 Elizabeth Harper is the CMC Director of volunteers. She found the CMC through a flyer placed at her local optician’s shop. Having lived in five different cities over the course of the previous thirty years, she found the possibility of a sincere connection to humanity, as offered through the Community Meditation Center, to be a kind of welcoming home. Elizabeth works for a major international transportation engineering consulting firm, which, while providing much needed design services to the communities of our planet, also offers many opportunities to become estranged from one’s true self. Still a novice at meditation, she has already found that the ‘sitting practice’ leads her to reconnecting the intentions in her mind with the actions of her body. She dabbles in writing, fantasizes about singing and dancing, and could think of no better way to pass the time than with honest, open conversation about the challenging topics of our times. |
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 Elizabeth “Lily” Luke is a CMC volunteer. As the saying goes, “When the student is ready, the teacher arrives.” Elizabeth came to the CMC in January 2011 after seeing a flyer at a local gym and has not turned back since. The dharma teachings and the sangha’s (community) support have been instrumental in developing her self-awareness, wisdom, and compassion. Outside of CMC, Elizabeth works in Corporate Communications at a large information analytics company. She is passionate about healthy living and enjoys community service, new experiences, and time with family and friends. |
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 Alyson McCormick was introduced to meditation through her yoga practice when she embarked three years ago on a search to learn more about Eastern philosophy. After an adventurous trip to India and a sampling of classes around New York City, she knew immediately that she found her meditative home when she found CMC. As a mother and social worker who works with new mothers and their babies, she is very grateful for how the dharma rains. |
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