Just want to share Venerable Bhikkhu Paññakāra’s 10 vows for peace that he announced today at the Lincoln Memorial, because I find them so timely and beautiful. We can also use them as aspirations, a compass, and a practice for continuing the walk in each of our own journeys 🤍🌱🙏🏼 Feel free to save and share.

Tonight’s class is all about learning how to feel better in your body and calmer in your mind — using simple, practical tools you can actually take into daily life. We’ll be exploring: 🌿 Breath-based meditation to bring the mind out of overwhelm and back into the present moment 🌿 Nine-round breathing — a structured breathing practice that gently clears mental noise and steadies the nervous system 🌿 Body scan relaxation — a deeply soothing practice that helps release physical tension and is especially helpful for sleep This class isn’t about “emptying the mind” or doing meditation perfectly it is about learning how to notice what’s happening in your body, soften where you can, and give your system a chance to reset. When we feel good — even a little bit better — we cope better.We breathe more freely.We think more clearly.We respond rather than react. These practices are: ✔ gentle ✔ accessible ✔ suitable for beginners ✔ and easy to use at home, in bed, or in moments of stress If life has felt busy, heavy, or overstimulating lately, this is a chance to pause, reconnect, and give yourself some proper care — not by adding more effort, but by letting go. All welcome.Come as you are. No experience needed 💛

It can feel as though peace is impossible to come by in a season like this. When the world feels loud, uncertain, or heavy, the idea of inner calm can seem distant, almost unrealistic. Yet peace is not something reserved for quieter times. It is something we can cultivate within the noise. Finding peace is not about escaping life or denying what is happening around us. It is about meeting life exactly as it is with an open and responsive heart. Peace arises when we develop a steadiness of mind and a gentle understanding that allows us to be present with the constantly shifting landscape of our inner and outer worlds. Meditation teaches us this kind of presence. When we sit quietly, even for a few minutes, we begin to notice that thoughts, emotions, and sensations come and go. We learn that we do not need to fight or fix them. Instead, we can soften, breathe, and allow. Over time, this creates a calm attentiveness—a grounded awareness that remains even when life feels unpredictable. Loving-kindness meditation deepens this process. Rather than striving for emptiness or silence, we intentionally cultivate warmth, compassion, and goodwill, first toward ourselves, and then outward toward others. Simple phrases such as “May I be safe. May I be at ease. May I be kind to myself” help remind us that peace is not passive. It is active, relational, and deeply human. Peace does not mean indifference or apathy. It does not ask us to turn away from suffering—our own or that of others. Instead, it offers a spaciousness of mind that allows compassion to arise without overwhelm. From this space, loving-kindness becomes a natural response rather than an effort. In moments of loneliness or disconnection, loving-kindness meditation gently reminds us that we are not as alone as we sometimes feel. As we extend kindness inward, we often find it easier to recognise our shared humanity. Others, too, are navigating uncertainty. Others, too, long for safety, understanding, and peace. In this way, peace becomes less about controlling our circumstances and more about how we meet them. Through meditation and loving-kindness, we learn to stay present, open, and compassionate—even in difficult seasons. And in doing so, we discover that peace is not something we wait for. It is something we practice. Loving kindness mediation course now available fo $25 in the classroom

1. Feel your feet on the ground. 2. Notice one full in-breath and one full out-breath. 3. Relax shoulders and jaw on the exhale. 4. Repeat for 3–5 breaths.

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