Rockland Rockland Shambhala, 16 School St., will launch Meditation in Everyday Life, a five-week course taught by Rachel Nixon, Shambhala Guide, Tuesday, March 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. The class is by donation and open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. Pre-registration is requested.

This series provides participants with the basic tools and support to establish or deepen a meditation practice. Each class includes mindfulness-awareness instruction and sitting practice, as well as talks and discussion about Sakyong Mipham Rinpoches book, "Turning the Mind into an Ally."

Participants will learn to cultivate stability and will explore how to bring mindfulness and courage to the everyday complexities of jobs, responsibilities and relationships, as well as to the desires, concerns and uncertainties of life. This is the first class in the Way of Shambhala program. It offers a glimpse of the Shambhala vision of an enlightened society created through mindfulness-awareness meditation.

Nixon was first introduced to the Shambhala Buddhist teachings in 1999 through Pema Chodrons book, "The Wisdom of No Escape." She has been studying and practicing meditation ever since. Nixon has trained at Shambhala centers in Maine, Colorado, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, including a month-long Dathun this past winter.

The suggested donation for the class is $75, or register with a friend and pay half-price. Donations in any amount are graciously accepted. For more information and to register, contact Nixon at rocklandshambhala@gmail.com or 594-1694.

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