MMTCP

Compassionate Caregivers Sangha
2024-04-08 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-03-11 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
We think this program and these practices can provide the daily medicine necessary to be more fully, compassionately present for our loved ones. Our intention, with your help, is to create of a space where we as caretakers can gather for support and refuge on our caretaking journey.
We will meet the second week of each month, offering two options – Mondays at 8:30pm ET and Fridays at 12:00pm ET.

Mindful Eating Sangha
2024-04-08 12:00 - 12:30
These gatherings are time to practice Mindful Eating in community as an opportunity to practice and embody mindfulness and self compassion while eating

Awakening Together Sangha
2024-04-07 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly Sunday gathering with Gen facilitating

Intimate Awakening CANCELLED
2024-04-05 14:00 - 15:15
CANCELLED I’ve been under the weather this week, so unfortunately have to cancel tomorrow (friday’s) sangha gathering. I will come back shortly to rebook. Hoping all is well in practice 💛

Come sit, dialog, and explore the possibilities of embodied awareness in the realms of the erotic. Gain practical insights and tools for cultivating your own mindfulness around desire, intimacy, sexuality and more, and supporting students to do the same.Our sangha meetings include;*Guided embodied mindfulness meditations*Introductions and check ins*Q&A and dialog around themes – bring topics you’re curious to discuss! Message sangha leader, Justine Dawson, for more info.

The European Community - Alumni Association
2024-04-03 12:00 - 13:30
Hello dear European Community members,
I am happy to announce that the April meeting is going to be facilitated by Ruth Phillips who is going to guide us in the captivating exploration of how various fields such as neuroscience, Eastern and Western medicine, Buddhism and yoga meet in the area of interception or feeling tone (Vedāna in the Pāli language). Ruth offers us some resources as orientation for the upcoming conversation:
1. The following quotes:
“Feeling tone is the start of our experience unfolding. It has been described as a master key because if it is unlocked, then reactivity is stemmed at its source.” (Joseph Goldstein)
“«Interoception», the constant monitoring of the state of the body, carries on largely below the level of conscious awareness. But it is absolutely crucial, because it determines affect – those feelings of pleasantness or unpleasantness, arousal or non-arousal that are always present, and which feed into our emotions.”Lisa Feldman Barrett
“When enough equanimity is present, we can stop the cycle (of dependent arising) after vedanā and be with sensory contact and feelings without further reactivity. This non-reactive presence is the heart of both meditative tranquility (samatha) and insight (vipassanā).” (Sean Oakes)
2. An interview with renown neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman-Barrett
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/worklife-with-adam-grant/id1346314086?i=1000641458657
The April meeting will take place in the new time window from 6 pm to 7:30 pm CET on April 3rd (the first Wednesday of the month).
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6678748357?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 667 874 8357
Passcode: [REDACTED]
I hope you’ll join us to engage with this thought-provoking theme, and I’m very curious about where the discussion will take us!
With gratitude,
Robert

Dharma Buddies Meetup
2024-04-03 10:00 - 11:00
Connect with other Dharma Buddies — we’ll explore mindfulness, somatics, RAIN, Insight Dialogue, and the wisdom of the Eightfold Path in the sweet connection while coming home to ourselves.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81739080412?pwd=[REDACTED]

Passcode: [REDACTED]
One tap mobile
+13092053325,,81739080412# US+13126266799,,81739080412# US (Chicago)

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“Meditation is not a solitary pursuit. It is a group effort.
In our collective practice, we support each other
and
amplify the power of our individual practice.”

Sharon Salzberg

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MNVC Sangha March Meeting
2024-03-29 13:00 - 14:30
Welcome to our monthly NVC gathering to connect and learn together. We start with a short sit followed by a check-in and then some NVC activity that the group would like to explore. I like to focus my NVC practice on the “roots”, our feelings and needs, rather than how to say things in a way that creates a particular outcome.

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86449117228

New folks without any NVC experience are welcome. myempathycoach.com

Brahmaviharas - Special Session with Julia Fehrenbacher
2024-03-27 12:00 - 13:30
We will host Julia Fehrenbacher, (poet, author, life mentor) again to share more inspiration. She was well received a few months ago and has accepted my invitation to return. We will focus on Upekkha (aka: Equanimity). Our yearlong study of the Brahmaviharas is scheduled to conclude on April 24th. Save the Date!
Topic: Linda HIRSCH’s Zoom Meeting Time: Feb 28, 2024 12:00 PM ET. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84535279687?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 845 3527 9687Passcode: [REDACTED]

The Refuge of Sangha with Dalila Bothwell
2024-03-26 12:00 - 13:30
The Refuge of Sangha: Creating Healing Spaces During Challenging Times is a monthly gathering where we can come together in the midst of the world’s ongoing challenges.
Each session will be led by an MMTCP mentor and will offer guidance and support on how we can find refuge and peace in our practice as well as how to teach in the midst of a challenging, conflicted, confusing world.
This session will be led by MMTCP Mentor Dalila Bothwell.
Register here

MMTCP LGBTQIA+ Sangha Meeting
2024-03-25 19:00 - 20:00
Our gathering this March will be led by Alyssa and celebrates the theme of Renewal!

