Meditation and Mindfulness Classes at TCPL
Jan
6
to Dec 2

Meditation and Mindfulness Classes at TCPL

Classes held at the Tompkins County Public Library every first Tuesday of the month during 2025 from 5:00-630 P.M. Sessions are for people with loved ones who struggle with addictions. Learn mindfulness meditation practices for health, well-being, stress reduction, and being present in life and relationships. There is no charge and you may join us for as many months as you wish. Please contact me for details and registration.

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Mindfulness Retreat Day at Firefly Farm
May
31
9:00 AM09:00

Mindfulness Retreat Day at Firefly Farm

Spring is a wonderful time for a day of mindfulness practice at Firefly Farm.
Registration is now open for our next day-long Silent Retreat.

Practice several sitting and walking meditations, body scan, mindful yoga.
Enjoy taking this time for yourself in our studio and on the 18 acre grounds - spaces that support and enhance our work.

Finding stability in daily life and challenging times.
Connecting to oneself and the richness that surrounds us.

Saturday May 31st, 9:00-2:30. Fee $75. Limited to 15 people.
Please contact me for details and to register.

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Refresher: "Under the Trees"
Jul
9
to Jul 30

Refresher: "Under the Trees"

For past and present mindfulness meditation students:
We will address current needs for your ongoing practice; Meeting the moment together to strengthen, refresh, and enliven our efforts. Embodied Wakefulness for our life now. Wednesday evenings July 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:00-7:30 P.M. at Firefly Farm in Ithaca.
The fee is $100. Limited to 12 people. Contact me at annasalamone.com@gmail.com to register.

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Monthly Meditation Classes for those with loved ones who struggle with addiction.
Jan
7
5:00 PM17:00

Monthly Meditation Classes for those with loved ones who struggle with addiction.

Meditation and Mindfulness classes for friends and families of loved ones who struggle with addiction

As part of the Tompkins Community Public Library 2025 Harm Reduction Grant Project, I will be teaching Meditation and Mindfulness classes on the first Tuesday of every month in 2025. Join me at 5:00-6:30 at the library. Contact Sasha at TCPL to register free of charge.

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Mindfulness Day of Practice
Oct
5
9:00 AM09:00

Mindfulness Day of Practice

A day of silent practice on the grounds and in the studio at Firefly Farm Retreat.
Participants will be guided through several sitting and walking meditations, body scans, mindful eating, and gentle yoga. An excellent refresher for past students of MBSR and MBCT, and others, who have had some experience in mindfulness practice.
Fee: $75. Early bird registration $65 until August 31. Class size limited to 15.


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Under The Trees
Jul
9
to Jul 30

Under The Trees

For graduates of MBSR and MBCT programs to refresh practice together. We will address current interests of the group, review and deepen meditation practices, and include current research in mindfulness.

 Classes take place outdoors (under the trees) at Firefly Farm Retreat in Ithaca, Tuesdays  6:00-7:30 P.M

July 9, 16, 23, 30, 2024

Class size is limited to 10. Fee $100

CEU’s available for those with LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, PsyD, and PhD Licenses in NY state.

 

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"Where The Two Worlds Touch" Meditation and The Poetry of Rumi, Hafiz and Kabir
Feb
6
to Feb 27

"Where The Two Worlds Touch" Meditation and The Poetry of Rumi, Hafiz and Kabir

 We will explore the profound and heart-opening poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and other ancient and modern poets as we enter and refresh meditation practice -- work on the cushion and yoga mat that helps us explore our inner life as well as enliven everyday living and relationships. 

 Classes are held at Firefly Farm Retreat in Ithaca on Tuesdays at 6:00-7:30 PM Feb: 6, 13, 20, 27.

Class size is limited to 9. Fee $130

 

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Embodied Wakefulness - Living in Connection with Mind, Body and Heart
Oct
10
to Nov 14

Embodied Wakefulness - Living in Connection with Mind, Body and Heart

This 6-week course is appropriate for all - those new to meditation as well as people with experience who would like to refresh and deepen their practice.

Emphasis is placed on our own inner resources and how to access them to live more fully in the present and enhance daily living, relationships, and well-being. Students will learn and practice sitting, lying down, and moving meditation, explore supports and obstacles to practice, and will end the 6 weeks prepared with their own plan for continuing.

Classes are held at Firefly Farm Retreat in Ithaca on Tuesdays at 6:00-8:00 PM beginning on October 10.

CEU’s available for those with LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, PsyD, and PhD Licenses.

Class size limited to 10.

Fee: $295

 

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MBSR Refresher
Jul
11
to Aug 1

MBSR Refresher

Join me at Firefly Farm on Wednesdays in July.

A 4-WEEK PROGRAM FOR MBSR/MBCT GRADUATES.

We will address current needs for your ongoing practice; Meeting the moment together to strengthen, refresh, and enliven our efforts. Embodied Wakefulness for our life now. Tuesday evenings July 11- August 1, in person at Firefly Farm Retreat in Ithaca. The fee is $100. Limited to 12 people. Looking forward to welcoming you back!

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MBSR Refresher
Jul
7
to Jul 28

MBSR Refresher

This is a 4-session program for people who have taken MBSR or MBCT with me in the past. We will work together to address current needs for your practice. The aim is to meet the moment together - to strengthen, refresh, and enliven our efforts. Embodied Wakefulness for our life now.

In person at Firefly Farm Retreat in Ithaca N.Y, if health conditions permit. If not, we will meet online.

Fee: $100

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MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE ONLINE
Mar
2
to Apr 20

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE ONLINE

An 8-week online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program that will begin with an introduction on February 23. This course is designed to help reduce stress and stress-related conditions. You will learn to participate in your own health and well-being with mindfulness practices, understand the science of stress cycles and coping responses, be more present to yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.

A gift to yourself in the new year.

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Introduction to 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
Feb
23
6:00 PM18:00

Introduction to 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

This is a preliminary session for the MBSR program that will begin on Wednesday March 2 at 6:00 PM. It is free of charge and open to those who will be taking the course as well as those who are undecided. For questions contact me at annasalamone.com@gmail.com. To register click the button below.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Classes
Mar
10
to May 5

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Classes

8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course online.

This course is designed to reduce stress and stress related illnesses. Learn to participate in your own health and well-being with mindfulness practices, understand the science of stress cycles and coping responses, be more present to yourself and the world around you.

A gift to yourself in this new year.

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Apr
22
to Jun 17

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction - MBSR Spring 2020- POSTPONED

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POSTPONED AS OF MARCH 26, 2020 - NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED.

This Program will begin with an Introduction on Wednesday April 22, at 6:00 PM. Classes follow at 6:00-8:30 PM on 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. The all-day workshop will be held on June 06, 8:30-3:30.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts in 1979. Participants learn a variety of mindfulness practices including sitting, walking, eating meditations, and yoga.  This work, combined with learning about stress reactivity and coping responses, forms a foundation that helps one to develop a different relationship to stressors in daily life. By entering into the process of mindfulness, one opens to the body's innate intelligence and capacities for healing and well-being…(see full description)

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