With Bill MacMillen and John McHarris

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

The Buddha taught that to avoid being swept away by habitual thoughts and emotional reactivity, it is essential to ground our minds in the present moment. When lost in thoughts, regrets, or worries, we disconnect from reality and miss out on the immediacy of life. In today’s world, with its relentless pace and digital distractions, this disconnection becomes even more pronounced. Mindfulness of the body and sensory experience can anchor us, preventing the mind from being swept away by conceptuality.

Once grounded, the mind can begin to settle, which then gives us space to cultivate positive and nourishing mental states. The Buddha emphasized that many of the negative emotions we experience—like stress, irritation, or discontent—stem from how we use our minds. In this Intensive, by anchoring in mindfulness of the body and mind and redirecting our focus, we can proactively cultivate joy, ease, and well-being, laying the foundation for transformation and liberation.

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 7:30-8:30am: Mar 3, 17 & 31; Apr 14 & 28; May 12 

Mentor Group #2: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm: Mar 3, 17, & 31; Apr 14 & 28; May 12

Mentor Group #3: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm: Mar 4 & 18; Apr 1, 15, & 29 and May 13

Mentor Group #4: Thursdays 7:30-8:30am: Mar 5 & 19; Apr 2, 16, & 30; May 14

Mentor Group #5: Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm: Mar 5 & 19; Apr 2, 16, & 30; May 14

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. 

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. 

With Fred Eppsteiner and assisted by Bryan Hindert and Dani Hall

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

Description

Learning to think and act with the mind of an altruistic being is the subject of the text “The Seven Points of Mind Training” (Lojong in Tibetan) and of our next Intensive for both the Dharma and Wisdom Paths. These mind trainings comprise 59 pithy, easily memorized 'maxims' that focus on how the Awakened Mind of an enlightened being can beneficially manifest in all activities of our daily lives. When we learn how an enlightened being perceives all situations, our ability to meet life with intelligence, selflessness, lovingkindness, compassion and understanding is profoundly enhanced. In this Intensive, participants will be guided in understanding these maxims and how to practice them.

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 7:30 - 8:30 am

Mentor Group #2: Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Mentor Group #3: Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:30 am

Mentor Group #4: Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Mentor Group #5: Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Mentor Group #6: Thursdays 7:30 – 8:30 am

Mentor Group #7: Thursdays 6:30 – 7:30 pm

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