Learn how to reverse the very real and devastating impact of stress through the SIMPLE practice of instinctive meditation that will profoundly shift your life.

Instinctive meditation means it’s natural and our bodies are wired to do it easily and efficiently. All we need to do is to set up the right conditions and our bodies will eagerly cooperate. Learn the skill set needed to meditate on your own even if you have a racing mind and little spare time.

Dropping into deep relaxation on a regular basis helps you to be calm in the face of overwhelm and urgency, can improve your health, and help you be more responsive and less reactive to challenges.

This will be a live webinar on Zoom. You can attend from anywhere that is comfortable to you. Once you register, you will get instructions on how to log in to the event. You will have the option of having your video on or off. You can also call in using a phone number. Link to zoom class:
https://mailchi.mp/9e1057b0227e/meditation-asheville-salt-cave

We’ll start with the basic principles of this approach. Then you will learn and practice some basic skills. This will be followed by a longer guided meditation where you can incorporate the basic skills. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the class.

A weekly Zoom drop-in class in instinctive meditation will run on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 am EST starting April 29 and running for 12 weeks.
Drop in as you can. Each class will cover a different technique.

Every week day, Janet’s Planet gives children a daily dose of science and space topics from around the world.

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.

For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.

Every Wednesday from 12-6pm, Carolina Hemp Company and Ambrose West, alongside their neighbors on West Asheville’s Beachm’s Curve, will host a community aid drive to gather and donate supplies and food to support local emergency relief efforts. Recipients include Homeward Bound, Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, 12 Bones, the YMCA, and more! As Asheville’s Hometown Hemp Company, Carolina Hemp Company values their local community, and believes in supporting each other when in need. In times such as these, we are reminded of the unfortunate imbalance in society’s ability to afford and have access to basic necessities. The Carolina Hemp Company mission is and always has been Bringing Balance Through Hemp and they now have the opportunity to practice this through service to the Asheville community. While being encouraged to separate, it is important we still band together to pool resources, communicate, and take care of each other. Carolina Hemp Company will be collecting non-perishable food items, cooking essentials, health and wellness products, cleaning and sanitation supplies, and general toiletries, and camping gear to load into the Hemp Xpress Trolley and distribute to local organizations who are dedicated to providing shelter, food and health services to those who need it most. Updates and detailed information will be posted to the Beacham’s Curve Aid Supply and Food Drive event page on the Carolina Hemp Company facebook page.

The staff is committed to practicing conscious handling and delivery of all supplies through hand washing, wiping down items, and limited contact between donors, themselves, and the receiving organizations’ representatives

Testing sites are outdoors and will be cancelled in the event of storms based on notification from the National Weather Service. Notice of cancellation will be made by 9am on the day of testing. 

Please bring your insurance card if you have one. Visit web site for details. https://www.buncombecounty.org/countycenter/news-detail.aspx?id=18637#sec-community-based-testing-sites

Join Pam every Wednesday at 3 pm on Facebook Live to experience marbling, the 17th Century process of floating paint on a thick water surface. Watch the paints expand, get pushed by subsequent colors until the final print on paper. Watch the #majikalmarblingreveal create the frozen piece of art!!

This family friendly weekly event is always live and unexpected happenings. Come virtually and prepare to be amazed!! Interact as each piece happens.

FIRST WEDNESDAYS

Center for Craft’s monthly webinar series, “Ask the ___”.

This month we learn about digital textile with STEM x Craft Collaborators of “Soft Monitor.”

Register online now to participate!

Free event but Register beforehand.

Join the Center for Craft for the next discussion in our “Ask the ______” series! In this free webinar, we will speak with 2020 Materials-Based Research Grant recipients Victoria Manganiello and Julian Goldman about their “Soft Monitor” project, which aims to invent a screen made entirely from flax, water, and air, and learn about the benefits and hurdles of working cross-disciplinary.

League of Women Voters Asheville-Buncombe will host an online panel forum titled Does Your
Vote Count?: The Impact of Gerrymandering. The program is set for Wednesday, June 3, from
6:00 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
The panelists will be Dr. Ashley Moraguez, Professor of Political Science at UNC-Asheville, and
Blake Esselstyn, an expert on the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for drawing
maps. After comments by each panelist, the speakers will respond to questions submitted by
the audience via the Chat feature on Zoom.
The co-sponsors for the events are Fair Districts WNC, League of Women Voters Henderson
County, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Carolina Jews for Justice, and the Interfaith Initiative
for Social Justice.
The event is limited to 100 people and is free. Please click here to register. For more
information or questions, contact Karen Depew at [email protected].

We hope you are keeping calm and well during these challenging times.

To help keep us calm and in touch, the Prama staff is inviting you to a free live group meditation every Wednesday at 6pm.  The session will last about 30 minutes, including a guided meditation and a short talk on aspects of meditation practice.

We hope you will find these meditations helpful and something that you can continue to practice throughout the week.

The event is free though any contribution is appreciated.

If you are planning to attend just one week or multiple weeks, please sign up and we will email you the Zoom Link!