Open Mic Presentations & Feedback Loop
2024-03-24 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for an immersive and inspired experience to hone your craft, build your confidence in a community of brilliant peers! Choose your topic/theme. Pick your style: Talk or Meditation? Decide Duration: 5-12 Mins. Open-mic, decide on the spot if you’d like to present, experience our mastermind feedback loop!

Peer Review & Feedback Sangha MMTCP is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: March Open Mic Presentation
Time: Mar 24, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81442396632?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 814 4239 6632
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Emerging Leaders Launchpad
2024-03-23 10:30 - 12:00
Mindfulness teachers are all leaders. We have to be. It comes with the territory. For starters, we lead meditation sessions. But there’s way more to it than that.

To attract people to our sessions, we have to lead them in the direction of joining, etc.

And in the course of a session or program, we have to lead them to want to return.

There’s no escaping this…it’s just the way things are.

But somehow, many people think leadership is a natural trait, like playing a sport. You either have it or you don’t.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

As mindfulness teachers, we have perhaps a special invitation – and a unique superpower: the opportunity (or calling) to lead from the heart!

So, how are you doing as a leader right now? Where is your mindfulness teaching career?

What’s working? What isn’t? How do you feel about it all?

Are you sailing along, growing a community? Or, like many of us, are you still trying to figure out how to get off the ground? Or do you find yourself somewhere in between?

What is the current reality on the ground? Warts and all…

And where is your heart in all of this? Are you living the life your heart is calling you to do?

The Emerging Leaders Launchpad has a purpose to create a community of mutual support and friendship for fellow MMTCP graduates to overcome whatever may stand in the way of them taking the next step(s) – and God knows, there are many obstacles that can appear – real or imagined – technical or personal – to somehow thwart our best intentions.

While the sangha’s aim will constantly be to meet the needs of its members and will adapt as may be required, each session will include:

· A Mastermind session in which a volunteer member poses a question to the group s/he wishes to think about – like how to grow my practice, get people to return, what to teach, tools to use, etc.

· Breakout Room(s) – in which members can discuss relevant issues
· Individual check-ins and group discussion.

As the saying goes, it takes a village. And we are a village! An interconnected village.

So come help us get started. We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. And we’ll sing and dance our way to a better world.

Starting on March 23 at 10:30-12:00 noon, EDT (GMT-5).

See you there!

Warmly,

Steve

PT - Global Social Hour
2024-03-22 20:00 - 21:00
In last month’s social hours we found our super power name (mine is Pearl Dynamo!) and origin story, we shared two truths and a lie about ourselves and danced around the room (or in our chairs)…. I never know what I am going to find in terms of activity but I know I will always find smiles and beautiful energy that ends my work week on a high note! Offered at 5 pm in three time zones (CET, ET and PT). Come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All are hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones!

5 pm PT hosted by Tamara Stanfill and Alan vann Gardner; register here

ET - Global Social Hour
2024-03-22 17:00 - 18:00
In last month’s social hours we found our super power name (mine is Pearl Dynamo!) and origin story, we shared two truths and a lie about ourselves and danced around the room (or in our chairs)…. I never know what I am going to find in terms of activity but I know I will always find smiles and beautiful energy that ends my work week on a high note! Offered at 5 pm in three time zones (CET, ET and PT). Come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All are hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones!

5 pm ET hosted by Steve Kaplan; register here

CET - Global Social Hour
2024-03-22 11:00 - 12:00
In last month’s social hours we found our super power name (mine is Pearl Dynamo!) and origin story, we shared two truths and a lie about ourselves and danced around the room (or in our chairs)…. I never know what I am going to find in terms of activity but I know I will always find smiles and beautiful energy that ends my work week on a high note! Offered at 5 pm in three time zones (CET, ET and PT). Come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All are hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones!
5 pm CET Hosted by Robert Glavan; register here

CAMP -- “Please let’s not be in the moment: Reasons to resist mindfulness as parents"
2024-03-21 14:00 - 15:00
Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 21, at 2 pm ET at our usual Zoom link (below). For the theme, we’ll consider some of the good reasons we might resist mindfulness. The title of our session plays on an article title from Ruth Whippman a few years ago; here’s the article if you’re interested, though no need to read it: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/opinion/sunday/actually-lets-not-be-in-the-moment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb.

