1st Saturday – July 4th, 2015

Jun 302015
 

For those joining us this Saturday, July 4th for our 1st Saturday of the month Upaya Sangha of Tucson meeting, we will meet from 10:00 am to noon, and our meeting will include brief sutra chanting, participant check-in, announcements, sitting meditation (Zazen), and a brief tea break. After this, Sensei Al will give a dharma talk on “Interdependence, Independence, and Indifference.”

If this is your first time to join us, we meet at Tucson Community Meditation Center (TCMC), 1231 East Edison St., one block south of Grant, just west of Mountain, on the north side of the street. We meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. There are plenty of zafus (meditation cushions) and chairs.

Two Helpful Reminders:

It’s important to the future of TCMC to observe mindful parking by not parking on the same block as the Center and by leaving an empty parking space in front of the homes on the neighboring blocks. Please reserve TCMC driveway parking for people who cannot walk far. Thanks!

Please help us to accomodate our members who are chemically sensitive to fragrances or other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave, or similar products

Thanks!

3rd Saturday – June 20 th, 2015

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For those joining us Saturday, June 20th for our 3rd Saturday of the month Upaya Sangha of Tucson meeting, we will meet from 10:00 am to noon, and our meeting will include brief sutra chanting, participant check-in, announcements, sitting meditation (Zazen), and a brief tea break. After this, Sensei Al will give a brief talk and facilitate discussion on “Endings, Beginnings, and Continuation.”

If this is your first time to join us, we meet at Tucson Community Meditation Center (TCMC), 1231 East Edison St., one block south of Grant, just west of Mountain, on the north side of the street. We meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. There are plenty of zafus (meditation cushions) and chairs.

Two Helpful Reminders:

It’s important to the future of TCMC to observe mindful parking by not parking on the same block as the Center and by leaving an empty parking space in front of the homes on the neighboring blocks. Please reserve TCMC driveway parking for people who cannot walk far. Thanks!

Please help us to accomodate our members who are chemically sensitive to fragrances or other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave, or similar products

Thanks!

1st Saturday – June 6 th, 2015

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For those joining us this Saturday, June 6th for our 1st Saturday of the month Upaya Sangha of Tucson meeting, we will meet from 10:00 am to noon, and our meeting will include brief sutra chanting, participant check-in, announcements, sitting meditation (Zazen), and a brief tea break. After this, Sensei Al will give a dharma talk on “Fear, Trust, and Dharma.”

If this is your first time to join us, we meet at Tucson Community Meditation Center (TCMC), 1231 East Edison St., one block south of Grant, just west of Mountain, on the north side of the street. We meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. There are plenty of zafus (meditation cushions) and chairs.

Two Helpful Reminders:

It’s important to the future of TCMC to observe mindful parking by not parking on the same block as the Center and by leaving an empty parking space in front of the homes on the neighboring blocks. Please reserve TCMC driveway parking for people who cannot walk far. Thanks!

Please help us to accomodate our members who are chemically sensitive to fragrances or other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave, or similar products.

Thanks!

Sharon Salzberg Workshop on Equanimity, Sunday, July 19

Jun 032015
 

SUNDAY, JULY 19 – DAY LONG WORKSHOP ON EQUANIMITY – Cultivating Balance in Our Lives

LOCATION:

SHERATON HOTEL 5151 E. GRANT ROAD TUCSON, AZ 85712 (NEXT TO TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER) 10:00 AM-4:30 PM. SLIDING SCALE: $50- $75 (NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS). ORGANIZER: ARIZONA MEDITATION RESEARCH INTEREST GROUP (AMRIG) CONTACT: ALICE BURMEISTER ALICEJSJ@GMAIL.COM – Phone: 480- 688- 4363

REGISTRATION:

To Register Online and for CEUs information: Go to AMRIG.org. To Register by Mail: Please make check payable to AMRIG and mail to Alice Burmeister P.O. Box 15091 Phoenix, AZ 85060.

 

“Equanimity is the ability to support compassion and its roots in wisdom” – Sharon Salzberg

This full day workshop will help ground the practice of equanimity, which can be experienced as a spacious relationship with impermanence. Through discourse, guided meditations, and Q&A sessions, Sharon will explore the fundamental nature of equanimity. This workshop is suitable for new and experienced meditators alike. Approved for 6 CEU hours by the University of Arizona Department of Psychology.

Sharon Salzberg is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA. She has been a student of meditation since 1971, guiding meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Sharon’s latest books is Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace, published by Workman Publishing. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and is the author of several books including the New York Times Best Seller, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program, Love Your Enemies, Faith: Trust in Your Own Deepest Experience, and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. For further information about Sharon, please visit: www.SharonSalzberg.com

 

1st Saturday – June 6 th, 2015

Jun 032015
 

For those joining us this Saturday, June 6th for our 1st Saturday of the month Upaya Sangha of Tucson meeting, we will meet from 10:00 am to noon, and our meeting will include brief sutra chanting, participant check-in, announcements, sitting meditation (Zazen), and a brief tea break. After this, Sensei Al will give a dharma talk on “Fear, Trust, and Dharma.”

If this is your first time to join us, we meet at Tucson Community Meditation Center (TCMC), 1231 East Edison St., one block south of Grant, just west of Mountain, on the north side of the street. We meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. There are plenty of zafus (meditation cushions) and chairs.

Two Helpful Reminders:

It’s important to the future of TCMC to observe mindful parking by not parking on the same block as the Center and by leaving an empty parking space in front of the homes on the neighboring blocks. Please reserve TCMC driveway parking for people who cannot walk far. Thanks!

Please help us to accomodate our members who are chemically sensitive to fragrances or other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave, or similar products.

Thanks!