CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS CLASSES, SPRING 2007

1. Miksang (contemplative photography) classes in
Milwaukee and Madison
2. Contemplative Writing classes in Madison
3. Shambhala Arts Day 3/18, Madison

Please read on for further information and enjoyment!

Thanks for your continued support,
and please spread the word!

Miriam Hall

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1. Miksang

I have transformed Miksang, contemplative photography,
into a weekly class.
The following are dates and locations:

Madison: four Wednesdays in April (4/4, 4/11, 4/18 and
4/25), plus one extra date TBA. Class will run from
6-9pm, and is in a new location: the Aha Center, 214A
S. Baldwin St (just north of Willy St).

Milwaukee: five Wednesdays in May (5/2, 5/9, 5/16,
5/23, 5/30), also 6-9pm, at the Milwaukee Shambhala
Center, 2344 N. Oakland Ave.

There will also be classes this summer offered at
different times/days of week. Please let me know now
if you have a preferred time and we'll see what we can
schedule!

The levels covered will be Levels 1-2. If you are a
new student and not a member of Shambhala, the cost is
80$ for the entire course. It is 60$ if you are a
Shambhala member, and 40$ if you are repeating the
class. As always, sliding scale is respected and
available. Please ask instructor.

Miksang is a delightful course, with our focus of
contemplation on our visual perception(s) and the
results are clear, crisp and often glorious
manifestations of our phenomenal world.
For further information, please see:
www.miksang.org
www.miksang.net
and the instructor's Miksang set at
www.flickr.com/photos/herspiral.

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2. Contemplative Writing

I don't have any openings until April in Contemplative
Writing, but I wanted to let you know what the
different time offerings are. Classes fill quickly -
pre-registration is required and the sooner you can
commit, the stronger your chances are of getting in. I
now offer 4 class times, 4-week classes each:
6:30-8:30pm Tuesdays (4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24)
9-11am Wednesdays (4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25)
4:30-6:30pm Thursdays (4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26)
7:30-9:30pm Thursdays (4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26)

Openings depend on current class registration and
timing. Please contact me if you are interested.
Cost is 40$ for a four-week course, 5-10$ for a sample
class (varying dates).

Classes at same times will continue in May; please let
me know if you would be interested in them, as well or
instead of April.

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3. Shambhala Arts Day

Shambhala Arts Day is an annual celebration of all
arts, located at the Madison Shambhala Center, 408 S.
Baldwin St. It will take place this year on March
18th, a Sunday. The celebration's schedule includes:

-Sitting meditation from 9-10am
-Ikebana (contemplative flower arranging)
demonstration (and a chance to try your own hand at
it!) from 10-11
-Miksang slide show and piano performance by a center
member, 11-12.
-"Artful food" potluck, noon!
-Available for viewing will be contemplative writing
students' writings
-ART AUCTION of center members' works, on sale to
support the center!

Last year's celebration was a delight! Please come,
bring art and/or food (or just yourself) and come
celebrate with us!

MIKSANG SPRING 07 SCHEDULE

Hello current, former and future Miksang students,

This spring we are going to try something new: a
weekly class, for five weeks (this is how they do it
in Toronto, with the core group), to give you all a
chance to practice in between classes a bit more. If
you have taken it before, but would like a more
in-depth visit to Miksang land, please consider
re-taking, and we'll cut you a discount. If the time
of the class doesn't work, tell me, so I can schedule
a different time over the summer.

1. Reviews
2. Class in Madison and Milwaukee
3. Summer class/retreat

1. Firstly, we have been doing monthly reviews in
Madison, and we'll continue with those. Milwaukee folk
are welcome to come! The reviews aren't a particular
assignment - you can go out and shoot what you have
already learned, then bring in your pictures and have
a review with me. I ask for a 5-10$ donation (sliding
scale) for the reviews. In Madison, they are held at
the Aha! Center, 217 S. Baldwin (just one block down
from the Shambhala Center, on the same street).
Dates for the next reviews:
2/21, Wed, 6-8pm
3/14, Wed, 6-8pm
PLEASE RSVP FOR THE REVIEWS, as even though they
aren't classes, persay, it helps to know how many
folks to expect.

I also hope to get reviews going in Milwaukee over the
summer. If anyone from Milwaukee has feedback on a
good night to do it, please let me know.

2. The weekly class will be offered in both Madison
and Milwaukee. The following are the dates. If you are
new to Miksang and not a member of a Shambhala Center,
the cost is 80$. For those repeating, it's 40$. For
those who are members it's 60$. If cost is an issue
for anyone, please let me know. We don't turn away
folks just because they cannot pay.
PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Madison: Wed 3/21, then skip a week, then 4/4, 4/11,
4/18 and 4/25 (all four Wed in April), 6-9pm.

Milwaukee: all 5 Wed in May: 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23,
5/30.

3. Finally, I will be gone the month of June, but I am
looking to do a summer class both in Madison and
Milwaukee. If folks have different night preferences,
or days for that matter, please let me know. The
classes will be in July and/or August. Also, for early
fall, I am hoping to do a Level 2 retreat at our
Midwest Retreat Center (Windhorse), so we can all get
out and enjoy space in nature. I will keep you posted
on this. Those who have taken 1 and 2 before can go on
the retreat.

I am opening these classes first to students who have
expressed previous interest. Please get back to me on
whether you'd like to take the classes, and in a week
or so I will open registration to the "general
public". Also, if friends or family are potentially
interested, please let them know to ask questions or
register now.

When registering, please specify if you are
registering for Madison or Milwaukee.

Yours in the Miksang Dharma,
Miriam Hall