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About this class
Welcome to meditation classes in Evergreen! We offer clear instructions and guided meditations that anyone can do. See below for monthly topics.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
We welcome all new attendees regardless of religious affiliation, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, or socio-economic status.
General Program classes take place at this location and at our other branch class locations throughout Colorado. Learn more about all our meditation classes and about our main center here.
March
Learn meditations that lead both beginners and experienced meditators on a journey exploring their own mind, through which you will discover your own inner potential for lasting peace and happiness. In each class, you will experience simple guided meditations are preceded by a short talk on Buddhism that allow you to gain a deeper experience of the meditation.
April
In this series of classes, reignite your joy and mental peace through guided meditations and teachings on Buddhist wisdom. Through meditation we can naturally free our mind from the stains of self-concern, stress, and worry. With deep experience of these meditations, we can maintain a joyful, peaceful mind all the time, no matter how challenging our life may be.
Week 1: New beginnings
Week 2: Relax and refresh
Week 3 : Believing in a new you
Week 4: The meditation game changer
May
Every difficulty can be a traumatic experience or an opportunity for growth – what is it in us that decides?
We tend to reject a lot of our life because it's difficult, or we repress our unpleasant experiences; but this makes us unhappy, solves nothing, and wastes much of our time. In this series we will come to understand how we ourselves are involved in the trauma within our own minds, learning to face difficulties and overcome them instead of feeling hurt and injured. Rather than being defeated by long-held patterns of repression, fear, and judgment, we can understand where our resistance comes from and replace it with wise, spacious minds like patience, love, and compassion.
Week 1: Feeling less frustrated and overwhelmed
Week 2: Feeling less critical
Week 3: Feeling more patient
Week 4: Feeling more self-confident
Week 5: Feeling more compassionate
June
In modern life, almost everyone experiences some degree of fear, anxiety and loneliness. By discovering their underlying causes and learning new ways of thinking, we can reduce and eventually overcome these bad habits of mind.
Crossing through the barriers that separate us from others opens us to a new world of intimacy. The quiet impulse that draws us toward being close to others is the same impulse that invites us toward a spiritual life. We long to move beyond the boundaries of normal appearances!
In this meditation series, discover Buddha’s specific teachings on how to radically change our mental attitude and learn how to unlock our potential for emotional freedom, and happiness.
Week 1: Mental Health is your Nature
Week 2: The Key to Happiness
Week 3: The Key to Overcoming Anxiety
Week 4: The Mental Health Journey
Week 5: The Joy of Healthy Loving Relationships
LJ has been teaching meditation for many years, having started in Phoenix and then London and now Denver. As a mother and working professional, LJ teaches from a wealth of understanding and experience from applying Buddha's teachings to modern busy life. Classes with LJ are sure to leave you with something to ponder, practice and be happy about.