Brown Meditation Community

18/12/2020

Season’s greetings!

In time for the holidays, we are launching our initiative for organizations addressing common mental health/ mindfulness disparities and social justice issues in line with our mission this year (see our first newsletter) to ally with our Black community members and stand with all those who may not have access to the practices we share— the radical inclusion, compassion, and community that we aim to cultivate. In honor of our 50th anniversary since BMC first came to be, we will be mailing you a FREE BMC sticker (bear: 1.47”x 2” and circle: 2”x2”) for every $2+ donation to the organizations listed below (or any others with similar objectives). Email ([email protected]) or DM us your donation receipt and address to mail to.

Recommended organizations:
-TGI Justice Project: http://www.tgijp.org/
-Institute of African American Mindfulness (non profit serving our African American communities): https://www.iaam-dc.org
-Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: https://www.beam.community/whatwebelieve
-Any bail fund or nonprofit (including GoFundMe stories) aiming to increase mental health care access for minority communities or to address disparities Black community members face in your area
>> Please DM or email us if you remain unsure of where to donate to.

This holiday season, open your heart and give the gift of care♡

Thank you all for your support throughout these last fifty years that are beyond ourselves. We wish you all a joyful, loving holiday season!

Sincerely,
BMC

stickers designed by Yukti Agarwal (Brown-RISD '24.5)

26/10/2020

Hi everyone,

We hope you all are having a good semester thus far! While our unique mindfulness sessions (Art and Meditation with Elana, Poetry-Based Meditation with Mica, BIPOC mediation group) and partnerships (e.g. STEM group meditation, Jewishly Inspired Meditation) will continue, we will be consolidating all other sitting meditations to a single weekly meeting on Sundays at 1 pm. Due to the nature of this semester, it can be hard to find time for all of the virtual events offered daily, so we hope this will bring together a larger group of people to meditate as a community over Zoom. Our first meeting will be next Sunday, November 1st at 1 pm:
Community-Wide Weekly Meditation! Sundays at 1pm
https://zoom.us/j/97983202126?pwd=UFFWYXZGR2hEMWlFQVF1NGFTY0svQT09
Meeting ID: 979 8320 2126
Passcode: k7huuD

For LGBTQIA+/ BIPOC folks, below is a yoga series being offered by the Glitter Goddess Collective, sponsored by various identity centers:
"~ REVOLUTION FLOW: A Virtual Yoga Series w Matt Garza ~

Looking to release tension and process these trying times? Take a restorative pause to come breathe, stretch, meditate, and journal in community with us. Sessions will be guided by the fabulous Matt Garza ‘11 of the Glitter Goddess Performance Lab, and will occur from 12-1pm EST on Thursdays, Oct 29th through Nov 19th. All students are welcome to join, and no previous yoga experience is needed.

ALL BODIES are welcome. QT BIPoC folks especially welcome. Pets welcome. Pajamas/Costumes welcome. Start over. Finish early. Ignore all our directions and do your own thing. Dance while we stretch. Wrap yourself in a snuggie and just breathe with us. Get online with us just to be with us. Come as you are.

The Glitter Goddess Collective believes that our bodies hold ancestral and universal wisdom and insight for the revolution. It feels so uplifting and grounding to practice in community. These offerings are a space for us to practice resilience and healing together; to shift our energetic center towards liberation for all."

For more information about Garza and the Glitter Goddess Collective, visit their website at https://www.theglittergoddesscollective.org/.

***Complete registration and waiver here: https://forms.gle/ktt3sKmWrJEWSsDD9

As we shared on Instagram, we are hoping to use our platform as a story-sharing/ mutual growth social media campaign and are open to any submissions (all completely anonymous/ confidential)! (https://forms.gle/4JN55UH1H263Bh6J8)

Lastly, Kaitlyn (BA'20 MPH'21) is still open to conversations regarding perspectives of mindfulness and mental health! Please reach out if interested because all perspectives are valued: [email protected]

Looking forward to finding more stability, calm, and community🌿
BMC

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17/10/2020

BIPOC meditation group will be 8-8:45pm est today! Join us to find calm in community🦋🍂

https://brown.zoom.us/j/96447502072

Time has been to better accomodate various time zones🌏

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13/10/2020

Friendly reminder for Jillian's mindfulness meditation sit at 9:30am EDT tomorrow (Tuesday, 10/13)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8100193762?pwd=c3cxbUZJNWNMMnc4YWlDRndOcnAwdz09

Meeting ID: 810 019 3762
Passcode: 4SM0VX

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10/10/2020

Friendly reminder for our BIPOC meditation group today 4-5pm est with Gilbert and Jenny 🦋🌿

We look forward to connecting and building community:)
Zoom Link: https://brown.zoom.us/j/96447502072
Meeting ID: 964 4750 2072

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05/10/2020

Jake will be facilitating a breath-centered and body scan meditation tonight at 6pm Eastern. Zoom link is below, hope to see you there :)

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05/10/2020

Hello everyone!

