INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

by Thanh Huynh, M.D

(Not sponsored by Vipassana Hawaii)

Place: Kapiolani Women Center, Beretania at Artesian, Honolulu

Date and time: Saturday 4

October 04, 10 AM-1 PM

Registration: 535-7000

Cost: Free. (Donation to a charity of your choice is welcome)

Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges through paying non-judging attention, moment by moment, the present-time unfolding life experience without attachment to pleasantness or resistance to unpleasantness. This relaxed non-bias awareness allows one to see things clearly as they really are and learn to respond, rather than react to stressors encountered. This may result in more joy and a sense of peace. Mindfulness has been successfully taught in hospitals and stress reduction clinics around the world.

Workshop highlights:

-Theory

. The benefits of the mindfulness practice.

. Concentration (tranquility) versus mindfulness.

. Four foundations of mindfulness.

. Concept and reality.

-Practice

. Guided instruction on some techniques of mindfulness, including a short sitting meditation, walking meditation, and mindful eating.

. Application of mindfulness in daily activities.

. Loving-kindness practice.

. Non-harming attitude.

Thanh V. Huynh, M.D.

Dr Huynh is a radiation oncologist who holds faculty appointments with the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. He has been studying and practicing mindfulness meditation since 1984. His practice includes multiple month-long silent retreats in the U.S., Australia and Asia. He has been conducting regular meditation sessions for prison inmates since 1993. He also offers frequent introductory mindfulness meditation workshops to the public, including children, with rewarding results. Dr Huynh and colleagues at the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii recently completed a successful feasibility study using the Internet to teach mindfulness to people with cancer.

Inquire about the Introduction to Mindfulness on October 4, 2008.