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I teach classes, lead meditation, and offer pastoral care. I am passionate about making Jewish spirituality accessible and relevant in our everyday life.

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Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Management (6-class series: Jan. 22, 2019)

December 1, 2018 Marita Anderson Classes

Stress can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed, as if we are navigating the ocean in a paper boat.  While we can’t get rid of stress, the way in which we respond to challenges makes a difference in how we experience everyday life. Turning to Jewish

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Deepen: Jewish Mindfulness Meditation (Fall 2018)

August 30, 2018 Marita Anderson Classes

Join a group of meditators to support your meditation practice under the guidance of Marita Anderson, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation teacher. To support you in your practice, we will offer hour-long sessions that will include a tapestry of Jewish teachings, inspirations, and meditations. This class will

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Learn: Jewish Mindfulness Meditation (Fall 2018)

August 30, 2018 Marita Anderson Classes

Encountering challenges and inter-personal conflict in life is part of the human condition. Using Jewish teachings, we will practice meeting each moment with an open heart and mind. You will develop practices of noticing your experience, your thoughts, and your emotions while being more in

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Class: Support Your Meditation

April 13, 2018 Marita Anderson Classes

Join a Jewish Meditation class under the guidance of Marita Anderson. To support you in your practice, we will offer hour-long sessions that will include a tapestry of Jewish teachings, inspirations, and meditations. This class will offer tools in cultivating a grounded and resilient inner

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Morning Class: Jewish Mindfulness Meditation at MJCCA

February 18, 2018 Marita Anderson Classes

This is a 5-week class on Jewish Mindfulness Meditation at the MJCCA hosted by the Wellness Center. Together, we will explore ways to create a sustainable, ongoing mindfulness meditation practice. This class is designed for beginners as well as experienced meditators who want to refresh the fundamentals

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Jewish Mindfulness Meditation at MJCCA

November 30, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

I am teaching a 6-week class on Jewish Mindfulness Meditation at the MJCCA wellness center. Together, we will explore techniques to create a sustainable, ongoing mindfulness meditation practice. This class is designed for beginners as well as experienced meditators who want to refresh the fundamentals of

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Thanksgiving: The Art of Gratitude

November 2, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

Join us at MACoM for an evening of mindfulness from a Jewish perspective as we dive into the practice of gratitude and blessings. In Jewish tradition, one is supposed to say one hundred blessings a day. What would our lives look like if we practiced

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Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

August 25, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation  

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Interfaith Presentation at the Wild Goose Festival 2017

May 15, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

I’m really excited to be included as an interfaith contributor at the Wild Goose Festival this July.  I will be sharing how the poetry of the Jewish Prophets in the Torah can help us deal with communal and personal traumas of today. The Wild Goose is an experiential

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The Anatomy of Disaster: Learning Spiritual Resilience from the Prophets

April 7, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

The world can seem so hard to deal with sometimes. Marita Anderson, chaplain and writer, shows us how the prophets of our tradition dealt with their own and their people’s trauma–and also gave us tools to deal with ours.

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Reaching Out of Our “Narrow Places” Toward Hope & Healing

March 9, 2017 Marita Anderson Classes

Thursday, March 23rd at 7:30 pm at MACOM In the Exodus narrative, the word for Egypt, Mitzraim, can be translated as a “narrow strait.” As we prepare for Passover, let us explore ways in which the Exodus story is relevant in our lives today and

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