This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, practice discussions, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. The day long retreat will ground in the mindfulness practices and expand to include the cultivation of heart qualities. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, open our hearts, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. This daylong is appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch.

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here.

• Head west on Hopkins Ave
  
• Turn left onto King St
  
• Turn right onto Jefferson Ave
  
• Turn Left onto Valota Rd
  
• Parking lot is on the left just past the grassy area
  

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Tanya Wiser

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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

• 9:30 – 10:15 am: Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation
  
• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Walking Meditation -or- Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion 
  
• 11:00 – 11:45 am: Lightly Guided Meditation 
  
• 11:45 – 12:00 pm: Brief Dharma Talks
  
• 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Mindful Activity (cleaning the center) 
  
• 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)
  

Let's meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ 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 time of sitting with a ritual and a gathering together.

Join: Kristen Benson, an Buddist Chaplain through the Sati Center. A chaplain of the spiritual connection of people and the land/earth, who loves the earth and all that she blesses us with.

What to bring: Walking shoes, water, layers of clothing, snacks, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses.

Questions: There is no need to RSVP, but if you have questions, please contact Kristen Benson kristenbensonart@gmail.com. 650-483-6838

There will be a liability form that can be signed at the parking lot.

This is a Dharma Friends' event of the Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula. The intention of Dharma Friends events is to further the development of spiritually based friendships and a sense of community within our sangha.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Tanya Wiser

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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

• 9:30 – 10:15 am: Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation
  
• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Walking Meditation -or- Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion 
  
• 11:00 – 11:45 am: Lightly Guided Meditation 
  
• 11:45 – 12:00 pm: Brief Dharma Talks
  
• 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Mindful Activity (cleaning the center) 
  
• 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)
  

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Tanya Wiser

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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

• 9:30 – 10:15 am: Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation
  
• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Walking Meditation -or- Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion 
  
• 11:00 – 11:45 am: Lightly Guided Meditation 
  
• 11:45 – 12:00 pm: Brief Dharma Talks
  
• 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Mindful Activity (cleaning the center) 
  
• 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)
  

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Tanya Wiser

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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

• 9:30 – 10:15 am: Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation
  
• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Walking Meditation -or- Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion 
  
• 11:00 – 11:45 am: Lightly Guided Meditation 
  
• 11:45 – 12:00 pm: Brief Dharma Talks
  
• 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Mindful Activity (cleaning the center) 
  
• 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)
  

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Ari Crellin-Quick

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 practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

• 9:30 – 10:15 am: Guided or Lightly Guided Meditation
  
• 10:15 – 11:00 am: Walking Meditation -or- Optional Small Group (Practice) Discussion 
  
• 11:00 – 11:45 am: Lightly Guided Meditation 
  
• 11:45 – 12:00 pm: Brief Dharma Talks
  
• 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Mindful Activity (cleaning the center) 
  
• 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)