbeing Integrator, Certified MIEA Mindfulness Teacher
Natasha Burrowes
Suggested donation: What you can afford to pay.
Meditation 1 value is $225
Basic Mindfulness value is $100
Anti-Racism value is $100
Class Description
Mindfulness meditation has been clinically demonstrated to increase relaxation, relieve stress, reduce anxiety, improve health, and bolster self-esteem - and after the year we've all had, who couldn't use that kind of help?
We also work for moving beyond education towards compassionate action to build a more equitable and just society for all. We work for the flourishing of individuals, communities, and our living Earth. We welcome and honor people of all faiths, identities, and backgrounds. We’re here for everyone.
We’re here for you and your staff. We want to expand our impact and reach more people through our programs, so we are opening a handful of opportunities in a few of our fall classes for our community partners to enroll with waived registration fees. We would be extremely grateful for donations in support of our mission and participants will be directed to an opportunity to make a gift upon registration, to ensure we can continue reaching across our community with access for all, regardless of financial circumstances.
Med 1 - Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Mondays, Beginning Sept 13 at 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. - In Person or Online via Zoom
This comprehensive introductory 10-week course gives you a complete overview of the practice of mindfulness meditation. It presents meditation in a clear and straightforward way, offering you step-by-step guidance for developing a personal meditation practice using mindfulness. The course includes: basic instruction in the techniques of mindfulness meditation that come from various spiritual traditions; the psychological principles and scriptural underpinnings of the practice; and clear guidance for bringing the fruits of the meditation practice into everyday life.
Basic Mindfulness for Stress & Resilience
Begins Sept 23, 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. - In Person or Online via Zoom
Mindfulness meditation is a powerful step toward gaining the body-mind stability required to show up for what is ours to do in this complicated and wonderful world. This four-week course provides a basic introduction to practicing mindfulness, based on part one of the Koru Mindfulness program developed at Duke University, and it is open to all ages from high school and up. Learn to expand your resilience and capacity for managing stress in all areas of your life. If you are new to mindfulness, this course is a good bridge to our ten-week course Med 1 Beginning Meditation and/or our 4-week course Koru 2.0: Deepening Mindfulness for Compassion & Resilience. It also is a fine way to begin again, for those who have a mindfulness practice that needs to be refreshed and invigorated.
Anti-Racism - Part One
Thursday evenings, Beginning October 7 at 7-8:30 p.m. - Online via Zoom
This four-week introductory course will help participants take a deeper dive into the core concepts of Anti-Racism and connect those concepts to current racial justice movements. This course will also explore the intersections of faith, spirituality, and racial justice in both historical and modern contexts and offer action steps for ways that individuals and communities can actively work to dismantle racism.