Rebecca McIlwain
The Path
A Zen Perspective on Civic Engagement:
How the Current Political Climate Can Be Our Best Opportunity to Wake Up and End Suffering
Taught by Rebecca McIlwain
In this class we will learn how to bring compassion and equanimity to our role as citizens. Through guided imagery, exercises, and facilitated discussions, we will employ tools that enable us to deepen our practice, relieve the pressure we may feel in a fraught political environment, and heal divisions that can plague our families, neighborhoods, and country.
Maximum number of participants is 18. Please donate what you can.
The class is open to those who attended the Civic Engagement workshop in March as well as new participants.
About the workshop:
Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the duration of each class.
Please have your phone silenced and let family and friends know you will not be available for calls or texts during the class.
Please bring a journal and something to write with.
Rebecca has over 20 years experience as a community organizer, teaching people how to participate in nonpartisan civic engagement. She has been a Zen Awareness practitioner since 1996 and lived and trained as a monk at the Zen Monastery Peace Center in Northern California for 10 of those years. She has designed and led dozens of retreats and workshops on topics such as Mindful Citizenship, Building Healthy Relationships, Joyful Eating, and Compassionate Parenting. She has 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren.