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free events for young people to
discover mindfulness & meditation
with monastic students of
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
About a dozen young monks and nuns will be travelling along the East Coast from Oct 20- Nov 9 offering free mindfulness workshops & meditation events for young people aged 17-35 in universities and city centers, hospitals and detention centres.
They will teach, from their own experience, the art of cultivating mindfulness in everyday life. Come and learn the essentials of sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindfulness of breathing, deep relaxation and enjoying your food.
This is a unique opportunity for 17-35 year olds to
-Learn reliable ways to calm body and mind, handle strong emotions and generate well-being
-Interact with Buddhist monastics dedicated to meditation and social transformation
-Discover ways to Wake Up to your life, so you can live it deeply and meaningfully
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Sitting is Peace
Two open flashmob meditations in Boston and New York. Come and join us for 30 minutes of silent sitting, enjoying our peace and togetherness in public spaces. There is no sitting for peace, sitting is peace Copley Sq, Boston 10/21 @ 5.30pm
Union Sq, NYC 11/6 @ 4pm
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Joe Reilly & friends Concert Gershwin Hotel, NYC
7.30pm on Nov 6 Join us for a celebration of mindfulness & music, with original songs inspired by the practice and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Have a taste here. More info here.
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most renowned Buddhist teachers in the world, and a prolific author on mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism. His international community of over 500 monks and nuns apply his teachings on mindfulness, peace-making, community-building and serving society in practice centres all over the world. To find out more visit plumvillage.org , have a read of his classic Miracle of Mindfulness or dip into his latest book, Peace is Every Breath.
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Wondering what mindfulness is?
Mindfulness practices have been shown scientifically to have numerous positive effects - from reducing stress & handling painful feelings to alleviating depression and generating positive emotions.... But don't take our word for it, come see for yourself!
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Want to know how you can support the Tour?
We need your support and backing for this tour - to help cover a few simple expenses and enable all events to be free and open. Your donation will be a concrete step to reducing stress, fear and violence in America today.
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Brothers and sisters,
the beautiful Earth is us.
Breathing together in the same rhythm
we restore our calm, our peace.
Let us accept ourselves
so we may accept one another.
Let us share the vision and make it possible
for Great Love to arise.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
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