{"id":5145,"date":"2024-03-01T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=5145"},"modified":"2024-04-20T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T16:20:01","slug":"mindfulness-and-loving-kindness-class-970","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/events\/mindfulness-and-loving-kindness-class-970\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monthly this spring, come join us for a Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Class with Thai Monk Boonyod Nonthong (Benny). Meets on Mondays at 10:30am &#8211; March 11, April 8, and May 13, from 10:30-11:30am. Free and open to the public. No sign up required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this class, participants will practice loving-kindness meditation, which involves directing positive intentions and goodwill towards oneself and others. This practice aims to cultivate compassion, empathy, and love, fostering emotional well-being and healthier relationships. This class will also include Insight meditation, also known as Vipassana or mindfulness meditation. This technique involves observing thoughts, sensations, and experiences with non-judgmental awareness. Its objective is to develop profound insight into the nature of existence, fostering mindfulness, clarity, and a deeper understanding of oneself and reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classes include 20 minutes dedicated to exploring loving-kindness meditation techniques and 30 minutes dedicated to Insight Meditation involving prostration walking and sitting. Think of this as a class to train the mind, gaining happiness from loving-kindness and acceptance, along with compassionate care for every current phenomenon of our physical and mental state. This is a beginner-to-experienced meditation class that includes loving-kindness meditation, mindfulness meditation, and sharing experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the instructor:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benny is an instructor from the NMR Buddhist Meditation Center in Raynham, MA. Benny is an advanced mindfulness teacher with a profound understanding of the art and science of mindfulness. With a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the practice, he guides light for those on a journey to inner peace and self-discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monthly this spring, come join us for a Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Class with Thai Monk Boonyod Nonthong (Benny). Meets on Mondays at 10:30am &#8211; March 11, April 8, and May 13, from 10:30-11:30am. Free and open to the public. No sign up required. In this class, participants will practice loving-kindness meditation, which involves directing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-5145","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/5145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5145"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=5145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}