A Note from Wake Up Ithaca

Dear Cedar Cabin Sangha,

This December, Wake Up Ithaca celebrated it's one year anniversary with a nourishing Day of Mindfulness at St. Paul's Church--complete with sitting and walking meditation, listening to a dharma talk by Thay, a delicious potluck lunch, deep relaxation, a tea ceremony, and a poem exchange. We are so grateful for the support that we've received from Cedar Cabin Sangha this past year to make this all possible.

With great gratitude,
Wake Up Ithaca

Wake Up Ithaca Meditation Group

Wake Up Ithaca is a group of young meditation practitioners who get together to create a refuge of peace, joy, and sanity for each other. We share a determination to live in an awakened way and to realize the path of understanding and love so that we can help build a healthier and more compassionate society. Our practitioners are aged 18-35ish. Beginners welcome.

Typical schedule:
Guided sitting meditation (20 mins)
Walking meditation or deep relaxation meditation (10-20 mins)
Reading (10 mins)
Tea & sharing circle (30 mins)

No fee, donations accepted to support our rent

When: 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month from 10 to 11:30 am.

Where: St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 402 N Aurora St. Please enter through the side entrance on Aurora St. This is the 2nd set of double doors from Court St with a keypad. Email ithaca@wkup.org if you are interested attending and you will be sent a code for entry.

Cedar Cabin Sangha/Mindfulness Meditation News

Wednesday night meditation continues, 7:30-9:00pm in the lower room at Hospicare. We have been asked to remind our meditators to enter through the upstairs/main entrance. This is for the security of the staff and residents in the care facility. A sangha member will be on "door duty" from roughly 7:20-7:40 to welcome you. Please do your best to arrive in that time. If conditions are such that you must arrive later, you may need to ring the door buzzer and a staff person will buzz you in. *Please do not knock on the lower door for entrance.* This can be disturbing to staff who may be working late.

We had our final discussion of "Mindfulness as Medicine" a little over two weeks ago. Those who have read this book have found it both interesting and supportive. Our discussion was deep and real. The sangha care-taking group would like to continue our (more or less) monthly discussions, with a return to discussion of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. For discussion of the First Mindfulness Training, we are looking at Saturday afternoons in late February to mid-March. Those dates are Feb. 24, March 3 or 10. Interest and availability seems to be leaning to Saturday March 10 - but please let me/us know if you want to join this discussion and if one of the other Saturdays is better for you. We will go with the date which is best for most.

The Five Mindfulness Trainings discussion will be preceded by a Sangha care-taking group meeting and a vegetarian pot-luck lunch. All those who are interested in caring for our sangha are welcome to join us. Again, let us know whether Feb. 24, March 3 or March 10 is possible (and which date best) for you if you are interested in joining us.

Lastly, in addition to our Wednesday evening group and once a month Saturday afternoon discussions, there are two other practice groups which may be of interest to you. Engaged Mindfulness Ithaca meets once a month, on the 3rd Sunday - most recently at 1pm at "Just Be Cause" near the Ithaca Inlet. This group is open to everyone. A WakeUp! group is starting, for people ages 18-35 held on Saturday morning at the St. Paul's Methodist Church.