Presence & Practice
Presence & Practice
A Weekly Newsletter
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Introducing Presence & Practice
You may have noticed a new name for this weekly newsletter. What began as Review, Reflect and Practice has gradually evolved into something a little different.
Each week, I hope to offer a reflection, teaching, or practice that supports us in bringing greater awareness, compassion, and wisdom into our everyday lives.
Whether you join us at Open Circle or simply read these notes from time to time, I hope Presence & Practice will offer a little inspiration and encouragement along the way.
The name is new, but the intention remains the same: to deepen our understanding and bring what we discover through meditation into the way we live.
On the journey together,
Betsy
October 2026
October 2026
Session 73 (Oct 1) Boundless Spaciousness
Session 74 (Oct 8) Simply Letting Be
Session 75 (Oct 15) Field of Care Practice: Three Principles
Session 76 (Oct 22) A Full Spectrum of Loving Capacities
Session 77 (Oct 29) Benefactors
September 2026
September 2026
Session 69 (Sept 3) Being Supported
Session 70 (Sept 10 ) Meditation: Rooted in Relationship and Community
Session 71 (Sept 17) Micro-Moments of Connection
Session 72 (Sept 24) How do we deal with difficult feelings?
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January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
August 2026
August 2026
Session 65 (August 6) Looking Deeply
Session 66 (August 13) Deepening Practice: Why We Meditate
Session 67 (August 20 ) Genuine Confidence from Within
Session 68 (August 27) Opening More Fully to Loving Presence
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
July 2026
July 2026
Session 61 (July 2) The Relational Foundation of Sustainable Compassion Training Meditation
Session 62 (July 9) Inner Goodness: Trusting What Aready Is
Session 63 (July 16) Exploring Different Access Points, Distractions & Difficulties
Session 64 (July 30) Seeing Clearly: Nothing is personal, perfect, or permanent (Ruth King)
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
June 2026
June 2026
Session 58 (June 4) Field of Care: A Caring Moment, and Inclusive-Mode Meditation
Session 59 (June 11) Drink the Water, The Purpose of Field of Care Explored
Session 60 (June 18) Settling into Sound, Options for Field of Care, Intro to Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session XX (June 25) NO CLASS
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
June 2026
June 2026
Session 58 (June 4) Field of Care: A Caring Moment, and Inclusive-Mode Meditation
Session 59 (June 11) Drink the Water, The Purpose of Field of Care Explored
Session 60 (June 18) Settling into Sound, Options for Field of Care, Intro to Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session XX (June 25) NO CLASS
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
May 2026
May 2026
Session 54 (May 7) Intro to Open Circle & Sustainable Compassion Training
Session 55 (May 14) Relationality as the Starting Point
Session 56 (May 21) Shifting our Identity from a Narrow Sense of Self to Open Spacious Compassionate Awareness\
Session 57 (May 28) Inclusive Meditation – Becoming a Warm, Accepting and Compassionate Environment for All Beings
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
April 2026
April 2026
Session 49 (Apr 2) Taking our Layers of Suffering into Compassion
Session 50 (Apr 9) Taking Refuge
Session 51 (Apr 16 ) Being Held in Your Deep Worth
Session 52 (Apr 23) Stillness, Silence, Spaciousness
Session 53 (Apr 30) Spaciousness
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
March 2026
March 2026
Session 46 (Mar 5) Attachment Theory and Difficulties In Practice
Session 47 (Mar 19) Tapping into Our Basic Goodness & Becoming a Healing Environment for Ourselves and Others
Session 48 (Mar 26) Paul Reps--Artist, Poet, Writer & Benefactor
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
February 2026
February 2026
Session 42 (Feb 5) Inner Body & Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session 43 (Feb 12) Reinhabiting A Caring Moment
Session 44 (Feb 19) Cultivating Meditative Attention & Calm
Session 45 (Feb 26) Settling into the Groundedness of the Body
January 2026
January 2026
Session 38 (Jan 8) Beginning Anew: Aspirations, Intentions & Vows
Session 39 (Jan 15) Relational Meditation
Session 40 (Jan 22) Walk for Peace & Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Session 41 (Jan 29) Benfactors, Spiritual Field & Deepening Practice
December 2025
December 2025
Session 36 (Dec 4) - Creating A Healing Environment
Session 37 (Dec 11) - Taking Our Layers of Suffering into Compassion
Session 38 (Dec 18) cancelled
November 2025
November 2025
Session 33 (Nov 6) - Tips & Benefits of Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session 34 (Nov 13) - Host & Guest
Session 35 (Nov 20) - Interrupting & Evoking
Nov 27 - no meditation due to Thanksgiving.
October 2025
October 2025
Session 28 (Oct 2, 2025) Integrating Science & Spirituality
Session 29 (Oct 9, 2025) Receptive to Loving and Caring Qualities
Session 30 (Oct 16, 2025) Compassionately Unblending
Session 31 (Oct 23, 2025) Unconditional Love As Our True Nature
Session 32 (Oct 30, 2025) Informed-Trauma Meditation Practice & Deepening Mode
September 2025
September 2025
Session 24 (Sept 4, 2025) Noticing Difficulties that Arise
Session 25 (Sept 11, 2025) Benefactors: Wise & Loving Presence on the Planet
Session 26 (Sept 18, 2025) We are already Held in the Qualties We Seek & Field of Care as a Healing Environment
Session 27 ( Sept 25, 2025) What do we mean by Parts of Self?
August 2025
August 2025
Session 21 (August 14, 2025) Taking Refuge in Times of Change & Challenge and Field of Care Meditation
Session 22 (August 20, 2025) Drama vs. Reality and The Story of the Second Arrow & Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session 23 (August 27, 2025) The Relational Starting Point for Meditation & Field of Care Meditation
July 2025
July 2025
Session 16 (July 3, 2025) Invoking a Benefactor or a Spiritual Field
Session 17 (July 10, 2025) Recalling A Caring Moment
Session 18 (July 17, 2025) Field of Care and Compassionate Presence to Feelings
Session 19 (July 24, 2025) Becoming Present to Feelings and Emotions
Session 20 (July 31, 2025) Incorporating parts of self into the meditation in a deeply healing way
June 2025
June 2025
Session 14 (June 12, 2025) Intro to How Compassion Works by Makransky & Condon
Session 15 (June 26, 2025) Cultivating Meditative Attention & Calm; Receptive Mode of Meditation; and Field of Care Meditation 1:
May 2025
May 2025
Session 9 (May 1, 2025) A Caring Moment & Qualities of Inner Goodness
Session 10 (May 8, 2025) Developing our Resources
Session 11 (May 15, 2025) Spiritual Benefactors
Session 12 (May 22, 2025) Letting Be
Session 13 (May 29, 2025) Letting Be continued
March 2025
March 2025
Session 1 (March 6, 2025) Field of Care Meditation and Intro to Awakening Through Love
Session 2 (March 13, 2025) Recognizing & Receiving Love
Session 3 (March 20, 2025) Benefactors
Session 4 (March 27, 2025) Becoming More Deeply Receptive to Love & Compassion
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