Topic: Mindfulness for Stressful times
Date: Saturday, April 25th
Time: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm [lunch at 12 noon – 1:30 pm]
Description:
According to meditation teacher, Tara Brach, we get lost in our thoughts and cut off from our hearts when we get lost in our trance of busily speeding through the day. In her book Radical Compassion, Tara says – “Trance encloses us in a virtual reality of thoughts and emotionally charged stories. We are at the mercy of unconscious beliefs, feelings, and memories that drive our decisions and reactions to life. We feel separate or alone, threatened, and/or incomplete.” Mindfulness is a path out of our trance into our natural presence. We find enough-ness in the simple things – soaking in the sun on our skin, feeling connected with a loved one, taking in the beauty of a tree or a flower, enjoying a meal, etc. We shift out of stress into the experience of rest and ease in our bodies. We are no longer in fight, flight, freeze, fawn responses.
In this daylong, we will explore mindfulness practices that help us wake up to our everyday trance and move into our natural presence. We will bring our attention to our bodies, emotions, and thoughts. We will create a non-judgemental, collective field that supports our individual process. The day will be a combination of instruction, discussion, practice, and integration. Everyone is welcome. No prior experience necessary.
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
ADA accessible, parking lot in back
Cost: $40-$60, no one turned away for lack of funds, email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com about scholarships
To register: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac#focus=ev-s2p8-20200425093000
About the instructor: Sunil Joseph has been a student of NVC since 2004. He attended BayNVC’s Leadership program in 2008 where he learned to share NVC with others. Sunil is passionate about sharing his appreciation for NVC with others.