InJoy Meditation

Meditate live with Sarah McLean (my teacher) today at 11a CST. Other times available as well. InJoy💜

Free Online Live Meditation 4pm Today GMT - 9am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern

It’s a 30-minute call where you’ll be guided into a soothing meditation and take part in a short discussion. It’s held online free and you can invite your friends.

Join online with this link: https://zoom.us/j/9282040067 password: peace

Or, call in using a local number: (Meeting ID: 9282040067) US: +1 408 638 0968; Ireland: +353 (0) 1 691 7488; Australia: +61 (0) 2 8015 2088; UK +44 (0) 20 3695 0088; More international numbers available here: https://zoom.us/zoomconference

Everyone is invited to attend as each call designed to help you find sanity, balance, and wellbeing in the midst of this pandemic. Take care of your nervous system and find more calmness during this difficult time.

I will be sharing some meditations and teachings that I find to be profound. Eckhart Tolle shares about how our current situation is like "an enforced closing down of the busyness we always feel." InJoy!

How Do I Handle the Fear That I'm Feeling? In this video, Eckhart answers how we transcend any fearful thoughts we might have about losing our job, money, getting sick, or the fear of something happen...

Dear God,

To the World filled with fear,
Send forth your Love
To those whose lives are damaged
Send forth your healing
To those in in need of help
Send forth your helpers
For those who are homeless now.
May your arms be the only home they need,
Come to them with comfort
Come to them with food
Come to them with shelter
Come to them with hope
Send angels visible and invisible
To aid them in their time of need.
Amen

Marianne Williamson

Good morning and may you be InJoy today. One of my favorite teachers has a 2 minute Global Prayer today at 11am CST. Collectively praying is powerful. Please go silent, go within, focus on your heart and say a prayer for 2 minutes. If you don’t have one, you may use the one I am posting now. With love, Mona.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiIn57_ja7oAhXUW80KHVYBBCEQwqsBMAF6BAgJEAc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrDEeCtdg2mQ&usg=AOvVaw0uT54qyemyZ0-wEDZ9pGeZ

Marianne Williamson - 2 Minutes of Global Prayer Global Prayer this Sunday 3/22. Noon EST US, 5pm Rome, 6pm Johannesburg, 3am in Sydney (3/23) ... 2 minutes. Spread the word.

Such a great reminder for me today to live moment by moment, day by day. Be InJoy now!

One Day at a Time

BY MADISYN TAYLOR
Taking one step at a time makes life much easier to navigate rather than always looking at the big picture.

The years of our life do not arrive all at once; they greet us day by day. With the descent of each setting sun, we are able to rest our heads and let the world take care of itself for a while. We may rest assured throughout the night, knowing that the dawn will bring with it a chance to meet our lives anew, donning fresh perspectives and dream-inspired hopes. The hours that follow, before we return to sleep once more, are for us to decide how we want to live and learn, laugh and grow. Our lives are sweeter and more manageable because we must experience them this way: one day at a time.

Imagine the future stretching out before you and try to notice if you feel any tension or overwhelm at the prospect of the journey still to come. Perhaps you have recently made a lifestyle change, like beginning a new diet or quitting smoking, and the idea of continuing this healthy new behavior for years seems daunting. Maybe you have started a new job or are newly married and can feel an undercurrent of anxiety about your ability to succeed. If you can shift your focus from what may happen years down the line and return it to the day that is before you right now, you may find a measure of calm and renewed confidence in your capabilities. You may also discover an inner faith that the future will take care of itself.

The way we show up for our lives today and tomorrow has an enormous affect on who we will be and what we will be experiencing years from now. If we can remain fully engaged in the day at hand, enjoying all it has to offer and putting our energy into making the most of it, we will find that we are perfectly ready and capable to handle any future when it arrives.

Join us tonight @ 5:30pm at Seasons 52, Schaumburg. Come for complimentary small plates + big warmth: 5th annual women's Inner Peace Retreat in the Riviera Maya!

Friends! Only 3 spots left on our 5th annual women's Inner Peace Retreat in the Riviera Maya! Thinking of retreating with us? Join us for more info on OCTOBER 12 @ 5:30pm at Seasons 52, Schaumburg. Come for complimentary small plates + big warmth:
Meet me, Beth from BMB Coach and the other women attending our retreat. We will answer questions, hear others' experiences + enjoy each other and the moment, as we get ready to explore our Inner PEACE, Anyway. Retreat Dates: January 16-21 2018.
Questions? Contact me! 224-634-6569/[email protected]

What a great teaching. What you practice grows stronger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-Vo

The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger | Shauna Shapiro | TEDxWashingtonSquare How do we change? In this pioneering talk, Dr. Shauna Shapiro draws on modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom to demonstrate how mindfulness can help us make...

New 5 Week Series - Tara Brach Teachings & Meditation

Please join us as we explore teachings by Tara Brach, a Teacher and Psychologist of Western Psychology and Eastern Spiritual practices. She offers a wise and caring approach to freeing ourselves and society from suffering. https://www.tarabrach.com/about/

The teachings will be presented in a series of video talks followed by a guided meditation. We will meet once a month on Tuesday nights. We will then be offering a retreat to visit Tara Brach in Washington DC where she is offering a Daylong Worshop on Radical Acceptance - Embracing Life With Loving Presence (7/29). This is optional and additional info will be provided when we meet.
https://www.tarabrach.com/calendar/daylong-workshop-radical-acceptance/

We ask that you please pre-register. Cost: Free Will Offering which will be donated to the Church, Tara Brach, and a Sponsorship for 1 person to attend the Workshop in Washington.

