SECULAR MEDITATION - 32 Practices for Cultivating Inner Peace, Compassion and Joy
by Rick Heller via Zoom Tuesdays at 8:30am on zoom
This will be a 40 minute reading and exercise. Meditation is a form of mental exercise with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. As meditation teacher Rick Heller shows, the benefits of the practice extend beyond the personal to enrich relationships with others, with one’s community, and with the world. In Secular Meditation, step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction, and the kind of in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for life and resilience in the face of adversity. Heller simplifies what is often found mysterious, describing and providing detailed instructions for thirty-two different practices, ensuring that anyone can find the right one.
Please join Saramaria via Zoom for a 40-minute practice with a reading and 20 minute meditation and discussion.
Please join us online as we read The Awakened Brain by Dr. Lisa Miller
Beginning Tuesday April 9th at 7pm and continuing for 6 weeks-see link.
A groundbreaking exploration of the neuroscience of spirituality and a bold new paradigm for health, healing, and resilience—
Whether it’s meditation or a walk in nature, reading a sacred text or saying a prayer, there are many ways to tap into a heightened awareness of the world around you and your place in it. In The Awakened Brain, psychologist Dr. Lisa Miller shows you how.
• The awakened decision is the better decision. With an awakened perception, we are more creative, collaborative, ethical, and innovative.
• The awakened brain is the healthier brain. An engaged spiritual life enhances grit, optimism, and resilience while providing insulation against addiction, trauma, and depression.
• The awakened life is the inspired life. Loss, uncertainty, and even trauma are the gateways by which we are invited to move beyond merely coping with hardship to transcend into a life of renewal, healing, joy, and fulfillment.
Spirituality for Everyday Living
a 35 minute monthly group and practice on zoom to give us a “booster” on spiritual practices, providing a time-apart to care for our own well-being. Practices of love, wisdom, courage and connection will be explored
February 8th at 6:30pm on love
March 14th at 6:30pm on wisdom
April 25th at 6:30pm on courage
May 23rd at 6:30pm on connection
Together with Bfree Wellness please join us for a 6 part Mindfulness & Movement Series
Ongoing Events
CHOOSE THE PROGRAMS THAT LEAD YOU TO TRANSFORMATION
Weekly Practices
Guided Meditation
MONDAY -THURSDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
at 8AM
Morning guided meditations include body scans, forgiveness, peace, gratitude, loving-kindness, compassion and self-esteem meditative practices, as well as visualizations and coping with anxiety practices.
Praying with the body
Here is a sample recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/UGy34jjFNG13pHlyof2qDBsIvR62IhdwFJfPP2HDn-lB7ewUFzui01zbHLs9L8lv.C132gtSbcFBMz29B
Access Passcode: Y6#Peg@B
THURSDAY, SUNDAY at 8:30 PM
This is a mindfulness practice that incorporates prayers of the psalms with breath work, gentle yoga poses (to do if you are able), a sitting guided meditative practice ending with a self-compassion practice!