Day to Day Dharma: The Four Abodes

Day-to-Day Dharma:
The Four Abodes

with Lora Ksieniewicz
Owner of Yoga of the Valley, Yoga on the Vine

Thursday, February 16th, 2023 • 7pm – 8pm

FREE!

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Meditation Series: Day-to-Day Dharma

The teachings of Buddhism, known as the Dharma, are meant to be simple, vibrant, and easily implemented instructions for life. The Buddha's teachings were made available to all, and he taught that alleviating suffering and enlightenment was attainable for all. 

So why does Buddhism often feel so esoteric? Consider the centuries after Buddha's living example, where these teachings are written down, studied, discoursed over, rewritten, translated by scholars, and studied academically. What we are often left with is a stuffy old text that seems unrelatable. 

This series aims to breathe life back into the Dharma that creates a framework for more ease, connection, and mindfulness in the day-to-day. Each session will cover a bit of history for context, illuminate key teachings of Buddhism, offer a simple meditation technique, and explore how we can integrate the teachings and meditation into daily life. The sessions do not need to be taken as a series but will build on one another for those that would like to attend all sequentially.

The Four Abodes

Give someone an elevator pitch for Buddhism, and they may say the following:

"Let me get this straight: Life is suffering, we understand suffering, we eliminate it... but you're telling me to do that with a wide-open heart? Not possible."

Hopefully, you can catch them in the elevator on the way back down, so you can tell them about the Four Abodes. These are teachings and practices on how to keep the mind/heart in balance, and beautifully open, despite the apparent risk within an untethered world.

ABOUT LORA KSIENIEWICZ

Lora Ksieniewicz is the owner of Yoga of the Valley in Florence, and Yoga on the Vine with two locations on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Lora has been a student of Buddhism since 1996, and a student of Yoga since 2001, domestically and in India. She has been teaching both yoga and meditation for over 15 years.

Lora currently specializes in the therapeutic application of yoga, after completing a degree in Holistic Health from UMass with a focus on kinesiology and biomechanics. She teaches several training series each year including yoga teacher training, yoga therapy training, and Buddhist meditation teacher training. Lora is so grateful to be able to offer these teachings of yoga and Buddhism to the community!

Want to know more about Lora, Yoga of the Valley, and Yoga on the Vine? Visit the website! —
https://yogaofthevalley.com/

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