The Practice of Presence

Aug 11, 2010 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm UTC-07
Location: Omega Center
Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022

Presence is the very heart of spirituality, psychological healing, loving relationships, and vital embodiment. It is your very nature. Come learn a simple practice that is grounded in the body, the breath, the heart, and primary awareness.We will be opening into Presence as well as practicing various ways of living that Presence on a daily basis. It is compatible with a commitment to any spiritual practice—or none. It is not based on belief but on the integral human condition, the paradoxical Mystery that we are here to live, celebrate, and unfold—and which the mind cannot fathom or confine into a box.Sessions are primarily experiential, centered around practice rather than abstractions. Teaching, sharing, or dialogue is always oriented towards what is experienced or what can be put into practice. This is not a formal meditation group or practice as such but more of an exploration of, and immersion in, what we can call integral meditation, or simply, the Practice of Presence. It is integral in being spiritual and practical, relational and inward. It draws on the integral human condition of what we can call spirit, mind, soul or psyche, and body or energy, all as facets of integral Oneness.Each week we will go through the basic practice and then focus on one topic from the seven aspects of Presence: Space, Time, Life, Love, Mind, Self, and One(ness), each being a gateway or initiation into the Mystery of Presence. Each week will focus on core practices that extend the basic practice and help you unfold your Presence.Everyone is invited free of charge. Donations are gratefully accepted, not encouraged.Ed Hirsch, Ashland resident, will be facilitating. He has been practicing Presence avidly for over twenty years. The basic practice was learned as a student of Diamond Heart, and he has been developing the practice daily over the years through intensive practice and study of many paths. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Queens College and an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.

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