DATES: March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6 & July 11

TIME: 7P-830P

WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, 302 N. Dunton, Arlington Heights
IN THE CHAPEL

SIGN UP - PLEASE PRE-REGISTER
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044ca4a623a0f85-radical

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With Love & Deep Gratitude,

Mona Joy Cecala & Larry Hayes (847-239-3383- Mona)

“On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

About - Tara Brach

We're hiring! Apply now. Prefer candidate that lives near Schaumburg/Elk Grove Village. Must be available to work during the day and have some travel experience.

September 6 and 7 - Meditation Events
Interactive. Complimentary. Supportive. That's Tai Chi. Experience the power of "meditation in motion" with us while you balance your body, mind and spirit at September's class.
Tuesday, September 6th at First Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights - 7pm to 8:30pm.
Considered as physical exercise, Tai Chi is a sophisticated system of movement designed to work virtually all the tissues of the body – muscles, connective tissue, nervous system, circulatory system, lymphatic system, and more. Tai Chi practice can increase flexibility, strength, balance, and energy, while improving circulation, and calming stressed-out nerves. Those benefits alone make Tai Chi an ideal exercise, whether as a primary practice or a supplement to other exercise programs. Equally important, Tai Chi is a lot of fun to do!
But Tai Chi is much more than physical exercise. Developed over centuries in China, Tai Chi includes sophisticated QiGong (Qi or Chi = energy; Gong = practice), Tai Chi is a powerful martial art system, and, at a very high level, can be practiced as a form of moving meditation.
Our guide for this wonderful practice is Walter Cook, an instructor at the Taoist Tai Chi Society.
Free - Donations are always welcome
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Gratitude Meditation - 630-730p
Wednesday, September 7 at The Alternative Health Center, 800 E. Northwest Highway, Suite 101, Mt. Prospect
$10 per person - Please RSVP but walk-ins are welcome!
224-634-6569 - Mona

Any obsession will do. What's yours at this moment? Peace is in the present moment.

Special Service of Meditation & Prayer - June 29 - 7p-9p
We will honor those who have suffered unexpected loss and dealt with mental illness. Speakers will share their experiences in depression, grief, and addiction.
Coffee and tea will be served. Please bring a dessert to share.
Free-will donations will benefit the Kenneth Young Center and First Pres Stephen Ministry program.
If you would like, please bring a picture of a loved one.
First Presbyterian Church
302 N. Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, IL

Please join us on Tuesday, June 7 as we welcome a special guest, Emmett Sylvester, a Qigong Self Mastery and Tai Chi Instructor. Emmett
will guide us to Awaken our Natural Ability to Heal ourselves and others using Spring Forest Qigong! (Qi-Energy) (Gong-Transformation).
Qigong is a powerful system of Healing and Energy Medicine using Breathing Techniques, Gentle, Body Movements and Guided Meditation to Cleanse, Strengthen and Circulate Life Energy for Better Health to Feel Good Naturally!!!
First Presbyterian Church
302 N. Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights 7p-8p
Donations Welcome
Please share with friends!

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The arrival of one or more rainy days can also be interpreted as a signal to slow down and contemplate life.
The simple miracle of water falling from the sky has been interpreted in many ways by many cultures. In various areas of the world, rain was viewed as a nourishing gift, given by well-pleased deities. Rain also served as a symbol of emotional cleansing and represented the unending union between earth and sky. Today, rain is often seen as an annoyance—something to be borne doggedly while attending to one’s usual duties. But the arrival of one or more rainy days can also be interpreted as a signal to slow down and contemplate life. When Mother Nature darkens the sky and causes drizzle to fall, freshly opened buds close and many animals settle into their nests for a period of repose. We can honor rainy days by following the example put forth by the flora and fauna around us. Even if we must venture out into a shower, we can still slow down and appreciate our connection to nature.

Love this!

An easy way to understand how meditation can change our brain.

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New Class - Learn to Meditate - Thursday, 3/24 - 7p-8p
Learn: The benefits of Meditation, how meditation can relieve stress & anxiety, & how to start a meditation practice.
River Trails Park District - 847-255-1200
1500 E Euclid Ave - Mount Prospect IL 60056

Such a wise man.

How You Lose Inner Peace Eckhart teaches the most precious thing in your life is the inner state of your consciousness, and yet we so easily we lose our peace to external conditions. What areas of your life are you dependent on external conditions for your happiness and sense of well being?

NEW! — Meditation Class — Class meets the first Thursday of each month / 7:00-8:00 pm in the Parlor — CLASS BEGINS APRIL 7 — Practice and learn about a variety of meditation practices. Cost: $10 per class. Larry Hayes and instructor Mona Cecala will lead this group. First Presbyterian Church - Arlington Heights

What is your heart's desire? Don't let fear stop you from following your dreams. Look at the fear and welcome it. Say, hello fear. You're back again. Interesting. Then let it go and move on.

Silence is Golden. Great article!

Why Silence Is So Good For Your Brain In a loud and distracting world, finding pockets of stillness can benefit your brain and body. Here are four science-backed reasons why.

1) you can train your brain to change, 2) that the change is measurable, and 3) new ways of thinking can change it for the better. Did you meditate today? Just 10 minutes of mindfulness in silence - that's it.

How the Brain Changes When You Meditate - Mindful By charting new pathways in the brain, mindfulness can change the banter inside our heads from chaotic to calm.