What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
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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Saturday, April 22, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: Huddart Park Redwood Picnic Area 1100 Kings Mountain Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 To celebrate Earth Day, please join us for a morning meditation retreat to commune with the natural world. We’ll experience ourselves as nature, and nature as Dharma, in community. There will be short talks, lightly guided and silent sitting, walking meditation, and time for reflections. Recommended for beginning and experienced practitioners. Please tell the ranger at the gate you…
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July 8 – 29: The Practice of Awakening: Zen Intensive Gil and Paul Haller. Both the tradition of early Buddhism and the Zen tradition emphasize the Practice of Awakening. In this Intensive, which is held in Tassajara, a Zen center in the midst of the Ventana wilderness, we will practice and study the main principles of both traditions and explore how they can support awakening in everyday life. This three-week Intensive offers an opportunity for experienced meditators to engage in…
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Sunday March 12, 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. On Zoom Everyone is welcome to participate in a community meeting with Gil through Zoom on Sunday, March 12 for a discussion of the current state of IMC and a vision for IMC’s continued development as shaped by post Pandemic changes. No sign-up is required. Zoom link will be posted here on March 11
Led by Lauren Silver and Melody Baumgartner Three Sundays: March 19, April 16, May 21, 11:00am – 12:15pm In-person only, in the IMC conference room Parents are invited to practice together in a warm and caring community, supporting each other as we raise thriving children of all ages. Meetings will include meditation, mindful speech and listening, and have plenty of time for sharing. Our meetings start at 11:00am, 15 minutes before Dharma Rocks, on the third Sunday of each month….
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Saturday, February 25, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Zoom Ayya Santacitta of the Alokha Earth Room in San Rafael will speak on “Earthworm Practice in the Anthropocene.” The anthropocene denotes the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Our current interlocking crises reveal themselves increasingly as a crisis of humility of the human species and the only way out is to come back down to…
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led by Kodo Conlin Saturday, February 25, 2023, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person at IMC To support the maturation of mindfulness through instruction and continuity, you are invited to join this day of practice. Alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation will be offered, as well as light guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts and choiceless attention. Brief one-on-one meetings with the teacher to talk about your meditation practice will be available. Recommended for new and experienced practitioners. Bring Lunch….
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Four Mornings: February 14 – February 17, 2023: 8:00 – 8:45am Streamed live on YouTube led by Matthew Brensilver We will have an extra sit in the morning this week. Schedule 8:00 am — Lightly guided meditation 8:30 am — Brief Dharma Talk Please join us!
led by Tanya Wiser and Dawn Neal Three Thursdays: February 9 – 23, 2023 6:30 – 800pm In-person only at IMC In this class, we provide a brief introduction to some foundational teachings of the Buddha, guidance, and skillful tips to support you in establishing or deepening your mindfulness practice. Classes will include guided meditation, dharma talks, and group discussions. These are rich opportunities to ask questions of teachers and to relate with other sangha members. Classes are appropriate for…
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Sunday March 12, 2023: 11:00 am 12:00 pm In-Person at IMC Everyone is welcome to participate in a community meeting with Gil on Sunday, March 12 for a discussion of the current state of IMC and a vision for IMC’s continued development as shaped by post Pandemic changes. No sign-up required. We will have a similar IMC community meeting online on Sunday, April 16 from 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.