Saturday, January 27, 2024: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Nikki Mirghafori
How do you relate to your self? What is the nature of your self-talk? On the spectrum from criticism-to-care and greed-to-generosity, where do you spend most of your inner life? Do most of your concerns center around your self, how you are viewed, perceived, liked? In your day, is there a sense of connection to purpose and meaning that surpasses your small self? In this daylong, we first engage in practices to gently shed light on how we relate to our self. We then turn to releasing unhelpful self-preoccupation in service of cultivating caring wisdom for self and others. Our overall intention is to align to living our highest values which connect us to a purpose that is larger than and subsumes our small self. The day will include guided and silent meditations, alternating periods of sitting and walking, and short Dharma talks. Recommended for people who have some meditation experience and have attended an introductory mindfulness meditation course (or similar), as well as for experienced practitioners. Bring lunch.
This program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you’d like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC’s donation page here