THE CALENDAR OF WEEKLY CLASSES, CLINICS AND WORKSHOPS.
Watch this incredible documentary together here. LINK TO DETAILS
Donaldson Correctional Facility is situated in the Alabama countryside southwest of Birmingham. 1,500 men, considered the state’s most dangerous prisoners, live behind high security towers and a double row of barbed and electrical wire fences.
Within this dark environment, a spark was ignited. A growing network of men had been gathering to meditate on a regular basis. Intrigued by this, Jenny Phillips, cultural anthropologist and psychotherapist, first visited Donaldson Correctional Facility in the fall of 1999. She planned to observe the meditation classes facilitated by inmates and to interview the inmate meditators about their lives as prisoners.
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Be my guest on Saturday, October 22; 6-7:30pm
Learn more about how mindfulness practice can be helpful for you, your colleagues, and those you serve. Practice a little together. 1.5 hour certificate of completion is included as a courtesy. There is no tuition for this event.
An event for licensed physicians and therapists. There is limited space. RSVP to make sure there is room if you want to attend.
503 640-6006 or [email protected]
MAKE IT AN EVENING
IN DOWNTOWN HILLSBORO
You may want to make an evening of it in downtown Hillsboro with a friend or dear one. There are many wonderful restaurants a short stroll from my classrooms:
- The Venetian, 253 East Main Street (503 693-3953) excellent service and local history
- Syun, 209 NE Lincoln (503 640-3131) superb Japanese
- Pissario, 337 East Main (503 693-7953) Italian
- Primrose and Tumbleweeds, 248 East Main (503 703-8525) good food, large wine selection and nice atmosphere
- McNally’s Taproom, 370 East Main (503 268-1429) food and brews
The general form of poses, simple flow, introduction to yoga breathing and the practices of mindfulness.
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Reduce Stresses through Loving Kindness!
Taught by Sarana Pallebage
Loving Kindness, or Metta, as called in Pali Language is unconditional, inclusive love, a love with wisdom. This is a meditation of care, concern, tenderness, loving kindness, friendship. A feeling of warmth for oneself and others. The practicing is the softening of the mind and heart, an opening to deeper and deeper levels of the feeling of kindness, of pure love.
Come as you are. Free and everyone welcome. RSVP only. Space is limited.
Pallebage Sarana Thera is a bhikkhu from Sri Lanka. He completed his monastic education and training in Vihara Maha Devi Pirivena, Galle. After completing his education, he taught at the same pirivena for nearly two years. Furthermore, he studied Meditation, Mahayana Buddhism and Chinese language (Mandarin) in Taiwan for three years. Now he is a resident monk and an assistant to the abbot at Oregon Buddhist Vihara, where he conducts children’s dhamma school program and spiritual activities. This is short description about me. Here is the website for Sarana’s monastery in Hillsboro: Orbvusa.mnbv.org
Learn about Nia, its origins and benefits. Learn the moves, one minute at a time. Dec. 4: About Nia + the 52Moves, 1-2:30pm, $15 pre-register, $20 day of
The general form of poses, simple flow, introduction to yoga breathing and the practices of mindfulness.
Registration, costs, and other details
Explore anatomy and easy poses to reclaim strength and flexible feet. Dec. 11: Yoga for Healthy Feet, 1-2:30pm, $15 pre-register, $20 day of
The general form of poses, simple flow, introduction to yoga breathing and the practices of mindfulness.
Registration, costs, and other details
CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER. A gift to you all from me. An evening of restorative movement and repose along with contemplative practice and some readings to support you during this season. Some of last week’s Evening that was cancelled because of weather will be included. Also, Sarana, the monk who was to offer something on December but was called away on a family emergency, will offer some of his thoughts on Loving Kindness this evening. Free.
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Set aside all politics. Simply share an evening of contemplative practice with one another. Offer a dignified, open-handed, open-hearted, open-minded active presence toward unfolding public and personal life. With Brant. Fri, Jan 20th; 7-8pm. No tuition