BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick/Portland Shambhala Meditation Centers will offer a five-week introductory class called “Learn to Meditate: Turning the Mind into an Ally,” simultaneously at 19 Mason St. and at 97 Newbury St. in Portland.
The classes, which are open to beginning and experienced meditators, will begin in Brunswick on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, and in Portland on Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 6:15 to 8 p.m.
A news release describes the classes as follows:
The courses will be an introduction to, or refresher for, the practice of sitting mediation. Each class will include instruction and practice of sitting and walking meditation along with discussion on how to integrate the practice into daily life based on the book by Sakyong Mipham, “Turning the Mind into an Ally.”
The cost of the series is $40, plus the book.
For more information, call Matthew Alcorn in Portland at 671-5325 or email mwalcorn@mac.com or Christopher St. John in Brunswick at 441- 2694 or email estj@gwi.net. Register online at www.shambhalabp.org.
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