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		<title>A Dharma Talk on our Zen Women Ancestors this Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled  Zen Women: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Grace" src="http://www.shogakuzen.org/emptynestzendo.org/media/images/grace_teacher.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Women-Beyond-Maidens-Masters/dp/086171475X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1280283350&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank"> Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters</a></em>. The dharma talk will be at 11:00am after our regular first period of zazen at 10:20am. Copies of the book will be available at the event for sale and signing.</span></strong></p>
<p>Grace is the founder and head teacher of Empty Nest, Valley Heartland, and Fresno River Zen Groups. Grace is a Dharma Heir in the Suzuki Roshi lineage who has practiced Zen meditation for more than 35 years.  She has trained in Soto Zen in America under Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi of Berkeley Zen Center, from whom she received Dharma Transmission in 2005, and in Rinzai Zen in Japan under Keido Fukushima Roshi of Tofuku-ji Monastery in Kyoto.  She has taught Zen classes throughout the United States.  She is also trained as a clinical psychologist and is dedicated to teaching Asian methods of quieting the mind using techniques suitable for Westerners.</p>
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		<title>Jazz Mindfulness Program Concert on June 4th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jazz Mindfulness Program Spring Concert
On Fri, June 4th at 7:30PM, The Jazz Mindfulness Program will present its Annual Spring Concert featuring the JMP students ages 12 – 17. This concert will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, as well as free improvisations in duo and trio formats. This concert [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Fri, June 4th at 7:30PM, The Jazz Mindfulness Program will present its Annual Spring Concert featuring the JMP students ages 12 – 17. This concert will feature the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, as well as free improvisations in duo and trio formats. This concert will conclude the JMP’s very successful first year where students receive jazz and meditation instruction together.</p>
<p>Please join us as we celebrate creativity, community and America’s indigenous democratic art form, Jazz.</p>
<p>There is a suggested donation of $10 for this concert.</p>
<p>The Jazz Mindfulness Program is directed by Adam Bernstein and is sponsored by the Brooklyn Zen Center.</p>
<p>The Brooklyn Zen Center is located at</p>
<p>Brooklyn Zen Center<br />
505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A<br />
Brooklyn, NY 11215</p>
<p>The Brooklyn Zen Center is between 3rd and 4th Avenues in Gowanus/Park Slope. To come by train, take the R train to the Union Street stop or the F train to the Carroll Street stop.</p>
<p>For more info please email us at jazzmindfulness@earthlink.net</p>
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		<title>Summer Practice Period with Teah &#8211; The Platform Sutra</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s  guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, will be visiting from San Francisco to lead a three week-long practice intensive that will include teaching throughout and a five day sesshin. Teah will be here from June 22nd through July 14th. The five day sesshin will begin Tuesday evening, July 7th, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="teah" src="http://www.brooklynzen.org/images/teachers/TeahStrozerWeb.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" />As many of you know, Brooklyn Zen Center&#8217;s  guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, will be visiting from San Francisco to lead a three week-long practice intensive that will include teaching throughout and a five day sesshin. Teah will be here from June 22nd through July 14th. The five day sesshin will begin Tuesday evening, July 7th, and end Sunday afternoon, July 11th.</p>
<p>During this time those participating in the practice period will be studying the The Platform Sutra together. Teah has asked that those participating read the sutra beforehand and be prepared for further study and discussion. She will also be meeting weekly with those taking part in the practice period who wish to meet with her.</p>
<p>A note from Teah:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hui-neng (Daikan Eno in Japanese) is one of the seminal teachers of our lineage and the sixth ancestor of our school. All of the five Great Houses of Zen come from him and his teaching. He is central to the understanding of our practice.</p>
<p>He teaches that intimacy with the truth, based on direct insight into the essential nature of awareness is the fundamental. There is no need for ‘steps and stages’.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="platform sutra" src="http://www.shambhala.com/images/covers/medium/157062348.jpg" alt="" width="84" height="126" />We’ll study his masterpiece ‘The Platform Sutra’ together. The Thomas Cleary translation is called <em>The Sutra of Hui-neng</em>. You may choose to read a different translation if you’d like. Please be prepared to discuss main points – whatever they appear to be to you.</p>
<p>As always during the time we’re together I expect you to have a daily sitting practice and to join the community as much as you are able given your busy schedules. We will offer classes in the text, discussion, sesshin, talks, sewing class, and other community activities. Everyone is welcome.</p></blockquote>
<p>Copies of <em>The Sutra of Hui-neng</em> by Thomas Cleary can be found at <a href="http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/978-1-57062-348-6.cfm" target="_blank">Shambhala Publications</a> and most other online book outlets. We look forward to Teah&#8217;s arrival and practicing together with her!</p>
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		<title>Mindful Creative Writing Class Starting Up at BZC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that sangha member Monica Rose will be offering an eight-week series of classes on mindful creative writing at Brooklyn Zen Center starting next week. Here is a description of the series from the instructor:
