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:

  • MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Book Study Begins January 13 All are invited to join the Cross Plains Mindfulness Meditation Group for a 6-week book study and meditation practice on, “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times” by Pema Chodron starting on Monday, January 13th, 6:30-7:45pm. Meetings will be held weekly via zoom except for the 3rd Monday of each month (Jan 20, Feb 17) when we will meet at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church. Facilitation will be rotated by several members of the group. If interested, please email Sandy Salvo by January 10th to receive reading assignments and the Zoom link. No prior meditation experience is necessary. Feel free to invite friends or family members who might benefit from joining a contemplative, compassionate group on this tender topic of discussion. Email: spowers28@gmail.com Excerpt: “Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way we like to dream about. The off-center, in-between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught and we can open our hearts and minds beyond limits.” ~Pema Chodron

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)