Mindfulness, News & Updates April 13, 2020 #65 |
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Denise Dempsey, M.Ed Three things I felt were worth sharing this week! To all our resilience and health! Denise |
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Mindful Viewing While we all have strategies for responding to stress, the pandemic has challenged most of us. I personally have drawn support from teachers and meditation groups online that normally would be too far away for me to visit, like the ones with San Francisco Insight. As a teacher, I recently joined other Tiny Habits coaches to give expert sessions on topics on tiny habits for positivity and wellness to productivity, work, family and relationships. My session, Tiny Meditation Habits for Resilience to Stress, was recorded and you can watch it any time. The new and past expert sessions can be found HERE | | |
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Mindful Reading Have you presently found yourself on a kind of involuntary meditation retreat? It's rare to take time out from the flow of our busy lives for intentional mindfulness practice. My meditation practice and mindfulness have been a critical support for me while on lockdown. It’s human to know difficult thoughts and emotions. These are even more likely when fear, anxiety and a loss of control are so far reaching. Self-Isolation, Meditation & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19, describes how mindfulness can help us meet challenging thoughts and emotions, much as we might on retreat. The perspectives shared are valuable any time, but right now are especially important. | | |
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Meditate... On Thursday mornings I've been enjoying the Worldwide Sit guided meditation by MBSR teacher colleagues and mentors Rebecca Eldridge and Margaret Fletcher through East Coast Mindfulness. Join me any Thursday at 9 a.m. PDT. No charge. Register I love the guided meditations offered when Dan Harris (10% Happier) speaks with different meditation teachers each day at noon. Or sign up for the guided meditations with Jon Kabat-Zinn, that happen at 11 a.m. (or just watch them later on YouTube, like this one!) Healthcare Workers - a subscription to the 10% Happier app is available to you right now at no charge. INFO COVID-19 MEDITATION RESOURCES | | |
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SPRING 2020 THE MBSR ALUMNI GROUP IS ONLINE!
Please join us for practice and inspiration in this supportive group. With 30 minutes of guided meditation and topics of discussion related to meditation practice and mindfulness in daily life, it’s an inspiring hour. Our alumni group goes back more than a decade. There are regulars and new alumni from more recent classes. Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30, p.m. through May. Donations welcome, to help cover costs. Click to Register for a Zoom link you can use each week to participate. How to participate in the alumni group with Zoom: - If you don’t already have a Zoom account, sign up for one here.
- It is recommended to be on a desktop or laptop with video capability, but you can also use iPads, tablets or phones.
- If you’re not familiar with Zoom, here is page with more information.
- Arrange to participate in a quiet place, where you can sit in front of the screen and be lit from the front.
- Give yourself this time. Consider ways that care-taking for others, for pets, etc. can be arranged in advance so you can fully give this time to yourself.
- No need for any special meditation supplies. Just sign up here.
LIST OF LIVE MEDITATION GROUPS AND COVID-19 MEDITATION RESOURCES |
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QUOTE "When you spend a great deal of time in darkness, in solitary confinement, where everything blends into one, if you’re fortunate, you’ll begin to see things more vividly than you’ve ever seen them before. It may take days, weeks, months, years, but you’ll begin to see things as they really are. You’ll begin to see yourself as you have never seen yourself before. Because when you can’t see outside, you can only look inside." Sun Magazine interview Going the Distance, with the late Hurricane Carter |
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