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• Guest teacher - Ven. Pannavati

  • When
    25 Jun 2013
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    JABA 674 Hillsdale Road, Charlottesville, VA

  You’re invited Tuesday, June 25^th, 7:00 – 9:00pm to hear…

  Venerable Dr. Pannavati – Guest Teacher at IMCC

  Venerable Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder and co-Abbot of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage Hendersonville, NC. (www.embracingsimplicityhermitage.org)
  

  She is a Buddhist monk ordained in the Theravada and Mahayana traditions, a transmission holder from Roshi Bernie Glassman of Zen Peacemakers and a founding director of Sisters of Compassionate Wisdom, a 21st century trans-lineage Buddhist order.

  Known for her ordination of Thai and Cambodian nuns, her work with homeless youth in Appalachia, and her ministry to the "untouchables" in India, she is an international teacher who advocates globally on behalf of disempowered women and youth.

  Her insight and deep connection with all she meets is rich with compassion, wit and humor.
  

  
  

  Tuesday, June 25, 2013

  IMCC meeting at JABA (674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville)

  7:00pm – informal gathering with tea

  7:30 – 9:00pm – meditation and teaching by Ven. Pannavati

  Free admission – dana (generosity; donation) is greatly appreciated

   All are welcome; the evening is designed for those with little meditation experience as well as more advanced practitioners. 

         

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Finding Balance: An Offering for Psychotherapists

  • Start
    28 Jun 2013
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    22 Nov 2013
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    online

  In Buddhist teaching, dukkha, translated as stress or suffering, is understood as arising out of universal characteristics found in every human life. In our mindfulness meditation practice, we understand that “suffering is to be known.” As psychotherapists, however, the demands of our work may, at times, seem to contradict Buddhist teachings as we attempt to facilitate change: helping others to ease painful symptoms, to cultivate a more positive and stable sense of self, or to assert a greater agency or control in their lives. In this six-month program, we will explore together an understanding of human suffering from both western and Buddhist psychological perspectives, discovering together a vibrant wisdom and compassion that balances and integrates our two worlds of practice. Read more....

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• 6 Week Daytime Introduction to Mindfulness Series

  • Start
    19 Jul 2013
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    12:30 PM
  • End
    23 Aug 2013
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Common Grounds, Jefferson School
  • Spaces left
    16

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  A Six week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Daytime Class                                 
  

  Intro to Mindfulness Meditation Series on Fridays from 12:30 - 2pm,  July 19th – August 23rd  is a six-week course with Kristina Weaver and Amy Predmore offered through the Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville (IMCC).
  

  This class is open to anyone who would like to establish a regular practice of mindfulness and Insight Meditation.  There will be talks, instruction, discussion and guided meditations based on the Buddha’s teaching of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, including mindfulness of breathing and all physical experiences, mindfulness of emotions, and mindfulness of thought.  The class is aimed at encouraging participants to experiment with establishing a regular meditation practice as well as incorporating mindfulness into every day life.
  

  The cost of the class is $60 and sliding scale is available.

  Class is limited to 16.
  

  Please pre-register at www.imeditation.org  and if questions, please contact:    Kristina at kristina.nellweaver@gmail.com    or    Amy at  amyrosep@hotmail.com
  

  
  

  
  

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• 6 Week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Evening Class

  • Start
    05 Aug 2013
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    7:00 PM
  • End
    09 Sep 2013
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Common Grounds, Jefferson School
  • Spaces left
    15

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  A Six week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Evening Class Series
  

  IMCC (Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville) will offer a  Six Week Introduction to Mindfulness Class  open to anyone new to meditation and who would like to establish a regular practice of mindfulness and  Insight Meditation. 

  There will be talks, discussion and guided meditations  based on the Buddha's teaching of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

  The teachers for the series will be Teresa Miller with David Silver.  The location is: Common Ground Healing Arts Center at the Jefferson School.  The cost is $60 and a sliding scale is available.

  Please pre-register at www.imeditation.org   and if any questions, please contact Teresa at  tmillercoaching@aol.com
  

  Class limited to 16.

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