We’ll continue our monthly mindfulness meditation support group meeting at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center in May. The Cancer Center is located at 7350 West Deschutes Avenue, Kennewick and the next meeting will be Thursday,8/20/2026. The sessions, which are held on the third Thursday of each month, are meant for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their caregivers. The session will begin at 12:00 pm at… Continue reading
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Meditation and Talk on Friday, August 14, 2026
Chris Murray will lead a meditation and give a talk on the evening of Friday, August 14, 2026, from 7:00 pm till 8:30 pm. The topic for the talk is “Flourishing in Turbulent Times”, looking at ways to increase our resilience in challenging times. You can find more information on the topic in the description… Continue reading
Sangha News 8/12/26
Thursday Evening Meditation & Talk: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and the four areas of experience where he suggested we focus our mindful awareness. They include mindfulness of the body, of feeling tones, of the heart and mind, as well as mindfulness of the ways in which… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Cortland Dahl and Richard Davidson are well known scientific researchers at the University of Wisconsin. Both are also longtime practitioners of Buddhist meditation, and Cortland Dahl is a meditation teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. They developed a framework for wellbeing based on the research results that they and others have developed in the last… Continue reading
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Strong empirical evidence across various disciplines—from cognitive and affective neuroscience to clinical psychology, well-being research, and positive psychology—suggested that awareness, connection, insight, and purpose are vital components of human flourishing. The world’s meditative traditions added the unique perspective that these four qualities are not simply dimensions of flourishing but also skills we can learn and… Continue reading
Meditation Retreat on Saturday, August 15, 2026
Chris Murray will lead an Insight Meditation retreat on Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Registration is now open for the retreat. To register for the retreat, please send an email to the following email address: registrar@insightmeditationmc.org. The retreat will be conducted at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue, Richland,… Continue reading
Sangha News 7/29/26
Volunteer Opportunity at Correctional Facilities in Eastern Oregon Joe Engum has been leading weekly meditation groups at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton and the Three Rivers Correctional Institution near Umatilla for 19 years. He is looking for volunteers to help offer meditation at these facilities so he can begin to transition into retirement… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Jack Kornfield introduces mindfulness of breathing in an article that describes the basic practice and provides a brief guided meditation on mindfulness of the breath. You can find his article here: A Daily Breathwork Meditation The Greater Good Science Center has a good introduction to mindfulness of breathing with a verbal description of the practice… Continue reading
Quote for the Week
Relax and softly rest your attention on each breath, feeling the movement in a steady, easy way. Let the breath find its own rhythm, long or short, soft or deep. As you feel each breath carefully, relax and settle into its movement. Let this loving attention to breathing gradually quiet your body and mind and… Continue reading
Sangha News 7/15/26
Thursday Evening Meditation & Talk: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and the four areas of experience where he suggested we focus our mindful awareness. They include mindfulness of the body, of feeling tones, of the heart and mind, as well as mindfulness of the ways in which… Continue reading