Monday Night Meditation WebCast
with Jonathan Foust
This class will be offered via WebCast while we are urged to shelter in place.
We will review this offering in a live format in early 2020.
Check out this link for more information on the links for Mindful Movement and Mindful Dialog.
Online Schedule:
6:30 - 7:20 Mindful Movement (see link above for details)
7:30 Live-Stream on my YouTube Chanel or my Facebook page.
8:50 Mindful Dialog with Ray Manyoky and Tara Cassidy (see link above)
Whenever we meet in person again:
As many of us in the DC area are on the move a lot, Monday Night Meditation is a drop-in gathering and you are welcome anytime.
Feel free to come early, relax and enjoy some quiet time before we begin.
Address and driving directions
Monday Night Evening Schedule
6:30 – 7:20 Optional Mindful Movement Class (offered by donation)
7:30 – 8:00 Guided Meditation
8:00 – 8:45 Dharma Talk
8:45 Tea and cookies are served in the lobby most evenings
8:50 – 9:30 Optional Discussion Group
Join the Mindful Movement Class Before the Guided Meditation
If you’d like to support your meditation practice on Monday nights at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Arlington, please consider coming an hour earlier to enjoy a Mindful Movement class.
The class offers a form of movement that is particularly well-suited for meditation. You’ll explore practices that will energize and strengthen you, help you release deep-seated tension and cultivate a sense of presence and well-being. The class is designed to be inclusive for all levels of yoga, from new to experienced.
Class begins as 6:30 and ends at 7:20, giving you time to gently transition to the guided meditation with Jonathan at 7:30.
This class is offered freely so that no one is denied access to the practices. Your donation helps cover the cost of the room and supports the teacher.
Contact Rita Naomi Moran at info@ritanaomi.com or oneheartpath@gmail.com
The Teachers:
Rita Naomi Moran was first initiated into meditation practice at the age of 6 with Transcendental Meditation. Since then she has traveled extensively, in the US and abroad, to study meditation and yoga. As a physical therapist and yoga teacher, she has a passion for helping people to integrate healthy movement and spiritual practice into every day life.
Currently she is finishing her 500 hour yoga teacher training at Kripalu as well as a certification in women's health physical therapy with a specialization in pelvic floor issues and breast care. She leads nature awareness and mindful movement programs in the U.S. National Parks, and has just completed an 18 month, 60+ National Park tour educating her 8 year old son in Native American culture, geology, biology and other life sciences. Their next segment will include the Havasupai culture and the Great Basin, a continuation of the Chaco and Anasazi cultures and the importance of living in harmony and kindness within ourselves and the outer natural environment.
Rita teaches mindful movement at the end of the month and maintains a successful physical therapy and integrative wellness practice in the Washington DC area. She is grateful to be a part of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington for the last 15 years.
Rita Moran leading class
Anna Johns grew up in India, where yoga and mindfulness practices were an integral part of life. From a young age, she watched her father meditate in the woods and was encouraged to join him.
These seeds began to sprout when she moved to Hong Kong where she was drawn to the practices and began her training with Indian Master, Kamal Srinivas in 2001, followed by extensive training in the U.S. including Duke University’s Therapeutic Yoga and the 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Certification Program (with Dr. Tara Brach, Dr. Jack Kornfield and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center).
Anna's teaching is also influenced through her studies with luminaries such as Jonathan Foust, Rick Hanson, Lama Surya Das and ongoing learning from the teachings of HH The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Gil Fronsdal, Pema Chödrön, Frank Ostaseski and Ajahn Brahm. She is currently enrolled in thegraduate-level Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program through Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.
Anna is a teacher at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC, (IMCW - founded by Tara Brach), and serves on the Board of Directors. She is a co-founder of IMCW's Asian Sangha and is a mentor with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education teen retreats. She is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional (CMT-P) with the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.
Anna’s life has transformed through her practices and she brings her gifts forth through her family, her classes and with clients. She lives with her husband, two human and two non-human children. For Anna's full schedule visit her website https://asaya.org.
Anna Johns leading class
Lynne Weir is a Kripalu trained yoga teacher who owns a private physical therapy practice and teaches yoga classes in Alexandria. On the Potomac you will find her coaching sculling (rowing). She has participated in Insight Meditations evening practices for the past 5 years and is excited to join other yoga teachers in offering a practice for the Monday night Insight group.
Please bring a yoga mat with you. Thanks!
Stay After Class and Join an Informal Discussion Group
Ray Manyoky and Tara Cassidy host a discussion group after class. This is a wonderful way to reflect and share on your personal practice and connect with like-minded people.
The group starts about 8:50 and ends by 9:30.
Joining the after-class discussion group is a wonderful way to reflect on your practice and connect with like-minded folks.
Parking Considerations
Parking can be an issue with many groups using the church on Monday nights. You can assume that if a parking space is not clearly marked, it’s a fire lane and not safe.
Please know that parking is available on side streets around the church and you won’t be ticketed.
Monday Night at UUCA is Offered Freely and by Donation
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, The Insight Meditation Community of Washington, the yoga teacher and class leaders receive no direct compensation for making this evening possible.
In the Buddhist tradition, the teachings are considered priceless. Therefore they are offered freely and there is no set fee for the classes.
This tradition also encourages cultivating generosity to ourselves and others.
Your generosity also ensures that no one will ever be denied access to these teachings and practices.
Many thanks to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington for sponsoring our evening gathering for the past ten years.
Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about your practice or would like to know more about resources. Jonathan can be reached at jonathanfoust@mac.com and Bob Gayer at treas1@uucava.org.