Community Dialogues on War & Reconciliation Sept23-25

Moral Monday Day of Action Sept12

September 12 – September 13

Sep 12 at 11:00 AM to Sep 13 at 2:00 AM in EDT

 

On September 12, people of faith and moral courage will gather at state capitols in 25 states to deliver the “Higher Ground Moral Declaration”, which calls on governors, senators, state legislators and candidates for office to move away from extremist politics and policies that benefit the few and move toward policies and laws that are just and fair and guarantee a better life for the majority of the people.

America has a heart problem! In this country today poverty and inequality are rampant, voting rights and democracy are being trampled, millions of people lack the health care, living wage jobs, and quality education they need, and racism, hatred, and bigotry are disintegrating any possibility for life, liberty and a pursuit of happiness for everyone in these United States. America has a heart problem!

Rev. William Barber II told the nation during his Democratic National Convention speech a few weeks ago, “We are called like our foremothers and forefathers to be the “moral defibrillators” of our time. Together, we can save the heart of our democracy, and “shock” this nation with the power of love, mercy, and justice for all.”

Meditation Centers - New England

                                                                           Cambridge

1) Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

Address: Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone:(617) 441-9038

Drop In Programs offered: Tuesdays Beginner Drop In 6-7pm, Wednesday Meditation & Dharma Talk, 6:30 Sit, 7:30 Dharma Talk,  Thursday Afternnon Tea & Dharma Discussion 4-5:30pm, Sundays: 35 & Under Sangha, First Fridays for People of Color 6-730pm, Fridays LGBTQ Practice 7-9pm, 

* Check for scheduling dates & exclusions: https://cambridgeinsight.org/what-we-offer/drop-in-programs/

2) Cambridge Zen Center

Address: 199 Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone:(617) 576-3229

Daily Morning & Evening Sitting & Chanting Meetings: http://www.cambridgezen.com/index.php?c=practice&p=schedule

3) Inner Space Meditation Center

Address: 1110 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge MA 01238  Phone: 617 – 547 – 1110

Schedule: Wednesday & Sunday Evenings- Talks/Conversations (See Calendar for Dates), Tuesdays: Learn Raja Yoga Meditation –  Introductory Course, Tuesday-Thursday- Lunch time & Evening Meditations 12:30pm, 6:30pm, Sunday: Evening Meditations 

4) Greater Boston Zen Center

Address: 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone:(617) 299-0065

Schedule: Tuesdays: evening meditation 6-9pm, Thursdays: morning meditation 6 & 8am, Third Thursdays Liturgy Study Group 7:15pm, Saturdays morning program 9am

https://bostonzen.org/

                                                         Arlington

Drikung Meditation Center

Address: 15 Bartlett Ave, Arlington, MA 02476 Phone:(888) 390-5580

Schedule: Sundays Guru Yoga 8:30am, Dharma 10-12, Mondays Intro to Buddhism 7pm, Tuesdays Words of Enlightenment 7pm, Wednesdays: Vajrasattva(a

 purification practice involving visualization, mantra recitation, and meditation), Thursdays Green Tara 7-8:30pm, Fridays Beginning tibetan 7pm

                                                    Brookline

Shambhala Meditation Center

Address: 646 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA 02445 Phone:(617) 734-1498

                                          

                                       Jamaica Plain

Serlingpa Meditation Center Boston

Address: 179 Green St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Phone:(508) 979-8277

                                                  Shelburne

Dhamma Dhara Vipassana Meditation Center

Address: 386 Colrain Shelburne Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Phone:(413) 625-2160

Grafton

New England Buddhist Vihara & Meditation Center

Address: 162 Old Upton Rd, Grafton, MA 01519 Phone:(508) 839-5038

Barre

Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

Address: 1230 Pleasant St, Barre, MA 01005 Phone:(978) 355-4378

Newburyport

Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport

Address: 443 Middle St, West Newbury, MA 01985 Phone:(978) 499-0325

                                                       Worcester

Boundless Way Temple/Worcester Zen Center

Address: 1030 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA 01602 Phone:(508) 792-5189

                                                   

                                                  Natick

Transcendental Meditation

Address: 17 Lookout Ave, Natick, MA 01760 Phone:(508) 653-3820

                                       Northampton

Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center

Address: 191 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 Phone:(413) 585-9848

Black Lives Matter Walks July29-31

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  July 29 – July 31 Jul 29 at 5 PM to Jul 31 at 6 PM

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Please join us for three one hour walks on July 29, 30, 31st. For Cambridge we will be starting in Harvard Sq and walking to Kendall. This protest is against all forms of racism, from the time someone touched your hair without asking and complimented on how well you speak to hate speech and gentrification to the injustices of mass incarceration, the school to prison pipeline, and police brutality.

