[DWS-news] Upcoming Events [Virus Checked]

Tue Feb 6 08:11:14 PST 2007

Dear Friends,
Please join us at the Lotus Room this Thursday at 7:00 pm for meditation 
and a guided experience in mindful moving. 
Other upcoming events of interest include:
February 24 from 9 am until 5 pm at the Lotus Room - Fred Eppsteiner will 
be leading a workshop on "The Miracle of Mindfulness."  This is a 
wonderful opportunity for practitioners of all levels to participate in a 
workshop that shares the practical and effective tools of mindfulness for 
achieving daily balance and serenity.   Please contact the Lotus Room 
(813.254.6777, thelotusroom at verizon.net) to register.
March 10 - Full day of mindfulness with Fred Eppsteiner.  Please reply to 
Angie at parrish26 at gmail.com to register.
March 2-4 - Study & Meditation Retreat with Stephen and Martine Batchelor. 
 Three spaces are still available for this retreat.
More information about these and other upcoming events in Tampa and St. 
Petersburg (where Fred is leading talks every first and third Wednesday at 
YogaMoves) can be found by visiting the website of the Florida Community 
of Mindfulness at http://www.floridamindfulness.org.  You can also learn 
more about how to join the Florida Community of Mindfulness at this site.  
Additional events throughout our community are also listed in Steve 
Shealy's letter, below.
I look forward to seeing you for our mindful movements on Thursday!
With metta,
Angie

----- Forwarded by Angela Parrish/IAS/Aon Consulting on 02/06/2007 10:59 
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Hello Everyone:

I trust this note finds you all well. A few notes of upcoming events 
around the Tampa Bay Area. 

Note: Please make any replies to this note to info at flowingdharma.org 
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WHAT"S NEW 

(•) March 10 at 3:00 PM Dhamma Wheel Meditation Society is holding a
meeting to plan for this year's Vesak, the anniversary of Buddha's
birth, to be held May 19, 2007 More info http://www.dwms.org

(•) March 26 - May 13, 8-Week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
program at Lotus Room Yoga Studio in South Tampa with Steve Shealy,
PhD and Lena Koob-Emunds, RYT (Monday evenings 6 to 8 pm) Info at:
http://www.steveshealyphd.com/mbsrprog3_07lrys.htm

(•) Mindfulness for Psychotherapists: A 24-CEU, 3-session, 6-Week
Training Program for Mental Health and Allied Professionals with Steve
Shealy, PhD, 3 Sundays: April 1, 15 and 29, 10 am to 2 pm, 12 hours of
home study credits and an optional daylong retreat May 13. Info and
registration:
http://www.steveshealyphd.com/mbsrinpsytx4_7.htm

(•) Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhist Teaching in the spirit of Thich
Nhat Hanh with resident teacher, Fred Eppsteiner, first and third
Wednesdays, 7:15 to 9 p.m. at Yoga Moves, 1045 9th Ave. N. in St.
Petersburg. For more info, http://www.yogamovesme.com/index.html

HAPPENING THIS MONTH 

(•) February 9-11 Marshall Rosenberg will lead a Nonviolent
Communication (NVC) program in Sarasota. Working on possible CEUs for
Mental Health Professionals, more later on this. Info:
http://www.nvcsarasota.com/id9.html

•) February 24, Saturday, Awakening to Life: The Miracle of
Mindfulness, 9am to 4pm, with Fred Eppsteiner at the Lotus Room in
South Tampa. More info:
http://www.yogalotusroom.com/LR-Miracle_of_Mindfulness.html

COMING UP SOON (mark your calendars

(•) March 2-4, Dancing Waters Sangha is sponsoring a residential
retreat led by Stephen & Martine Batchelor at the Franciscan center in
Tampa. Info and registration at:
http://www.steveshealyphd.com/retreat.htm

(•) March 16 -18 and November 30 - Dec 2. Two 3-day residential
retreats with Paul Linn at the Franciscan Center in Tampa. For more
info, go to http://www.steveshealyphd.com/retreat.htm

