Meditation
Growing Around Our Grief: A Night of Storytelling and Resilience
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When: Thursday May 5, 2022
Time: 8pm Where: Online Cost: $5-$10 Join a night of storytelling and resilience around grief with artists Jotika Chaudhary Samant, Paola Quirós-Cruz, Maneesa Veeravel, Geneva Stowell, and host Joanne Tsung. At the online panel, artists will share how they use the arts as a tool to process, listen to their own grief, and cope. “We will explore what has helped us cope with our grief. We will share our interdisciplinary art, invite some discussion, and offer prompts and questions to support you in your grief”, says organizer Jotika Chaudhary Samant. |
The Do-Nothing Project - Live Online Meditation
21 Free Meditation and Mindfulness Guided Meditations
55,000 Meditations on this Free App/Website
Insight Timer is the most popular meditation app - it offers free guided sessions to help with sleep, stress and anxiety.
You can download the free app on your phone, or access the guided meditations at the website via the button below.
You can download the free app on your phone, or access the guided meditations at the website via the button below.
In-Person / Live Online Guided Meditation
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When: Every Wednesday evening
Time: 7pm Where: Vancouver Shambhala Centre, 256 West 7th Avenue, Unit 208 [2nd floor] Cost: Free/donations welcome As of July 1st 2020, the Shambhala Centre has re-opened their doors on Wednesday evenings for in-person meditation. The centre is located about two blocks east of Cambie and 7th. If you prefer to join from home via Zoom, you can do that too. This Open House, hosted at the Vancouver Shambhala Centre, welcomes newcomers into the community with warmth. The night takes first time meditators through guided instruction which flows into a relevant talk about meditation practice. Experienced meditators are welcome to come and practice meditation together, as well. These in-person Open House sessions will be limited to 10-12 participants. The evening begins at 7:00 pm with sitting meditation, with 10-12 people in the Main Meditation Hall. Also at 7:00pm, in the small meditation hall, they offer meditation instruction for first-time meditators and people who would like a refresher - limited to the instructor + 3 participants. After meditation instruction, this group joins sitting and walking meditation in the Main Meditation Hall. There is no fee for Open House, though donations are appreciated. Everything you need is provided. If you are joining in person, you can optionally register online to ‘reserve’ a space. To register to join in-person, to find the Zoom link for participating online, or for the time breakdown for the evening. click the button below. |
Calm Together: Meditation and Mindfulness
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These challenging times remind us that it’s never enough to just look after ourselves. We must look after each other too. This is what it means to Calm Together.
In that spirit, discover some favourite meditations, sleep stories, movement exercises, journals, and music. All of the resources are free to use, and to share. |
Self-Compassion Guided Meditation
Chair Yoga on Youtube and Guided Meditation
Walking Meditation
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Turn an everyday action into a tool for mindfulness and stress reduction. Evidence suggests that mindfulness increases the more you practice it, and that it can not only reduce stress but also increase our experience of positive emotions.
Try walking meditation 10 minutes daily for at least a week. Follow the brief guidelines via the button below...or for more detailed instructions, open the pdf. 
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