Weekly, In-Person, Drop-In Mindfulness Meditation Practice

Mondays, 5:15-6:00pm CST

Led by Deanna Sophia Danger (they/them/theirs)

Lightly guided mindfulness meditation practice sessions + discussion, open to all experience levels and identities. Donation based - give what you can (suggested $5-$20). Come as you are, no one turned away for lack of funds.

• Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the session begins

• Please observe silence upon arrival before practice, during practice and after

• Yoga mats, cushions and chairs provided

• Approx 20-30 minutes of lightly guided, silent practice is offered following a brief welcome

• Please reserve questions for the Q&A discussion period following practice

• Please observe a scent-free, accessible environment

• Please reference community discussion agreements here

• Virtual access to this event coming soon

COVID SAFETY:

Masks are required when community transmission levels are medium and high, and optional but strongly recommended when levels are low (current level: medium).

ACCESSIBILITY:

The Empowered Spaces yoga studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.

DONATIONS:

Venmo: @deannadanger

Cash App: $deannadanger

Paypal: deanna@deannadanger.com

Visit deannadanger.com/mindfulness to learn more about my praxis, training, mission, vision & values, to sign up for my mailing list, find additional free resources and view current class offerings & schedule.

Meet Deanna

Deanna Sophia Danger (they/them) is certified mindfulness meditation teacher, a community wellBEing coach, a retired performance artist and all around “Professional Catalyst.” With over a decade of experience cultivating LGBTQIA2S+ arts & entertainment community, Deanna’s approach to mindfulness facilitation is creative, expressive and grounded in a down-to-earth, “rawthentic” vibe. Suitable for all experience levels & identities, Deanna’s coaching offers an intrinsically trauma-sensitive & anti-oppressive foundation. Their coaching style supports students’ wellness journey’s from exactly where they are, towards cultivating a resonant relationship with their own nervous system, honing self-agency, dissolving self-shame & blame, increasing access to joy, and developing a felt-sense of true belonging.

Deanna has studied mindfulness with phD psychology scholars & authors, Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach as a scholarship recipient, and 2023 graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, accredited by the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at The University of California at Berkeley. As a working class, neurodiverse, queer, nonbinary, IPV & trauma survivor, and former sex worker Deanna is passionate about retrieving inaccessible “self care” from the corporate wellness industry to foster sustainable, survival care for under-resourced communities and Mother Earth herself. With a bachelors in Communications: Mass Media, Deanna is also a fervent activist towards media mindfulness, digital privacy & ethics and holistic, community-driven media culture.

Visit deannadanger.com to learn more about Deanna’s offerings, sign up for their newsletter, read their blog and connect on social media.