STOP…and RELAX THE MIND

Saturday afternoon mini-retreat With Meditations from The Relaxed Mind

February 23, 2019 from 1:30 to 4:00 PM

Appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators

Registration required – space is limited, $25 - $50 donation – or whatever you can afford

To register email shana.l.klinger@gmail.com or call 401-258-3056

This 2.5 hour mini-retreat provides an opportunity in our busy lives to stop, turn inward, and settle the mind and heart. There will be brief introductory instructions for basic meditations as taught in the meditation manual, The Relaxed Mind by Tibetan Buddhist master Dza Kilung Rinpoche. The meditation instruction will be for Basic Sitting (uniting body and mind); Calm Abiding (concentration on the breath); and Open-Heart Mind (unbiased compassion and equanimity).

Chairs and cushions will be available for sitting. Here is the schedule:

Please arrive by 1:25 PM so we can start together

1:30 PM

Welcome and Instructions for Basic Sitting Meditation

and Calm Abiding Meditation (20 minutes)

1:50 PM

20 minutes sitting meditation

5 minutes walking meditation

20 minutes sitting meditation

2:35 PM

Instructions for Open Heart-Mind Meditation

and Question & Answer (30 minutes)

3:05 PM

20 minutes sitting meditation

5 minutes walking meditation

20 minutes sitting meditation

3:50 PM

Dedication meditation and Closing (10 minutes)

Shana Lieberman Klinger, M.A. Psychology, brings more than 40 years of experience in meditative techniques and humanistic psychology to her classes, workshops, and one-to-one consultation. She is authorized by Dza Kilung Rinpoche to give instruction in the seven meditations from the meditation manual, The Relaxed Mind. To learn more about Shana visit heartmindspace.com.