September 18 - November 13, 2024
Mindfulness Meditation: Developing a Personal Practice
Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center • 28 S Linn St Iowa City, IA 52240 Organized by Iowa City Senior Center
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We're sorry, but this activity is over. The last meeting was Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Practicing mindfulness meditation, which involves paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and environment, has been shown to improve overall well-being. Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening as it’s happening in an open, non-judgmental, accepting, and compassionate way. This awareness helps develop habits of mental well-being and resilience as we negotiate life’s joys and sorrows.
This class will promote the development (or deepening) of a personal practice of mindfulness meditation. Participants will learn formal mindfulness meditation practices including the body scan, mindful movement, sitting meditation, walking meditation, and compassion practices. Informal mindfulness activities will invite participants to adapt daily activities such as driving, eating, communication, etc. into mindful activities. This class encourages people to utilize internal resources to cultivate health, happiness, and self-compassion.
Participants will be encouraged to make a commitment to engage in mindfulness activities for 20 to 30 minutes a day outside of class time. Audio links and class readings will be provided through a class website. This can be accessed through computers or smart devices.
As an opportunity for extended meditation practice, the class will also include a 3-hour mini-retreat. The retreat will be offered in a hybrid format, so participants may choose to attend in-person or via Zoom.
Fee: $90; pay Senior Center at registration (fee is waived for participants in ICSC's low-income membership program). This course is taught by Christine Allen as a fundraiser for ICSC.
Instructor: Christine Allen
Christine Allen taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at UIHC from 2004 to 2022 after receiving training from Jon Kabat-Zinn and staff at the Center for Mindfulness. She taught classes in a variety of other settings including undergraduate classes at the University of Iowa, and classes for educators, students, and parents.
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Membership Not Required
Location
311 at Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center
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Age and Gender
Co-Ed