In this workshop we will explore how to transform suffering using the interrelated tools of Focusing and Mindfulness. We will also contemplate the insights of interbeing, impermanence and samsara/nirvana as a way to understand the world. Together we will consider the relationship between healing our own suffering and supporting the healing of others, using readings from current and ancient Buddhist practitioners. In addition to Monday online classes, each person will have a 1-hour one-on-one session with Annie, virtually or, if schedules and locations align, in person. No prior experience with meditation or mindfulness is needed.
This virtual series is limited to 20 students. Sessions will not be recorded.
Register here
Schedule
February 7 - April 25
Mondays 4-5pm ET / 1-2pm PT
2/7/2022
2/14/2022
2/21/2022
2/28/2022
3/14/2022
3/21/2022
3/28/2022
4/11/2022
4/18/2022
4/25/2022
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. She is also 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.
Workshop fee $375.00
($350 for Circle Yoga co-op members)
Scholarships are available, apply through the Circle Yoga website.