Beginner’s Mind - Introductory Meditation Group
Late Fall Session
Thursdays 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, (Skip 11/26), 12/3, 12/10
7:45p-9p
6-week session:
$ 120 ($20/session) - Community
$150 ($25/session) - Sustainer
$210 ($35/session)- Supporter
Interested in starting a meditation practice? In this introductory course we'll :
- build a safe and supportive community learning space
- set foundational intention(s) for practice,
- find a posture to match our individual body,
-introduce basic meditations
- mindfulness, compassion, contemplation, and visualization
-discuss the bio/psycho/social/spiritual benefits to practice.
-learn how to begin a daily habit that will stick
Noel Coakley is an independently licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with a Master's degree both in Counseling from Lesley University and Special Education from UMass Boston. He founded the BCCP to create a welcoming space for anyone to explore their personal experience and discover how they can contribute to expanding consciousness in their community & the world as a whole. Noel has been practicing meditation for 25 years, is also a certified yoga instructor, and a former special educator. He is a student of Geshe Tenzin Gelek (Bon), Dan Brown (Mahamudra, Dzogchen), Tsering Ngodup (Kagyu), Rahob Tulku (Thupten Kalsang Rinpoche), and David Nichtern (Chogyam Trungpa RInpoche). Noel is a father, husband, brother, musician, and friend to a dog named Clementine. He serves as a therapist for individuals, families, and groups offering Buddhist influenced psychotherapy in the Greater Boston area.
6-week course:
$ 120 ($20/session) - Community
$150 ($25/session) - Sustainer
$210 ($35/session)- Supporter
It is the mission of the Boston Center for Contemplative Practice to provide balanced financial accessibility to our services. We believe that what we offer should be for everyone. We offer a 3-tiered, self-selecting pricing system for events and scholarships for our professional trainings classes.
"Sustainer" prices are general admission pricing, maintaining the center’s ability to meet costs for holding an event.
"Community" pricing is for those with limited income and access to resources.
”Supporter" pricing is for those who would like to support our ability to offer community pricing and improve the center.