ECMS meeting; location changed
Justin Gaffrey, a meditator and well-known local artist,will speak at the April 17 meeting of the Emerald Coast Meditation Society. His topic will be “Justin Talks About Mindfulness, Experience and Poetry.”
The location will be a change from the usual meeting place. The group will meet at the John A. Horton Senior Center at 194 Co. Rd. 393 N., just a block or so north of Hwy. 98. The meeting will start with a 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. The ECMS follows no religion and does not charge.
Originally from New Jersey, Gaffrey moved to this area in 1980 when his father worked for the railroad out of New Orleans. Wishing to be a chef, he worked his way up to owning his own restaurant, but when he was 30, realized that this was “not a life worth living.”
He sold his business and became an artist. “Through my art I have discovered a lot of meaning in life,” Gaffrey says. Divorced, he has two children. His son, 20, attends Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, studying Buddhism and psychology. His daughter, 15, lives with Gaffrey. “We plan to start traveling the world together this fall,” says Gaffrey.
Other interests, says Gaffrey, are “studying and practicing the dharma, meditating and going to Buddhist retreats, traveling, finding beauty and meaning in life, plus surfing, swimming, hiking and running.” He is also interested in “helping my children realize their true nature, as well as myself.”
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets on the
first and third Thursday of every month except July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. For information contact Nancy James, at nancyjames@embarqmail.com.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/834124773270603/
Justin Gaffrey, a meditator and well-known local artist,will speak at the April 17 meeting of the Emerald Coast Meditation Society. His topic will be “Justin Talks About Mindfulness, Experience and Poetry.”
The location will be a change from the usual meeting place. The group will meet at the John A. Horton Senior Center at 194 Co. Rd. 393 N., just a block or so north of Hwy. 98. The meeting will start with a 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. The ECMS follows no religion and does not charge.
Originally from New Jersey, Gaffrey moved to this area in 1980 when his father worked for the railroad out of New Orleans. Wishing to be a chef, he worked his way up to owning his own restaurant, but when he was 30, realized that this was “not a life worth living.”
He sold his business and became an artist. “Through my art I have discovered a lot of meaning in life,” Gaffrey says. Divorced, he has two children. His son, 20, attends Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, studying Buddhism and psychology. His daughter, 15, lives with Gaffrey. “We plan to start traveling the world together this fall,” says Gaffrey.
Other interests, says Gaffrey, are “studying and practicing the dharma, meditating and going to Buddhist retreats, traveling, finding beauty and meaning in life, plus surfing, swimming, hiking and running.” He is also interested in “helping my children realize their true nature, as well as myself.”
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets on the
first and third Thursday of every month except July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. For information contact Nancy James, at nancyjames@embarqmail.com.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/834124773270603/