(•) April 28 Change Your Mind Day 2007 at Fort Desoto Park details as
they become available at: 
http://www.floridanastuff.com/BPF/bpftb.htm

REMINDERS

(•) Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy Group led by Beth Meeker, MA at
the Lotus Room in South Tampa, Friday evenings, 6 to 8 PM. More info at:
http://www.bemindful.org/flyers/bethgptx.pdf

(•) Mindfulness Meditation class at Namaste Yoga Studio in New Tampa
with Lisa Roe, Monday mornings, 9:30 to 11.
Info: http://www.namasteyogastudio.com/

(•) Dancing Waters Sangha is meeting at the Lotus Room every Thursday
night with teachings by Fred Eppsteiner and day-long retreats once a
month. info:
http://www.bemindful.org/dancingwaters.htm

(•) New Soto Zen Group forming in South Tampa will meet on 1st and 3rd
Sunday mornings at the Lotus Room beginning Dec 17 at 8 AM. If you're
interested, drop a note to Nancy: ssuarez at ij.net or Elise:
tonhighart at yahoo.com Beginners Welcome.

(•) Clear Light Dharma Foundation, led by Lucjan Shila will now be
meeting Thursday evenings 7-9 at the Unity Church of Today 16104 Hanna
Road, Lutz. http://www.clearlightdharma.org

(•) Seeking help and financial support. Along with K C Walpole, Lisa
Roe and a few other MBSR teachers, I will be leading MBSR programs in
a women's
prison in Ocala beginning in early January. We are seeking financial
help in covering the costs of CD players, sitting cushions, etc for
these women as well as gas money for the teachers. We are also looking
for other qualified MBSR teachers and even someone who has a
well-established sitting practice and would like to learn to teach
MBSR, to join us in offering these programs in the Florida State
prisons. If you feel moved to support this worthwhile effort, please
drop K C Walpole a note at: gatelessgate at hotmail.com 

(•) Office Space available for a healing professional at The Living
Arts Center for Natural Medicine, 17551 N. Dale Mabry (near Van Dyke).
Available October 2006. For more info call Lucian Shila at
813-969-3800 or contact Judi at judi at elixirs.net

(•) Flowing Dharma (a 501.c.3): We are gathering
support/ideas/inspiration for establishing an Urban
Meditation/Yoga/Healing and Community Living Center in the Tampa area.
As most of you know, we have secured and built out a meeting space at
the Lotus Room. If your meditation group is interested in sharing this
space and/or are willing to help with it's on-going support, drop me a
note at: steve at bemindful.org 

(•) UU Buddhist Fellowship of Tampa Bay meets Wednesday evenings 7-9 pm 
at UU Clearwater Social Hall. Meditation and instruction and other
Dharma-related activities including regular film showings. For info
contact Frank Tedesco at 
frankmtedesco at yahoo.com

(•) Dhamma Wheel Meditation Society of Clearwater has a new temple! it
is located at 1518 South Haven Drive and is offering regular
meditation sittings, teachings and retreats. For info: 
http://www.dwms.org/

(•) The Clearwater Zen Group meets every Sunday morning at 8:00 A.M.
in Clearwater. Meditation retreats are held four times per year, led
by Lawson Sachter, dharma heir of Philip Kapleau. Contact
info at clearwaterzen.com for directions to the zendo. Their website is
www.clearwaterzen.com and the dates of the next retreat can be found
there.

(•) Bradenton Vipassana meditation group now meeting Sundays, 10 a.m.
Info: Thuy Nguyen at eau612 at juno.com or 941-792-9644 

(•) Info about other groups: http://www.bemindful.org/areasanghas.htm

(•) Zafus now available locally. Val at the Lotus Room Yoga Studio
(1101 W. Kennedy Blvd, 813-254-6777) has a variety of zafus in stock
so if you'd like to check out how a zafu might help your sitting
practice, stop by and take one for a "test sit." 

Note: Please make any replies to this note to info at flowingdharma.org 
rather than replying directly to this note.

May we all be well,
Steve Shealy

www.flowingdharma.org
www.bemindful.org 

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