An OpenDreaming Project By Dr. Joel Ying, MD (created 5/2/11, revised 5/11/11)
Vision: Living the Present Moment
Mission: To promote practical skills of present moment awareness.
Format: Study Group Circle – Meditation and Book Study
Find calendar online: www.joyhealthwellness.com/events
Focusing on knowledge from books and other sources, the study group format allows us to share practical wisdom of personal experience. To live the present moment requires conscious awareness with both mind and heart. Through meditation, book study, and peer support, we explore the phrase “Living the Present Moment.” While books can provide us with knowledge, the study group format allows us to share practical wisdom of personal experience from the heart in the context of that knowledge.
Adapted from Native American Story: “The longest distance that you will ever travel is from the head to the heart.”
Start your own study groups!
See suggested guidelines below.
Each study group needs a leader to keep the group on track. I suggest attending various circles that use these rules (see below) to gain comfort with leading a group.
Study Group Guidelines
Study Group Guidelines for Sharing
Guidelines adapted from various circles, special thanks to: Suzanne Scurlock-Durana’s Healing from the Core Seminar Series Christina Baldwin’s Calling the Circle Mindfulness in Medicine Seminar (University of Rochester) Recommended Books for Study Group:
Calling the Circle by Christina Baldwin The One Thing Holding You Back by Raphael Cushnir Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky Full Body Presence by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana Mindsight by Dan Siegel, MD A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Written by Dr. Joel Ying, MD, 5/2/2011 |