Emerald Coast Meditation Society

02/26/2026

Join us on the serene 40-acre monastic grounds of the Quan Am Nam Hai Monastery in Panama City for our 7th Day of Mindfulness on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 8:30AM - 4:00PM. The Day is co-sponsored by the Gulf Coast Community of Mindfulness.

The day begins with a vigorous Qi Gong session, awakening body and breath. We then move into sitting meditation and walking meditation through the beautiful grounds, pausing to rest beside the newly imported bell from Vietnam—a powerful symbol of awakening and presence.

At noon, a delicious vegan meal lovingly prepared by the sangha will be shared in silent eating meditation.

The afternoon includes a full body relaxation meditation and a Dharma talk offered by the abbess, the venerable Thich Thanh Dieu Giac (aka Master Tran.)

The day ends in group sharing, strengthening our spiritual bonds and deepening community.

Whether you are new to mindfulness practice or an advanced meditator, you are welcome.

For registration or questions, please contact Dianne Kinsey at: Tikster12@yahoo.com or 401-286-7193
Car pooling will be available

02/18/2026

Dear Meditators - the Emerald Coast Meditation Society enthusiastically endorses our member, Cathrine Robinson’s invitation to a Tea and Interfaith Conversation. This gathering is in its exploratory phase to assess interest within our community for an interfaith event.

We are grateful to Catherine for her initiative and vision. ECMS warmly encourages those who feel called to participate in this meaningful conversation. If you have an interest, please contact Catherine at: newmoments4u@aol.com or Dianne at: Tikster12@yahoo.com

02/17/2026

🌸 🌸 Therapy for the Soul Presents 🌸 Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in the beautiful Zen Garden of the Destin Library for- 9:00 - 10:30 AM.

✨ Compassion: Love in Action ✨✨

with guest speaker Felicia Crawford

Hosted by the Emerald Coast Meditation Society

🗓 March 10th • 9:00 AM

📍 Destin Library: 150 Sibert Ave., Destin

Bring a yoga cushion, blanket or chair to sit in

Compassion is the sacred language of the heart — a force that transcends religion, culture, age, and identity. It is love expressed in motion. It is the courage to meet suffering with presence and respond with kindness. This gathering is an invitation to experience compassion not as an idea, but as a living spiritual practice that nourishes both self and world.

We begin by arriving together in stillness, opening the morning with a 15-minute guided group meditation to settle the mind and awaken the heart. From this shared quiet, Felicia Crawford offers a Dharma talk exploring compassion as an active path — how small, intentional acts of care expand consciousness and ripple outward into collective healing. The experience gently concludes with a walking meditation through the Zen gardens, allowing reflection and breath to merge with movement on the beautiful grounds of the Destin Library.

✨ 15-minute group meditation to open the heart

🌸 Dharma talk on compassion as spiritual action

🚶 Walking meditation in the Zen gardens

💛 Community, presence, and shared peace

This event is open, free, and welcoming to all ages and all walks of life. Whether you are new to meditation or deeply rooted in practice, you are invited into a space of warmth, gentleness, and belonging.

Come as you are.

Leave with a heart a little more golden.

Felicia Crawford is a spiritual teacher, counselor, and author whose work centers on healing, compassion, and awakening the heart. With more than two decades devoted to contemplative practice and energy healing, she gently guides others toward greater clarity, presence, and inner peace. Felicia is the author of Uncommon Faith and Virtues of Divinity: Awaken Your SuperSoul, books that explore spiritual growth as a lived experience of love, self-discovery, and transformation. Through her practice, Therapy for the Soul, she creates welcoming spaces for people of all backgrounds to reconnect with their inner light and remember their wholeness.

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02/17/2026

Join us in the Zen Garden of the Destin Library for a morning of meditation and community with guest speaker Felicia Crawford! ECMS meets in the garden on the second Tuesday of each month from 9:00 - 10:30 am. Details below.

🌸 🌸 Therapy for the Soul Presents 🌸

✨ Compassion: Love in Action ✨✨

with guest speaker Felicia Crawford

Hosted by the Emerald Coast Meditation Society

🗓 March 10th • 9:00 AM

📍 Destin Library: 150 Sibert Ave., Destin

Bring a yoga cushion, blanket or chair to sit in

Compassion is the sacred language of the heart — a force that transcends religion, culture, age, and identity. It is love expressed in motion. It is the courage to meet suffering with presence and respond with kindness. This gathering is an invitation to experience compassion not as an idea, but as a living spiritual practice that nourishes both self and world.

We begin by arriving together in stillness, opening the morning with a 15-minute guided group meditation to settle the mind and awaken the heart. From this shared quiet, Felicia Crawford offers a Dharma talk exploring compassion as an active path — how small, intentional acts of care expand consciousness and ripple outward into collective healing. The experience gently concludes with a walking meditation through the Zen gardens, allowing reflection and breath to merge with movement on the beautiful grounds of the Destin Library.

