Dear Sangha,

A new Insight Meditation Group is forming. The introductory meeting will be
on Tuesday, April 23rd from 7:00 to 8:30 at Park Place. This is a study
group that uses a boxed set entitled

“Insight Meditation, A Step by Step
Course on How to Meditate” by Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. The box
includes a work book, 2 CD’s containing guided meditations, and study cards.
It is available on Amazon today for $20.95. All participants will need to
have a copy of this book for the course.

We have just concluded a group that met every other Tuesday for five months.
I know that sounds like an intimidating amount of time. At our last meeting
I passed the stone and asked people how the course had deepened their
practice. As the stone went around people said that the group meant a great
deal to them and that they would like to take the course again. As I
listened I thought that we could offer the class again in two or three
years. By the end of the discussion following the stone passing it became
apparent people wanted to start a new group in two or three weeks!

And so we shall. The format this time will be to meet every Tuesday for 19
consecutive weeks. The book consists of an introduction and 9 chapters. We
will spend one week on the introduction and two weeks on each chapter. Lest
that seem a great deal of time to you, know that almost everyone who started
the last group finished, and that almost all of those people demanded that
the class be offered again right away! The course is rich in the teachings
from the study materials and the participants. This is also a great way to
deepen relationships with members of the Sangha.

Commitment. This is a study group to learn about Insight Meditation. The
commitment you make is to yourself. Most of the groups at the Mindfulness
Center are very passive. You come to the Sangha, meditate, listen to the
reading and discussion and leave. There is no preparation, no homework and
no commitment. By contrast this group requires you to be an active
participant in your own education. There is homework and most importantly
integrating what you learn into your own practice. The purpose of the group
is to simply come together to learn from each other. It would be nice if
people would make the group meetings a priority. The class commitment is 6
hours a month but is incidental to the larger picture of deepening and
strengthening your practice between classes.

Anyone can come to the first meeting to get a feel for what the class will
be like.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Insight Meditation is the gift you can give yourself that keeps on giving.

Peace & kindness,

Dave Zeman

The Intra-vaganza led by Paul Norton, M.D.

Order of Interbeing

11 Mondays 6:30 to 8:30 pm

The United Unitarian Universalist Congregation

506 N. Washington Ave., Waukesha 53188

Apr 8 Beginning Mindfulness Practice

Apr 15 Sitting and Walking Meditation

Apr 22 Mindfulness of Body

Apr 29 Mindfulness of Feelings

May 6 Mindfulness of Thought

May 13 Mindfulness of the World

May 20 Four Noble Truths

Jun 3 Lovingkindness

Jun 10 Compassion

Jun 17 Sympathetic Joy

Jun 24 Equanimity / Graduation

$175 for entire course   $20 for any individual week

Includes reading materials and 2 CDs of guided meditation

To register:      Email milwmindful@hotmail.com or

                        Phone 414-962-8678 or Mail to Mindfulness Center

                                    1922 East Park Place, Milwaukee 53211

All proceeds go to the  Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee

New Year’s Day Celebration of Peace

10 a.m.  January 1, 2013 

Milwaukee Mindfulness Practice Center

3211 South Lake Drive, St. Francis

Room 316

Andrew is a Buddhist scholar and Executive Director of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.  During sangha, we’ll share questions, observations, and insights about how to apply mindfulness and Buddhist psychology to the wonder and challenges of daily living.  Of course, we’ll also take time for socializing and building community.
In gratitude,

Namaste,

Bob

It will begin at 1:00 and end at 5:00. The afternoon will consist
of 30 to 40 minutes sits alternated with 15 to 20 minutes of walking
meditation. Anyone can come at any time and stay for as long or as short a
period as you would like. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your
practice.

Peace & kindness,  Dave Zeaman

Click Here to see our full class schedule and how to register.  Please register early so we can accommodate everyone who would like to attend.

We are starting a New Thursday evening practice at the Marion Center, 3211 S. Lake Dr., St. Francis, room 316

Time is 7  to 8:30 PM  Format is meditation, reading and discussion.  Please join us.

Wonderful news. In addition to our regular 10 – 12 Sunday sangha we will be adding a new early sangha at the Mindfulness Center 8 to 930 am, the format is the same meditation and discussion.   Please join us at either time or both.

Finding Right Intention

Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church

W299N5595 Grace Dr., Hartland, WI 53029

April 14, 2012

9 am until 4 pm (Church opens at 815 for coffee and fellowship)

Price: $15

Lunch is communal, i.e., potluck is encouraged. (Vegetarian, please)

Paul Norton, an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing, will lead a day of meditation, instruction, and sharing. No previous experience is required.

Sponsored by the LCUUC and the Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee.

To register: Write to Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee, 1922 East Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53211   or call 414-962-8678 or

Email at milwmindful@hotmail.com.

You may pay on the day but advance registration, to plan the day, is recommended.