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Our calendar lists meetings of the Naples and Tampa sanghas, including the teaching schedule for our teacher, Fred Eppsteiner. In addition, it lists other FCM-sponsored events including days of mindfulness, retreats, and special activities. Please click on an event for more information or to register (for all events other than weekly sangha).

Upcoming events

    • August 23, 2010
    • November 14, 2010
    • via telephone conferences

    The genius of Thich Nhat Hanh is his ability to create a range of mindfulness practices that allow an individual’s healing and transformation to occur within the context of their everyday life. These practices are succinctly outlined and explained in a new book by Thay entitled simply, Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices. There are practices to do upon awakening, eating breakfast, talking on the telephone or communicating with others (including children). Practices that deal with the body, community relationships and self-healing are all covered within this wonderful compendium of nearly fifty practice opportunities that Thay offers us.

    With this book as the primary text/manual for the Intensive, participants will develop direct experience and competency to be able to live a mindful, harmonious and happy life whatever the external circumstance.  Every week of the Intensive will bring a different focus for practice, as we joyfully use these accessible tools to create the foundation for our personal and interpersonal awakening.

    Persons newer to these practices from the Plum Village tradition will benefit from this opportunity to incorporate these life-changing practices into their lives.  Persons already somewhat familiar with this tradition will benefit from this opportunity to deepen their practice from increased familiarity.  As these practices can be readily transmitted to non-practitioners, we all have the opportunity to develop greater skill in learning how to benefit others.  Thay’s book is a wonderful medicine bag that contains many types of medicines to heal myriad kinds of sufferings and ill-being.

    As the number of participants in this Intensive is limited, please complete the process by July 30.

    • September 12, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • September 13, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room, 1101 W. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa
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    Registration is closed

    When talking with a friend, cooking for family, participating in a meeting at work, or simply driving in traffic, are we really "here," focused on this moment and experience? Do we eat, shop, and otherwise consume in a mindful and healthy manner? Practicing mindfulness will help us to "show up" for life, make deliberate and healthy choices, and more fully enjoy the rich experience of the present moment. 

     

    The Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM) and The Lotus Room Yoga Studio are pleased to offer a four-week class, "Awakening to Life", designed to support the practice of mindfulness. The class is intended for those new to the practice of mindfulness, as well as those seeking to establish a more consistent daily mindfulness practice. Each class will focus on experiencing the basic practices for establishing mindfulness, while leaving time for discussion and sharing. Participants will experience sitting and walking meditation, mindful movements, deep relaxation, loving kindness meditation, and practicing mindfulness in everyday life. 

     

    The class will commence on Monday, September 13, and meet each Monday through October 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.  Classes will be held at the Lotus Room in Tampa. The course cost is $45 and is limited to 15 participants.

    • September 16, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • September 19, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • September 19, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Pond, 6201 W. Lynn Rd. Tampa, FL 33625
    Join Fred Eppsteiner (teacher for the Florida Community of Mindfulness), Val Spies (yoga teacher and owner of the Lotus Room and Pond), and friends for viewing of the PBS documentary "The Buddha," followed by discussion and dessert at the Lotus Pond. Please bring a cushion for sitting, a dessert to share, and your own recyclable cup for tea.
    • September 23, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • September 26, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • September 30, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • October 03, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
    • The Lotus Pond, 6201 W. Lynn Rd. Tampa, FL 33625
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    The Day will involve sitting and walking mindfulness meditation, guided meditations, a Dharma teaching by Fred, an opportunity for questions and answers, silent meals, some lazy time in nature, and yoga with Val. Participants are requested to please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing and mindful conversation will be provided towards the end of the day.

    While this event is free and open to all practitioners, it is necessary to register in advance.  Your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the use of the facility and the support of our teacher is gratefully accepted and
    encouraged.
    • October 03, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • October 07, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • October 10, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • October 14, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • October 17, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • October 21, 2010
    • 04:00 PM
    • October 24, 2010
    • 12:00 PM
    • Tampa, Franciscan Center
    Being an Island unto Oneself: the Path of Unshakeable Refuge.
    Thich Nhat Hanh has written, “When he was eighty, the Buddha knew that he was going to pass away in a few months, and he knew that his disciples were going to miss him. During the last six months, around the city of Vaisali, he used to talk to the monks and the nuns about taking refuge within yourself. The expression is atadipa. Ata means self, dipa means island. When you go back to that island, you experience peace and stability. The Buddha is there, the Dharma is there, and the Sangha is there.”

    During this three-day silent residential retreat in Tampa, the Dharma talks will focus on the Buddhist teachings and meditation practices related to establishing within oneself an island of conscious awareness, awakened intelligence, emotional maturity, and all-embracing compassion and kindness.  Teacher Fred Eppsteiner will present these teachings and practices with clarity and concreteness so that each of us can easily embrace them for our daily practice. As usual, it will be a silent retreat. The silence affords us the opportunity to deepen our meditative experience while absorbing the experiential meaning of the teachings and practices presented during the retreat.

    The retreat is being held in Tampa, Florida at The Franciscan Center, located on the Hillsborough River. The registration fee covers both room and board (three vegetarian meals daily), as well as any administrative and incidental expenses connected to the retreat. Teachings are offered in the Buddhist tradition of Dana, wherein the teacher freely gives of himself to his students out of gratitude for what he’s received from his teachers and a desire to be of service. The student’s response is also based on Dana, i.e. generosity that naturally flows from a sense of appreciation of the value of Dharma and gratitude to the living lineage.

