Keri Pederson and Temira Lital will lead a meditation and give a talk on the evening of Friday, September 11, 2026, from 7:00 pm till 8:30 pm. The Friday evening event will be held at Shalom UCC, 505 McMurray Street, Richland, and will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Please note that this is a… Continue reading
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Sangha News 9/8/26
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
Eugene Cash examines the paradox that awareness of the inevitability of death can enliven our lives and our relationships. You can find his article here: The Paradox of Maranasati Practice Larry Rosenberg provides a good description of approaches to practicing with awareness of death as a way to re-orient our priorities in life, and through… Continue reading
Quote for the Week
With meditation we get closer and more intimate with the natural condition of life and death. With our contemplative experience we see that it could be as close as the next moment. As we stay present and aware, we are surprised to find death disturbing yet enriching. Part of the paradox is that contemplating death… Continue reading
Meditation Retreat on Saturday, September 12, 2026
Keri Pederson and Temira Lital will lead an Insight Meditation retreat on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. The retreat will be conducted at Shalom UCC, 505 McMurray Street, Richland, in the Fellowship Hall. Please note that this is a change of location from our usual meeting place! Registration is now… Continue reading
Sangha News 8/26/26
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
The body scan is a powerful meditation for increasing our awareness of the body, and it became an important part of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the mindfulness program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn to help those with cancer and chronic pain at the University of Massachusetts General Hospital. You can find out more about his… Continue reading
Quote for the Week
If you think of your body as a musical instrument, the body scan is a way of tuning it. If you think of it as a universe, the body scan is a way to come to know it. If you think of your body as a house, the body scan is a way to throw… Continue reading
IMMC Picnic and 20th Anniversary Celebration August 29th
There will be a picnic for the meditation group at Leslie Groves Park in Richland on Saturday, August 29, from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. We plan to meet in Picnic Shelter #1, near the Park Avenue entrance. That’s the shelter closest to the volleyball court and the river. We will provide: Table cloths, utensils… Continue reading
Tri-Cities Cancer Center Meditation Support Group Meets August 20th
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