Honoring the Senses: Mindfulness in Everyday Activities

Castro Valley Library

Sunday, June 23, 2024

2 pm to 3:30 pm

Join us at the Castro Valley Library to explore how elements of mindfulness can be incorporated into one's daily life using the five senses of touch, taste, smell, sound and sight. This workshop takes place on Sunday, June 23 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm and will be lead by Arisika Razak. 

While meditation is often identified with long periods of silence, in a seated                position, mindfulness, or the practice of moment-to-moment nonjudgmental awareness, lies at the heart of a variety of meditative traditions. Applying mindfulness to daily activities has the potential to ease our stress, and improve our health, while allowing us to experience routine activities in fresh and delightful ways.

We invite you to participate in a safe sensory experience that explores your own body's perceptions. While we will provide some food items, if you are on a particular diet, or have allergies, please bring a small (and tasty item) that is safe for you to eat.  

Arisika Razak is Professor Emerita and the former Chair of the Women’s Spirituality Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Formerly a nurse-midwife, her teachings incorporate diverse spiritual traditions, multiculturalism, queer theory and feminism. She is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioner Program and a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center.

Contact the Castro Valley Library at 510-667-7900 or visit our website at www.aclibrary.org to register.

The Castro Valley Library, a branch of the Alameda County Library system. The Library will provide an ASL interpreter for any event with at least seven working days’ notice. Please call 510-667-7900 or TTY 888-663-0660.