This month’s Mindful Creativity class is Visual Haiku. We will use color and mark making to capture the essence of our present moment experiences. Just as traditional Japanese haiku evokes a moment in time using just a few words, we will practice bringing forth feelings and sense impressions onto paper. You don’t need to know how to draw or consider yourself an artist to participate. Paper and art materials will be provided. There will be crayons, colored pencils and watercolor pencils to play with. Bring an open mind and your good practice! Register here.

Join MindSpace co-leader, Kerry Neal, for the reboot of our Mindful Creativity program on Sunday, January 14. Poetry from Emptiness is a technique from the Daoist literary tradition of China. It promotes creative friendship through shared verbal images and the pleasure of just quietly sitting in tranquility.

You do not have to think of yourself as a poet to enjoy Poetry from Emptiness. You only need to be open, curious, contemplative and spontaneous. Poetry from Emptiness is not based on a philosophy or religion. It only requires a mind empty of preconceptions.

Register here.

Come learn the essentials of a meditation practice. (It’s more than just mindfulness).

During three Wednesday evenings (Jan 10-24), Suzanne Colón will introduce three basic styles of meditation that make up the meditator’s toolkit:

• Anchoring for calm, and tranquility of body and mind
• Flowing with the changing sensory experience
• Developing the heart’s innate Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity

Whether you’re just starting out or honing your skills, this class will clarify and motivate your practice. Register here.

At the Bozeman Insight meeting this Thursday, October 12, Melissa McKay will explore “Equanimity,” one of the four Brahma Viharas or “noble abodes of the heart.” No registration necessary. Melissa will be leading the class via Zoom. You are welcome to join in-person or via Zoom (with our regular Zoom number).

There’s still room in the Working with Hindrances class, part of our Core Skills of Meditation series with Melissa McKay. Please note that due to family needs, Melissa has returned to Nevada. She will lead the class on Wednesday, October 11, via Zoom. To receive the Zoom meeting information, please register here. This is not the normal BDC Zoom number.