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Contains 194 Results:
Twilight Meditation: Christian Tradition, 2015-12-08
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 12
Identifier: 31.96.12
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Jerry Webber, Ph.D., Christian Tradition
Suggested donation $10Contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition is an act of silent “centering” in which we receive, then let go of thoughts, ideas, and mental noise in order to attend to our deep interior connection with God, self, others, and the created world. Contemplative prayer offers a meditative framework for this receiving and letting go. For the last 23 years, Dr. Jerry Webber has given himself to the exploration of prayer...
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Event: 2015-12-08
Twelve Moments: New Year’s Day Crystal Bowls Meditation, 2016-01-01
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 15
Identifier: 31.96.15
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Dana Shamas, New Year's Day Crystal Bowls Meditation
Suggested donation $10
The Rothko Chapel honors the start of the New Year with the sound of crystal bowls resonating throughout the Chapel, led by Bayou Bliss Yoga founder Dana Shamas. Begin the year with a fresh intention thanks to the cleansing vibrations of the bowls.
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Event: 2016-01-01
Still Dreaming: Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop, and MLK’s Legacy, 2016-01-15
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 16
Identifier: 31.96.16
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Discussion and performance in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday
David Banner, Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, Toni Blackman, and Dr. Anthony Pinn; moderated by Aundrea Matthews
Presented in partnership with the Center for Engaged Leadership and Collaborative Learning at Rice UniversityThe Rothko Chapel continues its tradition of honoring The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life on his birthday. This year the Chapel is honored to welcome award-winning artist...
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Event: 2016-01-15
Museum Experience, 2016-01-30
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 17
Identifier: 31.96.17
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Da Camera Young Artists’ ConcertsTo celebrate the Houston Museum District Association's Museum Experience, the Rothko Chapel hosts a day full of events in conjunction with The Menil Collection and Houston Center for Photography. From 11am - 12pmjoin a tai chi class near the Rothko Chapel reflecting pool led by Henderson Smith. At 2pm, 2:45pm, and 3:30pmexperience musical performance of No 11 (re), 2015 by Da Camera Young Artists. The dark Rothko paintings created for Rothko...
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Event: 2016-01-30
Twilight Bon-Buddhist Meditation, 2016-02-02
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 18
Identifier: 31.96.18
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Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., Bon-Buddhist Meditation
Suggested donation $10Learn about meditation in the ancient Bon-Buddhist tradition of Tibet, and how it can be a "medicine" for our mind. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor and director of education at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine program, where he conducts research using mind-body techniques with cancer patients, holds group and individual meditation classes, and directs the education initiatives...
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Event: 2016-02-02
Twelve Moments: Jewish Tradition, 2016-02-03
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 19
Identifier: 31.96.19
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Amount of Days (Atik Yomin): Mediation and song from the classical kabbalah. Dr. Yossi ChajesDr. Yossi Chajes, Jewish Tradition
Suggested donation $10This practice weaves together a selection of contemplative readings and meditations from the classics of Kabbalah within a setting of spiritual chants, some two-hundred years old. Dr. Yossi Chajes is this year's Bunny and Leo Horvitz Scholar-in-Residence at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC of Houston, as well as an Associate...
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Event: 2016-02-03
Fallen Angels: Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” and Crumb’s "Black Angels” , 2016-02-11
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 20
Identifier: 31.96.20
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Presented in partnership with Aperio, Music of the AmericasAperio returns to Rothko Chapel to present Fallen Angels – a program that contrasts two monumental string quartets: Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden and American composer George Crumb’s Black Angels: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land. The unexpected juxtaposition of these two works suggests an adventurous musical dialogue between the composers across the span of almost 150 years. Schubert wrote his String Quartet...
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Event: 2016-02-11
Twelve Moments: Bon-Buddhist Tradition, 2016-03-02
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 21
Identifier: 31.96.21
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Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, Bon-Buddhist Tradition
Suggested donation $10Learn about meditation in the ancient Bon-Buddhist tradition of Tibet, and how it can be a "medicine" for our mind, taking the three pills of stillness of the body, silence of speech and openness of one's heart-mind. Also experience how simple movements of Tibetan Yoga, called Tsa Lung, can help us open our chakras, in particular our heart chakra, and how we can connect to our inner qualities to then share with...
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Event: 2016-03-02
Brussels Vigil, 2016-03-25
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 14
Identifier: 31.96.14
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Join the Rothko Chapel, the Consulate of Belgium in Houston, and Interfaith Ministries for prayers and a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attack in Brussels, inside the Chapel from 5:00 PM. – 5:30 PM. All are welcome. A book of condolences will be available beginning at 12:00 PM.
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Event: 2016-03-25
Twelve Moments: Breath Meditation, 2016-04-06
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 24
Identifier: 31.96.24
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Debbie Mills, Breath Meditation
Suggested donation $10Direct your mind to different chakra points in the body while using mantra, slowly integrating deeper breath awareness. As the practice progresses, the breath will become regulated and synchronized with the mantra. The ultimate focus will be on lengthening the hold after exhalation, cultivating a natural and effortless state of non-grasping in the mind. Debbie Mills has been a practitioner of yoga and massage for over 20...
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Event: 2016-04-06