Cross Plains Area Mindfulness Meditation

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

All are welcome to join this open learning community focused on exploring mindfulness meditation practices to cultivate compassion and mutual understanding while enriching our personal faith journeys. No experience necessary. 

Coming Up Next:

  • April 15:  Loving Kindness Practice facilitated by Sandy Salvo

    Loving Kindness Practices help us cultivate compassionate hearts and minds, not only toward others but also toward ourselves and all living beings.

     Research has shown that these practices also have an effect upon our daily actions, resulting in a willingness to be more tolerant, kind and caring in our communities and in the world.   

    Weather permitting, all or part of the April practice may be outdoors in the Prayer Garden at St. Martin’s Church - please bring a chair and appropriate layers for comfort. 

    Meeting monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month, 6:30-7:45pm on a drop-in basis. We will vary our location for the summer, using outdoor spaces. Plan to arrive by 6:15 pm to allow time to find parking and get settled.   If bad weather hits, we will move to St. Martin's Church, Cross Plains.

St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 2427 Church St., Cross Plains, WI.

Questions?   Contact Sandy at sandy@centered-connections.com 

Come as you are. Come when you are able.

What is Mindfulness?

“Mindfulness is non-judgmental awareness of your moment-to-moment experience.” (Sean Fargo) 

“Mindfulness is awareness, cultivated by paying attention in a sustained and particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2003) 

“The first component of mindfulness involves the self-regulation of attention so that it is  maintained on immediate experience, thereby allowing for increased recognition of  mental events in the present moment. The second component involves adopting a  particular orientation toward one’s experience in the present moment, an orientation  that is characterized by curiosity, openness, and acceptance.” (Scott Bishop, et. al, 2004)