Weekly Community Practice Sessions

Building a community of urban contemplatives.

 

Come sit with us

A community of practice provides a supportive environment to practice for the transformation and the healing of self and society…  A community of practice provides its members with a collective energy that penetrates, supports and inspires its members.  – Thich Nhat Hanh

In our experience,  by sitting and meditating together we’re better able to support one another in our practice and foster a deeper sense of community and connectedness.  Our community sessions provide an opportunity to meditate together and to explore and share our experiences of practice and of living a more contemplative life.

Sunday evening meditation – A warm invitation to join us for our weekly Sunday evening meditation at 5.00 pm in Clifton Hill.

On Sunday evenings from 5:00 to 6:30, in association with the Centre for a Compassionate Society, The Contemplary holds a weekly gathering for meditation and shared reflection led by Abigail Meadows. The meditations offer a space for the cultivation of mindfulness, presence, equanimity and non-judgement. The period of group reflection following the meditations is an opportunity to integrate practice and everyday life by bringing these same qualities into the interpersonal domain.

The gathering is held in person every Sunday of the month, except for the 4th Sunday of the month, when it  takes place on Zoom as the monthly compassion meditation with Dr Petrina Barson.

Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome, as are people of any religious or non-religious outlook. If sitting upright on a cushion is difficult for you, there will be chairs, as well as space for people to meditate lying down in the supine position

When: Sundays, 5 – 6:30 pm

Where: Chapel of Hope, Community Church of St Mark, 100 Hodgkinson St, Clifton Hill. The chapel can be a little hard to find. It is accessed by walking up the external stairs at the back of the Church premises. To find the stairs, walk down the corridor between the Church building and the Aikido hall next door.

On the 4th Sunday of the month, the compassion meditation will be held on Zoom.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81793383575?pwd=K3NCZWRwZjdYM0F5N0h1Y2d6MWVpdz09

 

Meeting ID: 817 9338 3575
Passcode: 396547

 

What to bring:

We have chairs and meditation cushions for seated meditation and plenty of blankets but feel free to bring a yoga mat or any props you may require. Please wear suitable loose-fitting clothing.

I hope you will consider joining Abigail at these weekly meditations and Petrina on the fourth Sunday of the month for a monthly compassion meditation.