Accessible meditation, exploring embodied experience of being present, releasing tension through breath, feeling compassion, and support.

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Engel has learned and practiced various meditation teachings from South Asian and Jewish lineages. Her guided meditations are accessible, exploring embodied experience of being present, releasing tension through breath, feeling compassion, safe, and supported.

Alysa-Beth Engel is a visual artist, writer, and yoga instructor who facilitates guided meditation. In 1990, she was introduced to breathing practices and mindfulness by a friend from Sri Lanka. Since then, Engel has learned and practiced various meditation teachings from South Asian and Jewish lineages. Her guided meditations are accessible, exploring embodied experience of being present, releasing tension through breath, feeling compassion, safe, and supported.

This program is recommended for participants age 16 and over.

Folding chairs will be provided for your seat in our meditation circle. If you prefer sitting on the floor, please bring your own cushion, blocks, blankets or mat.

 

 

Alysa-Beth Engel is an Artist Member of Print London, and an Artist Board Member of Open Studio Contemporary Artist Centre, where she was previously the archivist and sales manager. Engel was a contributing writer for D.A., published by the Porcupine’s Quill. She worked at Sotheby’s (London, UK), travelled extensively including trekking solo in Nepal, and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. Engel’s work considers the potential of everything, vulnerability and tikkun olam (healing the planet). Her art is in corporate, public, and private collections nationally and abroad.

Presented by:

A Kultura Collective Member

Start Date: October 18, 2023

6 PM

Downtown Toronto

180 Shaw St, Toronto

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Free

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