Events
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Dismantling Impatience (In-person event)
Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United StatesPatience? Who has time for that? Actually ... we all do. (No one was more surprised than I was. 😄) Join us to poke some holes in your wall of impatience. 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 […]
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You’re Grounded! (Online event)
Online eventPractical techniques for feeling more centered while we're on - and off! - the cushion. 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 […]
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Serenity Now! (In-person event)
Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United StatesIn this session, I'll share an experience that instantly changed my perspective about one of the Buddha's teachings about serenity and has profoundly affected my practice ever since. 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 […]
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Building Self-Trust (Online event)
Online eventIn a recent session, we explored some ways to ground ourselves in the body. Let's follow this up by focusing on a critical element of feeling centered in body AND mind: building self-trust. 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 […]
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CALM: Calming Anxiety by Living Mindfully (In-person event)
Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United StatesTechniques 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 […]
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Confronting Insomnia (Online event)
Online event*(Due to a series of scheduling conflicts, our bi-weekly Meetups will be on a short hiatus until September 23. Limited private sessions with Ron are still available during this time and can be scheduled via the (https://mindfulnessinbluejeans.com/sessions).)* In mindfulness and insight meditation practice, we often talk about being awake ... but there's one kind of […]
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Tapping Into Wisdom (In-person event)
Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United StatesWisdom isn't inherently elusive; we just need to know where to look. In this session, I'll share several of my own methods for tapping into wisdom. 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 […]
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Anger: From Blind Rage to Clear Seeing (Online event)
Online eventAnger. Good? Bad? Acceptable? Necessary? Let's start cracking this tough nut and establish some baselines around it, and I'll share a technique that made a quantum leap in my work with this daunting beast. 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 […]
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Three Ways to Slow the Mind’s Roll (In-person event)
Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St, Watertown, MA, United StatesThe mind has all kinds of tricks for getting away from us. Let's work with a few tricks of our own to reel it back into place. 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 […]
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Anger’s Honeyed Crest and Poison Root (Online event)
Online eventIn this follow-up to a recent session, we will examine the seductive side of anger; understanding its twisted allure is a key component for freedom from its siren song. This event is open to everyone; attendance at the first session is not required. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute […]
