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SUMMARY:Metta for Peace
DESCRIPTION:These dark\, challenging times can fill us with despair and make us feel hopeless\, unsure of what to do. But one thing we do know how to do is practice and one practice we know is metta – loving kindness that is directed inward and outward in multiple directions. Directed towards ourselves\, metta reminds us of our intention of how we want to be in the world and enhances connection both to ourselves and of belonging to the world. In expanding the practice to include others\, we reduce isolation\, foster a sense of shared humanity\, transform negative emotions\, and promote empathy.  Metta is a loving\, intentional\, emotional energy which can counteract hostility\, fear\, and anger. \n  \nOn Sunday\, February 15\, let us pause and collectively put more of this radiant\, heart-centered energy out into a world that could use more compassion and light. Wherever you are or whatever your daily practice is\, please take time today to do a dedicated metta practice knowing that you will be in the company\, and energy field\, of other alumni around the world sending the same messages of loving-kindness. Let this be our offering to the world  – holding all beings\, everywhere\, without exception in a field of love\, protection\, acceptance\, and compassion.  \n \nYou can do this solo on your own schedule; we will also be hosting several opportunities to be together:  \n \nSunday\, February 15 from 11 – 12:30 am ET; Zoom link is here \nSunday\, February 15 from 8:30 – 10 pm ET; Zoom link is here  \n \nWe are not alone – either in our pain of the moment or in our love and compassion for all beings.  A friend once said to me\, ‘hope is not just a feeling\, it is something we do”  This is something we can do\, together.  \n \nHere is a pdf with some additional information. \nThank you for your contribution to the well-being of the planet and all beings.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/metta-for-peace/
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SUMMARY:Metta for Peace
DESCRIPTION:These dark\, challenging times can fill us with despair and make us feel hopeless\, unsure of what to do. But one thing we do know how to do is practice and one practice we know is metta – loving kindness that is directed inward and outward in multiple directions. Directed towards ourselves\, metta reminds us of our intention of how we want to be in the world and enhances connection both to ourselves and of belonging to the world. In expanding the practice to include others\, we reduce isolation\, foster a sense of shared humanity\, transform negative emotions\, and promote empathy.  Metta is a loving\, intentional\, emotional energy which can counteract hostility\, fear\, and anger. \n  \nOn Sunday\, February 15\, let us pause and collectively put more of this radiant\, heart-centered energy out into a world that could use more compassion and light. Wherever you are or whatever your daily practice is\, please take time today to do a dedicated metta practice knowing that you will be in the company\, and energy field\, of other alumni around the world sending the same messages of loving-kindness. Let this be our offering to the world  – holding all beings\, everywhere\, without exception in a field of love\, protection\, acceptance\, and compassion.  \n \nYou can do this solo on your own schedule; we will also be hosting several opportunities to be together:  \n \nSunday\, February 15 from 11 – 12:30 am ET; Zoom link is here \nSunday\, February 15 from 8:30 – 10 pm ET; Zoom link is here  \nWe are not alone – either in our pain of the moment or in our love and compassion for all beings.  A friend once said to me\, ‘hope is not just a feeling\, it is something we do”  This is something we can do\, together.  \n \nHere is a pdf with some additional information. \nThank you for your contribution to the well-being of the planet and all beings.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/metta-for-peace-2/
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SUMMARY:Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Facing Trauma in a Changing World \nAn international TSM sangha \n \nLet’s explore how trauma shows up in our communities online and in person and the skillful means that we need as TSM teachers and/or facilitators to be of help in stormy days. \n“Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves\,” Thich Nhat Hanh. \n \nThis sangha provides a grounded and safe space to be present with your peers who share one simple yet profound goal: Peace in every Step (á la Thich Nhat  Hanh). Let us reclaim our deep listening and deep seeing into shared humanity. Let us discuss cross cultural sensitivities at the junction of trauma and mindfulness. Let us recenter\, inquire and clarify what resources may be best to offer to our communities.   \n  \nMay this space be a home base for kindness\, curiosity and inspiration amidst the chaos. \n \nWe will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month @ 11:00 am ET USA\, which is \n\n\n5:00 pm in Warsaw\, Poland \n\n\n6:00 pm in Jerusalem\, Israel/Palestine \n\n\n7:00 pm in Abu Dhabi\, Emirates \n\n\n  \n\n\n11:00 am in Washington DC\, USA \n\n\n4:00 pm in London\, UK \n\n\nPlease use the conversion app for your time zone\, respectively.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/trauma-sensitive-mindfulness-teachers/2026-02-17/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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SUMMARY:Somatic Approaches to Mindfulness with Justine Dawson
DESCRIPTION:MMTCP Mentor Justine Dawson will lead this experiential dive into the fundamentals of nervous system regulation and its application to our mindfulness practice and teaching.  In this 3 hour workshop: \n\n\nDiscover the principles of nervous system regulation and directly experience how it can enhance your mindfulness teaching and practice \n\n\nDetect signs of hyper- and hypo-arousal – and the threat responses of fight\, flight\, freeze\, fawn – in you and your students  \n\n\nGain practical tools for supporting a return from activation to balance\, on and off the cushion \n\n\nUnderstand the place and importance of embodied pleasure as a foundation for healing and mindful awakening  \n\n\nLearn to balance invitations of equanimity with healthy aggression – for the liberation\, rather than suppression\, of life force energy \n\n\nHelp students build resilience inside of challenging experiences\, including meditative ones \n\n\nLeave with simple somatic inquiry practices you can immediately apply to your work with students to deepen their embodied awareness \n\n\nThis workshop will include lecture\, dialog\, supportive experiential exercises\, and simple take-home practices to use in your teaching. \n \nThis session is from 12:30 – 3:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here  \nMore about Justine  \nJustine Dawson is a teacher and guide of intimacy and awakening. A 27 year practitioner of Buddhist meditation\, she completed training as a dharma teacher under Jack Kornfield in 2012. \nIn addition to her training and practice in traditional meditation and Buddhist psychology\, Justine is a board-certified Sexologist and fully qualified Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner. \nFrom the inside out Justine works with individuals and couples to unburden the trauma\, fear\, shame and judgment that prevents them from intimacy with all aspects of life. The therapeutic modalities of SE\, Internal Family Systems and relational mindfulness are foundational to her liberating\, embodied approach. \nJustine currently keeps it real in Los Angeles\, CA where she mentors new teachers through the MMTCP\, assists at Somatic Experiencing professional trainings\, and maintains a private practice working with individuals and couples around the world.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/somatic-approaches-to-mindfulness-with-justine-dawson/
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