What is the future of IMCW? We have asked focus groups. We have asked teachers, admin and the board. Now we want to be sure that you have a voice in shaping IMCW's future together.... January 29, 2020By IMCW Visioning Team announcement, FutureVision
IMCW Visioning 2.0: Progress Report Over the past several months, the IMCW Visioning Team conducted 46 focus groups with an estimated 165 participants associated with IMCW’s many classes, activities, groups, affinity sanghas, and other offerings and communities. Thanks so much to all of you who have lent your voice to articulating what IMCW can become! January 29, 2020By IMCW Visioning Team FutureVision
Engaged Mindfulness: Families Prepare and Serve a Meal at a Rockville Shelter The IMCW family program is happy to offer families an opportunity for engaged mindfulness. Join us on February 2 to provide a delicious, nutritious dinner (plus breakfast for the next day) to the women at the Interfaith Works Shelter in Rockville.... January 9, 2020By Jennifer Jordan announcement, event
Celebrating Tara’s new book, Radical Compassion on Wednesday, Jan 8 -- You're Invited! Many years ago, I read a moving article by a hospice care‑ giver who had accompanied thousands of people during their final weeks. One phrase in particular has stayed with me. After countless hours listening to the thoughts of the dying, the caregiver summed up their greatest regret with these words: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself." December 29, 2019By Tara Brach announcement, resources
You are invited to a mindful New Year's Eve We are holding a first-ever New Year’s Eve event with the sangha at the Center for Mindful Living (CML) to complete the year 2019 and mindfully bring in 2020 together. There will be a room for mindful connection and a room just for silence. It is fine to stop by for a bit or stay the whole evening.... December 24, 2019By Editor announcement, event