Meditation Sustaining Practice
2nd & 4th Mondays beginning May 23
7-8 PM
Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon, PA
Mindful Men Meeting
Thurs., June 2
7:30 to 8:45 PM
Thurs., June 9
7:30-9 PM
Wayne, PA
Sat., July 30
10 AM - 1 PM
Wayne / Devon, PA
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Are you judging those who ask for help?
In this insightful video, Brene Brown talks with Oprah on the impact of our judgments about what it means to ask for help. Brene has written extensively and her work was the subject of the Wholeheartness and Bravery & Courage retreats I hosted last winter.
Check out the
video
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July 12-14 - Self Care for Educators Retreat led by Josh Gansky in Bryn Mawr
An opportunity for educators to reduce stress, recharge, reflect, and reconnect.
With mindful practice, practice will be given time to pause and focus on their own care and well-being.
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Private Consultation
A limited number of private consultation times are available to build your mindfulness practice. Sessions may be done by phone, Skype video or in person at a rate of $95/ hour.
Email
for details.
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Marc Balcer
brings his experience as a coach, entrepreneur and investor to
Your Mindful Coach. He has received training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Management, Mindful Self-Compassion and Mindful Schools.
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"In case of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, panels above your seat will open revealing oxygen masks . . .
Secure your own mask first, before helping others."
If you've traveled by plane in the last half-century, these words are likely familiar. This month, we explore how to apply this lesson to our day-to-day experience.
We also explore intention and I introduce two mindfulness offerings for men in June and July.
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Take Care of Yourself First
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In my most recent blog, I explore the value of taking care of yourself. So many of my readers are in helping professions, are tireless volunteers and put others ahead of themselves.
Taking care of ourselves is critical to being able to care for others. Our own heart tells the story: through a complicated maze of arteries, the heart feeds itself first before distributing blood throughout the rest of the body.
If we ignore our own needs for too long, we become fatigue, weak, unable to help. Many of the cultural messages we receive discourage taking care of ourselves. And these messages can even cloud our perception of others as described in the Brene Brown video to the left.
Mindfulness offers tools and technologies to take care of ourselves, strengthening our resilience and unleashing our authentic selves. Through awareness and concentration, we can heal ourselves to heal the world.
You can explore this practice further in my recent podcast, "The Seed of Intention," described below.
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One way to take care of yourself is by setting an intention to guide your
experience. This process takes reflection and inquiry. It is an iterative process where each step informs the next.
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Mindfulness for Men in June and July
RSVP here to let me know if you can attend the documentary screening or half-day retreat described below. More details to follow soon!
Join us Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 PM in Wayne for a special screening of The Mask You Live In, an exploration of the cultural messages boys and men receive and the impact it has on their lives.
On the morning of Saturday, July 30, Your Mindful Coach will host a half-day men's mindfulness retreat in the Wayne/Devon area.
This retreat will be open to all experience levels, exploring compassion and kindness while also investigating the opportunities and challenges of being a man in the 21st century.
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Meditation Sustaining Practice returns Monday, May 23 in Devon, PA
Join us every 2nd and 4th Monday for this practice and discussion group at Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Road. We gather in room 208 from 7 to 8 PM.
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Thank you for supporting Your Mindful Coach! Have a great month.
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