Meditation helps us build a relationship to a place of inner quietude. To contribute to a sense of calm in this uncertain time, we are offering free 30-minute online meditations three times each week led by DC-based meditation teachers. These free sessions are appropriate for all levels of practitioners and include a variety of mindfulness practices. Sessions on Fridays include inspiration from art in the museum collection. All are welcome! No previous experience is required. Meet our meditation teachers: Aparna Sadananda and Philip Bender The focus artwork for this session will be an Indian landscape painting. Join the sessions here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YscuGprjIjQbviGSRDT8R4YRes8_sN6g Image: Rama, Lakshmana and Sita walking on the path to Chitrakuta, folio from a Ramayana, India, Rajasthan state, Mewar, ca. 1680–1690, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection—funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2018.1.73 |