Practice What You Read

Practice What You Read

is a community for turning inspiring ideas from books into real-life experiments and practices. Instead of discussing about the book, we come together to try it, reflect on what happens, learn from and support each other's experiences.

This means we will spend more than 1 meeting on the same book in order to actually practice and experiment with the ideas.

This is probably a good fit for you if

1. You are self-reflective and want to become more coherent and authentic while helping others do the same.
2. You are open to sharing your experiences and reflections for the purpose of personal growth.
3. You are willing to listen, paraphrase, and ask clarifying questions (instead of jumping to give advice)

About me, your facilitator

I am an educator, facilitator, and certified yoga instructor based in Anaheim with over eight years of public-school teaching experience. 

Between the classroom and the yoga studio, my work has always been about creating experiences where people can explore with an open mind, share with a warm heart, and connect more meaningfully with one another.

I also host a meetup called Compassionate Connections where we have Conversations that Connect. You can find more info about that here https://meetup.com/convosthatconnect

📅 FALL & WINTER DATES

Time: 1:00 – 2:45 PM 

Location: Formal Garden @ Bill Barber Memorial Park

Parking: The closest parking lot is on Harvard Ave.

We want to gradually get into more depth with each session, so the group benefits from your commitment to attend several dates below to build rapport and familiarity.

Sunday Nov 1

Sunday 15 

Sunday 29  

Sunday Dec 13 - End of The Year Potluck 

🌱HOW WE CONNECT

+ Meaningful & playful prompts. 

+ Activities that anchor you in your authentic presence so that you can build a foundation of care & trust with others

+ Individual “write & reflect” time

+ Partner sharing & listening time

+ Start & end as a whole group 

💛 WHY WE COME TOGETHER:

“To become a more coherent and authentic version of myself.”

“To gain more knowledge about how to live a meaningful life and see what others find meaningful too.”

“Connection, deeper insights, exploration.”

“To meet other kind souls that make my world even more beautiful.”

🎒 WHAT TO BRING

✨ An open mind and a warm heart

🪑 A chair or picnic blanket 

✍️Pen & paper to write with

A friend, someone who would really enjoy this!

Although we are newly established this year, we have created a small community of genuinely kind and thoughtful folks who can't wait to welcome you!

Mai Chen