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SUMMARY:Deepen Your Practice: Group Interview Sessions with Cheryl Slean
DESCRIPTION:Take your meditation and dharma understanding to the next level with monthly online group interviews with Cheryl. The meetings will be similar to group interviews at a retreat\, where several people meet together with the teacher to get feedback on their practice questions and reports. This is an opportunity for serious meditators with a regular practice to receive individual guidance from an experienced meditation teacher\, as well as learning from others’ interactions with the teacher. \n\n\n\nAll experience levels are welcome\, as long as participants have a daily meditation practice and a commitment to attend silent retreats when conditions allow. \n\n\n\nCost:  This program is being offered on a dana (generosity donation) basis.  More than ever\, we see how deeply interrelated we are. Supporting our sangha and our teachers through the practice of dana is an act of wisdom\, compassion\, and love. Thank you. \n\n\n\nPre-registration is required for each class. A one hour class will allow Q&A with 6-8 people\, chosen first come\, first served from the registration list. To allow for no-shows\, we will slightly over-book the class. Any registrants who are not heard due to time will be offered the option to go to the top of the list for the next meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please save the email. The link you receive is unique to you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Teacher\n\n\n\n Cheryl Slean has practiced Insight meditation intensively since 1995\, including hundreds of days of silent retreat. She was authorized to teach in 2007 and leads classes and residential retreats worldwide. In the secular mindfulness world\, Cheryl has a Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation from UCLA and has taught at many health & wellness\, addiction recovery and business settings as well as online with Mindful Schools. Cheryl is also a writer\, filmmaker and educator in the arts and sustainability\, and is currently working on social impact climate communication with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/deepen-practice/2020-11-14/
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SUMMARY:Mindful Self-Compassion with Beth Mulligan
DESCRIPTION:Fall Fundraiser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8 session series on Thursdays\, September 10 to October 29  @ 10 am – 12:30 pm\n\n\n\nInsight Community of the Desert in cooperation with Mindful Way is please to announce Mindful Self Compassion. This eight week program is designed to bring greater ease and well being to your daily life by combining the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion. This combination is a powerful tool for emotional resilience. \n\n\n\nBeth Mulligan is graciously donating all proceeds from the class to Insight Community of the Desert to help us overcome our current budget shortfalls. Please consider making additional donations to support our sangha or to help people attend who might not otherwise be able to participate.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat is Mindful Self Compassion (MSC)?\n\n\n\nMiindful Self Compassion was developed by Christopher K. Germer\, PhD\, leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy (www.MindfulSelfCompassion.org) and Kristin Neff\, PhD\, pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org). \n\n\n\nMindfulness is the first step in emotional healing—being able to turn toward and acknowledge our difficult thoughts and feelings (such as inadequacy\, sadness\, anger\, confusion) with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Self-compassion involves responding to these difficult thoughts and feelings with kindness\, sympathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves when we’re hurting. MSC is a compassion skills building class\, not a meditation class. It is a great follow up to any other Mindfulness program (MBSR\, Mindful Eating etc.) \n\n\n\nMSC can be learned by anyone. In this program you’ll learn: \n\n\n\nhow to stop being so hard on yourselfhow to handle difficult emotions with greater easehow to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticismhow to transform difficult relationships\, both old and newmindfulness and self-compassion practices for home and everyday lifethe theory and research behind mindful self-compassionhow to become your own best teacher\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Teacher\n\n\n\nBeth Mulligan\, PA-C is a certified MBSR teacher\, teacher trainer\, and adjunct faculty through the UMASS Center for Mindfulness. She has been teaching MBSR for over a decade to diverse populations; from the critically ill\, to non-profit organizations\, the underserved\, educators\, and corporate leaders. Beth teaches the 10-week and nine-day practicum for teachers in training nationally and internationally. Beth is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and teacher trainer and does international training for the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. \n\n\n\nShe is a long time student of Charles Tenshin Fletcher- Abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center\, where she practices\, trains and has lived in residence. She has also attended retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh and Pema Chodron. Beth is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. \n\n\n\nHer passion is teaching meditation in a way that makes everyone feel welcome and at home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCost: $395. Fee includes eight 2.5 hr sessions\, one 4 hour retreat and all materials. There are a few limited scholarships available. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nYou will receive the link for joining the class series after completing registration. \n\n\n\nDana:  If you can not attend\, please consider making additional donations to support our sangha or to help people attend who might not otherwise be able to participate.  You can contribute at any level that is comfortable. \n\n\n\n\nDonations
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/msc-2/2020-10-29/
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SUMMARY:Learning to Meditate
DESCRIPTION:On the First Saturday of every month we offer a Learning to Meditate class. If you are new to meditation or would like a teacher-led refresher\, please join us at 10:30 am for an hour of instruction and answers to your questions. Donation: We suggest $20 for this class. Donations are shared between the center and the teacher. Whatever you can offer is appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/learning-to-meditate-2-2020-02-01/2020-04-04/
LOCATION:Insight Community of the Desert\, 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way\, Bldg C - 2nd Floor\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92264\, United States
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