Jess Ergener Yoga

In case you didn’t see Elmo checked in with how everyone was feeling this week

Elmo Asked an Innocuous Question Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair.

Join me tonight for Lovingkindness practice
6:30-7 pm
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I’ve been thinking a lot about mindfulness for kids and helping my son learn some practices. With this endeavor in mind, I signed up for this class with Christopher Willard. I’m sharing the link as it might resonate with you some of you who are parents or elementary educators.

Conversations about race and racism can often feel emotionally charged. So much so that many people avoid these conversations altogether, preventing awareness and connection from taking place. This furthers our racial divide.

Ruth has developed a free training to help you press pause on your emotional overwhelm so that you can stay connected and engaged in the conversation in ways that deepen understanding and strengthen kinship.

Watch Ruth’s free training: Let’s Talk About Race: What to do with emotional distress here: https://ruthking.net/free-webinar/

Lovingkindness practice
5:30 - 6 pm
Offered for the many affected by the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

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Looking at the paradoxical nature of parenting

When a child misbehaves, is it the parent’s fault? - Happily Family I might be blaming myself, I know that my child also holds some responsibility for how they are acting and the choices they make

I am leading the Mommy Sangha this week and next week if you’d like to join.

Wednesdays at 1 - 1:30 pm.

It is offered freely. The session starts with guided practice and is followed by a reading and open discussion. DM for link to join.

From all of us at Tibet House US, we wish His Holiness the Dalai Lama a wonderful 87th birthday! May He live a long, healthy life for the benefit of all sentient beings!
📸 Tenzin Choejor

Today as a Guest Teacher for Mommy Sangha I offered a reading and a discussion on self compassion as a way to work with difficult life circumstances and beings in our life: kids, spouses, partners, family. Check the reading and feel invited to share your thoughts.

Author Talks: Kristin Neff on harnessing fierce self-compassion Here's how women can balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power--in the workplace and beyond.

Everyday Mindfulness Class
Thurs @ 6:30-7:30
Movement and practice
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I had the opportunity to hear Gail Parker speak twice this month about her work in sharing Restorative yoga, journaling and affirmation as self care practices.

Black women I know are resilient, but society pathologizes them as mentally ill anyway I regard Black women as being among the most mentally and emotionally healthy people I know. It’s not that we don’t feel sad and sometimes depressed, become anxious and sometimes terrified, get angry or become outraged. It’s not that we don’t need therapy, sometimes we do to regain emotional...

NEW TIME for Thurs Mindfulness class
6:30 — 7:30 pm

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A short and fruitful read. I appreciate that Sylvia Boorstein doesn’t try to claim mindfulness is a panacea and will be a “curse” for mental health. Mindfulness “might” be a tool to support you; however, that this doesn’t hold true for everyone.

Winter Blues -- Sylvia Boorstein – Lion's Roar Perhaps these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark.

A short article by Kim Brown, one of my meditation teachers, on the topic of being a witness to the suffering of others and working with our feelings as well as recognizing our shared common experience of being human.

Overwhelmed? Pay Attention Our natural empathy and compassion arises and we’re able to deeply connect with everyone’s struggles and suffering—including our own.

Creating Ease:
MBSR practices

Tonight 5:45-6:45 pm

Creating Ease for Body & Mind:
Learning mindfulness practices

Thursday - 5:45-6:45 pm

Each hour-long class consists of guided movement as well as various practices to explore ways to become more aware of the present moment through the body and our direct experiences. Students will be provided audio practice recordings to support practice between class sessions. Classes are based on practices in the MBSR program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Questions - email me [email protected]

How We Will be Meeting
We will be meeting online via Microsoft Teams.

If possible, please arrive a few minutes early to work out any technology issues and settle in so that we might start promptly.

To Register
Send an email to [email protected]


Creating a Space to Learn
Please have your audio on mute unless you are sharing.

Wear comfortable clothing and have a drink nearby to stay hydrated as well as anything else to support yourself during class.

Payments
Sliding Scale Payment - $8-$10-$12
Please kindly pay on the day of class.

Zelle
- You can use my email [email protected] to make a payment

Venmo
- My account is Jess-Ergener
- The last four digits of my cell are 5147

Quick read on how to look at practice...

When You’re Too Busy to Meditate When you feel too busy to meditate, Vinny Ferraro suggests reframing your idea of meditation,

I wanted to share that my MBSR teacher/mentor Elaine will be offering an Interpersonal Mindfulness course, which is an intersection of MBSR and Insight Dialogue. I took the class this fall and found it to be of benefit in remembering to speak with more care in my communication.

Register Now: Interpersonal Mindfulness Program, Spring MBSR cycle ▪ Interpersonal Mindfulness Program - Monday evenings ▪ Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - Wednesday evenings ▪ Reflection: The power of communi...

Guided Lovingkindness Practice

Mondays @ 5:30-6 pm

Do you need a quick practice to reset?

I have a new audio on Insight Timer you can check out...

3-Minute Breathing Space This is a short practice that helps one to reconnect to the present moment through direct awareness of the body and the breath. It is a practice you can do anywhere and at any time of the day. There is a bell rung at the end of the practice three times. The practice is part of the 8-Week MBSR progra...

I’m reminded of how technology is a blessing to bring folks together from far and near (especially now) and how it can be frustrating when it doesn’t work. For example, leading tonight’s class when it wasn’t working, which was a direct experience to lead into tonight’s topic of stress reactions. Someone was sharing how they take a few minutes to let emotions settle and I shared about when the opposite happens and you “flip your lid” as Dan Siegel speaks about...

Dr Daniel Siegel presenting a Hand Model of the Brain Many people experience times in their lives when they feel overwhelmed and need clarity. Our mission is to provide the highest quality psychological care by ...

My incredible, longtime meditation teacher Amita Schmidt is offering, A Cauldron of Emotions retreat this upcoming weekend.

The Cauldron of Emotions: Spring Retreat with Amita Schmidt — Dharma Zephyr During these tumultuous times, we can often find ourselves in a cauldron of emotions, both inner and outer. In this retreat you will learn ways to understand, work with, and find freedom from, the cauldron of thoughts and emotions. You will also learn about cultivating equanimity, and resting in awa...

Lovingkindness Practice

Mondays
5:30 - 6 pm