With Brandy Kidd and Misti Oxford-Pickeral

Dates:  February 23 - May 18
Registration Deadline:  February 9
Suitability

This intensive is open to FCM members who have begun to develop a foundation of mindfulness and meditation. The pre-requisite for this intensive is one of the following:

Description

The Emotional Awareness Intensive will now be offered in three parts over 2026, will emphasize concrete practices for understanding and transforming our long-standing emotional patterns and learning to live with greater ease, well-being and stability. In Part 1, we will begin this process through self-discovery, exploring the emotional patterns that keep us in cycles of emotional reactivity or conversely, emotional blindness that weakens our relationships with ourselves and others and manifest suffering. Our aspiration for Part 1 is to - with kindness and honesty - learn about our patterns so that we can then begin the "alchemy" of transformation in Parts 2 and 3, in the summer and fall of 2026.

In years past, participants have commented that they were only "just getting started" when the Emotional Healing Intensive was 12 weeks long. We are very grateful to now be able to give this practice greater attention as we feel it will be quite beneficial for participants. Perhaps more than any other factor, it is our emotional patters that serve as obstacles on our path to awakening.

Commitments

Specific readings, group assignments, and Zoom instructions will be announced once registration has been completed. 
Fees

The fee for this Intensive is $100. This is a suggested amount and participants are free to offer more or less depending on their individual financial situation - we do not want financial considerations to be a deterrent to participation.

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.Registration Procedures 

Please read the information below before you click to register.

Mentor Groups 
When you register, you will also be asked to indicate your preferences  for your bi-weekly Mentor Groups (small groups of 6-8 participants) offered through Zoom. You will be required to score each group as one of the following:

If there is more than one group that will work well for you, please mark all these as “my first choice.” This will provide us with added flexibility in making group assignments. Please have your calendar available when you register so that you can complete this part of the registration process accurately. 

Mentor Group #1: Tuesdays at 7:30-8:30 am: 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12

Mentor Group #2: Tuesdays at 6:30-7:30 pm: 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12

Mentor Group #3: Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm: 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 4/29, 5/13

Mentor Group #4: Thursdays at 7:30-8:30 am: 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14

Mentor Group #5: Thursdays at 6:30-7:30 pm: 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14

Contacts for More Information
If you have any questions about this Intensive program or whether it is appropriate for you, please contact Brandy at brandymkidd@gmail.com. If you have any questions about the logistics of this Intensive, please contact Donna at intensivecoordinator@floridamindfulness.org.