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Come home, and live fully
in the unified space of your life-long companion – your body
Chronic pain and/or illness can shape the relationship
we have with our minds, bodies and hearts.
Research has shown that the cultivation of mindfulness practices can have a significant effect
on well-being in the presence of pain and illness.
Informed by the work of Judith Blackstone, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kristin Neff and others, the following courses provide tools participants can use to reframe their experience and embrace what is.
As we get to know the experience of pain or illness more intimately,
new avenues for well-being open up.
Welcome
My name is Ruth Zanoni
I had an epiphany in my teens, that my true calling in life was to plant and nourish the seeds of peace and understanding. I’ve spent my life living with, working with, and caring for people with acute and chronic illnesses, neurological differences, and trauma.
As a body-centered, trauma-informed meditation teacher, I create sacred space for deep embodied inquiry. We can live, compassionately, with ease, clarity and joy. We can open ourselves to our interconnectedness with all beings and our planet.
If you are navigating challenging pain, illness, conflict, self-criticism, grief, or despair, or traveling this path with others, I invite you to contact me.
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Current Offerings
Telesangha for Bodies that Squawk - join any time
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Mondays - Fridays
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9:30 am Eastern / 6:30 am Pacific
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Live Guided meditations by telephone or web via Dialpad
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Join a compassionate community of meditators for live guided Realization Process meditations. We come home to our bodies, uncover the unified ground of our heart, mind and sensations, and open to the unified ground of all beings. Each Monday we attune to the unified field of fundamental consciousness pervading us. Each Friday we offer time for reflections, questions, and observations. We invite you to participate for the first week at no charge. To register or to learn more, contact Ruth.
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Realization Process
The Realization Process is based on deep contact with the internal space of our body and is a direct path to embodied nondual awakening. I offer Realization Process practices in Telesangha for Bodies that Squawk and am working, one-on-one, with Realization Process students to help them attune to their inner experience, unwind holding patterns in their bodies, and uncover the fundamental unfragmented ground of their own being. I plan on offering a course, Introduction to the Realization Process, in the near future. Please contact Ruth if you are interested in the class, would like to learn more, or so we can work together.
Private sessions
I offer one-to-one private sessions for people who seek personal guidance in attuning to their inner experience, unwinding holding patterns in their body, and uncovering the unfragmented ground of their being. If you would like to explore working together, contact Ruth
Writing Practice - open to writers
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
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4 pm Eastern / 1 pm Pacific
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Online via Zoom
We meditate, write, and meet in break-out sessions where we practice embodied reading and listening as we listen to the other writers. This group is based on the work of Natalie Goldberg. To learn more, please contact Ruth.
Bi-Monthly Midday Sangha - Drop In
I offer a one-hour long midday sangha for Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) on the first and third Thursday of each month at 1 pm eastern time. The sessions typically consist of mindful movement, a guided meditation, small group sharing, and large group sharing. Join Us Here
Cloud Sangha - Join any time
I am leading an hour long Mindful Friends Group for Cloud Sangha called Living with Chronic Pain: Mindfulness as Medicine, each Tuesday, at 3 pm eastern time. I also regularly offer live guided meditations for Cloud Sangha. Learn More
Inviting Chronic Pain & Illness to Tea (ICPIT) - starts January 24, 2024​
Chronic pain and/or illness can shape the relationship we have with our minds, bodies and hearts. This course is for those seeking to change their relationship with a chronic struggle that they may perceive as an obstacle to living life fully.
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Research has shown that the cultivation of mindfulness practices can have a significant effect on well-being in the presence of pain and illness. Informed by the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Judith Blackstone, Tara Brach and others, this course will provide tools participants can use to reframe their experience and embrace what is. As we get to know the experience of pain or illness more intimately, new avenues for well-being open up.
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Through experiential exercises, meditations, group discussions, community-building and home practice, participants will learn to deepen their awareness of themselves as much more than the pain or illness.
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Co-taught with Stan Eisenstein, this 17-week course offers 9 bi-weekly classes where new content will be offered, and 8 bi-weekly practice sessions to integrate learning and cultivate community. This course is designed for an extended length in order to help participants more fully integrate the teachings and practices into their lives.
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Next session starts January 24, 2024.
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Tuesday nights starting 6:30 pm eastern time on Zoom.
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This 17-week course offers 9 bi-weekly classes where new content is offered, and 8 bi-weekly practice sessions to integrate learning and cultivate community. We meet 2 hours one week, and 1 hour the next week for 17 weeks.
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Free introductory session on January 9, 2024 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time.
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The course cultivates several foundations:
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Mindfulness – a recognizing and allowing of physical and emotional experiences at deeper and deeper levels
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Heart Practices – including self-kindness, gratitude, working through grief
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Embodiment – learning to bring attention more and more fully into the body so that it starts to feel more like home
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Community – building connections with others who are learning to navigate similar challenges and share common experiences
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The course includes:
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Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
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Group dialogue and discussions aimed at community-building and working through challenges
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Daily home practice, including guided meditations and exercises to apply into your life
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Bi-weekly practice and discussion sessions to support integration of learning
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Fifteen recorded guided meditations and a home practice manual
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This course is offered as a video conference course for convenience to participants as well as to allow for participation from various locations.
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Tuition: $550, includes nine 2-hour experiential sessions, eight 1-hour practice sessions, workbook, and fifteen guided meditations (in mp3 format).
Scholarship is available (no-one will be turned away for lack of funds) — for more information or to register, contact Ruth.
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Venue: Zoom Videoconference
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