The Mindfulness Tree

10/02/2025

The Mindfulness Tree Charleston WV, LLC held a silent retreat on Saturday, February 8 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston WV. 28 attended!

15/01/2025

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION SILENT RETREAT: “Super Saturday - Cultivating the Practice - A Silent Mindfulness Meditation Retreat” will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m.) at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25311. Dr. Christine Blice-Baum, local meditation teacher, will lead the retreat.

An information session will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. (directly following Tuesday 10:00 a.m. meditation) and Friday, February 7 from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the lounge of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd, E, Charleston WV 25311. Attendance at the information session is voluntary but highly recommended for those who have never attended a silent retreat. A Zoom link is available for both sessions. Please contact Dr. Blice-Baum for login information.

This retreat, sponsored by The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community Charleston WV, LLC, will be offered in-person and online (Zoom link will be provided upon registering). The retreat is open to all from beginners to mindfulness meditation to more advanced practitioners. This is a silent retreat consisting of meditation instruction, sitting meditation, walking meditation, movement meditation and eating meditation. Refreshments and lunch will be provided, There is a charge for lunch ($20), but the teachings are given freely. Participants may give a donation to the work of The Mindfulness Tree.

To register, please go to https://form.jotform.com/250135977137158 or contact Dr. Christine Blice-Baum at cblicebaum@yahoo.com. For more information about The Mindfulness Tree, please visit https://www.themindfulnesstree.life.

WELCOME TO THE MINDFULNESS TREE MEDITATION COMMUNITY IN CHARLESTON, WV! We are officially The Mindfulness Tree Charleston WV, LLC! Visit our YouTube Channel at The Mindfulness Tree Charleston WV! The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community provides an opportunity to come together to learn and practice...

15/01/2025

Join us in-person and online!

06/01/2025

Charleston Snow Announcement: The Tuesday group will NOT meet in-person tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7. We will meet ONLY on Zoom. Please refer to my mail for the login info. Thank you.

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28/06/2024

Visit our YouTube channel for weekly guided mindfulness meditations. https://www.youtube.com/. We record our weekly sessions, but do not include group discussions.

The Mindfulness Tree Charleston WV is a channel that features mindfulness meditation to help viewers develop a meditation practice. Included are live-recorded meditation sessions from The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community both in-person and online.

25/05/2024

New Blog Post…

Buddhists take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. Christians proclaim faith in the Holy Trinity-God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

06/05/2024

New book for Wednesday group!

Wednesday Group meets online from 10:00 to 10:45. Our new book is The Book of Joy by The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu beginning on May 22.

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

06/05/2024

New Book for Tuesday group!

Tuesday Group - 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (In-Person and Online) at Trinity Lutheran Church, Charleston WV. We Were Made for These Times, by Kaira Jewel Lingo, beginning May 28.

We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption

06/05/2024

MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH! Join me at the Kanawha County Public Library on Thursdays in May at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a 5-week course, “Introduction to Mindfulness” based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction!

15/04/2024

Remember to sign-up for our 3-hr Silent Retreat on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In-Person and Online!

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RETREAT: Opening to Awareness - A Mindfulness Meditation Morning Silent Retreat, will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m.) at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25304. This retreat, sponsored by The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community in Charleston, West Virginia, will be offered in-person and online (Zoom link will be provided). It is open to all from beginners to more advanced practitioners of mindfulness meditation. This is a silent retreat consisting of meditation instruction, sitting meditation, walking meditation, movement meditation and eating meditation. Refreshments will be provided, There is no charge for the retreat but participants may give a donation to the work of The Mindfulness Tree. To register, please go to https://form.jotform.com/240818465028156 or contact Dr. Christine Blice-Baum at cblicebaum@yahoo.com. For more information on The Mindfulness Tree, please visit. https://www.themindfulnesstree.life.

WELCOME TO THE MINDFULNESS TREE MEDITATION COMMUNITY IN CHARLESTON, WV! MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RETREAT: Opening to Awareness – A Mindfulness Meditation Morning Silent Retreat, will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m.) ...

07/02/2024

We “invite” the bell to come to mindfulness. Master Thich Nhat Hanh writes, “When we hear the bell, we can pause and enjoy our breathing and get in touch with the wonders of life that are around us — the flowers, the children, the beautiful sounds. Every time we get back in touch with ourselves, the conditions become favorable for us to encounter life in the present moment.”

Join us as we “invite” the bell of mindfulness at The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community (Sangha)

The Tuesday in-person/Zoom hybrid group meets each Tuesday from 10 to 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston WV. This group includes sitting meditation, walking meditation, sharing, a brief Dharma talk by me and closing moment of silence.

The Wednesday Zoom group meets from 10 to 10:45 am online. Our members are located in Florida, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Illinois and Wisconsin, just to name a few. This group format is: Opening Meditation, group comments and teaching.

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WELCOME TO THE MINDFULNESS TREE MEDITATION COMMUNITY IN CHARLESTON, WV! NEW: THE MINDFULNESS TREE WILL BEGIN A NEW IN-PERSON/ZOOM GROUP STARTING IN FEBRUARY. Learn Mindfulness Meditation with The Mindfulness Tree Meditation Community: Dr. Christine Blice-Baum will offer a 10-week Mindfulness Meditat...

07/02/2024

Poem from Wed, Feb 7 online group:

Always we hope some else has the answer
by Lao Tzu

Always we hope someone else has the answer, some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out. This is it; no one else has the answer, no other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being, you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. There is no need to run outside for better seeing. Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide at the center of your being; for the more you leave it, the less you learn. Search your heart and see the way to do is to be.