✨ 15-minute group meditation to open the heart

🌸 Dharma talk on compassion as spiritual action

🚶 Walking meditation in the Zen gardens

💛 Community, presence, and shared peace

This event is open, free, and welcoming to all ages and all walks of life. Whether you are new to meditation or deeply rooted in practice, you are invited into a space of warmth, gentleness, and belonging.

Come as you are.

Leave with a heart a little more golden.

Felicia Crawford is a spiritual teacher, counselor, and author whose work centers on healing, compassion, and awakening the heart. With more than two decades devoted to contemplative practice and energy healing, she gently guides others toward greater clarity, presence, and inner peace. Felicia is the author of Uncommon Faith and Virtues of Divinity: Awaken Your SuperSoul, books that explore spiritual growth as a lived experience of love, self-discovery, and transformation. Through her practice, Therapy for the Soul, she creates welcoming spaces for people of all backgrounds to reconnect with their inner light and remember their wholeness.

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02/17/2026

https://www.therapyforthesoul.org/event-details-registration/compassion-love-in-action

Dharma Talk with Felicia Crawford

02/11/2026

02/11/2026

Yesterday’s gathering at the Destin Library was a beautiful expression of Metta—Loving Kindness—in action.

We were grateful to meet indoors for a warm and welcoming program led by Alexandra Duffy, who guided us into the heart of Loving Kindness meditation. With clarity and sincerity, Alexandra guided us through a Metta meditaiton. She reminded us that Metta begins within and gently ripples outward—to those we love and to those we find difficult and ultimately to all beings everywhere.

We ended the morning with a walking meditation in the Zen garden, led by master gardener Velda Dougherty. The garden is in its winter phase with tiny stirrings of green beneath the stillness.

ECMS meets at the Destin Library on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 - 10:30 am and welcomes all meditators. All are welcome to this non sectarian and free event.

Photo of Alexandra Duffy and walking meditators in the Zen garden.

02/07/2026

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💗 The Greatest Protection: Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation 💗

You’re warmly invited to the Emerald Coast Meditation Society gathering on Tuesday, February 10th, from 9:00 - 10:30 am, held indoors at the Destin Library in the Calhoun Room due to winter weather. This is a free event and is open to the public.

We are delighted to welcome Alexandra Duffy as our guest speaker, sharing the practice of Metta-loving-kindness meditation, a timeless teaching of compassion, forgiveness, and goodwill toward all beings.

This gentle and powerful practice is especially meaningful in times of division and uncertainty—and it is accessible to everyone, whether you are a longtime meditator or simply curious to learn more.

Our morning will include a silent meditation, guided Metta practice and group sharing with Alexandra. We will end with a brisk walking meditation through the Zen garden, led by master gardener, Velda Doughterty.

Bio of Alexander Duffy

Alexander Duffy is a mindful and experienced leader with more than a decade in aerospace, aviation, emergency management, and data center operations. She has managed multimillion-dollar programs for organizations including NASA, Voyager Space, the United States Marine Corps and NATO—delivering excellence across complex, high-stakes environments.

Holding degrees in Aeronautics, Space Systems Entrepreneurship, and Public Administation, Alexandra brings both technical expertise and heart-centered leadership to her work. As a trained and certified mindfulness meditation instructor with decades of personal practice, she integrates presence, compassion and clarity into every project and team she supports.

Photo: Alexandra Duffy

02/07/2026

💗 The Greatest Protection: Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation 💗

You’re warmly invited to the Emerald Coast Meditation Society gathering on Tuesday, February 10th, from 9:00 - 10:30 am, held indoors at the Destin Library in the Calhoun Room due to winter weather. This is a free event and is open to the public.

We are delighted to welcome Alexandra Duffy as our guest speaker, sharing the practice of Metta-loving-kindness meditation, a timeless teaching of compassion, forgiveness, and goodwill toward all beings.

This gentle and powerful practice is especially meaningful in times of division and uncertainty—and it is accessible to everyone, whether you are a longtime meditator or simply curious to learn more.

Our morning will include a silent meditation, guided Metta practice and group sharing with Alexandra. We will end with a brisk walking meditation through the Zen garden, led by master gardener, Velda Doughterty.

Bio of Alexander Duffy

Alexander Duffy is a mindful and experienced leader with more than a decade in aerospace, aviation, emergency management, and data center operations. She has managed multimillion-dollar programs for organizations including NASA, Voyager Space, the United States Marine Corps and NATO—delivering excellence across complex, high-stakes environments.

Holding degrees in Aeronautics, Space Systems Entrepreneurship, and Public Administation, Alexandra brings both technical expertise and heart-centered leadership to her work. As a trained and certified mindfulness meditation instructor with decades of personal practice, she integrates presence, compassion and clarity into every project and team she supports.

Photo: Alexandra Duffy