Mindfulness: Theory and Practice, Day with Akinchano, Tel-Aviv University
Amutat Tovana and "XTRA Student" invites:
Mindfulness: Theory and Practice"
Day with Akinchano
February 15th, Tel-Aviv University
We are happy to invite you all to a day of study and practice of Buddhist meditation with dharma teacher Akinchano, who will be arriving to Israel as a guest of Amutat Tovana.
The day includes two events, both open to all, meditation practitioners and those with no experience.
The two events are separate from each other so you can participate in one of them or both.
The teaching in both events will be given in English – understanding of spoken English is required.
15:00-18:00 - Study and meditation workshop
"Mindfulness beyond myth: Effective practices for attending to the present“
Registration is required
About the workshop:
Clarifications and practical exercises; about the psychology of attention and mindfulness: What it is and what it isn’t & how it works. Where to start, going deeper, identify challenges, finding skills and intelligent responses.
Location: XTRA Student, 30 Haim-Levanon St. (Handasa'im Building, 3rd floor, room 302), Ramat-Aviv
Instructions for the participants
Please arrive at least 20 minutes before we begin so we'll be able to start peacefully on time.
Come with comfortable trousers suitable for meditation sitting.
We sit on meditation cushions. Those who need are allowed to sit on a chair.
Registration
Registration is vis XTRA Student offices – please press here:
http://xtrax.student.co.il/courses/groupview-new.asp?id=8591
19:00-20:30 - Experiential session and talk
"Mindfulness beyond myth: Theoretical and Practical Challenges to Embodied Presence“
Registration is required
In the evening Akinchano will give an overview of the functioning of mindfulness on the path to growth.
Location: Tel-Aviv University. Exact location will be published later on.
Registration
Registration is vis XTRA Student offices – please press here:
http://xtrax.student.co.il/courses/groupview-new.asp?id=8591
Akinchano
| Akincano M. Weber (Switzerland) joined monastic life in 1985 in the Forest Tradition and has practiced in Ajahn Chah's and Ajahn Sumedho's meditation monasteries in Thailand and Europe for 20 years. He has studied Pali and scriptural teachings with the scholar monk Bhikkhu Payutto. Since leaving monastic life in 2005 he lives in Cologne from where he teaches Dhamma and meditation internationally. Akincano is also a trained Core Process psychotherapist (Konona institute, England). Since disrobed in 2005, lives in Cologne. |
Cost:
Participation in both events is without a fixed fee.
At the end of each event, participant will have the opportunity to give a donation to the teacher and to Amutat Tovana, in the ancient spirit of Dana – generosity of the heart.