{"id":6113,"date":"2021-07-16T11:33:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T16:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=6113"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:17:58","slug":"develop-a-spiritual-practice-come-meditate-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/develop-a-spiritual-practice-come-meditate-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop a Spiritual Practice &#8212; Meditate with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><em>From Nora Marsh:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the past few years, I have had a regular spiritual (non-religious) practice of participating in our Wednesday 12:15-12:45 PM meditation group.\u00a0 We met in person prior to the pandemic and then met on Zoom. Now we are meeting on a hybrid basis, both in person and on Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>We do a mix of silent and guided meditations with time on either end for checking in with each other. \u00a0Taking even \u00bd-hour a week in a regular practice has been very grounding for me especially during the stress of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome newcomers and drop-ins, so please give it a try. \u00a0And it&#8217;s free! \u00a0You can contact me, Nora Marsh, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knoramarsh@icloud.com\">knoramarsh@icloud.com<\/a>\u00a0or Amanda Hendler-Voss at <a href=\"mailto:ahendlervoss@gmail.com\">ahendlervoss@gmail.com<\/a> to receive an invitation on Wednesday mornings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Nora Marsh: For the past few years, I have had a regular spiritual (non-religious) practice of participating in our Wednesday 12:15-12:45 PM meditation group.\u00a0 We met in person prior to the pandemic and then met on Zoom. 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