Upcoming Workshop Dates
Living Mindfully: Cultivating Peace in a Challenging World
October 13, 2022
Franciscan Spiritual Center
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Fee: $20
When the world around us seems to be in turmoil, our hearts often feel that way as well. Regardless of what is going on around us, within us is a deep well of peace. In times of struggle, we may not feel our peaceful flame burning, but it is always there. Paul wrote in Philippians (4:6) “(…) the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds (…)” and the Buddha said “The peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Let us come together and cultivate our inner well of peace.
Registration is available on the FSC website: https://fscaston.org/product/living-mindfully-cultivating-peace-in-a-challenging-world
Mindful Community Drop Ins
On Thursday evenings, we gather to cultivate our practice in a supportive space. Drop Ins are held via Zoom. Register via the Contact Link below or send an email to slongmindfulness@gmail.com.
All are welcome…from current meditators to people who are starting their meditation journey!
Free Will Offering of $10 is suggested
Join me at CommUNITY Wellness Day - I will offer a Morning Meditation
Mindfulness Basics
Whether you want to make space for stillness, find calm in each day, or cultivate a lasting mindfulness meditation practice, the Mind Drops Mindfulness Basics Workshop will open the door to the practice of paying attention.
Engaging with the breath, body scan, and other practices, participants will become more mindful of their thoughts, emotions, and the world around them. Join a small group of learners for five, one-hour sessions that unveil the impact of mindfulness in ones daily life.
Susan Long guides participants through the basics of mindfulness to a richer experience of the present.
Complete the Contact Form on the Mind Drops Mindfulness website to register.
Cost for the 5-week series is $100. The next 5-week Mindfulness Basics session TBD
Presented by the Franciscan Spiritual Center- Living Mindfully: Winter Reflection for our Spring Awakening (Virtual Retreat Day)
March 2, 2021
10 AM to 3 PM
Offering: $20 (all proceeds with be donated to the spiritual center)
Workshop Description
March…the near-end of Winter with the imminent promise of Spring. Winter offers us a time of spiritual hibernation, where we can re-connect with our innermost selves and re-emerge in spring refreshed and renewed. During our workshop, we will practice mindful meditations and engage in contemplative reflections designed to (re)awaken us to our authentic, true and loving selves. There will be two 90 minute sessions, one in the morning 10 to 11:30 and one in the afternoon 1:00 to 2:30.
This is through the spiritual center, so please click this link to register: https://fscaston.org/product/living-mindfully-winter-reflection-for-our-spring-awakening/
Winter Reflection
Saturday, February 20, 2021
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
Offering: $40
Workshop Description
Our society has painted winter as a dark and dreary time; however, it is a time of slowing down…of quiet reflection. The longer, darker days provide us the opportunity to sit in stillness and allow ourselves to be nurtured by the quietude. Just as the earth quietly prepares for spring and rebirth, so too we can prepare for what wishes to manifest in our lives. Once registered, a confirmation with a Zoom link will be sent.
What to bring
Please come to the session with water, a journal and a pen/pencil.
Mindful Space for Leaders (via Zoom)
March 9, 2021 (Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $10
Our current day challenges have led to making decisions and changes daily, weekly, monthly (perhaps even hourly). If you are someone in a supervisory, management or leadership role, we have dedicated a 90-minute session to come together to rest. To sit. To breathe. To unpack our challenges. To create space. By doing so, we can go forward more centered and better able to continue on our journeys. Give yourself the gift of time.
Registration is available on the FSC website: https://fscaston.org/calendar-2/
Meditation Drop Ins
Grow your practice! In addition to meditating at home, join a small group for meditation within a supportive community. This weekly Zoom experience is another way to connect in spirit to those growing in their meditation practice.
FIVE consecutive Mondays at 7:00 p.m, (one hour each week) $100 for the series.
The next Monday Drop In series is: TBD
To register please complete the Contact me form.