Here is our Zoom link:
https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/91529522963?pwd=[REDACTED]

Mindful in Nature Monthly Meeting
2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:00
You are cordially invited to a fun and engaging hour of energy and nature-inspired movement**, meditation and sharing on March 20th at 7 pm ET! I look forward to seeing you!
**Participation in Qigong is completely voluntary.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84896511401?pwd=[REDACTED]

Awakening Together Sangha
2024-03-18 13:00 - 14:00
Monthly Monday gathering with Karyn facilitating

BIPOC Alumni Circle
2024-03-17 12:00 - 13:15
We welcome all members who identify as BIPOC. We feel strongly that having a clear BIPOC presence helps further the aims of the broader MMTCP community and adds tremendous value to the conversation.

Compassionate Caregivers Sangha
2024-03-15 12:00 - 13:00
As a community of caregivers (professional or volunteer) we come together to meditate and support one another as we endeavor to provide compassionate care for our loved ones as well as ourselves. Our intention, with your help, is to create of a space where we as caretakers can gather for support and refuge on our caretaking journey.

Mindful Readers
2024-03-14 11:30 - 12:30
Dear Mindful Reader’s Sangha,

We’re delighted to share details about our forthcoming book discussion led by Connie Daniel. Our journey will center around ‘A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life’ by Jack Kornfield.

Whether you’re revisiting the pages of this insightful book or embarking on it for the first time, there are profound insights awaiting us in our shared exploration. Moreover, as we’ve already examined it from the students’ perspective, let’s now delve into it through the lens of the teacher.

Dates (second Thursday of each month) at 11:30-12:30 ET:

*March 14 – Part I, Beginning, Ch’s 1 – 5
*April 11 – Part II, Ch’s 6 – 11
*May 9 – Part III, Ch’s 12 – 17
*June 13 – Part III, Ch’s 18 – 20, Part IV, Ch’s 21 – 23

Thank you for your continued support and participation. Together, we can make our Mindful Readers’ Sangha even more enriching and enjoyable.

Warm regards,
Audrey and Magloire (Rocio)

RISE meeting (refuge+inspiration sangha for educators)
2024-03-13 20:00 - 21:15
Alum Assocication Education Sangha monthly meeting

Disability Affinity Sangha/CANCELED
2024-03-12 14:30 - 16:00
Enjoy your holidays!

Compassionate Caregives Sangha
2024-03-11 20:30 - 21:30
Come together to meet other caregivers for support and exploration of depression and how we can identify it/practice with it, even when we don’t feel like it. We’ll also share our practices that help us through the challenging times.

Asia Sangha
2024-03-10 11:00 - 12:30
A talk on ‘Engaging with Veganism’ with Pria Acharya. Pria has just been nominated as a speaker finalist at the Vegan Women Summit 2024 in Hollywood!
The topic will address how vegans can best engage with non-vegans and how can non-vegans engage with vegans? How can we find connection while staying centered?

MCMT Sangha - The Simple Suchness of Nonduality
2024-03-09 12:00 - 13:30
Nonduality simply means “not-two” and points to the fundamental absence of duality or separation of phenomena. Nonduality teachings can be discerned in many, if not all, wisdom traditions, but are usually either wrapped in esoteric mysticism requiring elaborate and arduous practices, coded in religious language, or conceptualised in philosophical treaties, to name a few of the common practical and psychological hurdles. The difficulty consists in the unavoidable paradoxical nature of nonduality, which can only be accessed by direct experience, and not “understood” with the faculties of the mind. Nonduality goes by countless names and has a multitude of qualities, some non-traditional ones being: Choiceness Awareness, Unconditional Love, Boundless Freedom, Timeless Presence, or Inexpressible Essence. While resting into nonduality is a moment-by-moment opportunity and challenge that might take a life-long practice (and an act of grace) to “perfect” or “stabilise” (terms common in Buddhism), getting a taste, or a glimpse of nonduality is possible and available to us all, perhaps even independent of spiritual maturity. I invite us all to open to the simple, ordinary, and, in a sense, obvious nature of nonduality.

White Affinity Sangha
2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
To practice together and discuss topics of interest.

Dharma Buddies 2nd Meetup Later Hour
2024-03-06 17:30 - 18:30
This is the 2nd meeting on the same day to accommodate schedules.

Dharma Buddies -- Earlier -- Meetup (there are 2 meetings on the same day)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00
1st of 2 meetings on the same day to accommodate schedules.