They will ALL begin at 5:00pm est. On the Third day there will be a sit-in which will give people the opportunity to share poetry, experiences, words, dance, music, art, or anything else. This three day protest will be happening in different areas including Cambridge, Boston, Amherst, Worcester, and South Carolina all at the same time. The routes for these different locations will be on the event page of the organization.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1225768804124354/

Weekly Schedule: Low Cost Yoga & Fitness Classess

MONDAYS:
- 11-12  Yoga + Meditation @ Cambridge Somerville Recovery Center
- 12-1PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 12-1PM Yoga @ Sadhana Yoga Boston ($5)
- 2-3:30PM Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)
- 6-7:15, 7:30-8:45 Yoga at Karma Studio Allston (free/donation)

TUESDAYS:
 - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (free trial) Sarah's School of Martial Arts 1100 Mass Ave 3rd fl, Arlington
- 12-1PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 2-3:30PM Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)
- 4-5:15PM , 5:30-6:45PM , 7:30-8:45PM   Yoga at Karma Yoga Allston (free/donation based)
- 7-9PM Reiki (second tuesdays) Center for Spiritual Studies Arlington (free/donation based)

- 9:00PM Core Power Yoga Medford

WEDNESDAYS:
- 12-1PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 2-3:30PM Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)

- 6-7:15PM , 7:30-8:45PM Yoga at Karma Yoga Allston (free/donation based)

THURSDAYS:
- 12-1PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 2-3:30PM Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)
- 4-5:15PM , 5:30-6:45PM , 7:30-8:45PM   Yoga at Karma Yoga Allston (donation based)
- 7:30PM Yoga @ Sadhana Yoga Boston ($5)


FRIDAYS:
- 12-1PM  Yoga@ The Breathing Room Cambridge (free)
- 12-1PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 2-3:30PM Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)
- 2-3:00 Kripalu Yoga. Free. Cambridge Womens Center 
- 4-5:30 Yoga @ Be Yoga Union Sq Somerville (donation based)
- 4:15-5:15PM Yoga at Karma Yoga Allston (donation based)
- 4:30PM Yoga @ All One Yoga Allston/Brighton ($5)
- 5-6PM Yoga + Meditation @ Cambridge Somerville Recovery Center
- All Yoga Classes @ O2 Yoga, Cambridge. Last Friday of the month. If you walk, bike or take the T you get the class free.
- 6:30PM Community Yoga @ Borealis Yoga, Medford. (donation based).

SATURDAYS:
- 10:45-12:00PM Yoga at Karma Yoga Allston (donation based) 
- 12:30PM Yoga @ Sadhana Yoga Boston ($5)
- 4:30 Yoga @ All One Yoga Allston/Brighton ($5)
- 6:30-8PM Black Light Hip Hop Yoga @ Back Bay Yoga ($5)


SUNDAYS:
- 11:30-12:45, 4-5:30PM , 6-7:15PM , 7:30-9PM-AcroYoga @ Karma Allston (donation based)
- 5-6:30 PM Yoga @ South Boston Yoga ($6)
- 6-7:30PM Yoga @ Karma Studio Harvard Sq ($7 charity class)
- 3:00PM Core Power Yoga, Medford


Regular Cheap Classes:

- Sweat  and Soul Yoga $10 drop-in

Vinyasa Flow, Hip-Hop Yoga, Deep Chill Vinyasa

- Soni Yoga,
Cambridge. First timers: 2 weeks unlimited = $25, first timers $15 for 2 classes
- Karma Yoga Harvard Square
All classes offered after 8pm or weekdays before Noon = $10
New students 2 weeks= $25
- Om Namo Yoga Center , Cambridge
First class= $5
- All One Yoga, Allston/Brighton
Introductory 2 weeks = $25
http://www.alloneyogaboston.com/classes/rates/
http://karmayogastudios.com/harvard-class-schedule/
- Black Crow Yoga
30 days = $30 Intro rate. M-F 9am Classes = $10
http://www.blackcrowyoga.com/pages/rates


