Have you been a participant in an MBSR program?
Join us for this new monthly practice group led by members MBSR Teachers Collaborative of Greater New York.
Get support in maintaining or deepening your mindfulness practice and explore opportunities to cultivate mindfulness in everyday life. Re-connect with friends and meet others who are bringing these practices into their lives. Themes change every month, and teachers rotate.
Dates: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month, from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Theme: The Guiding Force of Intention
Teacher: Cheryl Kurash
“… It’s my perspective that mindfulness is more than paying attention, it’s paying intention…Paying attention engages the mind. Paying intention additionally engages the will”
~Jon Kabat-Zinn
It is said that Intention operates in every moment, at the unconscious, subconscious or conscious level. If unconscious or subconscious, it is possible you may end up… where you do not wish to be! Conscious Intention is at the heart of Mindfulness practice in its centrality to setting a direction, choosing an action, and determining where we will end up.
Our class this month will be one of deepening the conscious recognition of Intention, as it arises for you at this time in your life. Join as we explore, through mindful practice, guided reflection and discussion, this first essential component of mindfulness.
This class is offered by donation to support the Coalition for the Homeless. Suggested donation is $20, and no one is turned away.
Donations: http://coalitionforthehomeless.org
Cheryl Kurash, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Kripalu yoga teacher has been practicing and teaching mindfulness meditation for the past 35 years at Stony Brook University and currently in the community at Avalon Nature Preserve and via Zoom. Her interest in the ways these disciplines intersect, diverge and inform each other deepens her understanding of mind-body-spirit integration and guides her teachings. Cheryl completed MBSR Teacher Training and received certification with the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMASS Medical School, under the auspices of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli and Florence Meleo-Meyer. Her ongoing study of contemplative practices includes Tibetan Buddhist (Shambhala) meditation, Vipassana (Insight) meditation, and Yoga. In warmer months, she is a dedicated practitioner of mindful, open water swimming.