Vegan Meditation

Please join us online for a peaceful 45 minutes of vegan-oriented meditation and mindful sharing. We’ll meditate together in silence for 15 minutes, then share brief thoughts on a topic related to compassion, mindfulness or veganism. Our aim through this practice is to cultivate greater internal peace and presence, and to bring greater mindfulness and compassion to our interactions with the external world and all its inhabitants. We meet the first and third Monday of each month at 6pm Pacific / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET. Please note that while our route to mindfulness and compassion generally follows a vegan path, all are welcome – vegan, vegan-curious, and vegan-supportive. For our annual schedule and weekly discussion topics, [click here](https://veganmeditation.org/topics.php). Vegan Meditation is offered in parallel with, and to supplement the monthly services of, the [Compassion Consortium](https://www.compassionconsortium.org/). The Consortium is a non-sectarian center that offers regular spiritual programs and other resources for vegans, vegetarians, animal rights activists, animal lovers, and all humans who care about and advocate for animals and the planet. If you’re not already familiar, we recommend you learn more about the Consortium’s [monthly services](https://www.compassionconsortium.org/sunday-service) and other [valuable offerings](https://www.compassionconsortium.org/events). **Please note these important details:** * As a security precaution, you must be signed in to a Zoom account to join the meeting. Zoom accounts are free at [www.zoom.us](https://www.zoom.us/) (click signup) and you'll need to log in there BEFORE joining the meditation. If this is your first time, please register at that link in advance because doing so takes a few minutes. * Please use a computer or tablet, as some Zoom features don’t work on a phone, and phones in general don't work well for our Zoom Meetups. * Talking during the discussion is completely optional, but to help reduce trolling we ask that all participants keep their webcams on (and stay on webcam) during the entire session. * Meditation begins promptly on the hour, so please arrive on time. When you enter, you'll see a meditation timer counting down from 15 minutes – that's your cue to begin meditating silently (or listen to your own guided meditation). We don't provide meditation instruction, but the basics are easy to learn through various online resources such as those [here](https://www.mindful.org/how-to-meditate/) and [here](https://www.wikihow.com/Meditate). * While we officially end at the 45-minute mark, depending on the number of people sharing, we may run later. If that happens, please feel free to stay or leave at any time as you choose. * The Zoom link will be displayed on the Meetup event page after you RSVP. We'll also send the Zoom link and discussion topic in a reminder email the day of the event. If you'd like to receive this reminder email, please keep your Meetup notification settings [turned on](https://www.meetup.com/account/comm/). See you soon!