Alternatives to Your Average Yoga Class (Yoga, Dance, Martial Arts, Fitness)
- Afro Flow Yoga® - Bi-Monthly, Sundays: 3:30-5:00pm (sign-in 3:00-3:30pm), $15.00/class ($1.00/mat rental) Dance Complex Cambridge

- Yoga Dance. Thursdays. 6-7. $13 each class.  With playlists from around the world, Yoga Dance is a funky, sacred, inspirational dance of the multi-dimensional self, returning fun and healing to body, mind, and spirit.
- Intro to Aerial Yoga. South Boston Yoga. $15. With silk swings partipants incorporate supension in their yoga practice.
- Kung Fu Classes. Trhe American Jiann Shuyong Kung Fu Center. 47 Thurd Street Cambridge. Grandmasters Kay-shi Leung and LIn-Lin Harn lead martial arts classes focuding on specific styles and techniques
- Tainiquan and Yoga. Community Art Center Cambridge. Winsdor St. 730 pm. $10 this class combines Tajiquan, a chinese matial art, and yoga to help with mind and body health, valance, and flexibility.
- Indoor Cycling. Sweat and Soul Yoga. Comm Ave Boston. $15 registration required. riders use bikes that move from side to side for an intensive workout.
-Broga Yoga Brooklyn Builders Somerville Wed 7pm $22. this 75 minute class geared toward men focuses on toning cardio and de-stressing. 
 - Boabom. The Boston School of Boabom. Brookline. Free. This class offers an introduction to Boabom, an ancient Tibetal art that helps with coordination and focus and decreases stress through movement and breathing.
[Dance Complex, Cambridge]: 
 - Afro Brazilian Samba Dance Class. Dance Complex. Cambridge. 1:30pm . $13 Learn both traditional and contemporary dance styles from different regions in brazil.
- African Dance (Senegal) - Tuesdays: 7:30-9:00pm, $15.00/class
Description: Students will learn West African Dances from Senegal, Mali, and Guinea. The class begins with a ½ hour warm-up, and progresses to energetic dancing. There are live drummers.
- West African - Fridays: 6:00-7:30, $50.00/4-week series, $15.00/classs. Live Drumming
- Sabar (Senegal) - Thursdays: 6:30-8:00pm, $13.00/class
- Afro Contemporary - Thursdays: 5:30 PM - 7:00pm, $13.00/class
Class description: Afro-Jazz dance is a fusion of African, Afro-Brazilian, Caribbean and jazz dance styles.
- Capoeira Regional - Mondays: 6:30-8:00pm, $13.00/class AND Saturdays: 10:30-noon, $15.00/class 
- Haitian Dance - Saturdays 1:30pm-3:00pm, $13.00/class
- Afro-Cuban Dance - Sundays: 12:00-1:30pm, $15.00/class
- Beginning Flamenco, Sundays: 1:30-3:00pm, $15.00/class
Hip Hop Live - Next class: Sunday, 4/6/14 - 3:30-5:00pm, $15.00/class
Jazz-Funk (Intermediate) - Tuesdays: 6:30-8:00pm, $12.00/class OR 10 for $100.00!
Stretch - Wednesdays: 7:30-9:00pm, $13.00/class
BOLLYX - Mondays: 8:30-9:30pm, $12.00/class BOLLYX is a Bollywood-inspired dance-fitness program


 

Meetup.com Local  Groups:

Cambridge Arlington Breathing + Meditation Group:

We're looking forward to meeting you for a fun, easy and useful session of breathing and meditation practice! We started this club to gather a community of people who are interested in using these practices for personal growth and social responsibility. We will learn about 'dahnjon' breathing based on practices from Dahn Yoga and ancient Korean healing techniques.  We will also have a chance to talk about the connection between traditional meditation practices and modern scientific understanding of consciousness and the brain, and then experience meditation for personal growth and creating a better society and world. Please join us and bring your passion to grow as your true self!

Tantra International:

This meetup is for people interested in sacred Tantra. Intention of this group is to support and promote the exploration of the sacred and spiritual expansion that practicing and teaching sacred Tantra, the Tantric Healing Arts, and Tantra Yoga can produce. All interested parties are welcome, whether you are a teacher, practitioner, beginner, single, or partnered.