We hope your semester is off to a wonderful start. We are excited to announce that we'll be resuming meditation sessions this week! Please subscribe to our calendar (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=YnJvd24uZWR1X3U1bWRndDgxazAydm1qbzFjNGhic3BxODBrQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20) and check out our new website (https://brownmeditationcommunity.com/) which also has our calendar.

As we explain in our first newsletter, we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and are actively striving to make BMC a radically inclusive space where all are welcome and celebrated. We believe that cultivating experiential awareness, along with traits such as empathy, loving-kindness, and regard for oneself and others can bring us at least partway. There is much learning, unlearning, and growing to do and we hope to do it together!

Mindfulness is challenging even for facilitators. Along with our sits, we are kicking off a campaign, which will allow members to share any and all concerns or relevant stories with us anonymously. This form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hbk22XiMQP-pRnViwAv4V_4XCbSIGT_6e1Of-O3oEA8/edit) is available on our website and allows concerns and stories, if desired, to be posted publicly on our social media pages. This is not to tear anyone down but to provide opportunities for transparency and improvement, both of ourselves and of the communities we each, as individuals, interact with. Please follow our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brownmeditationcommunity/?hl=en) because we will be sending out daily reminders of sits and use it as a platform for social change. Read our very first newsletter shared with our listserve for more information! [If you are unable to access the newsletter, please let us know and reach out because we would love for everyone to be able to read our months' long work]

Please note that Gilbert and Jenny's sit on Saturdays is a BIPOC sit. While attendance is not restricted, remember that these sits also have a special purpose. Mica will hold Poetry-Based Meditations next Monday 9am EST and Teddy will be holding Jewishly- Inspired Meditation starting next Tuesday, time TBD!

Here is this week's schedule:

Breath-Centered Meditation/ Body Scan with Jake: Monday 6-7pm EST
https://brown.zoom.us/j/9787336621

Sitting meditation with Jillian: Tuesday 9:30-10am EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722694813?pwd=YXlaUDVTZXhGUTBlQ1NTc0xHS0ZYdz09
Meeting ID: 857 2269 4813 Passcode: 5ih1X7

Mindfulness for mental health with Liz: Tuesday 6-6:30pm EST
*Liz is a first-gen/ low-income student
https://brown.zoom.us/j/5747163803
Meeting ID: 574 716 3803

STEM Mediation group with Silverio and Dr. Marston: Tuesdays 4-5pm EST
https://brown.zoom.us/j/99755057521?pwd=QWwzZjFPQmhGSFEzWkF6ZDlmczVOdz09
Meeting ID: 997 5505 7521
Passcode: 216150

Intention Setting Meditation with Angelo: Thursday 9:30-10am EST
https://zoom.us/j/94082962478?pwd=c0EzZFV4RFBTd0wyL1M0MkxuMy9ZZz09
Meeting ID: 940 8296 2478
Passcode: 1eJdEU

Sitting Meditation with Justin: Friday 8:30-9am EST
Description:https://zoom.us/j/5807634310?pwd=bmhES3VqTlBMcVlSQStuT0ZkZmdqZz09
Meeting ID: 580 763 4310 Passcode: 8wCWQ4

Art and Meditation with Elana: Friday 1-1:45pm EST
Bring something to draw or paint with!
https://brown.zoom.us/j/93358968499
Meeting ID: 933 5896 8499

BIPOC meditation group w/ Gilbert & Jenny: Saturdays 4-5pm EST
*Jenny is a first-gen/ low-income student, Asian WOC
https://brown.zoom.us/j/96447502072
Meeting ID: 964 4750 2072

With warm compassion and gratitude, welcome back!🌟😊
BMC

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18/09/2020

Friendly reminder for our Fall Kickoff today 6-7pm est! Looking forward to reconnecting, meeting, and taking a moment of calm✨🌝

08/09/2020

Brown Contemplative Studies is announcing a new program, beginning this fall, that may interest members of our meditation community. The practice sessions from the Virtual Contemplative Mentors in Residence Program are open to all interested Brown students. If interested, please email Anne Hart ([email protected]) with "Virtual Contemplative Mentors" in the subject line. See the flyer below for more details!

31/08/2020

Hello everybody! We've reached the end of summer sessions. Thank you all for being a part of our community this summer-- it's been amazing getting to connect with you all virtually, across time zones and over thousands of miles! We wish everybody luck with the transition into the fall, and we look forward to continuing to build our virtual meditation community as the seasons change.
Please keep an eye out for upcoming posts about our fall kickoff!

30/08/2020

Check out our new Instagram page ! We will be posting our weekly schedule, meditation and yoga tips and techniques, inspirational quotes and more info on our campaign (launching soon!)

23/08/2020

Jake will be facilitating a sit tomorrow at 5:30 pm Eastern. Hope to see you there!

Link:
https://brown.zoom.us/j/93849662915

Meeting ID: 938 4966 2915

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