What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
When and where: Wednesday, June 21st, 11:00 am Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11 am for a 4+ mile hike. What: We will celebrate this celestial event walking through local ecosystems with some periods of silence bringing our awareness to the present, paying attention to our senses. There will be a sit spot with a ritual and a gathering together. Join: Kristen Benson, a member of the current Eco Buddist Chaplain cohort with Sati center. A…
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with Tanya Wiser Five Thursdays, June 1 – 29, 2023: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm in-person only at IMC Basic instructions in mindfulness meditation are taught sequentially in this 5-week class. The series starts with mindfulness of breathing, followed by mindfulness of the body, emotions, and thinking, and concludes with open awareness practice and applying mindfulness in daily life. Classes will include guided meditation, dharma talks, and small group discussions. These are rich opportunities to ask teachers questions and relate with…
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Taught by Chris Clifford, Tanya Wiser, Liz Powell, and others. Offered in person at IMC and online through Zoom Dates: Sundays 1:00 pm to 3:30 p.m. (Pacific); Sept 3, Oct. Nov. 5, Dec.3, Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 12; concluding daylong: June 22 The Buddha’s most explicit path of practice is the Eightfold Path—a set of eight practical approaches to bring Buddhist practice into the width What depth of our lives. The Eightfold Path Program is…
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Six Daylong classes and one three-day retreat 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. about once a month on Zoom only This eight-month program provides experienced practitioners an opportunity to delve into some of the deeper teachings of our Buddhist tradition in a community of other committed practitioners. We will discuss core principles and insights including aspects of liberation and awakening. Includes required monthly readings and short reflective essays. This is the “wisdom program” of a three year cycle of programs for…
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The current requirement to wear masks when indoors at IMC will end on June 1. We encourage anyone wishing to continue wearing a mask, to do so. We request that anyone with cold or flu symptoms to not attend IMC programs in person. If you believe you are no longer sick, we request you wear a mask until you no longer have symptoms.
Saturday, May 27, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Zoom Kirsten Rudestam will speak on “Dharma is the essence of nature; nature is the essence of dharma.” The 6th Zen Patriarch wrote, “Dharma is the essence of nature; nature is the essence of dharma.” In this talk and discussion, we’ll consider the intersection of Buddhist practice and nature. Why and how can practicing in nature inform and expand our meditation practice? How do we understand the dharma/nature of who we…
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with Tanya Wiser Saturday: May 27, 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions, and practice with other sangha members. Half-day Mindfulness meditation and practice are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…
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with Bruni Dávila Saturday: June 3, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. This daylong is appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch….
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Sunday May 28, 2023, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm In-person at IMC Open to all. You are invited to bring a vegetarian dish to share with several others. If you are unable to bring food, please bring yourself and enjoy the Sangha informally after the dharma talk Please join us!
with Liz Powell Saturday, May 13, 2023, 9:30am – 12:45pm On Zoom A half-day of mindfulness meditation together, supported by lightly guided meditations, movement practice, a brief dharma talk, and an optional group practice discussion. Half-days offer an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced practitioners to develop their practice with the support of community. No registration is needed; Zoom link is below. Schedule: 9:30 – 9:35 Welcome and framework for the half-day 9:35 – 10:15 Lightly guided meditation…
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with Tanya Wiser Three Thursdays: May 11 – 25, 6:30 – 8:00pm In-person only at IMC Mindfulness of emotions and thinking can be facilitated by “RAFT .” This is an acronym for four ways of practicing mindfulness. They are R = Recognize, A = Allow, F = Feel, and T = Tease Apart complexity to see simplicity. In this three-week series, we will work each of the four steps as they apply to emotions and thinking. The metaphor of RAFT…
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Saturday May 6, 2023: 9:00 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC To support the maturation of kind, mindful, awareness through instruction and continuity, you are invited to join this half day of practice. Periods of lightly guided and silent sitting meditation will be offered, alternating with walking meditation. A limited number of brief one-on-one meetings with the teacher to discuss your meditation practice will be available. Recommended for people who have some meditation experience and have attended an…
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Saturday, April 29, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Zoom Sangha Member and climate activist Elaine Salinger will speak on “Fight, Flight, Freeze: Responding to the Climate Challenge with Hope” Fight, Flight, or Freeze? How do we react to climate change reports? We can slip into despair and not know what to do. But there are good reasons to be hopeful. Elaine will use En-ROADS, the climate change simulator created by MIT and Sloan to show us where we are, where…
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Cinco reuniones los martes 2, 9, 16, 23 y 30 de mayo, 2023 de 6 a 7:30 pm (California) en Zoom Se ofrecerán las instrucciones básicas de la meditación de la consciencia plena empezando con la consciencia plena de la respiración, seguida de la consciencia plena del cuerpo, las emociones y el pensamiento, y concluye con una discusión sobre la consciencia abierta y la aplicación de la consciencia plena en la vida diaria. Las clases incluirán meditación guiada, charlas breves…
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Sunday, April 23, 2023: 1:00 – 3:00 pm PDT Location: In-person at IMC and YouTube Livestream This event is hosted by IMC’s Asian Dharma Circle featuring chanting and presentation by Trent Walker based on his new book, Until Nirvana’s Time: Buddhist Songs from Cambodia. The open house and discussion are intended for the broader IMC community to come together to listen, share, and initiate discussion with the IMC Asian Dharma community on a wide range of topics. We hope that…
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