Welcoming the Newly Formed Sangha for People with Dis/Abilities and the Deaf During a focus group session in August, participants overwhelmingly expressed a desire to form a virtual affinity group for individuals who require alternative methods of practice due to dis/ability, deafness, illness, or injury. IMCW leadership responded with resounding support.... December 12, 2019By General Affinity, announcement
IMCW People of Color Focus Group, Dec. 11 If you identify as a person of color, we invite you to join Heather and Sade, persons of color, Tara Brach, and members of our Visioning Team on Wednesday, December 11, from 9-9:45 p.m. for a special focus group.... December 2, 2019By General Affinity, announcement
Hugh Byrne’s Sunday Morning Class: New Location IMCW’s Sunday morning meditation class—led by Hugh Byrne and guest teachers—has outgrown its space at the Center for Mindful Living (CML) in Tenleytown and is moving three blocks away... November 22, 2019By Hugh Byrne announcement
Reading List: Meditation, Buddhism and more The following books are recommended by IMCW's teachers, including authors from Jack Kornfield to Jon Kabat-Zinn to Kristin Neff. We hope that you enjoy them. November 5, 2019By Resources meditation, resources
Mindful Engagement 2020: Bringing Our Practice into the World ... I helped organize demonstrations, civil disobedience campaigns, and legislative pressure to change U.S. policies in Latin America, which were funding economic elites and propping up military dictatorships.... I wasn’t looking for Buddhism but it found me at the end of the 1980s and gradually transformed the way I looked at and engaged in politics.... October 22, 2019By Hugh Byrne event, SocialJustice