Tag: What’s New

May 3 – June 7: Basics of Mindfulness on Zoom with Liz Powell

May 3 – June 7: Basics of Mindfulness on Zoom with Liz Powell

- For Beginners

Five Saturdays: May 3 – June 7: 2:00 – 3:30pm (no class on May 24, Memorial Day weekend) On Zoom Offered by: Liz Powell For beginners & those wishing to strengthen their practice who are not local to IMC Mindfulness meditation, also known as insight meditation or vipassana, is a simple technique that concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of mindfulness meditation is the practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness…

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June 10 – July 9: Introduction to Mindfulness with Tom Fenner and Lydia Ridgway

June 10 – July 9: Introduction to Mindfulness with Tom Fenner and Lydia Ridgway

- Events, For Beginners

Four Tuesdays: June 10 – July 1: 2:00 – 3:30pm & One Wednesday: July 9: 2:00 – 3:30pm In-Person at IMC Offered by: Tom Fenner and Lydia Ridgway Mindfulness meditation, also known as insight meditation or vipassana, is a simple technique that concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of mindfulness meditation is the practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity…

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Saturday June 14: Four Postures and Beyond: Mindfulness Meditation Daylong

Saturday June 14: Four Postures and Beyond: Mindfulness Meditation Daylong

- Daylong Retreats

Saturday, June 14, 9:30am. – 3:30pm. In-person at IMC only Offered by: Kim Allen Buddhist teachings emphasize abiding in mindfulness during meditation and throughout our daily activities. This daylong retreat includes instruction in all four meditation postures — sitting, walking, standing, and lying down. We will also practice mindfulness during speech and mindfulness of our thoughts. The day will include guided meditations, dharma teachings, and a short session of speaking in small groups. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to…

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Friday June 20 — Summer Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park

Friday June 20 — Summer Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park

- Special Events

Friday, June 20, 2025: 11:00 am Where: Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ mile hike — approximately 3 hours. 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…

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Sunday July 27: Summer Potluck Picnic at Red Morton Park

Sunday July 27: Summer Potluck Picnic at Red Morton Park

- Events

Sunday, July 27, 11:00am. – 2:00pm. (this is a new date from what was listed earlier) Location: Red Morton Park, Picnic Area #3 Join the IMC community to share friendship and favorite summer foods at IMC’s vegetarian potluck picnic. If possible, bring a vegetarian dish to share with 4–6 people. If you are unable to bring food, bring yourself! We’ll drive to Red Morton Park after the Dharma talk, DIRECTIONS FROM IMC: Head west on Hopkins Ave Turn left onto…

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The success of IMC’s fundraiser for Save the Children

The success of IMC’s fundraiser for Save the Children

We can joyfully celebrate that the $70,000 goal for IMC’s fundraising drive for Save the Children has been achieved!  Because some donations where sent through IMC, we actually raised just over $100,000! Surpassing our goal is an even greater joy and further nourishes the care-giving attitude in all of us.  Thank you to all who donated!  If Save the Children can provide us with information for how they used our gift, we will report this here. Donations can still be…

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Individual Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

Individual Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

- News

Several of IMC’s Dharma Leaders are offering an opportunity for an individual practice discussion each month. The sessions provide a chance to process your sitting and daily life practice, ask questions, and be heard and supported. Please sign up for only one practice discussion per month so that everyone has an opportunity. Here is the link to sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044ba9ad2faaf85-imcpractice Please bookmark the link so that you can sign up for a session in future months. New sessions available are posted every two months towards the…

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2024-2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom)

2024-2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom)

Registration is now open for the 2024 – 2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom) Taught by  Tanya Wiser, Liz Powell, Chris Clifford, and others One Sunday a month, beginning Sept 2024, 1:00 to 3:30 pm with a concluding Saturday daylong in June, 2025 **Here is the link for more information and registration**  

YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette with Matthew Brensilver — Weekly starting Wednesday April 3

YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette with Matthew Brensilver — Weekly starting Wednesday April 3

- Events

Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm starting April 3, 2024 Offered by Matthew Brensilver On YouTube YouTube Livestream | IMC Website Livestream William James said the aim of all education is to make one’s nervous system an ally rather than an enemy. Given the sensitivity of our body and mind, given the changingness of all things, given imperfection — what is possible for us? The dharma path is an honest exploration of the human condition and a discovery of the…

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Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk

Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk

Weekly on Sunday: 10:45 – 11:30 am on Zoom Build and maintain community by connecting online with other IMC sangha members to discuss the Sunday dharma talk and share about our Buddhist practices. Please join us on Zoom each Sunday following the dharma talk at approximately 10:45 am for about 45 minutes for breakout rooms and/or large group discussions. Facilitated by Jan Messer and Barry Rothman, IMC sangha members. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84009542053?pwd=V09IOXJhOHZ2TnovMGpiK2s3V243Zz09 Meeting ID: 840 0954 2053 Passcode: Sangha…

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IMC Speaks Out Against Anti-Asian Violence

IMC Speaks Out Against Anti-Asian Violence

This statement is also available in PDF format We are heartbroken by the horrific surge in relentless, unprovoked harassment and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Since March 2020, the Stop AAPI Hate organization reports nearly 4,000 incidents of anti-Asian hate, of which nearly 44 percent occurred in California—and many more cases go unreported.  The Insight Meditation Center (IMC) and its community open our hearts to the pain of anti-Asian hate, bearing witness to the suffering and…

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