This group is intended for people familiar with Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communications (NVC) through his book "Nonviolent Communications: A Language of Life" or related NVC material. We gather together to practice compassionate listening and speaking following the Observation, Feeling, Needs, Requests (OFNR) model. We support each other through compassion and empathy and integrate the understanding the everyone takes an action to meet a need, even if we don't understand the exact nature …

Brooklyn Bodhisattvas is all about Meditation, Mindfulness and Contemplation in Action. The purpose of this Meetup is to bring together the Buddhas essential teachings of Compassion through the cultivation of Bodhichitta through the Daily Practice of Meditation combined with Urban Resilience, Sustainability and Perma-Culture. We will use our Practice to Inspire our Service and Leverage our Service to support our Practice. Brooklyn Bodhisattvas is a RIME inspired group. While we all have our own …

Please join our growing group of people of all ages in the Ridgewood NJ area who are interested in developing inner peace and contentment through meditation. Classes are held once a week on a variety of topics such as anger, deepening relationships, developing contentment, and developing a meditation practice. Although the classes are based on the teachings of Buddhism, you don’t have to be Buddhist to benefit from the teachings. Classes are offered through the Dharmachakra Buddhist Center, whi …