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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Teacher Training at LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:In this Mindfulness Teacher Training program participants will: \n\nIncrease the breadth and depth of their understanding of meditation\, including its origins\, with an overview of relevant scientific research.\nGain the experience necessary to teach different styles of meditation to others in an office/work environment or online.\nLearn the benefits of different types of meditation practices.\nDeepen their own personal practice.\nLearn how to answer preliminary questions about meditation.\n\nThis teacher training is being offered in partnership with LinkedIn for LinkedIn employees. To book a teacher training for your organization\, send Marc a secure message.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/mindfulness-tt-linkedin-11-20/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Teacher Training at LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:In this Mindfulness Teacher Training program participants will: \n\nIncrease the breadth and depth of their understanding of meditation\, including its origins\, with an overview of relevant scientific research.\nGain the experience necessary to teach different styles of meditation to others in an office/work environment or online.\nLearn the benefits of different types of meditation practices.\nDeepen their own personal practice.\nLearn how to answer preliminary questions about meditation.\n\nThis teacher training is being offered in partnership with LinkedIn for LinkedIn employees. To book a teacher training for your organization\, send Marc a secure message.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/mindfulness-tt-linkedin-11-6/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Teacher Training at LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:In this Mindfulness Teacher Training program participants will: \n\nIncrease the breadth and depth of their understanding of meditation\, including its origins\, with an overview of relevant scientific research.\nGain the experience necessary to teach different styles of meditation to others in an office/work environment or online.\nLearn the benefits of different types of meditation practices.\nDeepen their own personal practice.\nLearn how to answer preliminary questions about meditation.\n\nThis teacher training is being offered in partnership with LinkedIn for LinkedIn employees. To book a teacher training for your organization\, send Marc a secure message.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/mindfulness-tt-linkedin-oct/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Step Into Your Life: 1/2 Day Virtual Retreat in partnership with LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:In our world of busyness\, of more/faster/better\, this half-day retreat offers time to stop\, reflect\, and renew. Marc Lesser will be joined by guest teacher Scott Shute\, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn\, in an exploration of the practices of effort and effortless as a path to well-being and “stepping into your life.” \nTogether we’ll follow a gentle schedule of meditation\, talk\, and some discussion\, interspersed with time to write\, reflect\, and take in the richness of our lives. \nThis event is suitable for anyone looking to begin\, renew\, or deepen a mindfulness and meditation practice\, and no prior experience with meditation is necessary. \n“The practice I speak of is not meditation. It is simply the dharma gate of repose and bliss…It is the manifestation of ultimate reality…Once its heart is grasped\, you are like a dragon when he gains the water\, like a tiger when she enters the mountains.”\n–Dogen
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/step-into-your-life-linkedin-october-2020/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200908
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SUMMARY:Mindful30
DESCRIPTION:Mindful30 includes a full month of daily videos sent straight to your inbox\, featuring mindfulness practices from Marc Lesser and seven other experts. This program is designed to help you build resilience\, cultivate compassion and boost your well-being\, while bringing these same benefits to children. \n\nJoin Marc for a Facebook Live event on September 8 from 9 am PT / 12 pm ET on the Mindful Facebook page.\n\nMarc will also be offering a 4-part session on How to Be A Mindful Leader from Sept. 10-13 as part of the Mindful30 program. Topics will include: \n1. Tapping into What You Love\n2. Practicing Micro-moments of Mindfulness\n3. Letting Go of Being An Expert\n4. Finding Space to Listen Mindfully \nA portion of your registration will go directly toward three nonprofit organizations: the Mindful Life Project\, Inner Explorer and Calmer Choice. These organizations bring the power of mindfulness to students\, helping them build the capacity to manage emotions and reduce the impacts of stress. \nIncluded in the Mindful30 Registration: \n\nA full year’s subscription to Mindful magazine (*print magazine US and Canada only; existing subscribers get a 1-year extension)\nUnlimited access to premium content on Mindful.org\niOS and Android access to the Mindful app\nAccess to Mindful’s complete digital archive
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/mindful30/
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Step Into Your Life: a 1-Day Online Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In our world of busyness\, of more/faster/better\, this one-day retreat offers time to stop\, reflect\, and renew. We will explore the practices of effort and effortless as a path to well-being and stepping into your life. Together we’ll follow a gentle schedule of meditation\, talk\, and some discussion\, interspersed with time to write\, reflect\, and take in the richness of our lives. \nThis retreat will offer a great way to begin\, renew\, or deepen your meditation and mindfulness practice.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/step-into-your-life-green-gulch/
LOCATION:Green Gulch Farm\, Muir Beach\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200405T090000
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SUMMARY:Step Into Your Life: A 1-Day Meditation and Mindfulness Retreat - canceled
DESCRIPTION:“The practice I speak of is not meditation. It is simply the dharma gate of repose and bliss…It is the manifestation of ultimate reality…Once its heart is grasped\, you are like a dragon when he gains the water\, like a tiger when she enters the mountains.”\n–Dogen \nIn our world of busyness\, of more/faster/better\, this one-day retreat offers time to stop\, reflect\, and renew. We will explore the practices of effort and effortless as a path to well-being and “stepping into your life.” \nTogether we’ll follow a gentle schedule of sitting and walking meditation\, a talk\, and some discussion. No prior meditation experience is necessary; this retreat is also for those looking to renew or deepen an existing meditation and mindfulness practice. \nTickets: \n$100: General Admission\n$80: Mill Valley Zen Members\n$50: Limited Income (young adults (18-26)\, elders (65+) with limited/fixed incomes\, unemployed\, disabled) \n* Scroll down to purchase.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/step-into-your-life-april-2020/