This class is for anyone interested in writing and who wishes to develop their skills in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/DSC_0082.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="DSC_0082" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/DSC_0082-1024x685.jpg" alt="" width="258" height="172" /></a>We are excited to announce that sangha member Monica Rose will be offering an eight-week series of classes on mindful creative writing at Brooklyn Zen Center starting next week. Here is a description of the series from the instructor:</p>
<blockquote><p>This class is for anyone interested in writing and who wishes to develop their skills in a mindful way; or for those curious about mindfulness and who would like to develop that through writing. Each class will include a period of zazen, time for writing, and space to share. The focus of the creative pieces may change week-to-week, but will always be about the present moment. As Thich Nhat Hanh refers to the term ‘mindfulness’, we will be writing to keep “one’s consciousness alive to the present reality.”</p>
<p><em>How does the pen feel in your hand? What sounds or smells do you notice? Was something specific coming up for you during meditation? Why are you feeling a certain way? Can you write through a shift in emotion or awareness?</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Monica has been writing since high school. What began as a habit of copying dreams and journaling as catharsis, has since led to an MFA in Creative Writing, various publications, and a book in progress. She presently teaches writing at the City University of New York. Monica’s zazen practice began in college and has, over the years, led to a committed practice of mindfulness. By combining awareness with writing, she is interested in developing both.</p>
<p>Please come and experiment with her on Sunday evenings at the Brooklyn Zen Center. You can be a published poet, a novice novelist, or someone who never wrote more than a shopping list. All that you need is a pen, paper, an open mind, and a willingness to share. Though this will not be a class based on critique, there will be room for group feedback.</p>
<p>The series will begin on Sunday, April 18th and run for 8 weeks, ending on June 6th, from 6:00-7:30pm, at the Brooklyn Zen Center. The first class will cost $10, and if a decision is made to commit, $70 can be paid at the second class.</p>
<p>For more information, email Monica at: monicaroses@gmail.com</p>
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		<title>John High Reading from his Book of Unknowing at BZC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zen student, novelist and poet, John High, will be reading from his new book of poems, The Book of Unknowing, at Brooklyn Zen Center on Friday, April 23rd, at 7:00pm. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
If you will be coming to the event, please RSVP by clicking here. Thank you.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JohnPhoto.jpg"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="JohnPhoto" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JohnPhoto.jpg" alt="" width="163" height="202" /></a>Zen student, novelist and poet, John High, will be reading from his new book of poems, <em>The Book of Unknowing</em>, at Brooklyn Zen Center on Friday, April 23rd, at 7:00pm. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.</p>
<p>If you will be coming to the event, please <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RSVP</span></strong> by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=102573776451050&amp;ref=mf" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. Thank you.</p>
<p><strong>About the author:</strong></p>
<p>Founding editor of Five Fingers Review, John High is the author of nine books, including his award-winning (Village Voice Literary Supplement top 25 books of the year) trilogy of poetic novels, <em>The Desire Notebooks</em>, <em>The Lives of Thomas</em>, <em>The Sasha Poems</em>, <em>Bloodline: Selected Writin</em><em>gs</em>, a book-length poem <em>Here</em>, and his recently published novel, <em>Talking God&#8217;s Radio Show</em>.</p>
<p>John is one of his generation’s foremost translators of contemporary Russian poetry. The principal editor of <em>Crossing Centuries: The New Generation in Russian Poetry</em>, he is known for his translations of Nina Iskrenko, Ivan Zhdanov, and Alexei Parschikov, among others.</p>
<p>He has received four Fulbrights, two NEAs, and writing awards from the Witter Bynner Foundation, Arts International, and the Academy of American Poets, among others. He has taught Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, Moscow State University, Montclair University, and currently teaches Creative Writing and literature at Long Island University. John currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.</p>
<p><strong>Criticism for </strong><em><strong>The Book of Unknowing</strong></em><strong>:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>“Imagine a novel whose setting is dark and indeterminate, whose nameless characters are shadowy, and whose circular plot unfolds timelessly—and you will be imagining John High’s A Book of Unknow- ing. These powerful poems, whose language rushes past in a torrent of disorienting yet evocative images and sounds, will pull you out of this world and into another, that matters a great deal more, where all that you think you know becomes doubtful.” ——Norman Fischer</p>
<p>“John High’s poems, threaded together by narratives of childhood that span a century, are always immediate, grounded, and as fleeting as the moment. Throughout, High’s ear stays close to the heart. The music is visible.” —Matvei Yankelevich</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Signing Up for the Reb Anderson Retreat in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Zen Buddhist priest and senior dharma teacher, Tenshin Reb Anderson, will be visiting from San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm to lead a four day sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will be from Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th.
