Kevin Griffin has a good description of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, and the way that he was able to use those mindfulness practices to work with difficult emotions. You can find that article here: There Are No Words in My Body. If you’d like to listen to more detailed descriptions of the four foundations of mindfulness… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Author: Jon Swanson
Quote for the Week
“The starting point for most meditators is also the most reliable point of return at any stage of development, for formal and informal, personal and interpersonal practice: the body. Its immediateness, its tangible felt quality, makes it a workable starting point for setting up awareness.” Gregory Kramer, “A Whole-Life Path”
Meeting News 5/30/22
We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 5/30/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Gil Fronsdal provides an overview of the role that mindfulness meditation plays in learning to free the mind from stress and suffering in this article: Mindfulness Meditation as a Buddhist Practice. In the midst of violence and uncertainty, we can wonder what role meditation can play in finding peace in our own hearts, and helping bring… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
“If we are not aware of our thoughts and actions, they will spring only from habit. The mind just rolls on according to its conditioning. This may produce wholesome or unwholesome results. Without mindfulness there is only a stream of reactions to circumstances; with mindfulness there is choice. Mindfulness is the inflection point of freedom.” ~… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Meeting News 5/16/22
We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 5/16/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
You can find a brief description of the four areas of wise (right) effort in the following link from Insight Meditation of the South Bay: Four Right Efforts. Similar to the quote from Greg Kramer, Christina Feldman describes the benefits of learning to dwell in joyful effort in our practice. This means not approaching our practice with… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
“I did not understand how crucial joy and ease are to right effort. Sometimes, right effort is like the strenuous effort required to turn the soil and plant our gardens; other times it is like the steady gentle application of the sun’s heat as it slowly penetrates the soil and warms the seeds. Discerning which… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Upcoming Talk & Meditation Retreat with Suere Sala
Registration is now open for a retreat on Saturday, May 28, 2022 with Tuere Sala. The retreat will be held online from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm, using Zoom. The retreat will consist of a mix of seated meditation and walking meditation with instruction and a Dharma talk and will be suitable for beginners and experienced… Continue reading Upcoming Talk & Meditation Retreat with Suere Sala
New Series of Beginning Meditation Classes ~ May 29 – June 26
Our Beginning Meditation classes are presented in a four-part series, and will be conducted online via Zoom. The classes are intended to work together to provide an introduction to meditation or serve as a useful “touchstone” for more experienced practitioners. You are welcome to attend any or all of the classes. Each class can be… Continue reading New Series of Beginning Meditation Classes ~ May 29 – June 26