Relaxation Meditation at Mechanics' Hall w/Patty Dodd

519 Congress Street,Portland ME 04101

19 October, 2021

Description

This 4-week noon-time series, starting Tuesday, October 5th w/Patty Dodd offers guided relaxation for the body that quiets the busy mind. Relaxation Meditation with Patricia (Patty) Hille Dodd, Meditation Teacher. Please note our in-person Covid safety policy: To ensure the safety of our staff, guests, and community, and under the direction of our Board, Mechanics’ Hall requires proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or an appropriately time-stamped negative COVID-19 test) for all persons attending our events until further notice. All persons must masked for the duration of their time in the Hall, regardless of vaccination status in accordance with our current Masking Policies. This decision was made to help keep our community safe and our doors open. All attendees must either: - Present either the physical copy or a photo of their COVID-19 vaccine card as well as a valid photo ID (state, government, or school ID); or - Provide a time-stamped printout, photo, or email of a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of the event or a negative Rapid Antigen Test taken within 36 hours of the event, as well as a valid photo ID (state, government, or school ID). This 4-week noon-time series, starting Tuesday, October 5th, will offer guided relaxation for the body that quiets the busy mind. Seating and lying down options will be available. No experience is necessary and all are welcome. These meditation events will take place in our spacious ballroom with generous social distancing. Free for Mechanics’ Hall members, suggested donation of $8 for non-members. Patty Hille Dodd In 1972, as a teenager, Patty took a Transcendental Meditation workshop and got a taste of the possibility of a kind of freedom that has called her ever since. She began going on Yoga retreats to Kripalu in the 1990s and soon after attended Kripalu’s East meets East conferences that led her to Buddhism. Her current mind/body practices include Iyengar Yoga and Lama Willa Miller’s somatic wakefulness practices. In 2017 she began working with high school students, and those students taught her that they needed to learn how to relax. Membership with Mechanics' Hall is free for students, Portland Public School staff, and open to all regardless of financial ability. If you are interested in membership but cannot afford one at this time, please email [email protected]. Membership starts at just $50 a year for individual memberships, which includes use of the library, free and discounted access to programs, and much more. Consider becoming a member today and help support programs like this. Mechanics' Hall inspires and enriches the community by promoting ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and the diffusion of useful knowledge.