Friday 7 September 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Cultivating True Love class and other events with Kaira Jewel this fall

Dear friends, I hope you are each well and happy.

I wanted to let you know that after living nearly 3 years in DC I am moving to Sri Lanka at the end of October. It has been a wonderful time in DC and I am so grateful for the opportunity to have practiced the Dharma with you.

I will be teaching a number of classes and events this fall that I wanted to let you know about. You are welcome to forward to those who may be interested.

In addition to continuing with the Monday night drop-in classes at Seekers Church from 7-8:30pm, I will be offering the Cultivating True Love: Mindfulness and Relationships for a second year, meeting 6 times on Wednesdays from 7-9pm and twice on a Sunday from 4-6pm. Class begins Wednesday, Sept 19. More info here.

Some testimonials from those who took the True Love class last year:

"I walked into this class thinking I could learn a few "tricks" to help "deal" with my kids. I walked out with a profound sense of hope that things which before I thought were impossible are entirely within my reach if only I stay the course of mindfulness. I feel empowered by the experiences we shared as a group, and can only say its worth trying for anyone interested in deepening their wisdom of life." --Kaili M J.

 

"My spiritual and emotional life has been enriched deeply by Kaira's insightful teaching, which she conveys with warmth and openness, inviting inquiry with great compassion." –Kolya B-G.

 

"The love, caring and compassion shine through you—your life is the living example." –Abby M.

 

"After class I always found myself calmer and more centered than before." Larry B.



I will also be offering a day of mindfulness for educators, Teaching from the Heart, on Saturday, Oct 27th at Seekers. More info here.


Lastly, I wanted to let you know about a 4-week online course I'm offering this fall on Moving from Separation to Authentic Connection. More info and to register: here

Study with Kaira Jewel online to

Move From Separation to Authentic Connection

23 October - 18 November, 2018

The world is divided enough without being separated from your own heart

Explore how you can cultivate true love to strengthen and bring greater fulfillment into all of your relationships, whether with yourself, loved ones or friends, in our workplace or wider community. 

Painful and dangerous levels of divisiveness and conflict are growing around the world. These heart practices help us to find and nurture the thread of connection that is always there between us and others, individually and collectively. 

Kaira Jewel deeply enriches the lives of anyone who practices with her both spiritually and emotionally. Like her teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, her teachings are sourced in heart-wisdom, and offered with a wonderful blend of compassion, warmth and openness. --Tara Brach

COURSE REGISTRATION

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Normal price: $225  

Your price: $175 (until 23 Sept.)  

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MODULE ONE  

Loving Kindness

"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new." – Ursula K. Le Guin.

We do not awaken outside of our relationships to others.

It is through relating to others that we realize the deepest truths about ourselves.  

The path of opening the heart to ourselves and others is the path of developing:  

Loving kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity, Inclusiveness.  

MODULE TWO  

Compassion

"If we have compassion in our hearts, every thought, word and action can generate a miracle" –Thich Nhat Hanh  

We have the tendency to shrink from what is painful, including our own suffering and discomfort.  

This doesn't actually alleviate our pain.  

Compassion, the willingness to be with suffering with kindness, is what gives us the capacity to relieve it.  

It is an essential part of true love.  

MODULE THREE  

Joy   

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy" – Thich Nhat Hanh  

We can each do something every day to bring joy to ourselves and others.  

This is a key element of true love. With mindfulness we see that while there is much suffering in us and around us that needs our attention, there is also much to celebrate and be grateful for.  

We can deepen our capacity to see the good in life to bring more joy to ourselves and others.  

MODULE FOUR  

Equanimity and Inclusiveness

While this fourth practice of true love is often translated as equanimity, Thich Nhat Hanh also translates it as inclusiveness, which adds a more active interpretation of how to apply it.  

This element of true love is powerful in our personal lives helping us ride the waves of fortune and misfortune.  

It is also an antidote to discrimination, dogmatism and intolerance, which is increasingly breaking down our social fabric.  

It helps us to stay open so we can overcome barriers and biases. Encouraging us to reach out to those who are different from us to heal our separation.

Course Details

Eight Recorded Teachings

Filmed in high definition with teachings and experiential exercises to help you bring the practices into your daily life. Released each Tuesday and Friday during the course, these teachings can be watched at your own pace throughout the week. Each recorded teaching is roughly 30 minutes.  

Four Guided Meditations

Each module includes a guided meditation to support you in experiencing the week's teaching directly and deeply in your own practice.

Four Live Sessions of 60 minutes

This is your chance to connect with Kaira Jewel live, ask questions, clarify your understanding and share what's coming up for you in the course. Ask your questions on screen using your webcam, or via text. The power of being included and heard can offer great benefit in your process.

Live Session Dates and Times

Interactive 1: Sunday 28 October* - 9am PT (LA), 12pm ET (NY), 4pm UK (London), 5pm EU (Paris) Click here for start time in your timezone 

Interactive 2: Sunday 4 November - 9am PT (LA), 12pm ET (NY), 5pm UK (London), 6pm EU (Paris) Click here for start time in your timezone 

Interactive 3: Sunday 11 November - 9am PT (LA), 12pm ET (NY), 5pm UK (London), 6pm EU (Paris) Click here for start time in your timezone 

Interactive 4: Sunday 18 November - 9am PT (LA), 12pm ET (NY), 5pm UK (London), 6pm EU (Paris) Click here for start time in your timezone 

*Due to daylight savings time differences across timezones, the timing for the first week's live session differs from the remaining sessions for certain regions. Please click on the link above to see the start time for your timezone.

All live sessions will be recorded and made available for those who are not able to attend the live times.  

Online Forum

Join in a virtual online sangha where you can come together with other like minded souls, learning and supporting each other.  

About Kaira Jewel Lingo

Kaira Jewel teaches meditation and mindfulness internationally, with a focus on activists, people of color, artists, educators, families, and youth. She began practicing mindfulness in 1997. An ordained nun of 15 years in Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing, she is now based in Washington, D.C., leading retreats in the U.S. and internationally, offering mindfulness programs for educators and youth in schools, as well as individual spiritual mentoring. Find out more about Kaira Jewel at www.kairajewel.com  

  

 

 Kaira Jewel is indeed a jewel. Compassionate, wise, pragmatic, aspirational. Everything I could want in a teacher. - Nigel T. 

Kaira Jewel is mesmerizing to listen to. Her exceedingly gentle manner and slow consideration of her words of wisdom create a lasting impact. - Sheila F. 

Kaira Jewel leads from her gentle inner peace, and her voice and smiles are beautiful testimonies of it, and great inviters for us to join her. -Brigitte R. 

Kaira Jewel led a deeply insightful retreat while injecting a playful element that fully released the body and soul. Kaira Jewel shared her bountiful wisdom with a gentle and strong presence. She is a truly gifted teacher. - Mary M. 

COURSE REGISTRATION

Join now for earlybird pricing

Normal price: $225  

Your price: $175 (until 23 Sept.)  

SIGN UP NOW

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Kaira Jewel

Gender pronouns: she, her, hers



"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future? The most important pursuit is making the person standing at your side happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life." ― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness 

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