Monday, 28 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Next reading group meeting: Saturday 2 April 6pm

Hello all,With apologies for not sending this out sooner - the next gathering of our reading group will take place this Saturday 2 April 18:00-19:30.I will be hosting - my address is PH813, 2020 12th St NW (on 12th St between U and V).Our 'reading' for discussion is this podcast (thanks Kavya for the suggestion!): https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/sister-dang-nghiem-403 It's hard to be a human. No matter how...
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Friday, 25 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday, Pursing the Path of Devotion

Greetings Dear Community,Our friend and colleague, Em Morrison, has had a family emergency and is unable to teach as planned on Sunday evening. We wish her and her family all the best!I'll be there on Sunday to welcome our special guest, Ellen McSweeney who is back in the DC area for just a few weeks. Musician, writer, and licensed therapist,...
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Wednesday, 23 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Online men's therapy group based in mindfulness

Hi dharma friends,My online men's therapy group, True Confidence, has a few open slots for our 8-week program starting the evening of Tuesday April 5, 2022.My co-leader and I help those who have been socialized as men notice, have compassion for, and find new ways of relating with traditional masculine norms that no longer serve them. We use mindfulness and Internal Family Systems (IFS), an evidence-based therapy used for healing...
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Saturday, 19 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Downtown Dharma this Sunday

Dear friends,Please join me this Sunday evening to meditate, connect, and explore the dharma together. The topic this week will be maintaining harmony amidst strong disagreement, with particular attention to family, professional, and political dynamics.We will meet from 7-8:30 at Yoga District at 1910 14th St. NW. You can also join us via Zoom. Details for attending in person and online are below. With love,Devin Attending...
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Friday, 11 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday with Downtown Dharma: Finding Freedom from Fear

Greetings Dear Community,First, thank you for all the warm wishes for recovery from my bike accident. These were well-received and meant a lot to me. I have far to go but I'm doing very well, even well enough to teach this Sunday at Yoga District! You might recall that I had planned to offer some reflections on fear and, as it turned...
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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Need for additional volunteers on Sunday nights

Hi all,I hope everyone is enjoying (or planning to enjoy!) the lovely sunny Friday. We are in need of some additional volunteers to help with setting up and checking folks into the studio on Sunday nights. Some of our usual volunteers are either currently away for an extended period or otherwise busy at this time. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering on a regular basis for the next few months. The...
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Friday, 4 March 2022

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] An Evening with Downtown Dharma

Downtown Dharma SanghaDATE:  3/6/2022  TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 PMLocation: In-person:1910 14th Street NW,  3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20009Online:  Zoom ID: https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09Facilitators- Travis M. Spencer Mindful Helper: Elicia Renee WrightThis Sunday's topic and practice...
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Tuesday, 1 March 2022

We need your help to make 2022 great!

The community needs your help! Increased Demand for Basic Needs of Food, SNAP and Financial Assistance for Housing The economic effects of the pandemic have been particularly severe for many individuals and families in our community who were already living on the brink...
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