September Wellness Series: Meditation and Mindfulness Workshop

People meditating.

Meditation and mindfulness practices can help manage stress and anxiety, improve mental clarity, and provide many well-documented health benefits, including better sleep and lowered blood pressure.  This introductory workshop will provide an overview of meditation and mindfulness practices and an opportunity to try it out.  It will include a short meditation period, resources for establishing a regular practice and a time for questions and discussion. 

Workshop Presenters:

  • Jody Dungay: Jody Dungay has been teaching meditation for 15 years and is one of the guiding Zen teachers at Wy'east Zen Center. She also completed teacher training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.  Jody has had a regular meditation practice for over 35 years.  She has experienced its benefits in her own life and loves sharing this practice with others! 
     
  • Emilie Cartoun: Emilie Teiko Cartoun received the Precepts from Rev. Kyogen Carlson at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland in 2004, and became Kyogen's lay disciple in 2007.  She co-founded Wy'East Zen Center in Sandy in 2010. Emilie retired from Mt. Hood Hospice in 2017 and has been traveling, writing, riding, hiking, and caring for WEZC since then.
     

Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Hoyt Community Room at the Sandy Library

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