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Meditation Instruction | Classes During the fall, winter and spring, Friends of the Heart runs a schedule of meditation courses and special workshops. Instruction covers a variety of teachings suitable for beginners to advanced meditators. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before scheduled start time. This allows you to relax, meet the teacher and other meditators and settle in. In the evening after 6:00pm, when the street level door is locked by the building manager, please ring the bell for Friends of the Heart.
If you are late, please ring the bell -- we would rather you join us for class than have you turn away. Click on any class title, either below or to the left, to learn more.
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Mondays |
7:00 to 9:00 pm Mindfulness Basics with David Liang In our 4-class Monday Basics series, you will refresh your knowledge or learn how to begin your practice of mindfulness meditation. We will focus on the practice of "Mindfulness in the Body" ie how to become more aware of your body. Meditations covered will include: the Body scan, Breath Meditation, Walking/Moving Meditation as well as how to set up a home practice and proper posture. The main source text used for the 4 class series will be the Kayagata-Sati Sutta which can be found here
Suggested Texts for Study: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield Turning the Mind into an Ally by Sakyong Miphan |
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Tuesdays |
7:00 to 9:00 pm. Silent Open-Sit led by senior students A perfect class for those who have taken our Mindfulness Basics class and have some knowledge of how to practice mindfulness. Focus will be on longer sits and developing a steady continuous state of mindfulness. There will be no/minimal instruction and expect meditation sessions to be longer. |
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Wednesdays |
7:00 to 9:00 pm. Calm and Clear Deepening Mindfulness Classes with David Liang In the Fall of 2009, we began a 3-year study of what are known as “The Three Vehicles of Tibetan Buddhism” or “The Three Yanas”: Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. For 2012 our Wednesday evening classes will explore the many practices and meditations presented in the Vajrayana Vehicle. Within Tibetan Buddhism, the path to peace and freedom is divided into 3 progressive stages of practice, development and understanding. We start first with the Hinayana which provides the important foundation for the work of “opening” in the Mahayana and “transforming” in the Vajrayana. Suggested Texts for Study: The Essence of Buddhism by Traleg Kyabgon Indestructible Truth by Reginald A. Ray Secrets of the Vajra World by Reginald A. Ray
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Thursdays |
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Fridays |
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Saturdays |
10:30 am to 12 noon. Mindful Yoga with Debi Moore Debi provides a safe environment where the students can discover and experience their own bodies through traditional yoga postures and breathing techniques. She shares her knowledge of proper alignment, contraindications and benefits of the poses, respecting and listening to where your body is at the moment. "Not all poses are for everyone, I strongly advocate finding the postures that resonate with you." Classes are suitable for all levels of experience. As you gain familiarity with your body and the poses, a deeper layer of investigation takes place. You set the pace of your yoga experience.
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| Sundays | 10 am to 12 noon Tibetan Practice led by David Liang. Practices using sound and visualization followed by the development of compassion through the guided practice on Chenrezig or White Tara. For 2012, we will be following the same course outline as the Wednesday evening class which will be exploring the practices of Vajrayana. Suggested Texts for Study: Clear Heart/Open Mind by Catherine Jetsun-Yeshe The Essence of Buddhism by Traleg Kyabgon Indestructible Truth by Reginald A. Ray Secrets of the Vajra World by Reginald A. Ray |
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