The focus of the four days will be the compassionate care of karmic [...]]]></description>
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<p>Zen Buddhist priest and senior dharma teacher, Tenshin Reb Anderson, will be visiting from San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm to lead a four day sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will be from Thursday, May 27th through Sunday, May 30th.</p>
<p>The focus of the four days will be the compassionate care of karmic consciousness. Karmic consciousness and great awakening are not separate. This retreat will offer a way to see how careful and compassionate care for the delusions of our karmic consciousness is a path to understanding the wondrous nature and dynamics of practice-enlightenment. All are encouraged to take part in the entire retreat.</p>
<p>If you are interested in taking part in this event,<strong> we will need your RSVP and retreat payment by April 23rd</strong>. Please notify us by <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/" target="_self">clicking here to use our online email form</a>. The event will fill up quickly so please let us know as soon as possible and send all checks to the following address: Brooklyn Zen Center, 505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11215.</p>
<p>If you would like a PDF of the retreat flyer, <a href="http://www.brooklynzen.org/pdf/2010RebRetreat.pdf" target="_blank">please download it here.</a></p>
<p><strong>About the teacher </strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi is a lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition. Born in Mississipi, he grew up in Minnesota and left advanced study in mathematics and Western psychology to come to San Francisco Zen Center in 1967. He practiced with Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970 and gave him the name Tenshin Zenki (“Naturally Real, The Whole Works”). He received dharma transmission in 1983 and served as abbot of San Francisco Zen Center’s three training centers (City Center, Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center) from 1986 to 1995. Tenshin Roshi continues to teach at Zen Center, living with his family at Green Gulch Farm. He is author of <em><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Warm-Smiles-Cold-Mountains-Meditation/dp/1930485107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1252101998&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains: Dharma Talks on Zen Meditatio</a></em>n and <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" href="http://www.amazon.com/Being-Upright-Meditation-Bodhisattva-Precepts/dp/1930485018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1252102038&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank"><em>Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts</em></a>.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Brad Warner Leads Three-day Retreat in April at BZC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 2-4, 2010, Brad Warner will be leading a three-day retreat at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will include a daily schedule of zazen, dharma talks and interviews. The purpose of this zazen retreat is to draw together practitioners for three days of deepening their understanding of the dharma.
Brad Warner is a dharma heir of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none initial; border: 0; float:left;" title="Brad Warner" src="http://www.wildmind.org/images/people/warner-lg.jpg" alt="" width="153" height="115" />April 2-4, 2010, Brad Warner will be leading a three-day retreat at Brooklyn Zen Center. The retreat will include a daily schedule of zazen, dharma talks and interviews. The purpose of this zazen retreat is to draw together practitioners for three days of deepening their understanding of the dharma.</p>
<p>Brad Warner is a dharma heir of Gudo Wafu Nishijima and the author of the books <em>Hardcore Zen</em>, <em>Sit Down and Shut Up</em>, and Z<em>en Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate</em>. When not teaching and practicing Zen or writing, Brad plays bass for hardcore punk band Zero Defex and works for a Japanese film and TV production company specializing in movies about giant monsters.</p>
<p>For details, cost, and to register for the retreat, <a href="http://www.brooklynzen.org/pdf/events/SitDownNY.pdf" target="_blank">please download the event flyer by clicking here</a>. You can also email retreat coordinator, Jacopo Buora, for more information at jacopo dot buora at gmail dot com or call at 347-237-1702.</p>
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		<title>Painting Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everybody who helped paint the new space over the last weekend. We managed to completely finish painting the zendo as well as the long gallery wall &#8212; and we also primed the door trim! It was a wonderful experience to work together as a sangha and see the space transformed by our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="roller brush" src="http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture98/colorify/product1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" />Thank you to everybody who helped paint the new space over the last weekend. We managed to completely finish painting the zendo as well as the long gallery wall &#8212; and we also primed the door trim! It was a wonderful experience to work together as a sangha and see the space transformed by our effort.</p>
<p>More painting awaits next weekend (January 2nd and 3rd) for those who would like to take part. Please contact Ian at iancase@gmail.com if you&#8217;d like to come on by and put down a coat or two.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
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		<title>Rohatsu 3-day Sesshin at Brooklyn Zen Center</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2009/11/23/rohatsu-3-day-sesshin-at-brooklyn-zen-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From December 4th through 6th, Brooklyn Zen Center will be having a 3-day Rohatsu sit to celebrate Buddha&#8217;s enlightenment and our own awakened nature. The sit will start on that Friday at 6:40 am and end on noon on Sunday. Please click here to email for a full schedule.
