Please join NSIMC meditation teacher Effie Stavrulaki for a four-week online series in February, based on the book Awakening Joy by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander. Note: this is the second session of this series, and the last opportunity to register.
When: Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m., Feb. 4, 11, 18, & 24
Where: NSIMC Zoom room (link will be emailed)
Cost: $90 for members, $110 for nonmembers (become a member here)
Description: Wise and compassionate action springs from a peaceful and balanced inner life. Cultivating wholesome qualities such as joy can allow us to find that inner balance, even in hard times. Taking inspiration and guidance from the book Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander, we will meet in community via Zoom to allow joy to emerge by strengthening our capacity for letting go, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion.
Each week we will meditate together and discuss assigned book chapters and how they relate to our personal practice and experience. Getting the book is optional, however, and you can follow along without it, if you prefer. Each session will include two meditations (15 to 25 minutes long) and opportunities for group discussions, reflections, and questions. All are welcome.
Effie Stavrulaki is a meditation teacher with NSIMC as well as a management professor at Bentley University. Read more about Effie at her teacher page.
To register and pay online, just click below; to pay by cash or check, email northshoreimc@gmail.com.