Meditation Month - Citywide FREE meditation classes/workshops in March
In response to growing urban problems of stress and declining mental health, Hour of Peace Meetup organisers and Auckland’s Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre are offering a citywide free program throughout March which will share basic meditation skills with anyone keen to learn.
Meditation Month will introduce the key steps in getting started, and cover a variety of techniques in calming the mind and coping with the often complex challenges of living in today’s world.
Several courses will be presented by visiting guest teachers, including the Brazilian author and meditation practitioner Ashirvad Zaiantchick, a much sought after and experienced instructor whose has travelled the world giving countless free workshops.
Meditation Month is an admission-free initiative simply dedicated to a more peaceful world and to the quest for happiness that we all share.
Introductory ‘learn meditation’ evenings will be offered at community Centres as follows:
Tuesday, March 7: Devonport Library, 2 Victoria Road
Tuesday, March 7: Onehunga Community Centre, Henderson Room
Thursday, March 9: New Lynn Community Centre, Meeting Room 1, 45 Totara Ave
Monday, March 13: Point Chev Community Center, 18 Huia Rd
Tuesday, March 14: Clover Park Community House, 16a Israel Ave
Satuday March 18: Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive
Monday, March 20: Green Bay Community House, 1 Barron Drive
Tuesday March 21, Thursday March 23, Friday March 24: Fickling Centre, Mt Eden --Three evenings with the international guest presenter Ashirvad Zaiantchick. Popular Brazilian teacher Ashirvad will share with you his knowledge, his own love of meditation and his decades of personal experience in this structured 3-part course.
Course details can be found on our website: www.meditationauckland.co.nz...
For further inquiries on regional classes, please contact Jogyata: 0221887432
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🧩 Crack the Code: Today’s Riddle Challenge! 🤔
I’m a three-digit number; my tens digit is five more than my ones, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens—what am I?
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Show us your creative backyard build
We hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!
It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build
It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've created in your backyard.
So share a photo, or two, in a comment below of your creation or backyard set up a to be in to win a $100 Mitre10 voucher. Winner will be announced next Monday 🛝🪴🛖
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Poll: Do you have a pet at home?
Neighbourly members LOVE their pets, whether it's a smoochy cat, a trusty pup or even a feathered friend.
We'd like to know how many of you who see this post actually have a pet at home. Let us know in the poll below!
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73.7% Yes - I have a pet / multiple pets
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7.7% Not currently, but one day!
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18.6% Nope, I live in a pet-free home