Mindfulness

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Workshops & Events

Workshop

The Way of Awareness

  • May 10 - May 15 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Jon Kabat-Zinn on why sitting in meditation is a radical act of love. Mindfulness is often spoken of as “the heart of Buddhist meditation.” However, its essence is universal. As the Theravadan monk and Buddhist scholar, Nyanaponika Thera, put it in his classic work, The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, mindfulness is ... Learn More
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How to Tap Into Your Mind’s Potential to Break...

  • May 29 - May 31 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Try this simple process with Judson Brewer to help you break a habit. We are all vulnerable to craving. Whether it’s a compulsion to check social media, binge eat, smoke, drink, feed anxious thought loops, or any other behavior we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard ... Learn More
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Medicine,...

  • May 31 - Jun 07 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
This comprehensive program offers healthcare and other professionals an opportunity to come together under the direct guidance of foundational leaders in the practice and science of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Participants engage with mindfulness practices and their direct application persona ... Learn More
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Mindful Self-Compassion

  • Jun 07 - Jun 12 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Dr. Steven Hickman explains the concept of self-compassion. How do you typically react to difficulties in life? Do you instinctively fight uncomfortable experiences or find fault in yourself when things go wrong? What if, instead, you took a moment to comfort yourself when you felt b ... Learn More
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Youth Yoga & Mindfulness

  • Jun 28 - Jul 03 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
The Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) teaches yoga and mindfulness to youth classified as “high-risk” or “hard-to-reach” in urban environments, as well as youth in private schools and rural and international settings. Guided by Holistic Life Foundation founders Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez, you gain a deeper understand ... Learn More
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MBSR Framework for Mindful Living

  • Jul 12 - Jul 17 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Take a few moments of mindfulness now with Florence Meleo-Meyer of Brown Mindfulness Center. Have you felt an inner call to approach your life with more wisdom, skill, and compassion? Have you wished to engage your mind and body in ways that can support greater clarity and resilience ... Learn More
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Little Flower Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training

  • Aug 02 - Aug 09 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Little Flower Yoga (LFY) Training is a comprehensive program in yoga and mindfulness practices for children and youth ages 3-18. Registered by Yoga Alliance, and offering up to six optional graduate level credits, this training focuses on the complete physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of st ... Learn More
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Polishing the Mirror of the Heart

  • Aug 16 - Aug 21 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
“Love is the merchandise/which the world demands/If you store it in your heart/every soul will become your customer,” says the Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan. There is an art to entering our true heart and there is also a price: the slow surrender of our limited self to the unlimited. All this comprises what the Sufi’s call the ... Learn More
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Meeting in the Heart

  • Aug 23 - Aug 28 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Collect your energy and gather your focus in this short mindfulness practice with MBSR teacher Florence Meleo-Meyer. Our greatest human joys and sorrows thread through the fabric of our deepest relationships. From our earliest days, survival depends on care from and connection with others. Arising from multiple factors, our relatio ... Learn More
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Coming to Our Senses

  • Sep 20 - Sep 25 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Jon Kabat-Zinn explains why sitting in meditation is not only a political statement, but also a radical act of love. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasizes that the ultimate meditation practice is life itself and how we are in relationship to it moment by moment. & ... Learn More
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A 7-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat

  • Oct 04 - Oct 11 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Mindfulness meditation can help you access deep, innate resources for healing, growth, and transformation. It offers the possibility of a healthy way to be in relationship with the inevitable joys and challenges of life, and can give you freedom from stress, anxiety, pain, and illness. In this silent retreat in the Insight Meditation t ... Learn More
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Framework for Living Mindfully

  • Oct 11 - Oct 16 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Invest in your mindfulness practice beyond basic stress reduction. Continue your journey, begun with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and explore practices such as working with thoughts and emotions, and fostering a deeper connection to your body’s inherent wisdom. Draw on the formal and informal practices of MBSR to bring var ... Learn More

Perspectives

Press Release

Omega’s Event ‘The Power of Mindfulness in a Time of Upheaval’ Brings Together Mindfulness & Social Justice

November 13, 2019
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Article

What Makes Your Heart Quicken & Quiver?

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Mindfulness, Education & Justice

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Your Child Is a Live-In Zen Master

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Omega’s Commitment to Creating a Climate for Positive Change Is Hallmark of 2019 Programs

April 30, 2019
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Experience Stress Without Getting Stressed

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Omega’s $1M Commitment to Enhance Community Engagement Supports New Round of Scholarships

January 31, 2019
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How Mindfulness Can Shape Our Collective Future