<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font size="4" class="">SAVE THE DATE: </font><b class=""><font size="3" class="">Thurs. June 2nd, 9 AM - 2 PM</font></b></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><font class=""><b class="">A Day of </b><b class="">Mindfulness at </b><b class="">BLUE CLIFF MONASTERY</b></font><b class=""> </b></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">UUCP Congregation & Friends Field Trip</b><br class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Verdana;"><br class=""></b><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Cliff Monastery is a mindfulness practice and monastic training center founded by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author, and peace activist- beloved teacher, </span><b class="" style="font-family: Verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thich Nhat Hanh.</b><br class=""><font class="" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></font><b class="" style="font-family: Verdana;">Join us for a day of mindfulness practice with the monks and visitors of Blue Cliff Monastery.</b><br class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;"><u class="">We will be meeting at the registration Hall of Blue Cliff Monastery at 9 AM.</u> Our practice begins at 9:30. SHARP. My cell phone will be off.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;">If you arrive late, please refer to the agenda below or feel free to ask any of the Monks you’ll see on the property, where the day of mindfulness is being practiced. </span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Verdana" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;">Please wear comfortable clothes. Much of the facility is<b class=""> </b></span><font class="" style="font-family: Verdana;"><u class=""><b class="">not wheelchair accessible</b></u></font><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;"><u class=""> </u>and requires climbing stairs etc. </span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;">Blue Cliff is approximately one and a half hours by car from Englewood New Jersey. </span><br class=""></font><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="" style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Cliff Monastery </span><br class=""><span class="" style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 Mindfulness Road</span><br class=""><span class="" style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pine Bush, NY 12566 </span><br class=""><span class="" style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">845-213-1785 </span></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font face="Georgia, serif" size="3" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><font color="#ff2600" face="Verdana" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b class="">RSVP</b></span></font><b class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(255, 38, 0); font-family: Verdana;"> to Rev. Sonia </b></font><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 38, 0); color: rgb(255, 38, 0); font-family: Verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">by 5/31</b></div><div class=""><font color="#ff2600" face="Verdana" size="3" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b class=""><a href="mailto:revsoniaketchian@gmail.com" class="">revsoniaketchian@gmail.com</a></b></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#ff2600" face="Verdana" size="3" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b class="">201-819-6145</b></span></font></div><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Reach out to me with any questions. </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I hope you can join us, it will be a lovely day.</span><br class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">In peace, </span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Rev. Sonia </span><br class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">__________</span><br class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-size: x-large; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Additional information….</span><br class=""><a href="https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/monastery" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/monastery</a><br class=""><a href="https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/come-for-the-day" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/come-for-the-day</a><br class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please see our </span><a href="https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/come-for-the-day" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(10, 50, 194); word-wrap: break-word;">Come for the Day</a><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> page for details on our days of mindfulness. We ask that all guests coming for the day be fully vaccinated including a booster. Please wear a mask in the Big Meditation Hall and when in the serving line for our meal.</span><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 09:30 am - Dharma Talk - DVD in the Common Room, 2nd floor Harmony Hall</span><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 11:30 am - Walking Meditation, meet at the brothers’ dining hall</span><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 12:30 pm - Mindful Lunch in the brothers’ dining hall</span><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 03:00 pm - Dharma-sharing in the brothers’ dining hall</span><br class=""><strong class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Donations </strong><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is no fee for taking part in a Day of Mindfulness, but we request a donation of $10 to $20 per person, for those who are able. Donations are our main source of support, so every offering is greatly appreciated. Your contribution can help us to keep the monastery open all year. You can make your offering in any of the donation boxes in the Great Togetherness Meditation Hall or the dining halls.</span><br class=""><strong class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Individual Needs</strong><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Cliff is deeply committed to inclusiveness. If you have any particular need for assistance, please </span><a href="https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/contact-us" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(10, 50, 194); word-wrap: break-word;">contact us</a><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> so we can offer you as much support as possible. </span><br class=""><strong class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">What to Wear</strong><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please wear loose, casual, and comfortable clothing suitable for a monastery environment and sitting meditation - shirts covering shoulders, back, and midriff, and shorts/skirts/pants at least to the knee, covering leggings. Please bring weather-appropriate clothing and shoes suitable for walking on nature trails so you can fully enjoy the outdoor walking meditation with the community. Please avoid wearing perfumes or other products that may affect those who are sensitive or allergic to scents.</span><br class=""><strong class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Ticks</strong><br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the spring, summer, and fall, Blue Cliff is home to deer ticks that do carry </span><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/prev/on_people.html" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(10, 50, 194); word-wrap: break-word;">Lyme Disease</a><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It is easy to protect yourself if you take a few simple precautions--most importantly, thoroughly checking yourself and your children for ticks each day. </span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><br class=""> <br class=""><br class="">Rev. Sonia Ketchian (she/her)<br class="">InterSpiritual Minister/Love Activist <br class="">Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades <br class="">201-819-6135<br class=""><a href="http://www.uucpalisades.org/" target="_blank" class="">www.uucpalisades.org</a><br class=""><a href="http://www.soniaketchian.com/" target="_blank" class="">www.soniaketchian.com</a> <br class="">✝️☪️🕉✡️☯️☸️</div><div class="">
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