meaningful conversation, connection and nourishment
Women’s Book Club
All are WARMLY WELCOMED! It is never the same group of women. Please RSVP and come!
Next Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
Time: 4:00-7ish
Book: Radical Compassion
Location: York, ME (address emailed in advance)
1) Yes, reading the book is required.
2) You will be emailed the discussion questions 2-weeks beforehand.
3) Make one of your favorite healthy recipes to share.
Brief Summary:
Radical Compassion by Tara Brach is a guide to overcoming feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy through mindfulness and self-compassion. The book shows how to develop kindness and self-love in a way that contributes to well-being and personal growth.
Tara Brach is great at making mindfulness accessible and easy. The book centers around RAIN acronym, Recognize, Accept, Investigate and Nurture. It is very useful and accessible when triggered or caught up in turbulent thoughts or emotions. Her stories are also filled with kindness and humility.
Future Book Clubs
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Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
Scheduled for: Sunday,
May 19, 2024
4-7ish PM -
The Inner Work: An Invitation to True Freedom and Lasting Happiness by Mathew Micheletti, Ashley Cottrell
To be scheduled for Summer 2024
Past Book Clubs
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Life Worth Living by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linzichael
Held on: Sunday, March 24, 2024 4-7pm
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Living Untethered by Michael A. Singer
Held on: Saturday, January 27, 2024 4-7pm
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Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher
Held on: Saturday, November 18, 2023 4-7pm
