In his book, Collecting Gold Dust: Nurturing the Dhamma in Daily Life, Sayadaw U Tejaniya reminds us of the importance of taking time often to reflect on how we’re living and practicing. He reminds us that questions such as “what am I doing?” or “what is special or different today?” are questions that help us clarify our intentions and re-orient us in the direction of our deepest values. He says, “reviewing what goes on in the mind is the work of wisdom”. We strengthen wholesome qualities of heart/mind when we remember and feel good about those moments we acted from a place of goodness and care. We grow in our capacity to act with greater care the next time we encounter challenges as well. Skillful reflection is the activity of wisdom. Lets make some time for that together.

Please join us this Wednesday night for an evening with Common Ground’s beloved friends and dhamma teachers, Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong. Kamala and Steve will be leading the Wednesday night practice group that starts at 7:30p.m. (zoom link below). All are welcome.

Finally, Google is experiencing some technical difficulties which are impacting customers across the nation. You might have already noticed that our public calendar is not consistently functional. While we work with Google to resolve this matter, please flag and reference this email for links to ALL of our program offerings this week.

peace,

Shelly Graf
Associate Director

Upcoming Program Highlights

We’ve received many messages alerting us to the fact that our calendar is not displaying on the website. It turns out this is an issue on Google’s end, that they are trying to resolve. It appears that the calendars are only viewable if you are signed into a Google account. If you don’t have a Google account, we are sharing the Zoom links for this week’s programs below and on the calendar webpage. Links to attend the programs are underlined in brown.

Blue Programs are Teacher-Led
Green Programs are Peer-Led
Purple Programs are Mindful Movement programs

Monday, May 24th

• Open Meditation with Mark Nunberg. An opportunity to practice meditation with other Common Ground community members, 6:30-7:15am, Zoom In
• Open Meditation. A silent meditation practice with Common Ground members and an optional practice check in, 7:30-8:30am, Zoom In
• Mindful Yoga Practice with Myra Rucker. A weekly yoga pose practice to consciously cultivate a wholesome, joyful connection with the body, 5:30-6:45pm. Zoom link here.

• Open Meditation with Gabe Keller Flores. An opportunity to practice meditation with other Common Ground community members, 6:30-7:15am, Zoom In
• Open Meditation. A silent meditation practice with Common Ground members and an optional practice check in, 7:30-8:30am, Zoom In
• Qigong with Autumn Compton. Qigong is a deeply satisfying and healing practice that integrates mindful awareness, breath, and movement. This practice develops relaxation, concentration, and vitality, 9:30-10:30am on Youtube
• Zoom Tea Time. Extra time to connect with other community members before the weekly practice group, 7:00-7:20pm, Zoom In
• Weekly Practice Group with Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong. A cornerstone for one’s practice by providing ongoing instruction and teachings that will help illuminate the simple but challenging practice of mindfulness, 7:30-9:00pm. Zoom link here.

• Open Meditation with Sarah Wilson. An opportunity to practice meditation with other Common Ground community members, 6:30-7:15am, Zoom In
• Open Meditation. A silent meditation practice with Common Ground members and an optional practice check in, 7:30-8:30am, Zoom In
• Mindful Yoga Practice Level I with Nancy Boler. A weekly yoga pose practice to consciously cultivate a wholesome, joyful connection with the body, 9:30-10:45am, Youtube
• Lovingkindness Practice Group with Stacy McClendon. This weekly practice group is for people interested in developing the heart by training in the four beautiful emotions of lovingkindness (metta), compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity, 7:00-8:30pm, Zoom In
• Mindfulness, Recovery, and the Twelve Steps. This ongoing program is for those seeking spiritual development by practicing the principles of the Twelve Steps and the Buddha’s teachings in everyday life. 7:00-8:30pm, Zoom In

• Open Meditation with Ramesh Sairam. An opportunity to practice meditation with other Common Ground community members, 6:30-7:15am, Zoom In

• Open Meditation with Gail Iverson. An opportunity to practice meditation with other Common Ground community members, 9:00-9:45am, Zoom In
• Community Practice Check-In with Mark Nunberg and Wynn Fricke. Please join in for a guided meditation and Community conversation and Q&A about our practice. Everyone is welcome, 4:30-5:30pm, Zoom In