PEI Group Mediation

03/14/2026

PEI Group Meditation March News 2026
Hello,
Susana here, just a reminder that PEI Group Meditation has moved this month to our new location at Simmon’s Arena in the multipurpose room, I70 North River Rd. Monday March 16th at 7 p.m.
I’ll be leading a grounding body scan so be prepared for a relaxing event. If you want to bring a mat or blanket this can be a lying down meditation.
I also wanted to share some resources with you. I use and recommend an app that is fully free and has over 300,000 free guided meditations. The app is called Insight Timer and is available as both iOS and android versions. I am teacher on the app, Susana Rutherford so you can follow me there as well as many luminaries of the meditation world in hundreds of different types of teaching. https://insighttimer.com/
Micheal has introduced me to Compassion U, a free online course in CBCT Cognitive Based Compassion Training. This course is available in a few versions and is in either an app or desktop version, https://compassionu.app/
I usually have a least one book in my bedside table on the topic of Mindfulness and this month I finished reading the classic from teacher Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. I’ve been dipping in and out of this for a few years and finally read it from cover to cover. Jack Kornfield puts much of the wisdom of Buddhist psychology into easy-to-read contemporary language. Also, on my recently read pile is Neurodharma by Rick Hanson. Dr. Hanson dives deep into the neurobiology of Mindfulness and explores what is happening on a cellular level in our minds as we practice. This is heavy on the science but fascinating to me. Dr. Hanson also include straight forward mindfulness exercises for practice.

03/02/2026

I've been listening to Tara Brach this morning in her podcast. Tara Brach combines western psychology with buddhist psychology and silly jokes. 🙂

Buddhism Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychol…

02/22/2026

This morning I read the following passage and wanted to share with our group. The passage is from a series of books from the Meta Forest Monastery - Meditations. I quote:

So, think about the environment you’re creating in your mind, the environment that allows the mind to settle down, the values that allow it to settle down, so that when disturbing thoughts arise you don’t immediately go with them. You can look at them and say, “That’s not a thought I want to follow.” When you’re used to saying No to things already, it’s easier to say No to them when you’re sitting here with your eyes closed focusing on the breath. And vice versa: When you’ve got your eyes open you can remind yourself, “I’ve been able to overcome this thought before. I’ve been able to say No to it, and I haven’t died.”

This way you can maintain your mental health, and the meditation really does become an ongoing process of developing — developing the skillful qualities you want: mindfulness, alertness, a sense of calm, a sense of wholeness and wellbeing in body and mind. “The mind well trained brings happiness.” It needs to be well trained because it’s always doing things, so make sure that what it’s doing is in line with where you want to go.”

Excerpt From
Meditations3
Thanissaro Bhikkhu

02/18/2026

This Thursday, February 19th, we will once again hold our Meditation session at Beaconsfield Carriage House, 2 Kent Street from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. This session will be facilitated by Michael Gaudet. Topics explored will include:
What is and what in not meditation.
Posture.
Mindfulness/Awareness.
Focus of Attention.
Settling the Mind Meditation and a Walking Meditation.

Feel free to bring your cushion and blanket, chairs will be provided to those who find this to be more comfortable. Loose fitting clothes and shoes, slippers, or just in your socks for our walking meditation.

01/25/2026

Good Morning, this intention was offered up on Insight Timer App this morning.
Seems very appropriate for the times.
If you are unfamiliar with this app it is a free secular Mindfulness app with over 100,000 meditations and talks. You'll find meditations by international teachers and local teachers like myself, listed as Susana Rutherford.

01/22/2026

Micheal Gaudet is teaching CBCT (Cognitively Based Compassion Training) as part of Community Schools at Charlottetown Rural this month,

Charlottetown Rural School Type Winter Courses Art, CBCT (Cognitively Based Compassion Training), CBCT (Cognitively Based Compassionate Training), Creative Writing, Cribbage, Crocheting, Crokinole, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Guitar - Beginner, Guitar Jamming, Knitting Beginner, Line Dancing, Sign Lan...