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• CM Walking Meditation Group

  • Start
    05/24/2011
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  • End
    05/11/2024
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Lakes Park
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  Walking in nature is a way to bring awareness to the present moment and all the beauty that surrounds you, and can be a form of walking meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh says that the practice of mindful walking is a profound and pleasurable way to deepen our connection with our body and the earth.

  We welcome you to join us at local parks for Mindful Walking the second Saturday of the month from 9:00 - 9:30am. We meet at 8:45 am at Lakes Park. Turn right when entering the park and drive to the end of the parking lot. The community garden will be straight ahead. We gather there and walk through the garden area where bikes are not allowed

  The parks chosen have some shade and restrooms. Be sure to bring sun protection and water. There is a charge for parking. This is a free offering through Caloosahatchee Mindfulness. Guests are welcome. 

  
  
  

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• Wednesday Morning Book Club

  • Start
    09/27/2023
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  • End
    09/25/2024
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  • Schedule
    53 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This book group is free to all Caloosahatchee Mindfulness members and we welcome others to visit and see if it is a good fit for you before joining our organization. The book group studies and shares books on mindfulness practices to create a happier and healthier life. After you register you will receive the Zoom link.  For information on joining the group by Zoom and the next book to be discussed, call or text (941) 888-0116 or email caloosahatcheemindfulness16@gmail.com

  The Book Club is now reading :

  The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom 

   by Rick Hanson, PhD

  Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened religious and spiritual understanding. This book will explain how the core elements of both psychological well-being and religious or spiritual life-virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom--are based in the core functions of the brain: regulating, learning, and valuing. Readers will also learn practical ways to apply this information, as the book offers many exercises they can do to tap the unused potential of the brain and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.
  

  
  

  Discussion is focused on understanding how the author’s words and concepts are relevant to our daily lives.The book club is free to all Caloosahatchee Mindfulness members.

  
  

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• Take A Time Out: Friday Morning Meditation

  • Start
    01/19/2024
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  • End
    12/27/2024
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  • Schedule
    50 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    14

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  These online meditations are offered by Maggie Stevens, Caloosahatchee Mindfulness Chair. Every Friday morning and evening at 10:00am and 5:00pm, meditation sessions include a 20 meditation with initial guidance and then silent sitting. After the meditation there is a group discussion, 5 minute silent reflection, and then thought for the week and check out. These meditations are offered at no cost and no experience necessary.

  
  

  
  

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• Take A Time Out: Friday Evening Meditation

  • Start
    01/19/2024
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  • End
    12/27/2024
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  • Schedule
    50 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    9

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  These online meditations are offered by Maggie Stevens, Caloosahatchee Mindfulness Chair. Every Friday morning and evening at 10:00am and 5:00pm, meditation sessions include a 20 meditation with initial guidance and then silent sitting. After the meditation there is a group discussion, 5 minute silent reflection, and then thought for the week and check out. These meditations are offered at no cost and no experience necessary.

  
  

  
  

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• How to Change Your Mind: Anxiety Hacks - ONLINE

  • When
    04/17/2024
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM secured room
  • Spaces left
    9
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  Research suggests that over 70% of our thoughts are automatic and habitual. This is great when we're making the bed or tying our shoes, but not so helpful in our relationships to ourselves and others. This class will be an online class of the previously offered workshop. We will learn to identify ways our brains attempt to keep us safe and often create habits that lead to self criticism, stress, or anxiety. We will practice a number of informal practices that one can use in daily settings and situations. Handouts and recorded meditations will beprovided electronically to participants.

  Maggie Stevens, meditation teacher and Caloosahatchee Mindfulness Board Chair will facilitate this session on ZOOM. After registration, the ZOOM link will be sent to participants. Maggie received her Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification in 2021 with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach as her primary teachers. She is a member of the International Mindfulness Teacher Association.

  Maximum Participants - 16 Minimum participants 

  
  

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• Mindful Art with Vicki Durso

  • When
    05/01/2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Behind the Buddha Studio, 9290-1 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL
  • Spaces left
    10
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Free-flowing meditative art practice with mindful drawing using Neurographic Art is a beautiful meditative process based in mindfulness. It is a simple drawing technique that bypasses the rational thinking mind and reaches deeply into the mind. Your unconscious, ordinarily inaccessible, is opened up. New neural networks are formed in the brain.

  2-hour mindful drawing session; all supplies are included to complete one drawing.  You may bring a journal for thoughts that come up during the practice.

  This course is taught by Vicki Durso. Vicki is a certified in yoga and the art processes of Neurographica and Zentangles. She holds a Master's degree in psychology. 

  This workshop will be held at the Behind the Buddha (BTB) Artists' Studio located at 9290-1 College Parkway which is in the shopping center on the corner of McGregor and College Parkway. 

  
  

  
  

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