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NAME:Foundations of Mindfulness
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DTSTART:20260617T180000
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LOCATION:3D | VU Dialogue Stage, 1085, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam
SUMMARY:Foundations of Mindfulness
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p><p>Research shows mindf
 ulness helps with&nbsp;almost everything… but in practice,&nbsp;it�
 ��s&nbsp;not that easy,&nbsp;especially on your own.&nbsp;That’s wh
 y this is a guided 2-week series, designed to help you actually exper
 ience and build it step by step.&nbsp;</p></p> <p>Before each session
 , you’re welcome to join us for dinner. Starting at 6:00 p.m.,&nbsp
 ;we’ll&nbsp;serve a simple, delicious vegetarian meal.&nbsp;You can
  attend a single session or both evenings as a complete series.&nbsp;
 </p><p>Even&nbsp;when&nbsp;everything&nbsp;is 'fine',there&nbsp;can&n
 bsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;subtle&nbsp;dissatisfaction&nbsp;underneath&nbsp;i
 t&nbsp;all. Like&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;on a&nbsp;treadmill:&nbsp;constan
 tly&nbsp;moving, but&nbsp;not&nbsp;really&nbsp;getting&nbsp;anywhere.
 &nbsp;Avoiding&nbsp;discomfort,&nbsp;chasing&nbsp;small&nbsp;pleasure
 s…&nbsp;<br>yet&nbsp;something&nbsp;still&nbsp;feels&nbsp;missing.&
 nbsp;</p><p>This&nbsp;session&nbsp;invites&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;expl
 ore&nbsp;a different&nbsp;perspective.&nbsp;</p><p>This&nbsp;is&nbsp;
 the&nbsp;first&nbsp;session&nbsp;of a 2-part series,&nbsp;each&nbsp;e
 vening&nbsp;inspired&nbsp;by&nbsp;a different&nbsp;book&nbsp;on mindf
 ulness.&nbsp;</p><p>We begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mindfulness in Plain Engl
 ish by Bhante Gunaratana. You don't need to read the book to particip
 ate. Everything will be guided and explained in a simple, practical w
 ay.&nbsp;</p><p>The evening&nbsp;includes:&nbsp;</p><p>• An&nbsp;in
 troduction&nbsp;</p><p>• A&nbsp;guided&nbsp;meditation&nbsp;(beginn
 er-friendly)&nbsp;</p><p>•&nbsp;Optional&nbsp;reflection&nbsp;and&n
 bsp;sharing&nbsp;</p><p>• Space&nbsp;to&nbsp;journal&nbsp;or&nbsp;c
 onnect&nbsp;with&nbsp;others&nbsp;around&nbsp;food&nbsp;</p><p>This&n
 bsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;about&nbsp;fixing&nbsp;anything,&nbsp;</p><p>It�
 ��s&nbsp;about&nbsp;experiencing&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;already&nbsp;here
  in a different way.&nbsp;</p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: Research shows mindfulness helps with&nbsp;almost everyth
 ing… but in practice,&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;not that easy,&nbsp;especial
 ly on your own.&nbsp;That’s why this is a guided 2-week series, des
 igned to help you actually experience and build it step by step.&nbsp
 ; Before each session, you’re welcome to join us for dinner. Starti
 ng at 6:00 p.m.,&nbsp;we’ll&nbsp;serve a simple, delicious vegetari
 an meal.&nbsp;You can attend a single session or both evenings as a c
 omplete series.&nbsp;Even&nbsp;when&nbsp;everything&nbsp;is 'fine',th
 ere&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;subtle&nbsp;dissatisfaction&nbsp;und
 erneath&nbsp;it&nbsp;all. Like&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;on a&nbsp;treadmill
 :&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;moving, but&nbsp;not&nbsp;really&nbsp;getting&
 nbsp;anywhere.&nbsp;Avoiding&nbsp;discomfort,&nbsp;chasing&nbsp;small
 &nbsp;pleasures…&nbsp;<br>yet&nbsp;something&nbsp;still&nbsp;feels&
 nbsp;missing.&nbsp;This&nbsp;session&nbsp;invites&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nb
 sp;explore&nbsp;a different&nbsp;perspective.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;
 the&nbsp;first&nbsp;session&nbsp;of a 2-part series,&nbsp;each&nbsp;e
 vening&nbsp;inspired&nbsp;by&nbsp;a different&nbsp;book&nbsp;on mindf
 ulness.&nbsp;We begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mindfulness in Plain English by 
 Bhante Gunaratana. You don't need to read the book to participate. Ev
 erything will be guided and explained in a simple, practical way.&nbs
 p;The evening&nbsp;includes:&nbsp;• An&nbsp;introduction&nbsp;• A
 &nbsp;guided&nbsp;meditation&nbsp;(beginner-friendly)&nbsp;•&nbsp;O
 ptional&nbsp;reflection&nbsp;and&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;• Space&nbsp;to&
 nbsp;journal&nbsp;or&nbsp;connect&nbsp;with&nbsp;others&nbsp;around&n
 bsp;food&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;about&nbsp;fixing&nbsp;anyth
 ing,&nbsp;It’s&nbsp;about&nbsp;experiencing&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;alre
 ady&nbsp;here in a different way.&nbsp;
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