A Day of Mindfulness
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September 19, 2026 | 9:00-4:30p.m.Mindful Breath Sangha of Athens, Georgia invites you to gather with us for a Day of Mindfulness and
Transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.
❋ Date: September 19, 2026
❋ Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
❋ Cost: $25.00*
❋ Location: The Griffin-Dubose Healing Lodge,
240 Talmadge Avenue, Athens, Georgia
Featured Presenter:
Leslie Rawls
Leslie Rawls has been Thich Nhat Hanh’s student for over thirty years. He ordained her into the Order of Interbeing in 1995 and gave her Lamp Transmission to become one of his Dharma teachers in 2009. She regularly joins practices at the three Plum Village monasteries in the US and is the resident Dharma teacher for the Charlotte, NC Community of Mindfulness.
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
The Five Mindfulness Trainings are one of the most concrete ways to practice mindfulness. They are nonsectarian, and their nature is universal. They are true practices of compassion and understanding. All spiritual traditions have their equivalent to the Five Mindfulness Trainings.
The Five Mindfulness Trainings are: Reverence for Life, True Happiness, True Love, Loving Speech & Deep Listening, and Nourishment & Healing. They have their roots in the Five Precepts offered by the Buddha, and they have been expanded and updated so that they represent a way to bring mindfulness into every area of life. Rather than hard and fast rules, they offer us a path to cultivate and develop actions of body, speech and mind that can create a more healthy and compassionate world.
You can read the Five Mindfulness Trainings here.
If you would like to participate in the Five Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony, please download this form, fill it out, and then send it to Leslie Rawls at leslierawlsdt@gmail.com.
You can also email mindfulbreathsanghageorgia@gmail.com with questions.
*Participants are encouraged to give as they are able. All funds received will be applied to cover the cost of the event and a dana for the Dharma Teacher. Scholarships are available to ensure all are welcome regardless of the ability to pay.
September 19, 2026The Day’s Schedule
This is the provisional schedule and remains subject to minor adjustments. Please observe Noble Silence in the Healing Lodge.
Registration8:15 - 8:45
First Session9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Break10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Songs from Plum Village10:15 - 10:25 a.m.
Dharma Talk by Leslie Rawls
with Q&R10:25 - 11:45 a.m.
11:45 - 1:00 p.m.
LunchWalking Meditation &
Mindful Movements1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Break & Gathering Families1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Dharma Discussion1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Break2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Five Mindfulness Trainings
Transmission Ceremony 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Closing Music & Remarks4:00 p.m.
