Hosted by: Crossroads United Methodist Church

Agenda:
President's address
Board Election

Program Topic: A Mindfulness Meditation Overview … An Interfaith Practice for Peace and Peacemaking.

Most of us live stress filled lives. The truth is we always have stress and so the challenge is how to deal with it in the most holistic way. One way is through the practice of mindfulness. The beauty of mindfulness practices is that they are very practical and easily incorporated into everyday life. Although mindfulness requires some “formal” time to sit with the practice, the real gift is in the application in those moments when we feel overwhelmed, depressed, afraid, impatient, and so on. Science is now proving that mindfulness practices indeed lead to more holistic and peaceful living.

Dave and Cathy Norman have been engaged in contemplative practices for more than ten years. They have attended the basic eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes that were established by John Kabot Zinn, and attended seminars on Mindfulness practices focusing on compassion and difficult emotions and stress management for managers at the Satchidananda Ashram outside Charlottesville, VA.

Followed by Small Group Discussion