Wednesday Bi-Weekly Hybrid Meditation Gathering: IN-PERSON attendance

PLEASE NOTE: This MeetUp event is for IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE of our hybrid (in-person + Zoom) Wednesday gatherings. RSVP's for this event are for IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY. Should you wish to attend this Wednesday gathering via Zoom, please see our separate MeetUp event for Zoom attendance.

ABOUT OUR WEDENSDAY HYBRID (ZOOM + IN-PERSON) GATHERINGS:

Mindful Astoria is pleased to announce the return of IN-PERSON GATHERINGS to be held at Astoria First Presbyterian Church at 2335 Broadway, Astoria. These events will be hybrid Zoom and in-person gatherings, held bi-weekly. For September and October, we will have hybrid gatherings on these dates:

September 14
September 28
October 12
October 26

REGARDING IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE:

Importantly, PLEASE REVIEW THE COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES further down in this event description before you RSVP.

Also, note that IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE (plus Mindful Astoria teachers and staff) to ensure Covid safety compliance. Once those 10 spots are filled, RSVP's will go to a waitlist. Given our limited in-person capacity, we ask that you be mindful of the space that is being held for you--and if you won't be able to attend, be sure to let us know so that someone on the waitlist can attend.

PROGRAM CHANGES: The meditation session will last for 1 hour and will begin SHARPLY AT 7:30PM (instead of at 7pm as previously) with an optional social time from 8:30-9 following the meditation hour.

CHECK-IN TIME for in-person attendance: We ask that you ARRIVE BETWEEN 7:15PM AND 7:30PM to allow enough time to check in all participants in accordance with NYC health and safety guidelines.
To help ensure the health and safety of our all participants during the COVID-19 pandemic and adhere to current NYC Mandatory Health Requirements, Mindful Astoria will be implementing the following procedures:

PRIOR TO ENTRY, a leadership committee member will greet you at the door and take your temperature. All participants attending our meditation gathering will be asked to show proof of FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS (both doses of a two-dose vaccine, or one dose of a one-dose vaccine) and also proof of a COVID-19 BOOSTER given at least 15 days prior to the event.

Participants must provide proof in one of the following forms: physical immunization card, photo of immunization card, or a digital vaccine card (e.g. regional passes such as Excelsior in NYC, NYC Covid Safe etc.) as well as proof of identity (e.g. a driver's license, non-driver's government issued ID card, passport, or school or work ID). If you have been exposed to COVID-19 within 3-5 days and do not have a covid test result, or if you’re feeling ill, or have symptoms related to a cold or infectious disease, please stay home.

All in attendance must adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR TIME SPENT INDOORS AND MUST BE WORN OVER BOTH YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE. In-person attendance will be at limited capacity with 10 chairs spaced 3 feet apart. The space will be ventilated for 30 minutes following the previous activity and will be equipped with HEPA air purifiers and hand sanitizer.
We look forward to seeing you in person!

ABOUT OUR WEDNESDAY ONLINE MEDITATION GATHERINGS

Each gathering will consist of instruction in different forms of mindfulness meditation, and time for group discussion and connecting with the community. Depending on the week, the teacher may give a talk or share a reading.

Gatherings will be led by different members of our teaching team. Read more about our teaching team here:

https://mindfulastoria.wordpress.com/teachers/

Check out our group guidelines:

https://mindfulastoria.wordpress.com/guidelines/

Email any questions to [mindfulastoria@gmail.com](mailto:mindfulastoria@gmail.com).

We look forward to deepening practice and strengthening our mindful community with you all.

DONATIONS TO MINDFUL ASTORIA

If you join us for an online program, we ask that if you are able to offer financial support (we suggest $5-$10 per event), please do so via the PayPal app or website, with payment to our email address:
mindfulastoria@gmail.com.

No one will ever be turned away due to lack of funds.

Your contributions will enable us to continue both to offer programs, and to give donations to Astoria First Presbyterian Church, where we are again meeting for some Mindful Astoria events after a too-long absence.