Hoop Dance/ Belly Dance + Yoga with LuLu

Lulu Levona *aka* Lulu Hoop is a former member of Naya's Trance Belly Dance (Portland, ME) and former founder/director of UMaine Belly Dancers (Orono, ME). She has been belly dancing since 2002 and sharing the love with her students since 2004. Since moving to California in 2008 she has immersed herself in her hoop dance studies, founded the Orange County Hoop Jam group to promote hoop dance in the OC, recieved certification as a Group Fitness Instructor through AFAA and begun training as a yoga instructor through Cloud Nine Yoga. She loves her students and is grateful for the opportunity to share her joys and expiriences with them. :-)

Boston Lifestyle for Fitness and Health

This group is designed for individuals who are interested in fitness and body wellness. Scheduled fitness classes (i.e. yoga, pilates, bootcamps, etc.) will be listed/provided on a regular basis.  Also, participants will have access to informational forums which will serve as an aid to obtaining better eating habits and lifestyle practices.

Embodied Meditation, Self Care + Leadership- Boston

Inviting all misfits, activists, psych patients (c/s/x), addicts, teachers, writers, immigrants, queers, nerds, survivors, health care practitioners, leaders,  service providers, and artists who desire to live with an open heart and clarity of mind. We will be practicing skills for personal growth, self-care, burnout-prevention, and kind, effective leadership. No previous experience necessary. All that is required from students is an intention toward sincerity.

Evolver-Boston

The purpose of Evolver Boston is to help bridge artist, activist, and spiritual communities, while promoing green, shamanic, and yogic lifestyles. Taking part in meaningful activities, and creating a more connected network of Evolvers in Boston is our primary mission. Using optimism pragmatically, we think its possible to create a more beautiful culture. Help us spread the network!

Goddess to the Core; Empowerment Workshops for Women

WHAT DO YOU REQUIRE, DESIRE AND DESERVE? What do you need to let go of or invite in to your life to have all that you desire, require and deserve?? This powerful workshop combines healing techniques from modern medicine, holistic health and indigenous teachings, such as yoga, aromatherapy, nutrition, introspection, dance, mantra, and more. You'll build strength, flexibility and balance - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually; learn to release drama, bad habits, negative thinking, disempowering beliefs and old behavior patterns; relieve stress, set healthy boundaries, and speak your truth; lose weight and relieve chronic conditions; CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN IDEALS, and so much more!

Vital Body and Mind

Let's explore ways to feel and look our best. This group is for anyone wanting to live a vibrant, healthy life while enjoying themselves and loving who they are now.  There will be guest speakers, discussion & support groups as well as some exciting larger events.  We will take an open approach, seeking the best from many modalities including alternative health and western medicine. Its also important to remember that what works can be different for each person and respecting all the different ways to approach health, wellness. Alternative Health Western Medicine Food & Nutrition Herbs & Supplements Latest Research Wellness Practices & Practitioners Yoga & Martial Arts

·       Meditation Bodywork & Energy Healing Fitness

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Open Awareness and Meditation Group

Open Awareness Sangha is a group of friends who meet for meditation and discussion on Monday nights, 7:30 pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House. (The Friends Meeting House is located at 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138) The format is very relaxed and open— anyone interested in contemplative practice is welcome!

At the heart of these meditation sessions is the silent exploration of what we refer to as Open Awareness. We all know what it means to feel closed, limited, vulnerable, or separate. What is it like to allow ourselves to return to our natural condition of openness, presence, non-separateness and ease? This is what we explore in our meetings.

Movement and Creativity

Movement and Creativity are vital to our lives. When we direct our focus to deepening connections to ourselves, each other and life itself, our experience of life becomes fertile, rich, vibrant.

Movement: classes, workshops, experiments, performances, curiosity, discovery.
Creativity: art, music, process, creation, discussion, experiencing, learning.

The body is the physical aspect of the personality and movement is the personality made visible.- Mary Starks Whitehouse

We Are Not Our Past Ft. David Banner July23

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  Saturday, July 23 at 3 PM - 8 PM Next Week · 72–99° Mostly Sunny

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Purchase Tickets HERE!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-banner-presents-the-god-box-lecture-tour-tickets-26070793445

Wake Up With Tayla Andre along with the Mayor’s Office of Resilience will showcase live panel discussions on Boston's 350 year history of racial inequity towards Indigenous and African natives and the alarming yet factual statistics on economic development, housing and education in our community. At the end of each panel discussion there will be an live Q & A from the audience staying true to the radio show format. Wait! This won't be just an event of monotonous talking there will be live performances from local artists and an Electrifying speech from Grammy Award winning recording artist and activist David Banner on his nationwide God Box Tour.