Days of Mindfulness are a time for practicing mindfulness, in the Plum Village style, as a community. Sangha friends come together to listen to a Dharma Talk (ie. a teaching), and to practice sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindful eating, smiling and breathing together.
We are very excited to announce that our Dharma Teacher for the day will be Alexa Singer-Telles from Redding, California.
The theme for the day will be On Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone. To learn more about the sutra, go to: https://plumvillage.org/sutra/discourse-on-knowing-the-better-way-to-live-alone/
When: Saturday, May 23 09:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Online at the Wild Rose Sangha Zoom Platform
Schedule:
9:15-9:40 Welcome and Introductions. Morning Sutra
9:40-10:05 Guided Sitting Meditation
10:05 – 10:15 Walking Meditation
10:15- 10:40 Sitting Meditation and Heart Sutra
10:40 – 11:25 Dharma Talk
11:25 – 11:35 Writing Exercise
11:35-11:50 Break
11:50- 12:15 Dharma Discussion
12:15- 12:30 Opening Sutra, Heart Sutra, Formal Sharing of Joys, Dedication of Merit
12:30-1:00 Optional online lunch and socializing
Suggested Donation: $20
To donate visit wildrosesangha.ca/donate
How to Join our Day of Mindfulness : If you want to attend the Day of Mindfulness, but are not yet a member sign up for our list serve at https://wildrosesangha.ca/members
About Dharma Teacher Alexa Singer Telles: Alexa Singer-Telles, True Silent Action, co-founded the River Oak Sangha in Redding, California, in 1991 and was ordained as an OI member in 2004. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, offering the practices of mindfulness and the expressive arts to deepen one’s experience and enliven the creative process. Anchored in Awareness article by Alexa Singer-Telles.