"Peace Starts in Me" is the title of a talk to be given at the Emerald Coast Meditation Society Oct. 16 by Kabe Woods, facilitator of the Mindfulness Practice Center of Fort Walton Beach.
The free meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. with a 30-minute meditation at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion.
"The world around us seems to be in a constant state of stress, disharmony and, too often, violence,” says Woods. “Our senses are overloaded and we do not know where to start to help ‘make things better.’ So we will begin a discussion of the principle of ‘Peace Starts in Me’ by looking deeply into our own mental states, and seeing how transforming ourselves can transform the world around us."
A retired senior executive with past leadership roles at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent and ADVO Inc., Kabe started his meditation practice in 1978. Since 1994 he has practiced in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh from whom he received the Five Mindfulness Trainings in 2002.
In September 2013 he was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a member of the Order of Interbeing and received the transmission of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings. He is a member of the Magnolia Grove Mindfulness Practice Center & Monastery community in Batesville, Miss. Kabe is also a member of Unity Church in Ft. Walton Beach where he is a prayer chaplain trainer, teaching centering prayer and meditation.
The Mindfulness Practice Center of Fort Walton Beach was established in June 2013. After seven months of solitary practice at the center Kabe and his wife, Lyn, with guidance from Brother Michael of the Magnolia Grove Monastery, decided to open the center to the community. It is open for meditation practice six days a week.
Kabe also has recently begun facilitating mindfulness practice at the Destin Recovery Center for substance abuse. In addition, at times over the last four years he has performed the main service, meditations and instruction at Unity in Panama City and Unity in FWB.
Kabe and his wife have two children and one grandchild. They have lived in Ft. Walton Beach for 10 years after living in Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina and Connecticut.
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, nancyjames@embarqmail.com.
The free meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. with a 30-minute meditation at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion.
"The world around us seems to be in a constant state of stress, disharmony and, too often, violence,” says Woods. “Our senses are overloaded and we do not know where to start to help ‘make things better.’ So we will begin a discussion of the principle of ‘Peace Starts in Me’ by looking deeply into our own mental states, and seeing how transforming ourselves can transform the world around us."
A retired senior executive with past leadership roles at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent and ADVO Inc., Kabe started his meditation practice in 1978. Since 1994 he has practiced in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh from whom he received the Five Mindfulness Trainings in 2002.
In September 2013 he was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a member of the Order of Interbeing and received the transmission of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings. He is a member of the Magnolia Grove Mindfulness Practice Center & Monastery community in Batesville, Miss. Kabe is also a member of Unity Church in Ft. Walton Beach where he is a prayer chaplain trainer, teaching centering prayer and meditation.
The Mindfulness Practice Center of Fort Walton Beach was established in June 2013. After seven months of solitary practice at the center Kabe and his wife, Lyn, with guidance from Brother Michael of the Magnolia Grove Monastery, decided to open the center to the community. It is open for meditation practice six days a week.
Kabe also has recently begun facilitating mindfulness practice at the Destin Recovery Center for substance abuse. In addition, at times over the last four years he has performed the main service, meditations and instruction at Unity in Panama City and Unity in FWB.
Kabe and his wife have two children and one grandchild. They have lived in Ft. Walton Beach for 10 years after living in Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina and Connecticut.
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, nancyjames@embarqmail.com.