INTERRUPTER: Clockwork
Watch a clock. Does your mind move faster than the second hand?
NEWS
This Friday evening and Saturday (Oct.14-15), Thich Nhat Hanh will be in New York City, offering meditation practice and a talk about "Global Ethics for Our Future."
Next week CCARE will present a distinguished lecture by Ron Anderson, Ph.D. called "Ecological Measurements of Compassion Around the World."
Educators will explore the role of mindfulness in teaching and learning in an upcoming conference in CA.
Can a person be TOO compassionate? Can there be negative repercussions to constantly helping others, and putting others' needs before your own?
On Sept 30 and Oct 1, the mindfulness community gathered in New York City for a moving time of teaching, learning, communication, and practice. If you weren't able to attend — or would simply like like to see it again, you can view a free livestream of much of the conference, which will be available FREE for 30 days beginning October 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. (ET).
Can't make it to New York to attend the Creating a Mindful Society conference? Don't despair—you can still catch a free livestream of much of it.
Talk about "Creating a Mindful Society." Vietnamese Zen master and mindfulness proponent Thich Nhat Hanh — as Elephant Journal reports — will be "giving a lecture and leading an overnight mindfulness retreat in late October for Members of Congress, their family members and Congressional staff."
"The Heart of Mindfulness,” a breakout session at the Creating a Mindful Society conference, will teach attendees the basics of mindfulness and mindful living via instruction and guided practice.
This year's offered some great conferences—among them Wisdom 2.0, and the impending Creating a Mindful Society in New York. Next up? The First Annual Wisdom 2.0 Youth conference, which starts tomorrow, September 17, in Silicon Valley.
UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is accepting applications for its Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation (CMF) until October 1.
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