Greetings Everyone,
The January-April Newsletter is now available! Click here for a digital version. The print version should be arriving within a week or so.
Common Ground's End-of-Year schedule:
- There will be regularly scheduled yoga and a Weekly Practice Group with Mark Nunberg today, Wednesday, December 26th.
- The year-end retreat takes place Thursday, December 27th, 9:00am-Monday, December 31st, 12:00pm. The center is closed during that time, except for open meditation from 6:30-7:50am. Please note that this means that the Weekly Practice Groups on Sunday, December 30th are cancelled.
- We open back up the evening of the 31st for our annual New Year's Eve celebration and potluck. This is a wonderful evening of practice, reflection, sharing, and celebration. Please join us as we bring in the New Year with awareness and joy. Please RSVP below if possible. Feel free to come to part or all of the event. Here is the schedule:
Schedule
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Sitting meditation
8:00 – 8:40 Short talk and guided end of year reflection
8:50 – 9:15 Forgiveness & loving kindness meditation
9:15 – 10:15 Potluck and Social Time
10:15ish Performance by Ellis
11:00 – 11:30 Sharings: Insights from the past & intentions for the new year
11:30 - 12:15 Peace Chanting, Silent Meditation, and Annual Spontaneous Community Dharma Poem.Please RSVP below.
Registration is open for many programs beginning in January including the Half-Day retreat on Saturday, January 5th, Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation class, the Buddhist Studies class on Dependent Origination, and the first in a series of workshops on the Noble Eightfold Path with Ramesh Sairam. See the links below for registration.
Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy end of year. May the light of love and awareness warm you. :)
Gabe Keller-Flores
Office Manager
Upcoming Programs
(Click on the hyperlinked program titles for more information and registration. You can also visit our online calendar here for complete program information.)
Weekly Practice Groups
- Sundays, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
- Sundays, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Led by Mark Nunberg, Guiding Teacher, except on the following dates:
- Wednesday, January 9, 7:30-9:00 p.m. with Shelly Graf
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Annual New Year's Eve Celebration
Monday, December 31, 7:30 p.m.- Tue. January 1, 2019, 12:00 a.m.
Registration needed, please click above link
Lovingkindness Practice Group with Mark Nunberg
Friday, January 4th, 7:00-8:30pm
New Years Day Yoga led by Nancy Boler
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
10:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Contact Nancy@commongroundmeditation.org to get on waitlist
Dharma Flicks: First Reformed
Saturday, January 5th, 7:00-9:00pm
Gentle Yoga & Deep Relaxation with Nancy Boler
Sunday, January 6th, 4:00-5:30pm
Mindful Self-Compassion Practice Group with Jean Haley and Jane Rauenhorst
Friday, January 11th, 7:00-8:30pm
Noble Eightfold Path Workshop Series with Ramesh Sairam: Right View
Saturday, January 12th, 1:00-5:00pm
Buddhist Studies with Mark Nunberg: Dependent Co-Arising
Eight Mondays, January 14 - March 4, 7:30 -9:00 p.m.
Optional Sitting Period 7:00-7:30 p.m.
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Mark Nunberg
Six Tuesdays, January 15 - February 19, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Upcoming Retreats
Half-Day Retreat with Mark Nunberg
Saturday, January 5th, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Community News
Common Ground is Hosting an Antiracism Study and Dialogue Circle
Common Ground hosted one of ASDIC's circles as a training for leaders a couple of years ago. We were impressed with their program and found it very useful. As such, we decided to invite them to host a public circle using our space beginning in February. The dates are 10 Mondays, Feb 11-April 15, 9:15am-1:15pm, at Common Ground. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen understanding around the roots of racism and the ways it is perpetuated, as well as how we can take steps to address and heal its suffering. If you're interested, please register through ASDIC using this link.
Looking for Audio Processing Volunteer
We're looking for another volunteer to help edit and upload our talks to Dharmaseed. You don't need expertise in audio editing or advanced computer skills; we're happy to train you in. Let gabe@commongroundmeditation.org know if you're interested.
Winter is Here!!...Snowblowing Volunteers Wanted!
We could use a couple more snowblowing volunteers to take a shift or two. The way it works is you sign up for a certain shift, for example Tuesday AM, or Friday PM, and if it happens to snow that day, you're part of the team that cleans up the snow. We have a snowblower here. No special skills required; we'll train you and it can be fun! Thanks for considering serving the community in this important way. Let Rob Kohlmeyer know if you're interested: < rwkohlmeyer@yahoo.com> Thanks!
Prairie Farm Update
Renovations are in full swing at our retreat property in Wisconsin!
To see more pictures and video and to learn about how you can support the renovations through volunteering or donating, click here.
Daily Tejaniya
Every moment is new; there is nothing that's old. Every-
thing you perceive right now, you perceive for the first
time. At this level of understanding, many things in life
cease to be a problem. Wisdom sees that there are just
these minds coming and going. There is no more
identification and interference; the "I"
no longer participates.
All Common Ground programs are offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. There is a donation bowl and credit card reader in the lobby or an online tool available on our website if you would like to support the center and the teachers. The center is completely dependent on your gifts. Volunteering is also a wonderful way to support the center; let us know if you are interested. For more information on the practice of generosity, programs, the current newsletter and calendar, please go to Common Ground's website.
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