MMTCP

ET - Global Social Hour
2024-03-22 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Compassionate Caregivers Sangha
2024-03-11 20:30 - 21:30
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.

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.

Mindful Eating Sangha
2024-03-04 12:00 - 12:30
Gather to Cultivate Mindful Eating Awareness and Practices

Awakening Together Sangha
2024-03-03 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly Sunday Gathering with Willie facilitating

Tara Brach: Teaching in the Midst of Deep Division
2024-03-02 12:00 - 13:30
Saturday, March 2 from 12 – 1:30 pm ET. Our political systems, communities and even our families are facing deep divisions and these divisions often seem insurmountable. How do we address the pressing challenges of our times – politics, climate crisis, conflict and suffering – when we can’t agree on common starting points? How do we hold each other in love and compassion when it feels like we are yelling across great divides? Tara will offer support and practical guidance on how we teach in these moments and how we show up for our students, friends, family and ourselves even when it seems impossible and daunting. Register here ; Zoom link is here. We invite you to pre-submit questions for Tara.

DACH - German Speaking Sangha
2024-02-28 14:00 - 15:30
We are the German-speaking sangha and meet every fourth Wednesday of the month from 8 to 9:30 pm CET (2 – 3:30 ET). Our usual schedule looks like this: – Brief meditation – Check-in – Discussion of topic(s) – This time: a) First course offered by some of our members: experiences and moving on b) Personal meeting this year

European Community
2024-02-27 13:30 - 14:30
Topic: overcoming challenges in both our mindfulness teaching practice and our personal journeys of self-realization using this Intervision framework. IMPORTANT NOTE: The next meeting will take place at 19:30 CET, half an hour later, such that we do not overlap with the Refuge for Sangha series of the Alumni Association. Zoom link is here; passcode: [REDACTED]

Refuge of Sangha with MMTCP Mentor Dawn Mauricio
2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:30
The Refuge of Sangha: Creating Healing Spaces During Challenging Times is a monthly gathering led by an MMTCP mentor – much like we had during the training. Bring both your practice and teaching questions for 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. All sessions are from 12 – 1:15 pm ET
Register here ; Zoom link is here

LGBTQIA+ Sangha
2024-02-26 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly meeting

Peer Presentations & Feedback
2024-02-25 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for an immersive and inspired experience to hone your craft and build your teaching repertoire! Offerings/presentations can be as short as 5-Mins and up to 10-12 Mins, open-mic, decide on the spot if you’d like to present, experience the brilliant feedback loop!

MNVC (Mindful Nonviolent Communications) Sangha
2024-02-23 23:00 - 2024-02-24 12:30
We usually start with a short sit followed by check-ins and NVC practice. I like to focus my NVC practice on the “roots” and connection rather than how to say things in a way that creates a particular outcome. Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86449117228 We’ve had a pretty consistent group meeting each month. New folks without any NVC experience are welcome.

PT - Global Social Hour
2024-02-23 20:00 - 21:00
Our twist on happy hour…creative prompts, thoughtful questions, improv style conversation, music (Steve even has a Social Hour playlist!)… always different, always fun! A great way to end the work week and jump start the weekend – come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones! 5 pm PT hosted by Alan vann Garnder and Tamara Stanfill. Register here; Zoom link is here

ET - Global Social Hour
2024-02-23 17:00 - 18:00
Our twist on happy hour…creative prompts, thoughtful questions, improv style conversation, music (Steve even has a Social Hour playlist!)… always different, always fun! A great way to end the work week and jump start the weekend – come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones! 5 pm ET – Hosted by Steve Kaplan. Register here; Zoom link is here

CET - Global Social Hour
2024-02-23 11:00 - 12:00
Our twist on happy hour…creative prompts, thoughtful questions, improv style conversation, music (Steve even has a Social Hour playlist!)… always different, always fun! A great way to end the work week and jump start the weekend – come to the one most convenient to you or come to them all. All hosted by alumni peers; reconnect with old friends and make new ones! 5 pm CET hosted by Robert Glavan Register Here; Zoom link is here

Arising Arts Sangha
2024-02-22 13:00 - 14:30
Join us to explore mindfulness and creativity together as a source of insight, self-care, and growth.
