July 9 – August 27

This seven-week summer Mindful Living Path Intensive will provide an opportunity for FCM members who participated in the Winter/Spring Intensive on Mindfulness Practices for Emotional Healing (or a similar FCM intensive in the past) to continue the journey of emotional self-awareness and healing so that we can live our lives with more presence, joy and ease. 

In the fall of 2017 we began our journey with the Mindful Living Path Foundations of Mindfulness and Meditation Intensive. We were then able to apply these foundational mindfulness practices to our emotional experience in the 2018 Winter/Spring Intensive. Grounded in mindfulness we learned to be more present and open to strong emotions (such as anger, fear and sadness) instead of our habitual patterns of pushing them away or being swept away by them. Holding these feelings in awareness we began to look deeply into their origins in our past conditioning, identify the misperceptions that feed them, and see clearly their true nature of impermanence and insubstantiality.

In this self-directed summer intensive we will be applying the practices learned in the previous intensives to specific areas of our lives where we still find emotional reactivity. We will continue to cultivate our mindfulness and deepen our exploration of the themes, patterns and sources of our emotional suffering.   Through our consistent and joyful effort, and the support of Dharma talks, readings, personal guidance from mentors and a Forum with Fred, we will continue our journey of healing and transformation, developing wisdom and compassion for ourselves and others, and learning to live with greater ease and well-being.

Commitments for the Intensive

The commitments for this Intensive are listed below. Before registering for the Intensive please read the commitments and reflect carefully on whether you will be able to keep them.

Study & Practice:

• Spend a minimum of 30 minutes daily in formal meditative practice, study, and/or other practices related to this Intensive.
• Read appropriate Dharma texts suggested for the Intensive.
• Regularly attend weekly meditation and Days of Mindfulness during the Intensive, as possible.

Participate in Assigned Practice Groups:

• Be present for the Dharma Talks (3 talks via Zoom).
• Participate in assigned Mentor Group calls (three calls via Zoom).
• Be present for the Forum with Fred (in person or Zoom).

There is a suggested donation of $50 associated with this Intensive. This is a suggested donation, and participants are free to donate more or less, depending on their individual practice of Dana and their financial situation. You may pay on-line or send your check made out to the Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM) to Florida Community of Mindfulness, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, FL 33604.

This Intensive will begin on July 9 and end on August 27. Registration will close on Monday, June 11. To ensure you register on time, please register immediately or mark the registration closing date in your calendar now.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:

Please read the information below before you click to register.

Mentoring Groups. When you register, you will also be asked to indicate your preferences for the Mentoring Groups offered through ZOOM.  The following eight mentoring groups will be listed, and you will be required to score each group as one of the following: my first choice, my second choice, cannot do, or could do but not preferred. Please have your calendar available when you register so that you can complete this part of the registration process accurately. 

Mentor Groups Options

• 1.     Mondays 7:30-8:30 am –  July 16, July 30 & August 13                  
• 2.     Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm –  July 17, July 31  & August 14                
• 3.     Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 pm –  July 17, July 31 & August 14                 
• 4.     Thursdays 5:30-6:30 pm –  July 19, August 2 & August 16          
• 5.     Mondays 7:30-8:30 am –  July 23, August 6 & August 20              
• 6.     Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm –  July 24, August 7 & August 21             
• 7.   Thursdays 5:30-6:30 pm –  July 26, August 9 & August 23