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October 2018
Insight Meditation Drop-In Group (Sunday Mornings)
Please join us on Sunday mornings at our drop-in meditation group in Vienna. Our intention is to provide a relaxed place for you to come learn or practice Vipassana meditation with a group of like-minded individuals. Class will typically consist of appx. 30 minutes of guided sitting meditation, followed by a dharma talk, and Q&A. Chairs are provided; feel free to bring your own cushion. There is no need to Rsvp; just come as you are able! Beginners and advanced…
Find out more »(FREE) Death Cafe
With a thriving presence in Europe, The Death Café movement is spreading through the US. What is this, you ask? It’s pretty simple… At a Death Café, people of all stripes gather to drink coffee and tea, eat snacks and cake, and share thoughts and feelings about death. There is no set agenda, and the discussion might range from the philosophical (death rituals around the world, what happens after we die?) to the practical (end-of-life care, funeral preferences, etc.) and…
Find out more »Vienna Community Sing! (FREE)
In Zimbabwe it is said "If you can walk you can dance, and if you can talk you can sing." A "community sing" is about ordinary people joining their friends and neighbors in a public place to sing, just for the fun of it. At each meeting, participants learn song parts by listening and singing back, not by reading music. By the end, there's often a beautiful three part harmony that emerges. This gathering is a multi-generational, bring-the-family* kind…
Find out more »(FREE) Salon: Living the Dream
Join Demara Stamler of Awakened Dreams Coaching and Consulting for an evening of exploration into your life dream, your vision, with the idea that we all have a life purpose or mission and how that manifests at any given point along our path changes. At times we seem to deviate from our purpose. I’ll share tools and concepts for connecting with our vision for discussion and inquiry. Everyone will have the opportunity to walk away with tangible steps to create…
Find out more »November 2018
FREE: National Novel Writing Month “Write-Ins!”
We're excited to be an official NaNoWriMo "Write-In" site for 2018! The Insight Shop is an educational nonprofit organization housed in a converted ranch house in downtown Vienna. Home to a wide array of classes and workshops that foster the expressive arts, mindfulness and personal exploration, our vibrant community of writers is looking forward to sharing our space with fellow intrepid NaNo writers! So grab your laptop, power cord, notebooks, favorite coffee mug, and best ideas, and bring them…
Find out more »(FREE) Community Sing!
In Zimbabwe it is said “If you can walk you can dance, and if you can talk you can sing.” A “community sing” is about ordinary people joining their friends and neighbors in a public place to sing, just for the fun of it. At each meeting, participants learn song parts by listening and singing back, not by reading music. By the end, there’s often a beautiful three part harmony that emerges. This gathering is a multi-generational, bring-the-family* kind…
Find out more »December 2018
(FREE) Death Cafe
With a thriving presence in Europe, The Death Café movement is spreading through the US. What is this, you ask? It’s pretty simple… At a Death Café, people of all stripes gather to drink coffee and tea, eat snacks and cake, and share thoughts and feelings about death. There is no set agenda, and the discussion might range from the philosophical (death rituals around the world, what happens after we die?) to the practical (end-of-life care, funeral preferences, etc.) and…
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