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Ravenswood Sitting Location on Hiatus

insightchicago — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:43:32 +0000

The Ravenswood sitting group has decided to move from its current location. They will not be meeting this summer while they look for a new space. The last sit at this location will be this Monday, May 24th. New locations are being looked for, and any offers of space on the north side of Chicago would be appreciated.

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Sangha Business Meeting Oct 24

insightchicago — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:49:39 +0000

An Insight Chicago sangha business meeting will be held Saturday Oct 24th from 9:30am to 11:30am. Committed practitioners who have time to help with board activities are invited to join. Please contact Greg (glg222(at)gmail.com) to RSVP.

Our agenda for this meeting will focus on how best to take advantage of Santikaro’s proposal for a 2010 teaching schedule. We need to decide on topics for his discussions and find resources to organize and host the events.

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Cheri Maples visits Insight Chicago Oct 26, 27

insightchicago — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:33:45 +0000

Teacher Cheri Maples will be visiting our weekly sitting groups – Monday October 26 at the Ravenswood location (brad.potts1(at)gmail.com) and Tuesday October 27 at the Downtown-Lakeside (glg222(at)gmail.com) location. The sits will start promptly at 7:00 pm. Please try to arrive a few minutes early. All are welcome.

Cheri runs the Center for Mindfulness and Justice. She leads mindfulness retreats and classes and efforts on how to incorporate timebanking with prison education and reintegration. In 2008, Cheri Maples was ordained as a Dharma Teacher by Zen master & peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh.

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No third Sunday sit 10/18

michaelzieve — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:35:47 +0000

There will be no third sunday sit at the Ravenswood location 10-18

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Santikaro visits Chicago Oct. 18th

insightchicago — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:25:52 +0000

Santikaro will be visiting the Lakeside Sangha again on Oct. 18th. The sit begins at 6:30 pm. followed by a Dharma talk, tea break and question-answer period. The evening will end no later than 8:30 pm.

Space is limited, so please RSVP in advance with Greg Gerber at glg222(at)gmail.com if you plan to attend. Greg will provide location and directions.

There will be no third sunday sit at the Ravenswood location that day.

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Santikaro Visiting Sept 20 and Oct 18

insightchicago — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:17:42 +0000

Santikaro, founder of Liberation Park in Norwalk, WI, will be sitting with Insight Chicago on Sunday Sept 20th and Sunday Oct 18th. He teaches mindfulness with breathing based on the early Pali sources combined with many years of personal practice. There will be a period of meditation followed by a dhamma talk with time for questions and answers. The September 20th Sangha business meeting has been canceled and we will post a notice when a new time is decided on.

Space is limited, so please contact Greg (glg222(at)gmail.com) for the location and availability.

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No Sit Labor Day 9-7-09

Brad Potts — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:46:09 +0000

There will not be a sit Labor Day (9-7-09) at the North Chicago (Ravenswood) location. Weekly sitting at this location will resume 9-14-09 at 7pm.

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