Monthly Calendar
A monthly calendar of IMCN offerings. Click on the bodhi leaf to see the details for that day. No programs are being offered on days without bodhi leaves.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Eight Worldly Winds & the Buddha's Middle Way
(12 week series - 9/9-12/9) Registration Closed
With Matthew Daniell
Prerequisite: Ongoing Students
This class began on 9/9 and registration is closed. You must be registered for the entire series (9/9-12/9; no class on 10/21 and 11/25). There are no drop-in classes.
The Eight worldly winds are pleasure and pain, praise and blame, fame and disrepute, gain and loss. These forces 'blow' throughout our lives and remind us that we are not in as much control of circumstances as we would like. When we try to live life in a fixed way in relation to these powerful changing forces we suffer. In this series of classes we will systematically explore these four sets of opposing forces, as well as other oppositional energies (right vs wrong, us vs them...) as they function in our daily lives. Through the Buddha's 'Middle Way' (not going to extremes) teachings, mindfulness and loving kindness practices we will explore for ourselves how to bring greater calm, balance, and care in the face of such forces. As practice matures we may even be able to embrace them as a natural and important part of our path of awakening.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 am
Online Introduction to Insight Meditation
(5 week class series) (10/22-11/19) Registration Closed
With Ted Jones
Prerequisite: Beginner
Registration is closed for this class series. You must be registered for the entire series and there are no drop-in classes.
Insight meditation is a time tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this five week series we will systematically explore how to calm and steady the mind and see with more clarity into our lives. As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn to touch and live in the mindful moment.
The class will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice designed for application in daily life. Although this series is designed for beginners, all are welcome and students may choose to repeat this series as new material will be introduced each time. The sessions will run from 7:00-8:15 pm from 10/22-11/19. They will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
As a Mountain of Rock - Meditating with the Suttas; an Online Retreat
This retreat has been changed to a half day only.
With Chris Crotty
Prerequisite: Ongoing Students
The Dharma is comprised of a rich legacy of teachings that are both aspirational and instructive. These teachings, many of them subtle, are often buried in long teaching stories, or discourses. “As a Mountain of Rock: Meditating with the Suttas" is a unique program that introduces students to select phrases from the Pali Canon, the earliest recorded teachings of the Buddha, that contain clear meditation instructions aimed at liberating the mind. Through periods of meditation, reflection, and discussion, students will refine both their meditation skills and comprehension of Buddhist teachings by learning to engage the Dharma both experientially and analytically.
This retreat is open to everyone with at least one year experience.
Registration closed at 8:30am, Nov. 7th.
Monday, November 9, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Loving Kindness "Living in the Time of Covid-19" Online Drop in Practice Sessions
With Matthew Daniell
These drop-in sessions are tailored for online practice. A 25-35 minute loving kindness meditation will be followed by individual sharing. Everyone will have a chance to talk about how they are working with intentions of goodwill (metta or loving kindness), as well as bringing mindfulness to the realities of this unique and difficult time. Together, we have the opportunity here to create a much needed community of support, based on mindfulness and compassion. New and experienced meditators alike are welcome to attend.
On alternate weeks, Matthew will lead a Mindfulness drop-in session. Together, these mindfulness and loving kindness sessions may support a skillful balance in our ‘stay at home’ practice.
This offering is donation based only,. Suggestioned donation: $10
Since your donation will be divided evenly between the teacher and the center, when donating through Paypal, please put a "note" of the offering you attended on the donation page or click here to let us know which IMCN offering you attended. Thank you for your generosity!
If you have Zoom, click on the link below just before class to join.
If you do not have Zoom click here to get started.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Practice Oriented Book Group (10/6-12/27)
Registration Closed
"The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness” by Rhonda Magee explores the intersection of mindfulness and Buddhist practice and racial justice. With guided meditations, mindfulness exercises, and insights from her own experience, Magee guides us in the practice of embodied mindfulness—paying attention to thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way-- to increase our emotional resilience, and give ourselves space to become less reactive and to choose how to respond to injustice. Rhonda Magee is a lawyer, law professor, and mindfulness practitioner.
This group will meet every other Tuesday (10/6, 10/20, 11/10, 11/24,12/8 and 12/22 - no meeting on 11/3-Election Day).
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Eight Worldly Winds & the Buddha's Middle Way
(12 week series - 9/9-12/9) Registration Closed
With Matthew Daniell
Prerequisite: Ongoing Students
This class began on 9/9 and registration is closed. You must be registered for the entire series (9/9-12/9; no class on 10/21 and 11/25). There are no drop-in classes.
The Eight worldly winds are pleasure and pain, praise and blame, fame and disrepute, gain and loss. These forces 'blow' throughout our lives and remind us that we are not in as much control of circumstances as we would like. When we try to live life in a fixed way in relation to these powerful changing forces we suffer. In this series of classes we will systematically explore these four sets of opposing forces, as well as other oppositional energies (right vs wrong, us vs them...) as they function in our daily lives. Through the Buddha's 'Middle Way' (not going to extremes) teachings, mindfulness and loving kindness practices we will explore for ourselves how to bring greater calm, balance, and care in the face of such forces. As practice matures we may even be able to embrace them as a natural and important part of our path of awakening.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 am
Online Introduction to Insight Meditation
(5 week class series) (10/22-11/19) Registration Closed
With Ted Jones
Prerequisite: Beginner
Registration is closed for this class series. You must be registered for the entire series and there are no drop-in classes.
Insight meditation is a time tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this five week series we will systematically explore how to calm and steady the mind and see with more clarity into our lives. As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn to touch and live in the mindful moment.
