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Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation | A Four-Week Class

  • 06 Mar 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • In-Person and Online
  • 6

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  • For students or others in need of a reduced rate.
  • For students or others in need of a reduced rate.

Do you live in your thoughts about the past or worries about the future? Do your emotions often cause stress and confusion? Do you get carried away by dramas.


Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation is a four-week course designed to support the practice of mindfulness, helping us develop the skills and attention to be fully present to our lives in the present moment, and to touch each moment deeply. It is intended for those new to mindfulness and meditation, as well as for those who want to review the basics and establish a more consistent daily mindfulness and meditation practice. The course includes basic instruction as well as an exploration of practical ways to bring mindfulness into daily activities.


Learning Objectives:

  • Systematically explore mindfulness of breathing, the body and physical sensations through sitting and walking meditation and the body scan practice.
  • Establish and maintain a daily meditation practice.
  • Practice mindful meditation to explore the emotions, thoughts, and overall awareness.
  • Apply mindfulness to difficult emotions and thoughts to avoid getting caught up in dramas.
  • Cultivate daily meditation and mindfulness practices so that mindfulness becomes an integral part of your daily life.

This four-week course will begin on Sunday, March 6, 13, 20, 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Classes will be held in person and online. The cost is $75 for all four sessions. If you have questions, please contact us at info@floridamindfulness.org.


Class Instructors:

Bill Mac Millen has been a practitioner with the Florida Community of Mindfulness and a student of FCM's teacher Fred Eppsteiner since 2013. Aspiring to be of service to the community, he is on the Leadership Council overseeing the area of Center Care, a member of Thich Nhat Hahn's Order of Interbeing (OI), and participated in FCM's first Dharma Transmission Program.


Alex Lerner has been practicing with FCM since 2005 and became OI ordained in 2015. He is a mentor for other practitioners at FCM and is frequently holding workshops with a special interest in Neuro Dharma. Dr. Lerner was a physician in private clinical practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Tampa, Florida. After his retirement, he developed an interest in psychology and mindfulness as well as neuroscience and how they all interface. At the Aanlän Institute he contributes to ongoing research in relationship psychology and mindfulness and aspires to bring Mindfulness to education.


Florida Community of Mindfulness, Tampa Center
6501 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604

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