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SCHEDULE OF TALKS/ COURSES
(Piya Tan's Talk)
YEAR 2008
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MARCH - MAY PROGRAMMES
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(1) BEGINNERS' MEDITATION COURSE (non-religious)
Intake 23f (Mar/Apr 2008)
Date: Mar 20, 27; Apr 3 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
Intake 24i (Apr 2008)
Date: Apr 10, 17, 24 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
Intake 25f (May 2008)
Date: May 8, 15, 22 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Course fees: $90 / intake (with Guidebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info)
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/MedforBegcolw0802-04.pdf
(2) BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY (non-religious)
The mind, consciousness, self-knowledge & wellness
Intake 4 (Mar 08)
Date: Mar 8, 15, 22, 29 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Course fees: $175 (with 2 Coursebooks)
Instructor: Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info)
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/BPcoursedescription0803.pdf
(3) PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION (non-religious)
Recommended as foundation for practice especially
if you have learned meditation or plan to take it up
Intake 2 (Apr 2008)
Date: Apr 4, 11, 18, 25 (Fri 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Course fees: $160 (with Coursebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyMed0804col.pdf
(4) PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH & LIVING (non-religious)
Strategies for life, death & rebirth
for those seeking meaning and purpose of life, & true lasting happiness
Intake 2 (Apr 2008)
Date: Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Course fees: $160 (with Coursebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyofDL0804.pdf
For course details, registration & other info, browse:
http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com
or call Ratna Lim at 8211 0879.
(5) PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION (non-religious)
Feeling, sensation, and emotion: what they are and make them work
for you
Intake 1 (May 08)
Date: May 10, 17, 24, 31 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Course fees: $160 (with Coursebook)
Instructor: Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:
Course details:http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/psychologyofemotion
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MAY - JULY PROGRAMMES
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(1) Psychology of Death & Living (Strategies for a happy life)
[non-religious]
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE LAST 48 HOURS OF LIFE?
We will discuss in some detail a real-life report by a nurse attending
to a dying Buddhist practitioner, how the practitioner feels (pain,
calmness, decisions, etc) and what the nurse learns from this.
Join us is this rare human-interest in-depth examination of the dying
process, and benefit from it. Besides other related teachings of the
Buddha, that is.
Intake 3: Jun 21, 28; Jul 5, 12 (Saturday)
Time: 7.00-9.00 pm
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan
Fees: $160 (with Course Book)
Course highlights:
The last 48 hours of life
Understand what life really is
Dealing with fear, mental pain
How not to fear death and dying
Good life, good death, good rebirth
For further details, click here
Call Ratna at 8211 0879 now to register.
(2) Intermediate Meditation Course [non-religious]
For those who have completed the Beginners' Meditation Course.
In this course you will learn many helping meditation methods which help you to sit longer and make your meditation interesting.
Intake 8: Jun 7, 14 (Sat)
Time: 7.00 pm 9.00 pm
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan
Course fees: $90.00 (with Guidebook)
For further details, click here
Call Ratna at 8211 0879 now to register.
(3) Beginners' Meditation Course [non-religious]
Intake 26i: May 29; Jun 5, 12 (Thu)
Intake 27f: May 19, 26; Jul 3 (Thu)
Time: 7.30 pm 9.30 pm
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan
Course fees: $90.00 (with Guidebook)
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OCTOBER - DECEMBER PROGRAMMES
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1. PIYA'S MEDITATION COURSE (PMC) &
BEGINNERS' MEDITATION COURSE (non-religious).
Small group guided meditation
PMC 2 (Insight & Forest): 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct (Thu; 7.30 - 9.30pm) ($120)
BMC 31f : Nov 6, 13, 20. (Thu; 7.30 - 9.30pm) ($90)
BMC 32i: Nov 29; Dec 6, 13. (Sat; 7.00 - 9.00pm) ($90)
BMC 33f: Dec 4, 11, 18. (Thu; 7.30-9.30pm) ($90)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan (Wiki Piya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piya_Tan)
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/BeginnersMeditation0808-12bw.pdf
2. MEDITATION & MIND (non-religious)
Journey into your mind
Recommended as foundation for practice especially
if you have learned meditation or plan to take it up
Intake 2: 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct 2008 (Sat)
Time: 7.00 -9.00pm
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan (Wiki Piya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piya_Tan)
Course details: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyMed0810col.pdf
Course contents:
The three brains; scientific studies of meditation;
Psychology of meditation: body-mind theory; feeling & emotions;
Mental phenomena: the brain during meditation; the mind is more than the brain;
Mindfulness in daily life; present-moment awareness; focuses of mindfulness;
Effective attention & environment; reality, virtual & real;
Self-watching, self-healing; how the brain heals itself;
Meditation methods; guided practice sessions.
3. PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH & LIVING (non-religious)
Intake 4: 1, 8, 15, 22 Nov 08 (Sat; 7.00 - 9.00pm) ($160)
Venue: The Minding Centre
Instructor: Piya Tan (Wiki Piya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piya_Tan)
Course flier: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyofDL0811col.pdf
Course contents:
1. The last 48 hours of life
2. The four tasks of grief
3. What is life, really
4. What happens when we die?
5. Dealing with negative emotions and mental pain
6. Have we lived before; will we live again?
7. How we create our own world
8. Can we communicate with the dead?
9. How to "transfer" merit to the dead
10. The 12 links of life, death, and rebirth
11. Is rebirth immediate or takes 49 days?
12. Good life, good death, good rebirth
13. Gods, demons and ghosts: do they exists?
14. How not to fear death and dying
15. The Tibetan Book of the Dead
For further details, click here
Call Ratna at 8211 0879 now to register.
The Minding Centre
Blk 644 Bukit Batok Central,
#01-68 (2nd flr),
[near Bukit Batok MRT/Interchange]
Singapore 650644.
HP: 8211 0879; Tel: 6569 5205
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