Mindfulness at Creeser

Did you know? There's a Well-being Institute here in Mexico City called Instituto de Bienestar Creeser, and the lady who set it up is a Mindfulness practitioner of the Order of Interbeing - the Order founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.

One of our teacher's many profound, visionary quotes is:

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.


There's a sangha (group of practitioners) that gets together every Monday from 11:30 to 1. I hadn't been able to attend for months and months due to my workload but I went today, and it was wonderful.

Just to go, and to see familiar faces, and to be greeted with a warm welcome after so long, and to sit and practise with this group of like-minded people.

Wonderful.


Les estoy platicando a mis amigos angloparlantes que estuve hoy en Creeser para practicar con la sangha (grupo de practicantes) de siempre, y que fue maravilloso el encuentro porque aún después de haberme ausentado durante meses y meses, fui recibida con calidez y alegría, lo cual me hace muy feliz.

Es tan grato, en estos tiempos de incertidumbre (aunque todos los tiempos son inciertos porque el futuro no se puede predecir), poder hablar y expresar con calma y tranquilidad nuestros temores y saber que no estamos solos, que todos estamos juntos en el mismo barco, y que podemos apoyarnos.


Podemos brindarnos a nosotros mismos un poco de paz y estabilidad, podemos regalarnos una sonrisa. 

What a difference a smile makes! We can start by being kind to ourselves.


Démonos el espacio suficiente como para mirar a nuestro alrededor y apreciar realmente la vida misma, que está aqui.

En este lugar, en este momento.

Here and now.


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