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!