Mondays, Sept 12 - Dec 12, 4:00-5:00pm EDT
No class on 9/26, 11/7 and 12/5
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In this class we will learn and study the Buddhist teaching on the Eight Awarenesses of the Great Beings. This sutra (teaching verse) was highly regarded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and covers a wide range of what the Buddha taught and how to apply that to our everyday lives, including concepts and practices on impermanence, desire, birth and death, and oversleeping (really!)
Most classes will include a short teaching on one of the awarenesses, a relaxing guided meditation, time to share in a small group of 2-3 students, and time to check-in with the larger group. You may also choose to set up a private coaching session with Annie during the semester and you are encouraged to attend group meditations — either with the class (offered freely by one of the students) or with the Opening Heart Mindfulness Community.
No experience in yoga, meditation, or mindfulness is required. Fees are on a sliding scale, and no one will be turned away for financial reasons.
In an effort to reduce financial barriers, we are offering Sliding Scale Pricing on select Circle Yoga programs. The Reduced Rate is for those facing financial hardship, the Standard Rate is our usual fee that covers costs including teacher pay, and the Pay It Forward Rate helps cover fellow students who need to pay less. If you need to pay less than the Reduced Rate, partial scholarships are also available.
Pricing
$275.00 Standard Rate - Building an Authentic Life
$220.00 Reduced Rate - Building an Authentic Life
$330.00 Pay It Forward Rate - Building an Authentic Life
BIO
Annie Mahon (she, they) is a white, Armenian-American, ordained cis-gendered woman practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. She has been studying in this Zen tradition - through retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh and many other teachers - since the 1990’s. In 2022 Annie received the dharma lamp transmission at a ceremony at Plum Village France.
Annie is the founder of Circle Yoga Cooperative (2003), DC Community Yoga and DC Yoga Week (2005), the Pink House Foundation (2010)—a grant-making organization supporting the development political and social capital for marginalized groups in the United States, moving land, wealth, and power to historically oppressed groups, Opening Heart Mindfulness Community (2014), and most recently Making-Visble (2018), an ongoing webinar series grounded in mindfulness and led by those most impacted by issues of social injustice, internal biases.
Her book about mindful eating, Things I Did When I Was Hangry: Navigating a Peaceful Relationship with Food was published by Parallax Press in 2015.
Annie holds masters degrees in both Computer Science, from the University of Michigan, and Religious Studies from Howard University. She studied yoga with Suzie Hurley at Willow Street Yoga Center in 2004, and she was one of the country’s first certified Children’s Yoga teachers. In addition, she is a certified Focusing professional, Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT). Trauma-informed Clinical Practice, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and practices many other modalities.
Read more about Annie here.