A basic Vipassanā /sitting and silent (non-guided) meditation for 20-30 minutes, followed by 5 to 8 minutes of walking meditation (deliberate walking around in a circle feeling connection to the earth) followed by reading and discussion for 20 to 30 minutes. Our first discussion book will be Pema Chodron's book "Start Where You Are" – a wonderful discourse on mindfulness. Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner this session offers each of us the ability to practice …
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Mindfulness Meditation is a tool that can enhance and benefit one's life. It has been used to reduce stress in one's life, heal trauma and emotions, as well as contribute to the development of one's spiritual path. This group is meant to offer information and events that relate to the cultivation of Awareness and Mindfulness in one's everyday life through meditation and other contemplative tools. Events listed will be in the southern California area.
Are you a UU without knowing it? Come find out! Imagine a spiritual community that embraces the many different beliefs of the world's religions! You are as likely to hear a sermon based on humanist, Buddhist, Jewish or Christian thought as one centered on environmentalism or other issues of our time. Imagine a spiritual community that was the first to embrace civil rights for America's racial, ethnic and other minorities! We marched, and some UUs even died for passage of the Civil Rights Act of …
Yokoji Zen Mountain Center is a Zen Buddhist training and retreat center located on 160 acres of wilderness in the wild and beautiful San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California. Our mission is to provide a supportive environment for students and families for the teaching, training and practice in Zen Buddhism, and to ensure the continuation of the Buddha Dharma for future generations. Zen Mountain Center is committed to sound ecological principles in its developments and functioning.
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