If it is available to you, scan the body, noticing areas of tightness, tension, pressure...soften these areas if that feels right. Thank You & thank yourself.
And feel free to put this email down and keep practicing…come back to the newsletter later.
We usually live in a constant state of scatteredness - we are everywhere but here and going nowhere fast. Perhaps, now is the time to pause and be in perpetual harmony with what is...and to go from wandering around in stillness to stillness in our wandering around.
I hope you are staying safe and sane thru this constantly changing pandemic pandemonium. Self-isolating may be foreign to you, but it can be quite productive. There were many things I learned from my razor wire retreat a few years ago. The most notable was learning to do time by doing now. Paradoxically, I found the best way to get thru a period of confinement, voluntary or involuntary, is to live moment to moment or at least one day at a time. This is true whether it be for a day or two or a year or two! We don’t know how long our current situation will last (and neither do the experts). But taking care of and taking care in every moment will keep us sane and as calm as possible. In the end, how we do time matters more than how long we do time.
As all our in-person classes have been canceled, I and many of our local teachers are offering online sessions. From daily & weekly drop-in sessions to 8 week MBSR and MSC courses, you will have many opportunities to practice together. For the time being, my newsletter will have a different format. I will keep you updated by listing the classes and other events that I am aware of until something else is called for. I will be keeping blogging to a minimum to not add to the infodemic of news, updates and rumors that you can find elsewhere, indeed in so many elsewheres!
I also recognize that there are many other options for online classes and trainings that are likely to grow in numbers, so I am limiting the listing to the classes offered by local teachers and groups. We are here to support you through these uncertain and unsettling times. We appreciate your support. Thank you.
MULTI-WEEK ONLINE COURSES:
Gus Castellanos MBSR Mar 31 – May 19, 6-8:30pm LINK HERE
Patricia Isis Mindful Self-Compassion Monday, March 30- May 18 from 6:30-9pm. Link Here
Other Mindfulness Kids Miami MBSR:
*Mondays, 3:30-6pm, 3/30-5/18 with Linda McKenzie LINK HERE
*Wednesdays, 4:00--6:30pm, 4/1-5/20 with Olivier de Lavalette LINK HERE
*Saturdays, 10am-12:30pm, 4/4-5/30 with Adriana Zarate LINK HERE
Valerie York-Zimmerman MBSR Thursdays, 6-8:3-pm, April 9 — May 28. Orientation, Thurs., April 2, 6:00 — 8:00 pm. REGISTER valerie@miamimindfulness.com. Link HERE
Kelly Miller 6 week Introduction to Mindfulness, Sundays, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. March 29 – May 3, to register: kelly.elizabeth.miller@gmail.com Flyer HERE
Gwendolyn J Schanda/MindPowered Kids - online course for kids and their parents on meditation and mind superpowers Link HERE
DROP-IN, DAILY & WEEKLY ONLINE OFFERINGS
I am part of the newly formed group, Inner Space of Kindness that is providing FREE daily virtual mindfulness sessions. My classes will be on Friday, 3/27 at 1pm, Wed, 4/1 at 1pm & Mon, 4/6 at 1pm.
Other teachers include Debra Annane, Knellee Bisram, Mary Beth Stern, Janet Slom, Aimee Bernstein, and Peter Calin. Meditations are daily at the following times below. Click on the link to access Zoom directly per recurring day/time offering or connect via telephone provided:
Monday - Friday, 7:00AM on Zoom
Monday - Friday, 1:00PM on Zoom
Monday - Friday, 7:30PM on Zoom
Saturday and Sunday, 9AM on Zoom
Saturday and Sunday, 2PM on Zoom
I am leading free drop-in sessions with Mindful Kids Miami, Tuesdays 11am-noon. Free, but registration is required - LINK HERE click on select a date and then on Tue, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Mindful Kids Miami also offers these drop-ins - Link HERE for all of these classes:
*Mondays with Adriana Zarate, 5-6pm and 6-7pm in Spanish;
*Wednesdays with Scott May, 6-7pm;
*Thursdays with Patricia Isis, 5-6pm;
*Fridays with Linda McKenzie, 7am – 8am;
*Saturdays with Martha Holmes or Becky Justo, 11-12pm;
*Sundays with Valerie DeWitt, for Families who want to practice Mindfulness together, 11-11:30am
Cindy Ricardo - Mindfulness Mediation Circles that include a guided meditation, talk related to how to stay present during these times, a mindful inquiry period.
*Wednesdays 6:05-7:35pm - Zoom link here
*Sundays 11am-12:30pm EST - Zoom link here
Lunch time Meditation that includes a guided meditation and a short period of Mindful Inquiry
*Thursdays 12:00pm - 1:15pm EST - Zoom link here
These offerings are by free/ by donation (suggested $10+). To donate link here
South Florida Center For Mindfulness with Sharon Theroux And Piero Falci
Thursday, 6- 7:00 pm & Tuesday, 12-1:00pm ZOOM LINK HERE Meeting ID: 591 231 9426
Ivanna Casado Mindfulness sessions Fridays,noon Zoom LINK HERE & Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation and Mindful Communication Master class – schedule link here
Calcagnini Center for Mindfulness - complimentary daily online meditation and yoga classes beginning April 1. Registration is required link HERE A link will be emailed to each class participant one hour before the classes begin
Amy Exum and Baptist Health - Virtual Daily Meditation and Tips for Emotional Well-Being:
In English, featuring psychotherapist, Amy Exum, LMHC and mindfulness expert Eli Bravo
*Monday, March 23, 7 p.m. -Link to join
*Tuesday, March 24, 12:30 p.m. -Link to join
*Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m.-Link to join
*Thursday, March 26, 5:30 p.m. -Link to join
*Friday, March 27,9 a.m. – Link to join
En Español, featuring psychiatrist, Rachel Rohaidy, MD and mindfulness expert Eli Bravo
*Miércoles, 25 de Marzo 3 p.m. – Link to join
I will do my best to keep this updated. If you or someone you know has an online class or course that you would like to be announced, let me know - I am happy to do so.
Finally, I am hoping once this experience is over that we come together to create a world that is more humane, effective, resilient and sustainable. And that we have the courage, commitment, and confidence to envision a radically different approach to our lives grounded in mindfulness, compassion, healing, and transformation. Let it begin now, in this moment, in our physically, but not socially isolated spaces, for this moment is the only moment that we ever have even...and after all, there are no practical means to escape from our current imprisonment or for that matter, the present moment. Take good care, stay in touch.