Ann Arbor Special Events Jan – April 2018
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
SUNDAYS with GELEK RIMPOCHE – Classic Teachings
Broadcast Weekly, 11am Eastern
Join us at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor or Online via Webinar
Open to All, Free of Charge
SUNDAYS with GELEK RIMPOCHE
Click here to register for the 2018 Webinar Sunday series.
OR visit GoToWebinar and enter the ID: 718-631-307
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information to join the webinar.
Please log in and set up early. The above link and ID are valid for this new series of Rimpoche’s Sunday teachings regardless of attending one or all.
For webinar trouble or questions, comments and feedback
Write: [email protected]
Or Text: 734 489 4919.
Sunday Mornings
8:30 – 9:30am ~ Concentrated Meditation
9:45 – 10:45am ~ White Tara Guided Meditation
11am – SUNDAYS WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE
Tea, Snacks and Conversation following the morning teachings!
Sunday Afternoons
4 – 5:30pm ~ Weekly Wu Style Tai Chi
See details for Morning and Afternoon Programs below.
Concentration Meditation – Help yourself through meditation. Facilitators provide basic guidance with multiple concentration meditation sessions using the breath as the point of focus. Open to all levels of experience.
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.
Tai Chi – Learn the ancient art of meditation in motion with this ‘soft style’ martial art emphasizing relaxation and balance. Suggested donation $5
ANN ARBOR SPECIAL EVENTS
JEWEL HEART welcomes H. E. DAGYAB KYABGON RINPOCHE to Jewel Heart Ann Arbor and Jewel Heart New York for:
- HERUKA NAGPOPA INITIATION AND TEACHING (Ann Arbor)
- VAJRAYOGINI INITIATION AND TEACHINGS (Ann Arbor)
- WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS? (New York)
- VIJAYA LONG-LIFE INITIATION (New York)
GELEK RIMPOCHE COMMEMORATION – LAMA CHOPA/TSOH & RECEPTION
Thursday, February 15, 7pm
LOSAR (Tibetan New Year) – LAMA CHOPA AND TSOH
Friday, February 16, 10am
INTRO TO VAJRAYANA: GURU AS VAJRA MASTER
GLENN MULLIN
Saturday, March 31, 10am – 5pm – Sunday, April 1, 2 – 5pm
Glenn Mullin draws from the Six Yogas of Naropa, with focus on the 11th century Indian Mahasiddha Naropa’s, “Vajra Verses of the Whispered Tradition, emphasizing how we prepare and ripen the mind for tantra.
This weekend is part of a Midwest tour of Jewel Heart centers. For details and to register, visit jewelheart.org. Registration is available online only and includes live onsite and online options as well as access to recordings of the program through a personal Jewel Heart website login.
SUNDAY GUEST SPEAKER ~ GLENN MULLIN
April 1, 11am – 12noon
OTHER MIDWEST TOUR CITIES WITH GLENN MULLIN
Ann Arbor Programs Jan – April 2018
ANN ARBOR PROGRAM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Register for courses and workshops at [email protected].
Homework assignments where applicable are provided upon registration. Purchase Digital Transcripts online for the courses, or order paper copies from the Jewel Heart Store.
Jewel Heart courses and workshops are open to all, regardless of ability to pay. If you are unable to afford a fee, please ask about the possibility of a partial or full scholarship.
Ann Arbor programs held at:
1129 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734 994 3387 • [email protected]
Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm ~ January 4, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 22, March 8, 15
Registration includes access to the live webinar and to previous sessions recordings. The Ann Arbor center will be open for registrants to take part in the course together.
Click here to register and for more information.
MINDFULNESS 1 – CLARITY AND INSIGHT THROUGH MEDITATION
Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm ~ March 14 – May 2
Meditation provides us with a clear and stable mind; necessary for a happy life and the foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. This course offers hands-on experience with the basic elements of meditation using breath, posture and techniques for coping with distractions and laxity of the mind.
Free – $80 Value
FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION ~ Fridays, Monthly, 7pmBring your friends and enjoy a free film and group discussion. Concessions available.
January 19 – WHY NOT NOW! (2014)
A documentary film on the life and works of spiritual entertainer Alan Watts.
February 16 – WALK WITH ME (2017)
A meditative film about a community of Zen Buddhist monks and nuns who have dedicated their lives to mastering the art of mindfulness with their world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
March 23 – ENDERS GAME (2013)
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited to lead the fight against the Formics, a technologically superior alien species. Tested and honed into an empathetic killer, he begins to despise what he does as he learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and his family.
April 27 – KUBO and the TWO STRINGS (2016)
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior, in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. With deep themes of rebirth and reincarnation, it is simply an amazing work of animated achievement in cinema.
Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly. Open to All.
January 16, February 13, March 13, April 10
LOVING KINDNESS CRAFTSSundays, Monthly 1 – 4pm
Loving Kindness Crafts includes all crafts, arts and handiwork. All Welcome.
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8