by Dennis Gilsdorf This summer in the Sunday Children’s Program we have been focusing on the concept of observing. It is an easy concept for children and such a cornerstone to everyone’s practice. By observing I don't simply mean seeing with our eyes, but rather experiencing closing what is. For example, all this month we have ...
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The big unplug: Take a week off from the Internet, TV, and media in general
Join us Sunday, January 24 & 31 from noon-1 p.m at Common Ground for a Media Unplug! As much as the Internet has made our lives easier, let's face it, there are moments we curse the day it was born. How many times a day do we really need to check e-mail, last night's sports scores, ...
Song and Silence: All Invited
Common Ground has a monthly Song and Chant Group, and if you like to improvise harmonies, this might be a nice way ...
One-day Mindfulness Exploration for kids 9 to 13, Nov. 1
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 2:00-4:30 p.m. at Common Ground Meditation Center No charge, and no past experience with mindfulness or Buddhism necessary. If you’re between 9 and 13, or you’re a parent of a child this age, keep reading: Does your life seem crazy busy sometimes? Do you ever wonder what to do with strong emotions like anger, confusion, ...
“My Head Hurts from Thinking”: A Mindfulness Class for Teens
By Paul Sackaroff Hey Teens, Starting Oct. 11, Common Ground again will offer a weekly mindfulness meditation class for teenagers who want to get closer to knowing themselves and the workings of their mind. We will explore how the mind seeks approval, dramatizes events, wants to win and craves to own the next new thing. We will ...
Peace on Earth Meditation Oct. 8
Come and join us at a metropolitan wide Peace on Earth Meditation Thursday, Oct. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Maron's Church, 602 University Ave. NE in Minneapolis. Each quarter, a different tradition guides the meditation, and Common Ground's Guiding Teacher Mark Nunberg will lead it this time. The first metro-wide meditation was held Jan. 4. ...
Learning with mindful teens
By Paul Sackaroff A handful of exceptional young people just completed a four-eek pilot class at Common Ground call "Is this for Real? Mindfulness for Teens". We met for four weeks, 75 minutes per class. I had a general plan for the first week, after that it was a lot of ad lib. By the end of ...
Steve Armstrong Visit in September
Common Ground Meditation Center is excited to announce a weekend visit with Vipassana meditation teacher Steve Armstrong, September 11-13. Steve will be leading a Friday evening dharma talk, an all-day Saturday workshop and the Sunday morning weekly practice group. The all-day Saturday retreat is registration only and there are a few spots left. We will ...
Barre Center executive director to speak Sunday
Andrew Olendzki, executive director of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and editor of the Insight Journal, will give a workshop at Common Ground on Sunday, July 12, from 1-3 p.m. Those interested in learning more about Olendzki can find some of his essays here. Here ...
Summer Mindfulness Class for Teens
Hey Teens: Do your parents ever nag and control? Do you find some people in school incredibly irritating? And do you notice how the nagging, the irritation and the suffering play out in your mind? (And replay and replay over and over again?) Are you aware of how much your mind judges and criticizes others? (Or ...