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Title:: Women's Mindfulness and Meditation Retreat
When:: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Category:: Events

Description

JSN Women's Division Presents: Jewish Mindfulness and Meditation Retreat

Guest Speakers: Alexandra Begoun and Jennifer Smorgan

Please see biographies of our fabulous presenters below the registration form.

WHEN:

Sunday, June 26th
10:00am-2:00pm

WHERE:

470 Carolina Lane - Palo Alto

COST:

$30 early bird

$36 after June 15th

Program:

Mindfulness: A Jewish Pathway to a Calmer Spirit

Mindfulness enhances a person’s sense of being in the present moment; it helps us avoid anxiety about the future or regret and sadness over the past. In Judaism, a significant component of mindfulness means cultivating a deep and profound trust in God. It means making room in our awareness for a Higher Power and communicating with Him on a regular basis through meditation and prayer. Additionally, Judaism teaches that each of us is unique. Mindfulness based consciousness helps us to ascertain our unique mission and to stay true to that mission.

Alexandra will address how we can live our lives in an authentic and genuine way. Learn the perspectives and tools that will bring you a deeper clarity of who you are, where you should be putting your energies, and what it means to live a life truly on purpose.

Jennifer will guide the group in a meditation and will speak briefly about the ways in which meditation is beneficial to our health. She will address how one's level of stress can be dramatically decreased due to focused mindfulness and meditation.

CATERED LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

SPACE IS LIMITED

Alexandra Begoun is a popular Jewish educator with a special emphasis on self-esteem, relationships, parenting and marriage. She and her husband are co-founders of the L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living, an organization devoted to creating vibrant and relevant Jewish learning opportunities in the Chicago area. Ali is also a successful personal life coach and recently spearheaded her own coaching company. She lives with her husband and five children live in Milwaukee.

Jennifer Smorgon was born and raised in San Francisco. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Brandeis University, attended Columbia University, and then served as a bereavement counselor in Sydney, Australia. During her time in Australia she met Dr. Thom Knoles who is a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist and one of the world’s foremost instructors of Vedic meditation outside of India. Jennifer became one of Thom’s protégés and after more than twelve years of experience has become a San Francisco meditation guide. Jennifer lives in San Francisco with her husband and five children.