Onalaska group will read "Resilient"

We will start “Resilient” on May 2nd from 6-8 pm. We will meet on the first, third and if available the fifth Thursday of the month using “Resilient" by Rick Hansen as our study book.

 Please read Introduction and chapter 1, Compassion, beforehand. Bring in what you would like to discuss further for your benefit as well as benefit of the group.

Remember that this is to increase our awareness to what might be the underlying cause of our difficulties so that the knowledge and understanding will free us from the difficulties. If the reflection is causing more difficulty, know that, stop, take a breath, observe what's going on, step back, know what's happening in the moment in the mind, seeing the thoughts as the train of thoughts going by without getting on the train. Being aware of the manifestation in the mind and body in the moment, one after the next. settle into the new moment.....hold yourself with kindness, care and gentleness

RSVP vsongsir@aol.com if you are planning to attend. Please register at mindfulnesslacrossewisconsin.offeringtree.com if you can. You do not have to sign in to register. You can just go to the class and register. Please do not add www or https to the address. 

Please meditate every day. Continue to be mindful throughout the day. Please keep a journal and bring that to the meeting for discussion Meeting starts at 6 PM

We are meeting at Gundersen Health System Onalaska Clinic at 3111 Gundersen Drive, Onalaska. The meeting room is on the second floor - Conference room 2A. Go up the stairs or elevator to the second floor and go to your left. The conference room is in the far left corner. Please dress in layers. I am not sure how the temperature will be for everybody. Bring warming clothes, blankets if you tend to be cold. Make sure that you have light clothing on if you tend to be warm. We will not be able to adjust the thermostat on our own. Bring a cushion for your back or feet if you need those.   

In order for this to continue to be a safe and supportive place for everybody to work with this very important practice, please leave all personal stories in the room. Each of us is a human being free from other roles in this space. Feel free to share what you personally learned with people who are interested. The main work is to look within ourselves and find out what we can do to decrease our distress, getting to know ourselves more and take care of ourselves well. By taking care of ourselves this way, we can also take care of others in a compassionate way. I would also like to request that you share similar experiences and what help your growth and development and refrain from directly giving instruction or advice to other participants unless directly requested by the individual.

Free call/teaching with Pema Chodron March 21

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March 13 in La Crosse

March 13th -- Wesley UMC at King & 8th (see important details below)

Mindfulness in regards to Bodies  

(the Diversity of Meditation Styles & Approaches 3)

How we experience physical reality is basic to our experience as living beings. Our skin, muscles, sinews, bones, and the rest are constantly impacted by the other bodies around us. We experience tangible sensations such as pressure, tension, and temperature. These vary constantly. Similar interactions occur within our bodies among the many organs and systems. 

When functioning smoothly, the body and nervous system manage all this wonderfully and we experience comfort. At other times, discomfort and pain occur. Mindfulness practice enables us to familiarize ourselves with these interactions and how we feel them. This, in turn, moderates our tendencies to react with aversion, fear, and greed.

When you feel aches and pains, what underlying sessions can you notice?

Does giving greater attention to these sensations and their change help you to be balanced, collected, and calm?

Our once a month series explores a broad range of meditation styles and practices. This series supports an expanded repertoire of meditation skills and serves as a basis for on-going discussions concerning the nature, purpose, and potential of meditation practice. For an outline of the series, please follow this link:

http://www.liberationpark.org/study/pdf/many_kinds_meditation.pdf

For location  and related information, please go here.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. Santikaro and Liberation Park depend on donations as sole means of support. Liberation Park in turn makes donations to Wesley UMC for kindly hosting us. 

A sampler of Santikaro's talks from La Crosse and elsewhere are posted at http://liberationpark.org/audio/index.htm

Next sessions:  March 27 and April 10, 2019. 

Sunday, March 17

Our next monthly meditation will be next Sunday, March 17th from 10:30 to noon at Frank and Sharon's house, 1832 22nd St S, La Crosse.

