Center for Mindfulness and Justice
Retreats & Classes
Mindfulness & Meditation
The Center's mindfulness and meditation programs are suitable for both beginning and more advanced meditators. No matter the experience level, the essence of the practice is the same: generating the energy of mindfulness in order to be truly present – not caught in the past or carried away by the future, but here, body and mind united, aware of what is happening in the present moment, becoming truly alive.
For Buddhist Sanghas & Other Spiritual-Based Groups
Dharma teacher Cheri Maples leads mindfulness retreats as well as evening or day-long mindfulness programs, traveling throughout the country. Her teachings reflect a synthesis of the Thich Nhat Hanh and the Vipassana (Insight) traditions.
Snapshot
"For several years, we have struggled with authentically understanding and integrating diversity within our sangha. When I approached Cheri about offering a workshop for us, she spent a lot of time and energy wanting to fully understand the dynamics both interpersonally and organizationally that posed challenges for us as a community. Through her deep listening and myriad of life experiences and skills as a community organizer, social worker, police officer, and attorney, she was able to craft a workshop that spoke not only to our struggles within our own sangha but also within our society with regards to race and other forms of oppression. Cheri's approach created an amazing container of safety, trust, and respect that provided a platform for a diverse sangha to deeply share of themselves and their stories and to begin a true process of understanding, healing, and reconciliation."
For Criminal Justice Professionals
Tools are provided to help professionals increase their awareness of how a career in criminal justice can begin to affect them over time, often wreaking havoc in their personal lives and relationships. This training is designed to offer more functional ways of dealing with the stress inherent in the criminal justice field.
For Helping Professionals
The focus of this training is how to deal with the emotional effects of one's employment in order to maintain an open heart and healthy boundaries. A particular emphasis is on tools enabling one to navigate the emotional effects of bearing witness to the suffering and trauma experienced by – and often created by – clients.
For Parents
Few things can be more difficult than creating healthy and useful boundaries with challenging teenagers. The Mindful Parenting/Surviving Challenging Teenagers class centers on protecting your relationship with your child by building and maintaining firm, compassionate boundaries.
To schedule or inquire about retreats & classes
Please contact Maureen Brady: info@mindfulnessandjustice.org