Meditate@Lesley

Welcome back for Fall 2010!

2010-09-30T12:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome back for the Fall 2010 Semester! Meetings will begin on Tuesday, October 5, in the Women's Center. We look forward to seeing you there!

Special Opportunities!

2009-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

There will NOT be a meditation group at the Women's Center this week; we will resume next week. Sorry for the long hiatus.

Instead of our usual meeting this week, we'll be attending a free meditation workshop in the tradition of Sri Chinmoy, that is going to be at Lesley but in University Hall (there were some flyers up in University Hall). The workshop will be the next 4 weeks, at the same time as our meditation group, 7:30PM. I will only be attending for the first week, but I encourage any of you to attend any of those workshops instead of the usual meditation group, as you'd like.

Free Meditation Classes from Tradition of Sri Chinmoy
University Hall Room 4-040
Tuesdays Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov. 10, Nov. 17
7:30PM

I spoke with Begabati Lennihan today, who will be teaching the classes.
http://www.freemeditationboston.org/ (site is still in development)

Here is a bit about Sri Chinmoy, on the website about these classes:
http://www.srichinmoycentre.org/sri_chinmoy

In addition to teaching meditation, Begabati is a homeopathy practitioner and teacher, and has been renting space here at Lesley for the past few years, and she has taught about homeopathy in Jan Wall's classes.

Her practice pape: http://greenhealing.org/
Her school page, with information about the Homepathy class on Nov 7-8: http://www.homeoschool.org/

Peace,
Renee

Back in the women's center

2009-10-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

As there is a choir rehearsal right below Stebbins 203, we will be moving back to the Women's Center. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Room change-Stebbins 203

2009-09-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

We are off to a great start this semester! Due to a large interest (we had 14 students at our first meeting), we have changed rooms, at least for the time being. We will be meeting in Stebbins 203 for our Tuesday 7:30-8:30 meditation group until further notice. Please keep an eye out for fliers in Stebbins and White Hall for same-day updates on location.

Fall 2009 Schedule

2009-08-11T10:23:00.000-07:00

Greetings everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the summer.

As the summer is winding down, I'm starting to think about the Fall semester and the Meditation Group.

I'm hoping to facilitate two weekly meetings, one on Tuesday evenings, 7:30-8:30PM, at the Women's Center in White Hall, and one during lunchtime in University Hall. Lesley students and employees are welcome to attend either. I hope to set a schedule by early September.

Last year, I did not get all the paperwork to make this an official student activity group, which would be one avenue to funding. I am still looking for current undergraduates who would be willing to volunteer as board members.

Please email me at meditate@lesley.edu with any thoughts, questions, or suggestions.

See you soon!

Peace,
Renee

Mental Health Awareness Week

2009-04-09T15:00:00.000-07:00

April 13-17 is Mental Health Awareness week at Lesley University. We have two special events planned. We hope to see you there! Thanks to Christina for coordinating this!

Relaxation and Mindfulness Techniques for Stress Reduction

Tuesday, April 14, 7pm-8:30pm, Wolfard 204

Feeling overwhelmed by school, work, and life? Learn how to manage stress and increase your well-being with quick and simple stretching and meditation techniques. Facilitated by Renee Therrien, graduate student.

Spirituality and Health: How to Integrate Your Spirituality into a Healthy Life Style

Wednesday, April 15, 7pm-8:30pm, Wolfard 204

Do you feel like something is missing in the frantic pressure of student life? Learn why making time for experiences of connection with self, others, and the "spirit of life" can increase your health. We will listen to music from several spiritual traditions, and enjoy a brief meditation. Facilitated by Prof. Jared Kass, GSASS, Counseling and Psychology Division.

The Spring 09 semester has begun!

2009-02-06T12:58:00.000-08:00

Two weeks into the spring semester and I am quite excited! We've had a nice handful of people show up to both meetings, although there is certainly room for more. I have several new people to add to the email lists from the student activity fair; and I'm working on trying to get us funding for meditation leaders (I'm looking for undergrads who would be willing to take a leadership role to make this an official undergrad student group--please email me if you are interested!)

Even more exciting, one of my classmates has joined us and will be leading on a semi-regular basis. Angela Wilson is a graduate student in the Counseling Psycholgy Program, has practiced meditation for five years and has taught at the Kripalu Institute (http://www.kripalu.org/). (Her profile: http://www.kripalu.org/article/505/). She will be leading us in Vipassana meditation and yogic breathing. Welcome Angela!

I look forward to seeing everyone soon!

-Renee

Student Activity Fair: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 12-6PM

2009-01-13T08:15:00.000-08:00

I will have a table set up at the Lesley University Student Activities Fair in the Student Center on Main Campus on Tuesday, February 3 from 12 to 6PM. Please drop by!

Lesley Today Article

2009-01-12T13:06:00.001-08:00

Here is the link to the Lesley Today Article about the group:

http://www.lesley.edu/lesleytoday/content/20081220/d.html

A special thanks to Zach from Lesley Office of Public Affairs for doing this!

Spring 2009 Schedule

2008-12-17T15:00:00.000-08:00

I have decided to have meetings on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the spring. Here is the calendar. I will update the weekly themes as the schedule is determined.

I added the calendar to the bottom of the blog (only place it fits full screen.) Or go here: Lesley Meditation Group Calendar-Spring 2009

Fall 2009 Schedule (Completed)

2008-12-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

We are moving on to a new schedule for the spring; meanwhile, here are the events from this past fall semester. Thank you all for your participation!

Finalized Schedule for the Fall 2008 Semester:
October 14: First meeting! Setting our intentions
October 21: Relaxation using guided visualization techniques
October 28: Insight Meditation (led by Paul)
November 4: NO MEETING
November 11: NO MEETING-Veteran's Day
November 18: Mandalas: Creativity and Centering (Led by Jess)
November 25: No meeting-Thanksgiving break
December 2: Finding our Center: Using breath and imagery
December 9: Stress Reduction: Quick and Easy Techniques for Relaxation
December 16: Stress Reduction: Quick and Easy Techniques for Relaxation and Centering

Wrapping up our first semester and looking towards next semester

2008-12-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Lesley Meditation Group so far this semester! We are off to a good start! There seems to be a lot of interest in the community in keeping this group going. I am looking for feedback to ensure that this group best serves students at Lesley.

I am working on plans for next semester. We might be changing the day of the week, possibly to Wednesdays at 7:30 at the Women's Center. For anyone interested, please let me know if this time would still work.

I'm also looking to find more meditation leaders for next semester--meditations don't have to be anything fancy. This is a great chance for students (especially grad students with some training) to practice teaching basic meditation techniques, or for anyone with meditation experience to contribute to the Lesley community.

Please email meditate@lesley.edu with any feedback or suggestions for:
-Day, time and location for next semester (how does Wednesday at 7:30 in the Women's Center work?)
-Content and structure of the hour-long meditation group
-Themes and techniques you liked or would like to see
-Suggestions for this blog (links? more blog posts?)
-Suggestions for the weekly update emails (should I email sooner than Mondays?)

If you are not already on the weekly email list and would like to be added, please email meditate@lesley.edu.

Thanks once again to everyone who has supported this group! I look forward to seeing you soon!

-Renee