Emerald Coast Meditation Society

11/25/2025

We have a very special guest coming to our next Zoom meeting of ECMS on December 4th of 2025! Come greet Don Reed Simmons—founder of the Mindful Society, Vibrational Sound Therapist, Hypnotherapist and former Morning Show Host at W### Radio and so much more. Don will join us from Sarasota, Florida where he now resides and will speak on his very popular one minute meditation on Insight Timer. A student of Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thich Nhat Hanh, his talk will be full of spiritual wisdom. There will be an opportunity to interact with our speaker for comment and questions, following our beginning 30 minute silent meditation.

Our Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87018683894
We meet from 6:30- 8:00 PM on the first Thursday of each month.

Below is a brief bio of Don Reed Simmons:

Raised on a small Southern farm, Don Reed Simmons learned early from animals, nature, and the resilience required to face two serious childhood illnesses. These early “teachers” shaped a lifelong commitment to compassion and inner peace. A near-death experience while diving in Hawaii awakened his spiritual path, eventually leading to a profound connection with a Hawaiian Kahuna who became his Spirit Guide.

After studying with Meditation Masters, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thich Nhat Hanah, Don draws on decades of meditation practice, intuitive insight, and crisis counseling to help others reconnect with their inner wisdom. As a meditation teacher and intuitive counselor, he offers one-on-one sessions that support clarity, healing, and spiritual alignment and keynote talks to broaden the awareness of Mindfulness in everyday life. His blend of grounded life experience and mystical guidance helps clients experience peace, purpose, and empowered transformation.Currently he is the president of the International Sound Therapy Association, a 501-c-3 non profit organization whose mission is to raise the standard of sound therapy, and his One Minute Meditation has been listened to over 2.5 million times on the Insight Timer App. His book "Live Your LifePath," a study of numerology and personality, will be published in 2026.

For further information about this program and ECMS, please contact Dianne Kinsey at: Tikster12@yahoo.com

Photo of Don Reed Simmons

11/15/2025

Maurice Hunter spoke twice via Zoom with ECMS members in October and November, offering two impactful talks on Selflove. He continues to lead a powerful new movement centered on Selflove as the most valuable element of the human experience.

Beyond writing and storytelling, Maurice creates original tools and creative platforms. Below are two of Maurice’s paintings—each featuring the logo that becomes Selflove when viewed in a mirror. If interested in purchase, please contact Maurice at: aristofly@aol.com

11/08/2025

CHANGE OF VENUE for Maury Brook’s talk on Medical Qigong Healing on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 9:00 - 10:30 AM.

We will now meet at the Grand Mariner Condominium instead of the Destin Library that will be closed for Veteran’s Day. The Grand Mariner is located in Destin across from the Track at 1100 Highway East. We will beging with a walking meditation on the beachfront, followed by Maury’s talk and group sharing.

If you are interested in cultivating a deeper understanding of the healing nature of qigong, come and learn about the many facets of of this truly incredible Chinese healing system. Maury Brooks comes with years of study and practice and is highly valued in his field. To learn more about his practice, visit his website at: https://maurybrooks.com

This event is sponsored by ECMS, a free and nonsectarian, group of meditators. Seating will be limited so please contact Dianne Kinsey for confirmation. Dianne can be reached by text at: 401-286-7193 or email at: Tikster12@yahoo.com

11/07/2025

Join us Tuesday, November 11th from 9:00am - 10:30am in the Zen Garden at the Destin Library for medical qigong healer Maury Brooks. For a dozen years Maury cultivated and developed his healing gifts practicing on family and friends. Then, for 17 years, Maury studied 575 hours of Medical Qigong with 4 teachers. His studies guided him to cultivate a deeper understanding of the many facets of this truly incredible ancient Chinese healing system.

You can learn more about Maury and his healing practice on his WEBSITE. https://yahoo.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=66ff46483be9f4716f858b270&id=288c57fad8&e=cbcb4c81db

ECMS is non-sectarian and free. We welcome all!

For more information about ECMS, please contact Dianne Kinsey: email is: tikster12@yahoo.com

10/31/2025

Join us to continue conversation with Maurice Hunter at our virtual gathering of ECMS on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm CST, for Part 2 of Self Love.

Maurice will take us on a deep dive into “evolfles” (self love spelled backwards), a term he uses to awaken us into recognizing self love is far more than a concept or belief. It is a truth that needs to be learned with our hearts as well as our minds.

Maurice was first inspired to explore this topic when his daughter turned 2 years old. He began writing her a letter—a timeless gift of love that could serve as a light throughout her life. Now 10 years later, after deep reflecting, living and evolving, Maurice is on the verge of publishing his book- one that began with a tender letter to his daughter that has grown into a lifelong meditation on the power of “evolfles”.

Come join us as Maurice expands on “evolfles”—an invitation to embody love from the inside out.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87018683894

ECMS is non-sectarian and free and welcomes meditators at all levels—beginners and advanced— as well as those who want to learn more about mindfulness meditation. We begin with a 30 minute silent meditation followed by Maurice’s talk. We allow time for questions/comments and group sharing. We end with a five minute silent meditation.

For further information about ECMS, please contact Dianne Kinsey at: Tikster12@yahoo.com

10/24/2025

Master Tran’s Dharma talk—“ Honoring our Ancestors” on the Day of Mindfulness—October 18th at the Quan Am Nam Hai Monastery.

The Dharma talk "The Practices Connecting to Ancestors” was given by Venerable Thich Thanh Dieu Giac (Master Tran) on October 18, 2025 at Quan Am Nam Hai Mon...

10/23/2025

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10/19/2025

10/19/2025

A deep bow to Master Tran and the monastery’s latest addition—a bell weighing over a ton and imported from Vietnam. Each of us had the opportunity to gong vibrations of love, peace and compassion into the world, at our 6th Day of Mindfulness! A day of pure love and peace!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 28, 2026 — our next day of Mindfulness, co-sponsorered by ECMS and GCCOM. ❤️

10/15/2025

Join us for our fall Day of Mindfulness on the beautiful grounds of the Quan Am Nam Hai Monastery in Panama City on Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 8:30 - 4:30. The day will be presided over by the venerable Thich Thanh Dieu Giac and is sponsored by the Emerald Coast Meditation Society and the Gulf Coast Community of Mindfulness.

If you are interested, please pre-register with Dianne Kinsey at: Tikster12@yahoo.com or text at: 401-286-7193