With Bill MacMillen and John McHarris
Dates: October 5 - December 14
Registration Deadline: September 21
Suitability
This Intensive for FCM members will benefit all levels of practitioners.
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Path: Mindful Living Path/Opening the Heart (Learn more about FCM's Three Paths)
Description
This 10-week intensive focuses on cultivating mindful awareness of thoughts and emotions, a vital skill for transforming the mind and reducing identification with mental content. Drawing on various teachings and practices from the Buddhist tradition, participants will explore how to observe, understand, and work with the mental processes shaping their experiences.
This Intensive offers practical tools to transform habitual patterns and deepen mindfulness of the mind, supporting the path of healing, transformation, and liberation. Participants will engage in Dharma talks, Q&A sessions, mentor-led group check-ins, weekly practice instructions, guided meditations, Dharma Buddy pairing and assigned readings. These supports will provide direct experience in mindfulness practices and guidance for integrating them into daily life.
Commitments
- A minimum of 30 minutes of daily formal meditation and/or other practices related to this intensive
- Reading and reflecting on the assigned readings
- Practicing with assigned guided meditations
- Being Present for the six Zoom Dharma Talks (bi-weekly, beginning October 5 - talks are recorded for those who may miss them)
- Participation in five bi-weekly Mentoring Group Zoom calls
- Attending all the practice periods of your Sangha during the Intensive, as possible.
- Support your Intensive Dharma Buddy by sharing Intensive-related intentions via text or email, helping one another keep your practice alive throughout the Intensive. Buddy pairings will be assigned unless you request a specific buddy. If you would like to request someone, they must be registered for the same Intensive, and you must both agree to the pairing. Please send your request to Evie at evelynhaseman@gmail.com by September 25.
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 7:30-8:30am: Oct 13, Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 24, Dec 8
Mentor Group #2: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm: Oct 13, Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 24, Dec 8
Mentor Group #3: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm: Oct 14, Oct 28, Nov 11, Nov 25, Dec 9
Mentor Group #4: Thursdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm: Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 10
Mentor Group #5: Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm: Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 10
Contacts for More Information
If you have any questions about this Intensive program or whether it is appropriate for you, please contact John McHarris at jmcharris2@gmail.com. If you have any questions about the logistics of this Intensive, please contact Donna at intensivecoordinator@floridamindfulness.org.
