Other Organizations' Upcoming Events
The events and meetings listed on this page are being organized by individuals and groups which share a connection with the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society through program collaboration, a similarity of vision and mission, past co-sponsorship of projects and events, etc.
Mindfulness In Education Network: Spring Conference 2011
March 18-20, 2011
American University, Washington DC
Learn more at www.mindfuled.org
MiEN's spring conference, Mindfulness: Foundation for Teaching and Learning, at American University in Washington, DC, March 18-20, 2011, is taking shape.
The Friday evening keynote talk, The New ABCs – Attention, Balance, & Compassion, will be presented by Susan Kaiser Greenland, JD, mindfulness educator, researcher, author, and co-founder of the Inner Kids Foundation.
The Saturday conference will feature a morning plenary panel with:
- Diane Reibel, PhD, Director of The Mindfulness Institute at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine and a Research Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
- Bradford Grant, MArch, Director of Howard University’s School of Architecture and Design
- Wynne Kinder, BA, Partner in Kinder Associates and Lead Instructor of Wellness Works in Schools.
Saturday afternoon will consist of break-out sessions on many topics tentatively including: Early childhood education; Teaching young children in elementary school; Teaching children in middle school; Teaching young adults in high school; Teaching university students; Teaching teachers; Research on mindfulness; Developing a personal practice, Integrating personal practice and work, Parenting.
Sunday will be a “Day of Courage and Renewal,” workshops based on the work of Parker Palmer with lead facilitators:
- Judy Brown, PhD, Senior Fellow of the University of Maryland’s Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise
- Kathleen Glaser, M.A., National Facilitator for the Center for Courage and Renewal
- Irene McHenry, PhD, Executive Director of the Friends Council on Education
Registration will be open in fall through the Mindfulness in Education Network’s Website, www.mindfuled.org. In the meantime, please mark these dates on your calendars and let your friends know about the conference.
Finding Equanimity in a Difficult Profession: Law Dharma Retreat for Lawyers
September 8 - 12, 2010
led by Mary Mocine
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, CA
For more information see http://www.sfzc.org/tassajara/display.asp?catid=&pageid=809.
*Mary also leads a monthly group for lawyers in Berkeley and San Francisco.
Mindfulness: The Art of Self-Awareness - A Retreat for Lawyers, Judges, and Law Students
September 30 - October 2, 2010
led by Grove Burnett
Vallecitos Mountain Refuge (west of Taos, NM)
For more information, visit http://www.vallecitos.org/ExpressionEngine/index.php?/vallecitos_main/retreat_desc/#lawyers.
DC Area Contemplative Law Group
The DC Area Contemplative Law Group is a group of lawyers who seek to balance the externally driven practice of law with contemplative practices. We meet almost every month for meditation and discussion in a private room on the third floor of Skewers/Luna Books (1633 P Street NW).
The meetings run from 7:00PM to 9:00PM, but people often come early to chat or eat something. Parking is $2.00 with validation.
For more information, email Linda Lazarus, LindaLazarus[at]starpower[dot]net
Dharma Group for Lawyers
One Sunday per month
San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Led by Mary Mocine
We meditate for a half hour, then discuss an aspect of law practice as it relates to meditation and our deeper values. We will continue to work with Norman Fischer’s book, Taking Our Places:The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up.
The meetings alternate between San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers. After the discussion, we have a potluck brunch. Coffee and tea are provided.
A teaching donation will be requested.
Meditation instruction will be offered.
For information, please contact Mary Mocine at mmocine[at]sbcglobal[dot]net or (707) 649-2480.
People of Color Meditation Sitting Groups (NYC)
There are two NYC groups:
On the second Monday of every month, 7 to 9 PM, with Gina Sharpe
at New York Insight Meditation Center
28 West 27th Street, 10th Floor
Visit www.nyimc.org for more information.
and
at Shambhala Meditation Center of New York
118 W 22 St. 6th Flr.
New York, NY 10011
212 675-6544
Visit www.ny.shambhala.org for more information and scheduling.
People of Color Meditation Sitting Group (Boston)
Boston POC Meditation Group meets at
the Sacred Space, 200 Ell Hall
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Sundays, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Enter Through Curry Student Center.
Come together to learn and practice the joy of meditation as nourishment.
Chairs are available, but you are welcome to bring your own sitting cushion.
For more information, please contact: pocmeditate1@mac.com