    • October 21, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • October 24, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • October 28, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • October 31, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • November 04, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • November 06, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
    • NSB, Florida
    The Day will involve sitting and walking mindfulness meditation, guided meditations, a Dharma teaching by Fred, an opportunity for questions and answers, silent meals, some lazy time in nature, and mindful movements. Participants are requested to please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing and mindful conversation will be provided towards the end of the day.

    While this event is free and open to all practitioners, it is necessary to register in advance.  Your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the use of the facility and the support of our teacher is gratefully accepted and
    encouraged.
    • November 07, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • November 11, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • November 13, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
    • 4810 Hickory Wood Drive, Naples, Florida
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    Our community’s next Day of Mindfulness will be on May 22nd and will be held at Yolanda Becker’s home in Naples, Florida (just off Interstate 75). The wooded trails, flowers, and fresh spring air will offer a nourishing and refreshing environment for our practice of mindfulness. Our day will include sitting and walking mindfulness meditation, a Dharma teaching by our teacher, Fred Eppsteiner, an opportunity for questions and answers, lunch, some lazy time in nature, guided meditations and mindful movements.

    Participants are requested to please respect and appreciate noble silence during the duration of the formal activities of the day. An opportunity for sharing will be provided towards the end of the day.

    While this event is free and open to all practitioners, it is necessary to register in advance.  Your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the use of the facility and the support of our teacher is gratefully accepted and
    encouraged.

    • November 14, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • November 18, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • November 21, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • November 25, 2010
    • Tampa
    No Sangha tonight - A joyful Thanksgiving to all.
    • November 28, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • December 02, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • December 05, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • December 09, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • December 12, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • December 16, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • December 19, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • December 23, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

    • December 26, 2010
    • 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
    • Bala Vinyasa Yoga in Naples

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Naples Sangha for more information.

    • December 30, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
    • The Lotus Room in Tampa

    Weekly mindfulness meditation and teachings. Please visit Tampa Sangha for more information.

Past events

September 09, 2010 Tampa Sangha
September 05, 2010 Naples Sangha
September 02, 2010 Tampa Sangha
August 29, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
August 26, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
August 07, 2010 Member Gathering in St. Petersburg
July 29, 2010 Tampa Sangha
July 25, 2010 Naples Sangha
July 22, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
July 18, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
July 15, 2010 Tampa Sangha
July 11, 2010 Naples Sangha
July 11, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Tampa (Fred teaching)
July 08, 2010 Tampa Sangha
July 04, 2010 Naples Sangha
July 01, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
June 27, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
June 24, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
June 20, 2010 Naples Sangha
June 17, 2010 Tampa Sangha
June 13, 2010 Naples Sangha
June 10, 2010 Tampa Sangha
June 06, 2010 Naples Sangha
June 05, 2010 2010 SDRC Retreat
June 03, 2010 Tampa Sangha
May 30, 2010 Naples Sangha
May 27, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
May 23, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
May 22, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Naples (Fred teaching)
May 20, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
May 16, 2010 Naples Sangha
May 16, 2010 From the Head to the Heart (Fred teaching)
May 15, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Tampa (Fred teaching)
May 13, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
May 09, 2010 Naples Sangha
May 06, 2010 Tampa Sangha
May 02, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
April 29, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
April 25, 2010 Naples Sangha
April 22, 2010 Tampa Sangha
April 18, 2010 Naples Sangha
April 18, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Tampa (Fred teaching)
April 15, 2010 Tampa Sangha
April 11, 2010 Naples Sangha
April 08, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
April 04, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
April 01, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
March 28, 2010 Naples Sangha
March 28, 2010 Naples Introduction to Meditation and Practice
March 25, 2010 Tampa Sangha
March 25, 2010 Tampa Introduction to Practice and Meditation
March 25, 2010 FCM Four-Day Silent Residential Retreat in Tampa
March 21, 2010 Naples Sangha
March 14, 2010 Naples Sangha
March 11, 2010 Tampa Sangha
March 07, 2010 Naples Sangha
March 04, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
February 28, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
February 28, 2010 Naples Introduction to Meditation and Practice
February 27, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Naples (Fred teaching)
February 25, 2010 Tampa Sangha
February 25, 2010 Tampa Introduction to Practice and Meditation
February 21, 2010 Naples Sangha
February 18, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Ian Prattis teaching)
February 14, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
February 11, 2010 Tampa Sangha
February 07, 2010 Naples Sangha
February 04, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 31, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 31, 2010 Naples Introduction to Meditation and Practice
January 28, 2010 Tampa Sangha
January 27, 2010 St. Petersburg Sangha
January 24, 2010 Naples Sangha
January 21, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 20, 2010 St. Petersburg Sangha
January 17, 2010 Naples Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 14, 2010 Tampa Sangha
January 13, 2010 St. Petersburg Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 10, 2010 Naples Sangha
January 10, 2010 Day of Mindfulness in Tampa (Fred teaching)
January 07, 2010 Tampa Sangha (Fred teaching)
January 06, 2010 St. Petersburg Sangha
January 03, 2010 Naples Sangha Meeting (Fred teaching)
 

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