Practice in Community

Agreements to support Practice in Community.

These 6 agreements to support our practice of being-in-community:

1. ARRIVE GENTLY, BE WITH EACH OTHER

  • We invite you to arrive early to the Practice (virtual) Field and settle yourself. As others join the space, we wish to welcome all participants.
  • We invite everyone to remain open and generous in the way we all participate, even if it’s your first session.

2. TRY IT ON

  • Be willing to “try on” new ideas, or ways of doing meditations.
  • Be with inquiries that might not be what you prefer or are familiar with.

3. HONOR INTIMACY, PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY

  • We gather strength from being willing to talk about our confusion and ignorance in relationships with others in our community.
  • We agree to take responsibility for our intentions and actions.
  • We agree not to share what arises in the space of the Field outside of our time together.
  • We honor intimacy and intentional participation by only using the chat on Zoom for the intention of learning, idle chat is a distraction.

4. ASSUME NOTHING, BE ONE

  • We do this with the intention to learn from our false perceptions or projections.
  • We practice compassion and understanding for ourselves, and for those who walk with us upon this path — we are in this together.

5. BRING MINDFUL LISTENING

  • Try to avoid planning what you’ll say as you listen to others.
  • Be willing to be surprised, to learn something new.
  • Listen with your whole self. Silence can be useful.

6. PRACTICE INTENTION

  • Bhavana Learning Group will offer a view and posture for our practice. Please be intentional in your practice, effort, and speech.
  • We hold our minds with gentleness and precision. We allow what arises within the space of the Field to be the teachings.

To enable participation and enjoy membership in our online learning community, we offer these Community Guidelines.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Bhāvanā Learning Group specializes in contemplative learning and leadership development. Our firm supports professionals in becoming grounded through coaching, consulting, and community learning services.

WISDOM
Uncovering your Essence

Through practice, study, and self-discovery, we invite you on a path of greater awareness and clarity to reclaim yourself to find your way through the storm. At Bhāvanā Learning Group, we witness your awakening to inner wisdom to access your intuition and creativity.

PRACTICE
Creating intentional habits

Practice is about bringing intention to our lives. It grounds us, providing purpose, direction, and clarity, leaving us available to serve. We are here to guide you in embracing your whole being. As your guides to self-discovery, new reflective practices open you to confronting the blind spots that undermine your best intentions and efforts.

BECOMING
Remembering who you are

The process of becoming involves remembering who you are to expand your possibilities. Our contemplative learning model uncovers the source of feeling ungrounded, over-extended, fragmented, and just surviving each day.