Practice! Practice! Practice!
The old joke, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice!” is a great reminder for those of us who meditate. And yet, if we don’t periodically step back and take a closer look at how, when and why we’re practicing, we can miss a lot. We might want meditation to bring us more calm, more focus, more clarity. And there are often real hurdles to being present to our lives, especially navigating the competing demands of work, family and more.
For this session we will engage in a co-meditation dialogue meditation with one or two others, to better explore our practice, especially our intentions, rhythms, and “outcomes.” By being a scientist in our own lives, by collecting the data, by training a kind and interested gaze on our commitment to meditation, our practice can evolve, gaining clarity, specificity and effectiveness.
For those of you on campus, please join us in Case Lounge and RSVP here. For those who may be joining via Zoom, the live-stream can be accessed here.
Lynn Koerbel serves as the Assistant Director of MBSR Teacher Training and Curricula Development at the Mindfulness Center at Brown. She oversees the MBSR teacher-training pathway and other Mindfulness-Based Program curricula. Prior to her MBSR teaching and training, Lynn spent over 25 years as an integrative bodywork therapist with a focus on supporting individuals who had experienced early trauma and assisting in the integration of the body in healing. This work influenced Lynn’s deep trust in the body’s wisdom, the nature of resilience, the power of presence, and the inspiring human capacity to meet injury, trauma and stress with resources reflecting the inherent wholeness in each person.
If you have questions about this event or upcoming events, or if any disability accommodations would help you to participate fully in these events, please contact the Coordinator of the CLS Mindfulness Program, Kiana Taghavi at [email protected]. Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities, so please let us know if any changes, for instance to the format of the sound system, would be helpful.
