People Meditating

Introducing Mindfulness 

Because We All Experience Stress and Distress

3-Week Program  •  Begins May 8th

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Days & Times:
Tuesdays 5:30 -6:30 PM

Start Date: May 8th

End Date: May 22nd

Program Fees:
Member: $30.00
Non-Member: $40.00
Military: $35.00

An effective introduction for people with no prior meditation experience. Learn how mindfulness can support you in everyday life.

The core 3-session program offers an introduction to mindfulness practice and theory in a format intended to be accessible to anyone new to mindfulness. Three key themes are explored:

Attention: Understanding the mind’s natural tendency to be scattered and to wander; how we can train attention to create choices about where and how we place attention.

Knowing and Being: Exploring different ways of knowing and being; recognizing how much of our experience is shaped by our thoughts; that other more experiential and observing modes are available to us.

Responding not Reacting: Recognizing the difference between reacting and responding and developing ways to create the space to make choices between them.

Participants are introduced to basic mindfulness practices: Sitting Meditation, the Body Scan and explore mindful intentional appreciation and bringing mindfulness into personal interactions moving from reacting to responding.


Benefits of Mindfulness May Include:
•    A sense of more space or time in the day

•    An ability to resource oneself in more challenging moments such as distractedness, stress or anxiety

•    An ability to begin to respond throughout the day with greater clarity, compassion in ways that align with what’s important 

•    Greater appreciation of what is pleasant and enjoyable in life

Contact Info:

For More Info Contact:
Michelle Graham
Director of Health & Wellness

Email: mgraham@nnyymca.org

Phone: 315.782.3100