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Buddhist Teachers Gretchen Newmark and John Masciocchi are team-teaching a class in the winter open to the general public. Newcomers to Buddhism and/or meditation are welcome!
To register for a class, please go to http://www.pcc.edu/registration/non-credit-registration.html
Buddhism in Contemporary Life: Curious about Buddhism? Practice meditation methods and learn basic Buddhist principles relevant to your busy life. The class includes basic Buddhist psychology of working with disturbing emotions, as well as recent scientific discoveries that demonstrate the benefits of the methods given by the Buddha 2552 years ago. Whether you are newly interested or an experienced person wanting fresh insight, you are welcome!
Tuesdays, October 2 - October 23, 2008, 7 - 9:00 pm.
Diamond Way Buddhist Center, Portland
1225 SW 16th Avenue, 2nd floor
Portland, OR 97201
Course ID: 47916
Cost $45.00 plus $10.00 fee
PCC info: 503-977-4933
Course Info: 503-281-3631
Anyone who is interested can sign up the night of the first class, but it would be better to sign up with PCC in advance. If a class is changed, only those who are signed up will be notified.
Meditation Demystified -- A Retreat in the City:
Practice several methods with an experienced teacher and time for questions.
Learn:
- The benefits of meditation
- Posture
- How to work with distractions'
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How to avoid discouraging pitfalls
Sometimes we see meditation as an obligation or "should," when it might be seen as a joyful opportunity. Come and practice with an experienced teacher in an informal setting with plenty of time for questions and answers. Experience the benefits of meditation, how to sit, breathe, and what to do with distractions. Experiment with methods that calm and center the mind, increase compassion and wisdom, and help with disturbing thoughts and feelings. Avoid the common pitfalls that discourage meditation practice. Learn how to develop and sustain an enduring meditation practice that fits your life.
Please wear comfortable clothes you can sit and move in.
If you have a cushion or bench you prefer, bring it. You might want paper and pen for a few notes.
Develop a meditation practice to fit your life.
Register: At the class meeting OR at any PCC campus or on the PCC website
Course number: 47918 Saturday November 8, 2008 1-4:00 pm
Diamond Way Buddhist Center, Portland
1225 SW 16th Avenue, 2nd floor
Portland, OR 97201
About the teachers:
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After meditating for many years and experiencing teachers and methods from different Buddhist traditions, Gretchen Newmark met Lama Ole Nydahl in 1996 and co-founded the Portland Diamond Way Buddhist Center two months later. She is a dietitian and counselor with a private practice treating eating disorders since 1982. She began teaching meditation to beginners in 2000, and co-teaches an introductory course in Buddhism at Portland Community College. With the least provocation, Gretchen will dance until she drops, and she also loves hiking and traveling with her husband of 21 years. One of her great passions in recent years has been helping to create the first Diamond Way North American retreat center.
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John Masciocchi grew up in Portland in the 60s. The idealism of those years has lead him to practice meditation for the past three decades. Always attracted to Buddhism, John met some of the great old Tibetan Lamas on his frequent travels to Nepal and within the U.S. After meeting Lama Ole Nydahl in 1993, John began his Buddhist practice and later founded the Portland Diamond Way group. He sees and travels with Lama Ole whenever possible; he joined Lama Ole and a group of students for a tour of Russia in 1998.
John's maturity, depth of experience and wide range of interests provide him with a unique context for Buddhist teachings and everyday practice. He has been a professional musician, paints thankas, and enjoys sailing and kayaking in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with his wife and best friend, Jeri.
John is an avid woodworker who runs his own remodeling company. He aspires to travel extensively in the future, teaching Buddhism and assisting in construction of retreat centers.
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