Here is a Koan offering from Roshi Joan Halifax. We will read and discuss this Koan as a part of our time together next Sunday.

Please let me know if you are able to join us and if you prefer a chair or cushion.

Onalaska March 10

Our next meeting will be  Sunday March 10th 9:30-11:30 am for mindfulness meditation.

*Day light saving time starts this day*

We will have a short meditation, watch a talk by one of the western Thai forest monk. I am thinking that we can have another sit to reflect and using the information from the talk and then discussion.

RSVP vsongsir@aol.com if you are planning to join us

Please go to www.mindfulnesslacrossewisconsin.learningtree.com and register if you can.

We are meeting at Gundersen Lutheran Onalaska Clinic at 3111 Gundersen Drive, Onalaska conference room 1F

Please go in through the Urgent care door (which will be the only door open for the building.)

The meeting will be on every 2nd and 4th Sundays.

The Urgent care door opens at 9 AM. Meeting will be from 9:30-11:30

We are using conference room 1F

Please come in through the Urgent care door. Go all the way across to the other side of the lobby. Go through the E-F hallway to F.  Conference room 1F is at the very end of the hallway. You can call me at 608.461.1464 if you can't find the room.

RSVP vsongsir@aol.com if you are planning to join us or not join us

Please dress in layers. I am not sure how the temperature will be for everyone. Bring warming clothes, blankets if you tend to be cold. Make sure that you have light clothing on if you tend to be warm. We will not be able to adjust the thermostat on our own.

Bring a cushion for your back or feet or to sit on if you need those.

I would also like to request that you share similar experiences and what help your growth and development and refrain from directly giving instruction or advice to other participants unless directly requested by the individual.

Peace,  Vanee

June 1 Day of Mindfulness at FSC

Please mark your calendar or register to join us for a day of mindfulness practice on Saturday June 1st. This provide you with an opportunity to have more continuous time to practice and learn from your experience, ways of dealing with difficulties and cultivating peace.

Mindfulness day:Skillful Effort

Saturday June 1, 2019

9 am – 4 pm

 

Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators who would like to have a day to practice 

Attending half day is an option. Please indicate AM or PM

Place: Franciscan Spirituality Center

Please do not call Franciscan Spirituality Center to register for this class

Instructor: Vanee Songsiridej 

Fee: free will donation

Registration: Mindfulnesslacrossewisconsin.offeringtree.com

Please do not add www to this URL

You do not have to sign in to register. You can go directly to the program and register for the classes you plan to attend.

Kevala La Crosse session Feb 27

February 27th -- Wesley UMC at King & 8th (see important details below)

Contemplating Physical Form 

 

(the Diversity of Meditation Styles & Approaches 3)

How we experience physical reality is basic to our experience as living beings. Common sense may assume there is a material reality; in meditation we examine our experience of whatever that is. That is, we pay attention to how it feels and seems to us. There are numerous ways to do so.

Through the five physical senses, we experience our bodies and the bodies that interact with us. These senses take in physical properties that are the basis for our perceptions. A mindfulness practice that gives special attention to these properties is this week's offering.

How do our bodies appear to us -- seem to be -- when these properties are highlighted? What may we learn from observing physical appearances in this way?

 

Our once a month series explores a broad range of meditation styles and practices. This series supports an expanded repertoire of meditation skills and serves as a basis for on-going discussions concerning the nature, purpose, and potential of meditation practice. For an outline of the series, please follow this link:

http://www.liberationpark.org/study/pdf/many_kinds_meditation.pdf

For location  and related information, please go here.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. Santikaro and Liberation Park depend on donations as sole means of support. Liberation Park in turn makes donations to Wesley UMC for kindly hosting us.

A sampler of Santikaro's talks from La Crosse and elsewhere are posted at http://liberationpark.org/audio/index.htm

Next sessions:  March 13 and 27, 2019.