Mindfulness Practice Group of Annapolis - Meditation

Every Thursday in the sanctuary of the UU Church of Annapolis, 333 Dubois Rd. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask & observe distancing. Usually initial meditation is silent & followed by a program. Sometimes we have a guided or other meditation on topic or shortened meditation to make way for some activity. Thurs. events are in the sanctuary of the main UU church. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. Walk into the hallway ahead of you & turn right for the sanctuary. It is important to be timely before the 6:30 PM start time (Thurs.,) since we cannot hear anyone arriving at the side door & can only have it attended before we start.

Every Sunday in the Young Room of UUCA. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask indoors at this time & observe distancing. Beginners always welcome. We start with 20 mins. of guided meditation, followed by a dharma discussion of the week. Sometimes the topics come from books we have made available, Sometimes we do another meditative practice after the initial sitting meditation, such as meditative walking. Plenty of time for questions. Ask to be on our e-mail list to receive notices of both Sun. & Thurs. topics.
All Sunday sessions are, as noted in Meetup, 8:30-9:30 AM Sundays in the Young Room on the lower level of UUCA. Please leave extra time for finding your way around construction. After we are all downstairs at start time, there won't be anyone to guide you at the door. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. On Sunday mornings walk downstairs to the left as soon as you enter, then turn left in the lower floor's hallway.

Sensei Bob Ertman leads Reading & Writing Haiku (& other forms of short poetry) as the practice of attention & connection. This is not a class but a peer group of writers/explorers who may like to share something with the group or may simply sometimes like to encounter haiku. Beginners are welcome. You may enter at any time, since it is not a class, but your questions are welcome. Message us for the link & password. Time is actually the Zoom 40 min.

Every Mon. noon, Apr. 10- June 19th, EXCEPT May 8.
MESSAGE US FOR THE LINK
The Dalai Lama's book, Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together, will take us gently & with great optimism into our summer hiatus. He discards the false belief that "everyone essentially believes the same thing." Instead he lays out the ethical grounds on which we can live happily with a global plurality of the world's faiths. There are separate chapters on the 3 Abrahamic religions, Christianity, Islam, & Judaism, plus Hinduism, with additional material on Taoism et al. The conclusion points to compassion as highly valued & the necessity of avoiding exclusivism.
If you have ever participated in any previous MBC session, you will automatically receive the link for this one. It is your choice whether to use it or not. If you want to opt out of hearing from us in the future about book selections, just tell us. If you have not been in the Mindfulness Book Club before, message us your e-mail to receive the link. It will not be publicly posted. It will not appear on the MPG e-mail list.
Sessions of the MBC will observe Thich Nhat Hanh's 4th Mindfulness Training on Loving Speech & Deep Listening. "Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening in order to relieve suffering and to promote reconciliation and peace in myself and among other people, ethnic and religious groups, and nations."

Every Thursday in the sanctuary of the UU Church of Annapolis, 333 Dubois Rd. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask & observe distancing. Usually initial meditation is silent & followed by a program. Sometimes we have a guided or other meditation on topic or shortened meditation to make way for some activity. Thurs. events are in the sanctuary of the main UU church. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. Walk into the hallway ahead of you & turn right for the sanctuary. It is important to be timely before the 6:30 PM start time (Thurs.,) since we cannot hear anyone arriving at the side door & can only have it attended before we start.

Every Sunday in the Young Room of UUCA. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask indoors at this time & observe distancing. Beginners always welcome. We start with 20 mins. of guided meditation, followed by a dharma discussion of the week. Sometimes the topics come from books we have made available, Sometimes we do another meditative practice after the initial sitting meditation, such as meditative walking. Plenty of time for questions. Ask to be on our e-mail list to receive notices of both Sun. & Thurs. topics.
All Sunday sessions are, as noted in Meetup, 8:30-9:30 AM Sundays in the Young Room on the lower level of UUCA. Please leave extra time for finding your way around construction. After we are all downstairs at start time, there won't be anyone to guide you at the door. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. On Sunday mornings walk downstairs to the left as soon as you enter, then turn left in the lower floor's hallway.

Sensei Bob Ertman leads Reading & Writing Haiku (& other forms of short poetry) as the practice of attention & connection. This is not a class but a peer group of writers/explorers who may like to share something with the group or may simply sometimes like to encounter haiku. Beginners are welcome. You may enter at any time, since it is not a class, but your questions are welcome. Message us for the link & password. Time is actually the Zoom 40 min.

Every Mon. noon, Apr. 10- June 19th, EXCEPT May 8.
MESSAGE US FOR THE LINK
The Dalai Lama's book, Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together, will take us gently & with great optimism into our summer hiatus. He discards the false belief that "everyone essentially believes the same thing." Instead he lays out the ethical grounds on which we can live happily with a global plurality of the world's faiths. There are separate chapters on the 3 Abrahamic religions, Christianity, Islam, & Judaism, plus Hinduism, with additional material on Taoism et al. The conclusion points to compassion as highly valued & the necessity of avoiding exclusivism.
If you have ever participated in any previous MBC session, you will automatically receive the link for this one. It is your choice whether to use it or not. If you want to opt out of hearing from us in the future about book selections, just tell us. If you have not been in the Mindfulness Book Club before, message us your e-mail to receive the link. It will not be publicly posted. It will not appear on the MPG e-mail list.
Sessions of the MBC will observe Thich Nhat Hanh's 4th Mindfulness Training on Loving Speech & Deep Listening. "Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening in order to relieve suffering and to promote reconciliation and peace in myself and among other people, ethnic and religious groups, and nations."

Every Thursday in the sanctuary of the UU Church of Annapolis, 333 Dubois Rd. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask & observe distancing. Usually initial meditation is silent & followed by a program. Sometimes we have a guided or other meditation on topic or shortened meditation to make way for some activity. Thurs. events are in the sanctuary of the main UU church. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. Walk into the hallway ahead of you & turn right for the sanctuary. It is important to be timely before the 6:30 PM start time (Thurs.,) since we cannot hear anyone arriving at the side door & can only have it attended before we start.

Every Sunday in the Young Room of UUCA. Please wear a KN-95 or N-95 mask indoors at this time & observe distancing. Beginners always welcome. We start with 20 mins. of guided meditation, followed by a dharma discussion of the week. Sometimes the topics come from books we have made available, Sometimes we do another meditative practice after the initial sitting meditation, such as meditative walking. Plenty of time for questions. Ask to be on our e-mail list to receive notices of both Sun. & Thurs. topics.
All Sunday sessions are, as noted in Meetup, 8:30-9:30 AM Sundays in the Young Room on the lower level of UUCA. Please leave extra time for finding your way around construction. After we are all downstairs at start time, there won't be anyone to guide you at the door. At the moment construction is going on at the main entrance to the church & sanctuary. When you arrive do NOT park at the main entrance & try to reach the side door of the main building. Drive past the main entrance to the church & park in the rectangular lot in front of the Fahs House, a 2 story frame building behind the church. Please walk past the Fahs House on a paved walk toward the main church to the side door on your left. On Sunday mornings walk downstairs to the left as soon as you enter, then turn left in the lower floor's hallway.