BPF Boston: Day of Mindfulness, March 1 in Rhode Island

[BPF Boston chapter announcements]

This Day of Mindfulness is being organized by the Mind Tamers Sangha in 
West Barrington, RI and the Bell Street Sangha in Providence, RI. We 
would love to have some folks from Boston join us. This is a wonderful 
opportunity for us to deepen our practice and enjoy a day together. I 
hope you will be able to be with us, support our sister sanghas and 
meet some really wonderful fellow practitioners! I am including the 
information from the flyer. If you know of others who might enjoy it, 
please pass it on to them. To register and for information about the 
day please contact Leslie at lmacdonald9 at cox.neor 401-454-0006.
with lots of love and the clarity of a bright winter beach for you,
Joanne

A Day of Mindfulness
?Dancing on the Head of a Pin?
Engaged Buddhist Practices
for Maintaining our Joy and Balance in Difficult Times
led by Joanne Friday
Dharma Teacher in Thich  Nhat Hanh?s Order
Saturday, March 1, 9:15am to 5:00 pm
The retreat is open  to all. Meditation instruction will be provided.
To Register: Contact Leslie at lmacdonald9 at cox.net or 401-454-0006
You will receive  confirmation and directions about what to bring

Cost: $20 per person or whatever you can afford (we don?t want anyone 
to not come because of money!)plus dana (donation for the teacher)

Location:   Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell Street, Providence, RI

Description: We are living in a time when it is very easy to get pulled 
off center and into places of fear, frustration, anxiety and aversion. 
This drains our energy and colors our perceptions. During this Day of 
Mindfulness we will be using practices that will help us to develop our 
concentration, become more aware of our unskillful habits of mind and 
expand our capacity for love and compassion for ourselves and everyone 
else. These practices help us to transform our unskillful states of 
mind and hold everything with more equanimity and fearlessness.  When 
we can choose where to place our minds, we have more clarity and more 
energy to take wise action.  We can then experience more joy and 
freedom in every present moment.  No previous meditation experience is 
necessary.

Questions (other than registration):  contact Don at 401-556-2945

About the Teacher: Joanne Friday received authority to teach from Thich 
Nhat Hanh, who has been her teacher for 16 years. She has enjoyed 
offering retreats and Days of Mindfulness for many sanghas and various 
groups throughout the Northeast. She is the co-founder of the Clear 
Heart Sangha and guiding teacher of the Bell Street Sangha. The 
transmission of the Dharma has been the most wonderful gift she has 
ever received and her greatest joy is passing it on!