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Contains 194 Results:
Twilight Meditation: Mediations of loving kindness and compassion in Judaism, 2016-04-12
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 25
Identifier: 31.96.25
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Ann Friedman, Ph.D., Jewish Meditation
Suggested donation $10A licensed psychologist who has studied meditation intensely for the last ten years, Ann Friedman, Ph.D. was certified in Mindfulness Facilitation from UCLA. Her primary teacher is Rabbi David Cooper, author of many books on Jewish meditation. Two years ago, Ann was asked to teach meditation at Congregation Emanu El, which she continues to do, along with teaching regularly at Congregation Beth Yeshurun and United...
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Event: 2016-04-12
Twelve Moments: Modern Meditation , 2016-05-04
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 26
Identifier: 31.96.26
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Jerry Ruhl, Ph.D., Modern Meditation
Suggested donation $10Everybody has creative power, inner fire, a divine spark. The tragedy is that too often we stifle this power by not believing or squandering it. Creative power does not come from ambition; in fact, ambition injures it and makes it a nervous strain. Creative power is the most enduring part of us, and it should be kept alive in all people for all their lives. This program will focus on letting go of egotism (fear and...
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Event: 2016-05-04
Music for Menilfest, 2016-05-07
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 27
Identifier: 31.96.27
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Sila: The Breath of the Wind by InuksuitInuksuitInuksuit (2009) is a work that fits squarely in the center of the aesthetic of composer John Luther Adams who said, “the whole world is music and all we have to do is tune in.” “Inuksuit” is the Inuit word for the stone markers that dot the arctic landscape and serve to guide the Inuit peoples on their journeys across the vast expanses of desolate tundra in Alaska, Adams’ adopted homeland. However, in the Inuit language,...
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Issued: 2016-05-07
Music in the Sky at the Rothko Chapel, 2016-05-22
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 28
Identifier: 31.96.28
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Join Interplay for an engaging evening of music in the Rothko Chapel. The first half of the performance consists of pieces for three trumpets, namely Capriccio á 3 cornetti by Johann Vierdanck, 3 Motets á 3 by Orlande De Lassus, Suite for 3 Trumpets by Henri Tomasi, and Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury by Benjamin Britten. For the second half, enjoy Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Souvenir de Florence, Tchaikovsky's last chamber music composition, combines Italian charm with Russian passion...
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Event: 2016-05-22
Twelve Moments: Mindfulness , 2016-06-01
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 29
Identifier: 31.96.29
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Micki Fine, M.Ed., Loving Kindness Meditation
Suggested donation $10Micki Fine is the founder of Mindful Living and has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction since 1994. She is credentialed as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Micki teaches mindfulness in her private psychotherapy practice, at Rice University and the Jung Center. She is also the author of the book, The Need to Please: Mindfulness Skills to Gain Freedom...
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Event: 2016-06-01
Summer Solstice, 2016-06-20
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 96, Folder: 30
Identifier: 31.96.30
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Suggested donation $10Celebrate sunrise on the summer solstice with a labyrinth walk on the Rothko Chapel grounds. Tilt your face toward the east and watch the sunrise on the day when the sun’s rays shine directly down on the earth’s equator. Houston labyrinth duo Reginald Adams and Jay Stailey have created two summer symbols on which we can declare our intentions as we enter this new season. Begin with a brief introduction to labyrinths and intention setting by facilitators ...
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Event: 2016-06-20
Sacred Spaces Tour Information , 2013
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 01
Identifier: 31.94.01
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From the Series:
Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.
Dates:
Event: 2013
New Year’s Day Crystal Bowl Meditation, 2013-01-01
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 02
Identifier: 31.94.02
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Dana Shamas
Suggested donation $10
The Rothko Chapel honors the start of the New Year with a crystal bowls meditation at noon.
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Event: 2013-01-01
Twelve Moments: Tibetan Bon-Buddhist Tradition, 2013-01-09
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 04
Identifier: 31.94.04
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Alejandro Chaoul, Tibetan Bon-Buddhist TraditionAlejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center where he conducts research using mind-body techniques with cancer patients, and holds group and individual meditation classes at the Integrative Medicine Center. He is also an associate faculty member at The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at University of Texas Medical School, where he teaches medical students in the areas of spirituality,...
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Event: 2013-01-09
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance, 2013-01-15
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 05
Identifier: 31.94.05
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Texas Johnny Brown
Suggested donation $10
The Rothko Chapel continues its tradition of observing the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with music from blues legend Texas Johnny Brown and The Quality Blues Band.
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Event: 2013-01-15