The class will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice designed for application in daily life. Although this series is designed for beginners, all are welcome and students may choose to repeat this series as new material will be introduced each time. The sessions will run from 7:00-8:15 pm from 10/22-11/19. They will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice.
Saturday, November 14, 2020
9:30 pm to 1:00 pm
CANCELLED - Finding Refuge; an Online Workshop
With Jessica Morey
We are sorry, but this workshop has been cancelled.
The Dharma was made for the times we find ourselves in - uncontrollable, uncertain, unequal, suffering made visible, delusion and confusion on display in ourselves and our world. Come take refuge together in the resources that the Buddha offered us over 2,500 years ago, that have sustained and liberated communities across the globe over those millenia. I invite you to come together to practice and support each other. During this morning of practice we will explore the meaning of refuge and our personal experience and understanding of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha - innate wisdom, nature and community. Through practice and discussion we will discover together where we can reliably rest our hearts and minds.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Eight Worldly Winds & the Buddha's Middle Way
(12 week series - 9/9-12/9) Registration Closed
With Matthew Daniell
Prerequisite: Ongoing Students
This class began on 9/9 and registration is closed. You must be registered for the entire series (9/9-12/9; no class on 10/21 and 11/25). There are no drop-in classes.
The Eight worldly winds are pleasure and pain, praise and blame, fame and disrepute, gain and loss. These forces 'blow' throughout our lives and remind us that we are not in as much control of circumstances as we would like. When we try to live life in a fixed way in relation to these powerful changing forces we suffer. In this series of classes we will systematically explore these four sets of opposing forces, as well as other oppositional energies (right vs wrong, us vs them...) as they function in our daily lives. Through the Buddha's 'Middle Way' (not going to extremes) teachings, mindfulness and loving kindness practices we will explore for ourselves how to bring greater calm, balance, and care in the face of such forces. As practice matures we may even be able to embrace them as a natural and important part of our path of awakening.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Online Introduction to Insight Meditation
(5 week class series) (10/22-11/19) Registration Closed
With Ted Jones
Prerequisite: Beginner
Registration is closed for this class series. You must be registered for the entire series and there are no drop-in classes.
Insight meditation is a time tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this five week series we will systematically explore how to calm and steady the mind and see with more clarity into our lives. As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn to touch and live in the mindful moment.
The class will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice designed for application in daily life. Although this series is designed for beginners, all are welcome and students may choose to repeat this series as new material will be introduced each time. The sessions will run from 7:00-8:15 pm from 10/22-11/19. They will include sitting instructions and shared silent practice, as well as instruction and practice of walking and other forms of mindfulness practice.
Read About Ted Jones.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Satipatthana: The Foundations of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of the Body
An Online Half Day Retreat
With Chas DiCapua
Prerequisite: Beginner
Registration will close at 8:30am on November 22nd.
In this retreat, we will explore the first of the four foundations of mindfulness the Buddha laid out as the pathway to liberation. We will cultivate mindfulness of the body, beginning by using the body as an anchor for our attention. We will then apply investigation to the body so as to experience its changing, vulnerable and selfless nature. This retreat will support us to connect ever more deeply with the profound support and wisdom that is to be found in the body.
Monday, November 23, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Mindfulness "Living in the Time of Covid-19" Online Drop in Practice Sessions
With Matthew Daniell
These drop-in sessions are tailored for online practice. A 25-35 minute mindfulness meditation will be followed by individual sharing. Everyone will have a chance to talk about how they are working with being present to the realities of this unique and difficult time. Together, we have the opportunity here to create a much needed community of support, based on mindfulness and compassion. New and experienced meditators alike are welcome to attend.
On alternate weeks, Matthew will lead a Loving Kindness drop-in session. Together, these mindfulness and loving kindness sessions may support a skillful balance in our ‘stay at home’ practice.
This offering is donation based only. Suggested donation: $10
Since your donation will be divided evenly between the teacher and the center, when donating through Paypal, please put a "note" of the offering you attended on the donation page or click here to let us know which IMCN offering you attended. Thank you for your generosity!
If you have Zoom, click on the link below just before class to join.
If you do not have Zoom click here to get started.
Join Zoom Meeting - Video Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82847776617?pwd=ZldoUE9EOUYxSjhxOXJxUE9sSW9rQT09
OR
Go to Zoom.us and click on Join a Meeting - type in Meeting ID: 828 4777 6617
Password: 365026
OR join by phone:
+13017158592,,84738061323# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,84738061323# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
With this Meeting ID: 828 4777 6617
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Practice Oriented Book Group (10/6-12/27)
Registration Closed
"The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness” by Rhonda Magee explores the intersection of mindfulness and Buddhist practice and racial justice. With guided meditations, mindfulness exercises, and insights from her own experience, Magee guides us in the practice of embodied mindfulness—paying attention to thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way-- to increase our emotional resilience, and give ourselves space to become less reactive and to choose how to respond to injustice. Rhonda Magee is a lawyer, law professor, and mindfulness practitioner.
This group will meet every other Tuesday (10/6, 10/20, 11/10, 11/24,12/8 and 12/22 - no meeting on 11/3-Election Day).
Saturday, November 28, 2020
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mindful Presence: An Online Retreat for Beginning and Newer Students
This retreat has been cancelled.
With Matthew Daniell
Prerequisite: Beginner
We are sorry but this offering has been cancelled.
Insight meditation is a time-tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this online retreat, specially designed for beginners and those with limited meditation experience, we will systematically explore (through sitting and walking meditation periods, teachings, and discussion) how to calm and steady the mind and see more clearly. As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn how to touch and live in the mindful moment.