This will be a little less formal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="Sitters" src="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Sitters.jpg" alt="Sitters" width="200" height="187" />From December 4th through 6th, Brooklyn Zen Center will be having a 3-day Rohatsu sit to celebrate Buddha&#8217;s enlightenment and our own awakened nature. The sit will start on that Friday at 6:40 am and end on noon on Sunday. <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/" target="_self">Please click here to email for a full schedule</a>.</p>
<p>This will be a little less formal than a typical sesshin in that meals will not be served (except for breakfast on Sunday) and there will not be any reservations required or seating charts. Still, it would be helpful if you could let the ino know if and when you would like to attend so we can get a general idea of numbers, especially for breakfast on Sunday. Feel free to either <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/">email the ino by clicking here</a> or sign up on the list that has been posted at the zendo.</p>
<p>These extended sittings are a wonderful opportunity to deepen one&#8217;s practice and sit a little longer than you normally would. This particular sit will also give us all a chance to enter into silence and stillness in the midst of holiday bustle and the excitement and activity surrounding our impending move to a new space. Being that it will be our last long sit in our current space, it might even be a little sad and sweet!</p>
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		<title>Join Us for a Contact Improv Workshop this Weekend, led by Erica Essner!</title>
		<link>http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/2009/11/02/join-us-for-a-contact-improv-workshop-this-weekend-led-by-erica-essner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us this Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 4:15pm &#8211; 7:15pm when Sangha member, Erica Essner, will be leading an improvisation workshop at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This fun class is all about dancing with others while exploring your own movement vocabulary, including muscular release techniques, Pilates and assisted stretching. All levels of dance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border: 0pt none; float:left;" title="Essner" src="http://eecop.org/images/whiteduet250.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="195" /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Join us this Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 4:15pm &#8211; 7:15pm when </span><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Sangha member, <a href="http://www.eecop.org" target="_blank">Erica Essner</a>, will be leading an improvisation workshop at <a href="http://bax.org/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Arts Exchange</a>, 421 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This fun class is all about dancing with others while exploring your own movement vocabulary, including muscular release techniques, Pilates and assisted stretching. All levels of dance experience are welcome, including none! </span></strong></p>
<p>Space is limited so please sign up by emailing via <a href="http://brooklynzen.org/bzc/contact-us/" target="_blank">our contact for here</a> and sending a check to Brooklyn Zen Center, 398 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215.  Sign up soon if you are interested. The cost for the workshop is $20 and all proceeds will go to meeting our matching grant for the Brooklyn Zen Center move.</p>
<p><em>About Erica:</em></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, 'san serif';">Choreographer and dancer Erica Essner has presented her work in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987. Originally from New York, she studied Dance Composition at Bard College and received her B.A. in Art &amp; Social Change from New College in San Francisco.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, 'san serif';">She has studied Dance/Performance at the graduate level at Mills College and has trained in dance with: the Merce Cunningham Foundation; NY Academy of Ballet; Alonzo King; Arturo Fernandez, Clark Center NY; Aaron Osborne; the New York School of Ballet; Margaret Jenkins; Ellie Klopp; Janice Garrett; and Joe Goode. She has been resident choreographer for San Francisco State University, participating in the American College Dance Festival in 1998 and San Jose State University.</span></p>
<p>She currently directs a Pilate&#8217;s program for teachers with an emphasis in rehabilitation for dancers.</p>
<p>For more information about Erica Essner and her work, <a href="http://www.eecop.org">please click here.</a></p>
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