Ongoing
Twice monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7:15-8:15 pm
Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists
16913 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20875
No set fee charged, donations gratefully accepted.
What to Expect: Mindfulness helps you manage anxiety, reduce stress, quiet self-criticism and judgment, and develop compassion for greater situational awareness, balance, joy, and peace of mind.No experience is necessary. Drop-ins welcome. You need not come every week. Come and learn or share what you know with a group of like-minded people.
Twice monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm
Potomac Massage Training Institute
8380 Colesville Road, Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910
No set fee charged, donations gratefully accepted.
What to Expect: Mindfulness helps you manage anxiety, reduce stress, quiet self-criticism and judgment, and develop compassion for greater situational awareness, balance, joy, and peace of mind.No experience is necessary. Drop-ins welcome. You need not come every week. Come and learn or share what you know with a group of like-minded people.
Time-Limited
Multi-Week Classes
Tuesdays: September 17, 24, and October 1, 2019
at Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
OR
Tuesdays: October 15, 22, and 29, 2019
at Laurel College Center, Laurel, MD
Class Title: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
What to expect:
Mindfulness meditation works by helping the practitioner achieve a better understanding of what is happening right now – whether positive, negative or neutral – not what they want to happen or what think they should be happening. Recognizing that unconscious thoughts, feelings and behaviors can undermine emotional, physical and spiritual health, you will learn techniques to reduce stress and stress-related disorders. The class will consist of a presentation, opportunity to participate in guided meditation and time for discussion, questions and answers.
Register online at https://www.howardcc.edu/programs-courses/continuing-education/courses/personal-enrichment/wellness-body-mind-soul.html
Half and Full Day Workshops
Saturday, September 21, 2019
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at Nancy Dacek Community Center, North Potomac, MD
Workshop title: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
What to Expect: Mindfulness meditation works by helping the practitioner achieve a better understanding of what is happening right now – whether positive, negative or neutral – not what they want to happen or what think they should be happening. Recognizing that unconscious thoughts, feelings and behaviors can undermine emotional, physical and spiritual health, you will learn techniques to reduce stress and stress-related disorders. The class will consist of a presentation, opportunity to participate in guided meditation and time for discussion, questions and answers.
Register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Home
Saturday, September 28, 2019
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at Germantown Community Center, Kingsview Road, Germantown, MD
Workshop Title: Mindfulness of the Body
What to Expect:
What to expect: Of the four foundations of mindfulness, the first and most important is mindfulness of the body. From infancy, we learn unconsciously to interpret everything that happens in our lives as pleasant or unpleasant based on how we experience it through the five senses in our body. And yet, as we grow, most of us forget this and live our lives from the neck up. Join us for a half day of meditation, short talks, and group discussions which will increase your awareness of the body.
Registration required. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Home
Saturday, October 19, 2019
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at Lawton Community Center, Chevy Chase, MD
Workshop Title: Developing the Intention to Live Mindfully
What to Expect: Mindfulness is more than a state of mind; it’s an intention. Join us as we explore how to make loving-kindness, compassion for others, compassion for yourself, and equanimity part of your life. We’ll use short talks, guided meditations and group discussions to increase your ability to support yourself and others under all conditions.No prior meditation experience is required to take this class.
Register at: https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Home
Saturday, November 9, 2019
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at Laurel College Center, Laurel, MD
Workshop title: Using Mindfulness Meditation to Increase Happiness
What to Expect: We often think happiness is dependent on external factors. We suffer from the “if only” disease, looking for the next big thing that will finally make us happy. Mindfulness meditation gives you tools to create lasting happiness that does not rely on others. Explore how clinging to your attitudes and possessions creates dissatisfaction and how love, kindness, generosity, and gratitude can help alter your outlook on life. Course includes meditation exercises and discussion. No previous meditation experience required.
Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at Potomac Recreation Center, Potomac, MD
Workshop Title: Dealing With Holiday Stress
What to Expect: Family reunions, outings with friends, parties, presents and food: The period from Thanksgiving to New Years is supposed to be the happiest time of the year. For all too many of us, the stress generated during the holidays makes it a time to dread rather than a time to look forward to. Join us as we discuss some of the issues that make these six weeks less than they could be. We’ll explore stress, gratitude, generosity, dealing with expectations, and New Year’s resolutions, and give you some ways to reduce stress and create a happiness that does not depend on outside conditions. You’ll also learn a series of one minute meditations you can use on the spot when the going gets tough.
Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Home
