Winter Edition

Letter from our Director

January 2012

In 2011 The Mandala Center’s (TMC) Board met for our yearly retreat. One of the tasks we had was to reassess our Mission Statement. We did a revision and yet the interesting fact is that we did not create something new but rather ―went back‖ and recaptured an original statement made during the infancy of TMC – a foundational thought: The Mandala Center is a peaceful place to refresh the mind, renew the spirit, and heal the body. Our vision is to have a world where all people are whole, healthy, and balanced in mind, body, and spirit. Mission and vision statements can sound lofty and yet it is such ideals that make us rise to the occasion and make a difference in the world.

Lets take a closer look at what our mission says.

The word refresh combined with the word mind involves our efforts to provide educational and thought- provoking programs and speakers. We are part of the ranks that promote deep thought and inspirational experiences to spark our own minds toward creativity and vision. We believe it is important to nurture such opportunities to help bring balance to a culture that so often promotes activities that numb us out or dumb us down.

Renew is matched with spirit. We sometimes use the expression ―his spirit is broken.‖ In response to that idea we can renew our vigor, our life force, and our energy to get up and brush ourselves off and try again. Of course, our spirit is always present, never broken in truth, and is awaiting our attention. Perhaps we could say we promote our awareness of the eternal spirit within and believe that reconnecting consciously with that place helps to renew us.

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