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Hop on Zoom to chat with us! There's also at least one in-person coffee talk event each month, too.
Connection with others is essential, so whether you're new to our community or like the company of longtime folks in Sunday Assembly, you are welcome for open, casual conversation. Get to know us, and we'd love to get to know you!
The optional topic we can dip into is: Where have you lived or visited that made a unique impact on you?
This is also a great place to learn about Sunday Assembly if you're curious about our activities, values, history, and people. Ask away!
- Ross L.
- P V.
- Ben B.
- 7 attendees
Which is better — paper or plastic? The answer might surprise you.
This month, Sunday Assembly member and professional geologist Lea Millet will talk about Life Cycle Analysis, the process used to evaluate the full environmental impact of the products we use from manufacture to disposal: "cradle to grave."
As we work toward a sustainable future, it's important to consider the full ramifications of the choices we make to bring about a greener world. What is the cost to our planet and society, and how do we know what the best decisions are?
Assemblies
Alongside our main speaker, assemblies are lively events with thoughtful musings on the theme, live music from our band, members sharing their experiences, and interaction with fellow assemblers! The assembly lasts around 75 minutes.
Our meetings are currently both in-person and online for those who wish to join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85691739198?pwd=U2xONnpxTlEzZDlIdm5hM2duaVFrQT09
Assemblies, and the events around them, are open to the public and free to attend!
After the assembly, around 7:00 PM, we'll have informal social time where you can catch up or get to know folks in the community and discuss the theme.
Accommodations and Location
We'll be meeting at First Existentialist Congregation at 470 Candler Park Drive. Parking is plentiful along the street. The venue is wheelchair accessible via a ramp and has a bathroom in the foyer.
What's Sunday Assembly?
The Sunday Assembly is a life-celebrating congregation without deity, dogma, or doctrine. Our motto: Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More. Our mission: to help everyone find and fulfill their full potential. Read more info about us on our website: sundayassemblyatlanta.org/about/
Stay in Touch!
Meetup is the best place to see all of our events, but we're all over the interwebs. If you've got questions, comments, or want to stay informed, we've got all our links on our contact page: sundayassemblyatlanta.org/contact
We'll see you at this upcoming assembly!
- Andy D
- Anna V.
- Jared M.
- 17 attendees
We will begin assembling at 430pm, and start meditation at 440 pm. I invite you to join me in a walking meditation. I plan on walking at a nearby Park, you can walk and chat afterwards as always. Remember to practice physical distancing and wear masks when appropriate.
The purpose of this meditation group is to support each other in developing (and continuing!) our own mindfulness meditation practices and, in a more general sense, to actively build community, one of the core features of Sunday Assembly.
Even during these times of physical and social distancing because of COVID-19, connecting with one another is essential. Read more about SAA's response to the situation (and why we're emphasizing virtual events) here: https://sundayassemblyatlanta.org/2020/03/13/covid-19-coronavirus-response/
We normally practice a 30-minute meditation, but in our early sessions, we'll go shorter to encourage newcomers. These sessions are bookended by lively discussion of our meditation experiences and topics like self, existence, nature of intimacy, relationships, and many other things.
To protect privacy and maintain our attendee limit, only members who have rsvp’d to this Meetup event will be included So be sure you rsvp!
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While there are many (too many?!) resources for those who are new to mindfulness meditation, here are a few that folks in our group have noted as having been helpful to them:
Two-minute Happify video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqoxYKtEWEc)
Sam Harris' book, "Waking Up" especially chapter one (http://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/chapter-one) (provided both as text and as audio)
David Nichtern meditation instruction (http://youtu.be/yMz_UagXkFk)
If you're concerned about not being able to meditate for 30 minutes, please don't let that stop you! You can meditate as much or as little as you want during the 30 minutes and then just quietly daydream until time is up and we'll never be the wiser. :)
- Joan
- 1 attendee
Planning our monthly assemblies and small group events is collaborative and takes many hands! Organizers and volunteers get together to decide on a theme for the assembly and begin to put together all the pieces.
If you're interested in helping out in a big or small way, this is a great place to start. No expertise required; SAA exists because of volunteers growing and learning new things.
- Anna V.
- Jared M.
- Julie
- 3 attendees
Past events (1,760)
- Joan
- Luther M.
- 2 attendees
