Dear Friends<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Feb 2, we will begin the new Lunar Year with the Full Ceremony and Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. This will be followed by an evening of practicing with music on Feb 9 when we will be learning some Plum Village songs. In the weeks to follow, we will be introduced to the Forty Tenets of Plum Village<\/a> and sharing readings and engaging in dharma discussion.<\/p>\n Save the Date<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound will be holding a spring retreat at beautiful Camp Indianola on the Kitsap Peninsula from Monday afternoon April 10 to Sunday afternoon, April 16th, 2016. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s retreat will be guided by Dharma Teachers Michael Ciborski, and Fern Dorresteyn. Gifted teachers, musicians and parents, practicing within family, intimate relationships and parenting as well as work and community are very much alive in their teaching. There will be additional support to the weekend family program this year.<\/p>\n MCPS has generously offered a member rate to all Canadian practitioners to offset the unfavourable exchange rate.<\/p>\n Please visit the MCSP website<\/strong><\/a> for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Friends On Thursday, Feb 2, we will begin the new Lunar Year with the Full Ceremony and Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. This will be followed by an evening of practicing with music on Feb 9 when we … Continue reading