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Lunchtime Meditation – Contemplative Practice as Social Practice – Susanna Nicholson | 1-1:45PM
Dec
14
14
1:00 pm
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve just added Monday sessions “Contemplative Practice/Social Practice” for those concerned with issues surrounding social justice.
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world. Join Nalanda Institute faculty as they lead Monday lunchtime meditation sessions – Contemplative Practice as Social Practice with Susanna Nicholson and Tazuko Shibusawa.
Mondays, April 16, 23 & 30; 1-1:45PM | Suggested Donation: $10
About the Presenter
Susanna Nicholson
Susanna Nicholson MPhil, CIHC, has taught meditation both privately and in hospitals for over fifteen years and is currently a student in the Nalanda Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychology. Her vipassana background started with intensive, one-on-one training at Passadhi, a retreat center in Ireland run by Marjo Oosterhof, Buddhist translator and former nun. Her graduate-level Buddhism studies continued at the University of Virginia, Department of Religious Studies. For over two years she has studied with Ruth King, a dharma teacher on matters of race. Her teaching supervisor is Paul Harvey in the U.K. She is credentialed in secular, mindfulness-based life coaching as a Certified Integrative Health Coach at Duke University, and through certification in Presence-Based Coaching.