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Sharon Salzberg
Will Be In Durham September 7 & 8, 2012

Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
Fri. Sept. 7th
7:30pm-9:30pm lecture
advance price $15 ($20 day of event)
Meditation not only has the power to calm, but to lower stress and prevent disease while rewiring the brain for positive states such as compassion and well-being. Sharon Salzberg, author of eight books on meditation and mindfulness will present about a sustainable, durable happiness that won’t leave us when conditions change, when things go away, when others disappoint us or when we disappoint ourselves.

Equanimity with Sharon Salzberg
Sat. Sept. 8th
9:30am-4pm workshop
$70 ($75 day of event)
Equanimity is a spacious stillness of mind that allows us to be with things as they simply are. It does not imply indifference, however. Rather, when equanimity is present, it is the ground out of which sustained transformation can occur. It is also the foundation for the boundless arising of other qualities of the mind and heart, such as lovingkindness and compassion. There will be guided meditation as well as discussion and Q&A. Suitable for experienced meditators as well as new students.

Sponsor: Jon Seskevich RN
CEU’s for health care professionals are being applied for.
Probable location will be the Bryan Center at Duke University.
Co-sponsored by the Buddhist Community at Duke.

www.FlyingMonkey.ws jon@managestressnow.com 919 286-1207
You may attend either program. OR…
Special advance tickets for both programs $75

Sharon has been a student of Buddhism since 1971, and has been leading meditation retreats and teaching worldwide since 1974. She teaches about both awareness practice (Vipassana or insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of loving kindness and compassion. One of America’s leading spiritual teachers and authors, Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. The ancient Buddhist practices of Vipassana (mindfulness) and metta (loving kindness) are the foundations of her work.

Various anthologies on spirituality have featured Sharon and her work, including Meetings with Remarkable Women, Gifts of the Spirit, A Complete Guide to Buddhist America, Handbook of the Heart, The Best Guide to Meditation, From the Ashes – a Spiritual response to the Attack on America, and How to Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism.

Email Jon: ram1008@hotmail.com to get more information or to sign up for the email list.

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BlueGrass Kirtan A CD featuring Jon Seskevich and fiddle great AC Bushnell combining ancient sacred words in Sanskrit, Latin, and Tibetan chanted with old-time American Appalachian fiddle and banjo tunes. Cost $10.00 More info and to order
After learning about chanting from Krishna Das, Robert Gass, Jai Uttal and others, I led a group that gathered monthly for twenty years sharing chants of many spiritual, religious, and faith traditions. One weekend thirty of us recorded wonderful sessions in the Nelson Music Room at Duke University and this special CD was produced. Live From the Heart is a celebration of grace, thankfulness, vocal beauty, and musical talent, with a touch of good luck in this live recording of world music. Cost $8.00 More info and to order
Stress Management CD is valuable and effective information to lower stress including two guided relaxation exercises. Cost $10.00 More info and to order
Sleep CD can help you get the rest you need. Listen to the soothing sounds of Jon's voice as he guides you into a relaxed state. Cost $10.00 More info and to order Buy both the Sleep CD and the Stress Management CD for $15.00!
How did I manage stress when I was in nursing school? View this 1987 video of a rap song I wrote, and then sang with classmates. How can you manage stress? Visit my Stress Management Education website to access wonderful material that can help you reduce the wear and tear that comes with all the recent changes in the economy and in life in general. Also some great research that I’ve been involved in is featured on the site.	"This rap was recorded in 1987 by University of North Carolina nursing students. After listening to Run-DMC Jon Seskevich made up this hip hop tune about his classmates and experiences while walking to his psychiatric nursing clinical rotation in Chapel Hill NC. This video was shot later in the semester for the school's video yearbook. Jon is now a nurse clinician specializing in Stress Management at Duke Hospital."
	A short story, with interviews, about Jon Seskvich RN, a University of North Carolina School of Nursing grad, and his work with stress management and Healing Touch in Duke University Medical Center.

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