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SUMMARY:RISE-Mindfulness and Habits of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Refuge and Inspiration in Sangha with fellow teachers and Educators as we explore Habits of Heart to resource ourselves and best serve others. Last in spring series of Mindfulness and Healing the Heart of Democracy.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/rise-mindfulness-and-habits-of-the-heart/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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SUMMARY:Mentor-led Sangha | Dawn Mauricio
DESCRIPTION:Led by MMTCP Mentors\, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session\, mentors will offer a short talk\, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have.   \n \nThis session is led by Dawn Mauricio and is from 11 am – 12:30 pm ET;  the Zoom link is here \n \nPlease note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person\, please join us live for this valuable community. \n \nMore about Dawn \nDawn Mauricio (she/her) is a Filipina-Canadian mindfulness and Insight Meditation teacher who has been practicing since 2005. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s 4-year Retreat Teacher Training and other advanced programs\, she has co-led multi-year Dharma trainings and is now the coordinating teacher for the annual 8-month Living the Dharma program. Dawn teaches across Canada and the U.S.\, offering a playful\, dynamic\, and heartfelt approach grounded in relational and embodied practice. She is a co-founder of the True North Insight BIPOC practice group\, a core teacher with Sacred Mountain Sangha\, the author of Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners\, and a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner. Learn more at dawnmauricio.com.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/mentor-led-sangha-dawn-mauricio/
CATEGORIES:Learning Sessions, Mentor Offerings and Other Events
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SUMMARY:Ānāpānasati Sutta with Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
DESCRIPTION:For many of us\, focusing on the breath is foundational to our meditation and mindfulness of breathing is a concept we are all familiar with. But do you know the origins of this practice for Buddhists? In the Ānāpānasati Sutta  the Buddha lays out a clear and detailed meditation practice to develop a serene and concentrated mind and insight.  \n \nJoin Dharmacharya Shantum Seth as he brings us back to the roots of mindfulness of breath teaching to explore and deconstruct the 16 steps of conscious breathing which are broken into four tetrads—body\, feelings\, mind\, and mental objects. Whether you have worked with Ānāpānasati  before or this is your first exposure to the sutta\, this session offers an opportunity to study this discourse\, with a skilled guide\, as it was taught over 2\,500 years ago and to discover why it is considered the “direct path” to liberation and awakening. \n \nThis Deepening Dharma Series session is from 11 am – 1 pm ET;  the Zoom link is here \n \nMore about Shantum Seth \n \nShantum Seth is an international meditation teacher\, educator\, and facilitator whose work bridges contemplative traditions with leadership\, education\, and social transformation. Ordained as a Dharmacharya (Dharma Teacher) in 2001 by the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh\, he has been sharing mindfulness and ethical living globally for over three decades. \n \nA pioneer of mindful pilgrimage\, Shantum has been leading transformative journeys across Buddhist Asia since 1988\, when he organized an early pilgrimage for Thich Nhat Hanh.These journeys invite participants to walk in the footsteps of the Buddha while deepening contemplative practice and weave together meditation\, dialogue\, and direct experience at sacred sites such as Bodh Gaya\, Sarnath\, and Kushinagar. He led the first  alumni pilgrimage in December and will guide another in February 2027.  Shantum is Co-Founder of Ahimsa Trust\,( www.ahimsatrust.org)  which is developing a Plum Village–inspired mindfulness practice centre in the Himalayan foothills. His work spans educators\, corporate leaders\, civil servants\, and social sectors\, focusing on awareness\, resilience\, and compassionate leadership.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/anapanasati-sutta-with-dharmacharya-shantum-seth/
CATEGORIES:Learning Sessions, Mentor Offerings and Other Events
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SUMMARY:Mindful Coaches\, Mentors and Therapists - Open Studio Process (OSP)
DESCRIPTION:This month\, we will explore the connections between having a creative practice and a mindfulness practice. Patti Vick will lead an experiential art and writing workshop designed to release stress\, cultivate empathy\, and create balance using the Open Studio Process (OSP). Components of this process include intention setting\, intuitive art making\, and reflective writing. Participants will have the opportunity to create and share in a space of supportive non-interference.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/mindful-coaches-mentors-and-therapists-open-studio-process-osp/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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