LOCATION:Homestead Community Center – Poolside Room\, 315 Montford Ave\, Mill Valley\, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Public Talk: San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talk (Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha’s Way. Public Dharma talks are offered every Saturday morning at 10:00 am and most Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Buddha Hall (and occasionally in the dining room). Everyone is welcome to attend\, and chairs are available. Wednesday Dharma talks are not scheduled during sesshin.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/sf-zen-center-dharma-talk-325/
LOCATION:San Francisco Zen Center\, 300 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200321T100000
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SUMMARY:Public Talk: San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talk (Live Stream)
DESCRIPTION:Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha’s Way. Public Dharma talks are offered every Saturday morning at 10:00 am and most Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Buddha Hall (and occasionally in the dining room). Everyone is welcome to attend\, and chairs are available. \nWatch this livestream.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/sf-zen-center-dharma-talk-321/
LOCATION:San Francisco Zen Center\, 300 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200307T100000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talk & Livestream
DESCRIPTION:Practice Center: City Center \nDharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha’s Way. Public Dharma talks are offered every Saturday morning at 10:00 am and most Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Buddha Hall (and occasionally in the dining room). Everyone is welcome to attend\, and chairs are available. \nWatch this livestream.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/city-center-dharma-talk-livestream/
LOCATION:San Francisco Zen Center\, 300 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200303T060000
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SUMMARY:Zen and Work: Supporting clarity\, purpose\, and happiness in the workplace | San Francisco Zen Center\, 3-week Intensive
DESCRIPTION:This is a traditional intensive training period common in the schools of Buddhism. Participants can engage in this training period in one of three ways: as a resident\, as a commuter\, and online. \nThis training period is a chance to develop and deepen your practice together with others in a supportive environment and through activities including daily sitting\, study\, practice discussion with teachers\, and weekly sangha discussions. Weekly events include classes\, ceremonies\, dharma talks\, and Tuesday afternoon teas with the leaders of the intensive. During the three weeks students will have the opportunity to meet individually with the leaders and/or other practice leaders. \nSusan and Marc will also teach a class on the intensive theme\, Zen and Work: How a Zen orientation to work can support clarity\, purpose\, and happiness in our daily activities. It will meet three Thursday evenings\, March 5\, 12\, 19\, 7:30 – 9 pm. \nTeas are on Tuesdays\, 5:30 – 6:30 pm\, March 10 and 17. The intensive concludes with a three-day sesshin\, beginning the evening of Wednesday\, March 25 and ending on Saturday\, March 28. \nThree ways to participate in the Intensive \nResidential Options \n\nWork Practice Apprentice (WPA): For those who want to live and work full-time in the temple.\nLimited Resident: For those who want to live in the temple but will not participate in the daily work schedule.\n\nCommuter Option: For those who live off-site but can attend all or part of the practice schedule on-site. \nOnline Option: For those whose schedule or location doesn’t allow for regular on-site attendance of temple events.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/clarity-purpose-happiness-in-the-workplace-san-francisco-zen-center/
LOCATION:San Francisco Zen Center\, 300 Page Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200105T090000
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CREATED:20191205T010335Z
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SUMMARY:Step into Your Life: A 1-day Meditation and Mindfulness Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“The practice I speak of is not meditation. It is simply the dharma gate of repose and bliss…It is the manifestation of ultimate reality…Once its heart is grasped\, you are like a dragon when he gains the water\, like a tiger when she enters the mountains.”\n–Dogen \nIn our world of busyness\, of more/faster/better\, this one-day retreat offers time to stop\, reflect\, and renew. We will explore the practices of effort and effortless as a path to well-being and “stepping into your life.” \nTogether we’ll follow a gentle schedule of sitting and walking meditation\, a talk\, and some discussion. No prior meditation experience is necessary; this retreat is also for those looking to renew or deepen an existing meditation and mindfulness practice. \nA vegetarian lunch will be served. \nTickets: \n$100: General Admission\n$80: Mill Valley Zen Members\n$50: Limited Income (young adults (18-26)\, elders (65+) with limited/fixed incomes\, unemployed\, disabled) \n* Scroll down to purchase.
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/step-into-your-life-mill-valley/
LOCATION:Homestead Community Center\, 315 Montford Ave\, Mill Valley\, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191122T093000
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader
DESCRIPTION:Learn how the inner work of mindfulness meets the outer work of leadership and business as a force for positive change.  This mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training integrates self-awareness\, communication skills\, and cutting-edge neuroscience with depth and accessibility for leaders. \n This webinar will draw from Marc Lesser’s acclaimed book “Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen” structured around seven core mindfulness practices: \n\nLove the work\n Do the work\nDon’t be an expert\nConnect to your pain\nConnect to the pain of others\nDepend on others\nKeep making it simpler
URL:https://marclesser.net/event/seven-practices-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Seven Practices,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="ZBA Associates Inc.":MAILTO:info@zbaassociates.com
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