Join us in this 5 week exploration of what it means to be alive in a powerful and poignant way without ignoring the immense suffering taking place in the world. This will be a Zoom online class.

There are times in our lives when we have an opportunity to self reflect and deeply consider how we would like to engage more fully. We can put it off with the excuse that we will do it when our work slows down or when we have more space in our lives. The occasion of being sheltered at home offers us an opportunity to look at our very human experience and contemplate: What is contentment? How can I embrace my human experience when the world seems upturned? We could choose to look away from what is happening in our own experience and in the world, but somehow there is always something that can't be ignored. In order to strengthen and nurture our ourselves on the most basic level, we can cultivate a friendship with ourselves and see how we can meet our present experience as it is, not "always wishing for another now."

Through sitting meditation and contemplation practice, we will learn how to integrate meditation into our lives, explore how to connect to how we feel, and appreciate our direct experience.

This class will be taught via ZOOM and is open to anyone. The class is conducted over five consecutive Tuesday nights.
sign up here: https://montpelier.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=446717

Jan 16, 2025, 6:30 PM

Jan 17, 2025, 4 to 7 PM

Jan 18, 2025, 2 to 3 PM