Ongoing news such as the pandemic or the upcoming election may have some of us feeling anxious and worried. UC San Diego, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and The Center for Mindfulness have developed some 'easy to access' resources to help create a sense of "equanimity."
Equanimity is a spaciousness and balance of heart and mind. The balance in our hearts and minds in the midst of everything when we recognize that life is not in our control. Equanimity doesn't mean "indifference", rather a balanced engagement with it all. "Equanimity embraces the loved and the unloved, the agreeable and the disagreeable, the pleasure and pain. It eliminates clinging and aversion." Jack Kornfield
Take a few minutes for yourself to find harmony amid stressful times by listening to a guided mindfulness session (https://soundcloud.com/ucsdmindfulness/equanimity-practice-by-renee-lewis?in=ucsdmindfulness/sets/short-meditation-sessions).
Find equanimity and compassion to bring to yourself and the events of the world. You can also check out other free, live practice sessions and recordings below.
To attend any of the sessions listed below,
you must click on the session you want to attend and register. You will then receive an email with the password needed to join. Visit this link to learn
How to Use the Zoom Meeting Platform.
Schedule
Saturday, February 27, 2021
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10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
| 60-Minute Practice & Sharing with Renee Lewis
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Monday, March 1, 2021
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT
| Taking a Breath to Reduce Anxiety with Renee Luis
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
| Taking a Breath to Reduce Anxiety with Luis Morones
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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10:30 am - 11:00 am PT
| 60-Minute Practice & Sharing with Noriko Harth
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT
| Caring for Your Body with Kind Attention with Renee Lewis
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
| Working with Strong Emotions with Noriko Harth
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT
| Open Awareness with Helen Kim
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm PT
| Helping the Caregiver to a Better Night's Sleep with Cynthia Goodman
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
| Caring for Your Body with Kind Attention with Helen Kim
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT
| Sitting with Open Awareness with Noriko Harth
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
| Loving-Kindness with Renee Lewis
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Friday, March 5, 2021
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PT
| TBD with Kalika McClure
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
| TBD with Kalika McClure
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Saturday, March 6, 2021
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10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
| 60-Minute Practice & Sharing with Renee Lewis
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Featured Recordings
Find the rest of our recordings here: Soundcloud
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Longing for Compassion with Equality in the World with Deborah Rana
Taking a Breath to Reduce Anxiety with Noriko Harth
Care for the Caregiver with Deborah Rana
Open Awareness Meditation with Renee Lewis
Steadying the Heart with the Breath with Megan Prager
Giving & Receiving Compassion with Noriko Harth
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Feedback
Please fill out our
Online Session Feedback Form upon completion of any of the above sessions.
Find audio recordings of our live online sessions and other short meditation sessions on our Soundcloud playlist:
Short Mindfulness & Compassion Meditations
Resources & Tools
Visit our
Resources & Tools Page to find more support regarding COVID-19.

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