July 1 - August 26

In this upcoming Self-development Summer Intensive, participants will continue to focus on the teachings and practices of Finding Deeper Purpose and Meaning in Life: Walking the Path of the Six Perfections, with a focus on integrating the teachings and practices already received on the first four paramitas in the fall of 2023 and winter/spring of 2024.

In this Self-development Intensive, each participant will identify, study and practice those teachings that are personally meaningful and applicable to themselves. Each participant will have the opportunity to select the specific areas upon which they wish to concentrate and develop their individualized goals and objectives for their Intensive. Supportive activities for this Intensive will include two Dharma talks, continued study of the text and commentaries, and mentor support groups on Zoom with Fred (each group will meet three times over the eight weeks). Fred will be giving an opening Dharma talk on Monday, July 1 and a closing talk on Monday, August 26; otherwise, he will "meet" you in the mentor groups where you may share your experience, ask him questions, and learn from your Dharma brothers and sisters. 

Criteria for Participation in this Intensive

Please note that this Intensive is open only to FCM members who have previously participated in a Dharma/Wisdom Path Intensives on The Way of the Bodhisattva.

Commitments for This Intensive

Please note that participation in intensives is open only to members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness. For information about membership, please access our website at www.floridamindfulness.org.

Registration Procedure:  When you register, you will be asked to indicate your preferences for the Zoom Mentoring Groups. The conversations will last one hour. The following eight mentoring groups will be listed, and you will be required to rank each group as one of the following:

• my first choice
• my second choice
• could do but not preferred
• cannot do

If there is more than one group that will work well for you, please mark all these as “my first choice.” This will provide us with added flexibility in making group assignments.

Mentoring Group 1a: Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 am: 7/9, 7/23, 8/20

Mentoring Group 1b: Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 am: 7/16, 8/6, 8/27

Mentoring Group 2a: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm: 7/9, 7/23, 8/20

Mentoring Group 2b: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm: 7/16, 8/6, 8/27

Mentoring Group 3a: Thursdays 7:30-8:30 am: 7/11, 7/25, 8/22

Mentoring Group 3b: Thursdays at 7:30-8:30 am: 7/18, 8/8, 8/29

Mentoring Group 4a: Thursdays at 6:30-7:30 pm: 7/11, 7/25, 8/22

Mentoring Group 4b: Thursdays at 6:30-7:30 pm: 7/18, 8/8, 8/29

There is a suggested donation of $50 associated with this Intensive. (There is no fee for Supporting and Sustaining FCM members.) This is a suggested donation, and participants are free to donate more or less, depending on their individual practice of Dana and their financial situation. You may pay on-line or send your check made out to the Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM) to Florida Community of Mindfulness, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, FL 33604. 

Registration will close on June 21. Out of consideration to our Intensive organizers, and to ensure your acceptance into the Intensive, please register immediately or mark the registration closing date in your calendar now.

If you have any questions about this Intensive or whether it is appropriate for you, please contact Angie at parrish26@gmail.com. If you have questions about logistics, please contact Shelia at intensivecoordinator@floridamindfulness.org.