Ann Arbor Special Events Jan – April 2019

SUNDAY PROGRAMS

Classic Teachings with GELEK RIMPOCHE

Broadcast Weekly, 11am Eastern

Join us at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor or Online via Webinar

Open to All, Free of Charge

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Sunday Morning Programs

9:45 – 10:45am – White Tara Guided Meditation
11am – 12pm – Gelek Rimpoche 2013 Video Recordings, Demo Rinpoche twice monthly and guest speakers
12pm – Enjoy tea, snacks and conversation or join the Informal Discussion facilitated by JH Senior Students
1 – 4pm – Loving Kindness Crafts – Monthly, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14 – All Welcome

White Tara Guided Healing Meditation – Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She is particularly associated with healing and long life. Join us for a guided meditation using visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental and emotional suffering. Free and open to all. Buddhist experience is not required.

ANN ARBOR SPECIAL EVENTS

 Please Note: The Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center is open for Six Perfections Registrants to enjoy group participation onsite. Click image for details and to register.

Ann Arbor Programs Jan – April 2019

ANN ARBOR PROGRAM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

MINDFULNESS 2 – DEEPENING AWARENESS

Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm

Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of our mind and how it influences our experience.

March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24

Free

DAYS OF MEDITATION

Saturdays, January 19 and March 9, 8:30am – 6pm

Meditation is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy, as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This day of meditation, open to all experience levels and offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will include practice sessions and light guidance. Instructors will be available for assistance. Silence will be enjoyed throughout the day.

Free

LAM RIM – Part Two – DEMO RINPOCHE

Mondays, 8:30am – 6pm – dates tba

Lam Rim, or Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, is Buddha’s teachings presented step-by-step to allow for gradual experiential awareness and understanding of our inner and outer world. Through this process, we can transform the challenges and confusion encountered in ordinary everyday life to the extraordinary compassion and wisdom of enlightenment.

JEWEL HEART READERS ~ Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm

Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly. Open to All

February 12, March 12, April 9

FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION ~ Fridays, Monthly, 7pm (No film in February)

Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and group discussion. Concessions available.

January 25 – COCO (2018)
A vibrant tale of family, fun and adventure as young Miguel embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There Miguel uncovers the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.

March 29 – ZACHARIAH (1971)
This outrageous western about two thrill-seeking cowboys who set out for adventure and join up with outlaws. But as the two friends are seduced by their own ambitions, a deadly rivalry grows between them, and they struggle to find a path to peace, before they lose their friendship.

April 26 – BREWSTER McCLOUD 1970)
Robert Altman’s wild, anarchic cult fave, istn’t about dreams as much as it is about the highs and lows of humanity. Ah, Love. The thing that at once shapes and unravels us. The thing that may or may not give us wings.