Our Practice Groups
Friday Reflection
Friday Reflection is M+’s weekly gathering, meeting from 9:30-11:00 at Second Congregational Church Cohasset. Friday Reflection is open at no-cost to anyone who would like to participate. Our core practice unfolds in three parts. For thirty minutes, we engage in a guided mindfulness meditation, always facilitated in approachable, non-religious language. For the next thirty minutes, we mindfully share whatever we might like to say about our experience in the meditation. We do not engage in cross-talk, agree or disagree, or try to fix each other. We generously listen to whatever is shared, speaking is always optional, and what is shared in practice stays in practice. For the final thirty minutes, we talk with each other about what’s going on in our own lives, in our communities, and in the world at large, exploring ideas about how to lean into our better selves and how to support our local community.
You do not have to participate in Friday Reflection in order to participate in M+’s other programs and services. And you can participate in Friday Reflection without joining in any other activities.
Living with Loss
Community Practice Group
This weekly group meets Tuesday evenings 7:00-8:30 in Hingham, and is facilitated by Jonathan and by Megan Hansen, end-of-life doula and M+ member. The group follows a drop-in format. Participants can come once and never again, come as often as is helpful, or join every week as one’s schedule allows. There’s no need to register and no fee to join.
Loss comes in many shapes and sizes: the death of a loved one, the difficulties of aging parents who need support, the challenges of raising kids in a stressful world, the struggle to stay present amidst the squeeze of everyday life. This group welcomes anyone who is experiencing loss of any kind, anyone looking for supportive connection with others. This group is especially helpful for those who work in health care and helping professions. This is not a “clinical” support group, though Jonathan brings fifteen years of hospice chaplaincy and grief counseling experience. We follow a simple, three-part mindfulness practice that invites participants to listen to what’s really going on in our own lives; to safely and meaningfully share with others; and to talk together about the resources and self-care practices we’ve found helpful.
