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  • Letting 2023 – And Other Things – Go (In-person event)

    Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United States

    "Just let it go." That advice - whether offered with good intention or as a passive-aggressive brush-off - isn't very helpful. The end of another tumultuous and traumatic year is the perfect time to practice effective ways of ACTUALLY letting go. This session will follow our usual format: we'll open with a brief talk, followed […]

  • Holiday Oasis (Online event)

    Online event

    How to take refuge and develop a calm center during the year-end mayhem. 😁 As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. Please RSVP to see the Zoom link. If you prefer, you may also follow Mindfulness in Blue Jeans and register for this event […]

  • Mindfulness 101: “Am I Doing This Right?” (In-person event)

    Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United States

    The new year is an ideal time to build and maintain a strong foundation by getting back to basics about what we're doing -- and not doing -- as part of a mindfulness meditation practice. This session is an introduction for new practitioners and the merely curious, as well as an opportunity for experienced (or […]

  • New Year, New Karma (Online event)

    Online event

    The concept of karma has gotten a bit twisted across time and space. We won't have time to delve TOO deeply into this critical pillar of Buddhist teachings, but we can reframe it to more closely align with its original meaning (which I find to be far more optimistic than our common Westernized interpretation). The […]

  • Developing Self-Compassion (In-person event)

    Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United States

    Three ways to develop compassion for the last person we usually think of: ourselves. This session will follow our usual format: we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. If you prefer, you may also follow Mindfulness in Blue Jeans and register for this event (freely or […]

  • How We Screw Up Happiness (Online event)

    Online event

    The human condition has more than its share of quirks and gotchas. Let's look at how to turn the nastiest one to our advantage. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. Please RSVP to see the Zoom link. If you prefer, you may also […]

  • CALM: Calming Anxiety by Living Mindfully (in-person event)

    Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United States

    Techniques for working with fear and anxiety using mindfulness and insight meditation. An in-person version of my popular weekly series on (https://insighttimer.com/mindfulnessinbluejeans). This session will follow our usual format: we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. If you prefer, you may also follow Mindfulness in Blue […]

  • Disintegrating Dread (Online event)

    Online event

    The weight of relentless dread can be crippling. In this session, we'll examine and practice some ways to unravel this nasty knot. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. Please RSVP to see the Zoom link. If you prefer, you may also follow Mindfulness […]

  • Pitfall! (Avoiding Meditation Traps) (In-person event)

    Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United States

    Like any path worth walking, our spiritual journeys are fraught with traps. New practitioners often encounter confusion from common paradoxes, and experienced meditators discover new (and increasingly sneaky!) tar pits as practice deepens. In this session, we'll examine a few of these fun little hurdles and how to skillfully navigate them. This session will follow […]

  • The Antidote to Stress (Online event)

    Online event

    "Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional." We generate our own stress and suffering by how we use the mind ... or, more accurately, how we misuse the mind. There are various ways of working with this; in this session, we'll examine and practice with one of the most powerful methods. As usual, we'll open with […]