Practice Support Group
Being in Transition
Our lives are marked by beginnings and endings, often unexpected – a pandemic, a job loss, a death, a broken ankle, a diagnosis – any of these may trigger an internal shift: Even more positive changes -a new romance or the birth of a baby or sudden success – can be disruptive, arousing feelings of disorientation. We are suddenly in new territory. We have lost our old reality, and have no sense of what a new one might be like. There is no ground, no certainty, and no reference point. We feel disoriented , “at our wit’s end.” We are in what is called a “liminal space” or “bardo” or more plainly – a transition between what was and what is not yet so. We may try to hold onto the past, but it cannot be held. Like it or not it is gone. There is much to learn from being in transition, and this is what we will explore together. Some questions will be:
How do we recognize when we are in transition?
What is there to learn ?
Who are we in transition?
What marks the beginning, middle, and end of a transition?
And others . . . . .
Learning to recognize and consciously allow our life’s transitions builds our confidence that we can evolve and awaken in harmony with change. As a wise person once said, “We can’t stop the waves but we can learn how to surf!” This is the territory we will explore together through guided meditations, experiential exercises and dharma talks.
Please join us!
Registration still open until Sep 24.
WHEN
6-week Class Series
Sundays, Sep & Oct PSG - Sep 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15 & 22
10:00-11:45am PT
Note: During Daylight Savings Time, Arizona is the same as Pacific Time
Note: During Daylight Savings Time Arizona is the same as Pacific Time
WHERE
Like all our current offerings, this class will take place via Zoom, an online meeting platform.
COST
Sep & Oct PSG - 6 week class: $150-$60
For those of you on a limited budget pay what you can. No one will be turned away.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Registration is required. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. Please click below to register and make your donation.
Sit every day and the teachings come alive!
The Practice Support Group is designed to help you establish a consistent and nourishing daily practice. Whether you sit 10, 20, 30 or 40 or 50 minutes daily this class will help you to find a length and frequency that works for you. When questions or challenges arise there is the opportunity to explore them in the weekly group.
Participating in a Dharma group is one of the most supportive things we can do to help our meditation practice grow.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Anna Douglas, PhD., is the founder of Insight Meditation Tucson, and one of the founding teachers of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. In 1986 she was one of five Dharma students invited to train in Jack Kornfield's groundbreaking program of practice and study for new teachers. Although Anna's background is in psychology and the arts, she has had the good fortune as well as the deep aspiration to be able to do many long retreats in the vipassana/insight tradition. For many years her focus in teaching was to guide people in long retreats. She also created and taught mindfulness retreats for yoga practitioners and teachers, and for 15 years taught an annual creativity retreat using painting and writing as the mediums of exploration. In more recent years Anna's teaching has included classes and retreats on aging and dying. She is grateful for the many wonderful opportunities for practice and for teaching she continues to enjoy. This includes offering spiritual guidance to those for whom the Dharma is an ongoing wellspring of spiritual nourishment and inspiration. Anna is available for individual mentoring/guidance in the practice of insight meditation. Even as old age and various forms of decrepitude advance, her deepest wish is that the blessings of Dharma continue to be felt and shared for the benefit of all!