Several retreats have been scheduled for the remainder of 2022. Information about the topics for the retreats will be posted when available. The venues and formats for the retreats are still uncertain, depending on whether the retreat is held online or in-person. The choice of format will be an individual decision for each retreat based on discussions with… Continue reading Upcoming Daylong Retreats for 2022
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Meeting News 3/21/22
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 3/21/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
If you don’t have Gregory Kramer’s book, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom, you can find brief introductions to each of the Insight Dialogue guidelines at this website: Insight Dialogue Community. You can also find some excellent approaches to learning to listen deeply and speak from the heart at Oren Jay Sofer’s website, including the… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
Paradoxically, attending to impermanence gives us a certain stability. It involves renouncing a pseudosafety and releases us from the pain of fearing change. In Tibetan Buddhist teachings the spirit of emergence is seen as reinforcing calmness.~ Gregory Kramer, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom.
Events tonight (3/18) and tomorrow (3/19) with Keri Pederson
Tonight, Keri will be leading a meditation and offering a talk on “Growing a Heart that is Confident, Steadfast, and Firm.” The focus will be on how our practice naturally leads to greater strength, resilience, and stability of heart, mind, and body. Keri is a meditation teacher with Seattle Insight Meditation Society. The Friday evening… Continue reading Events tonight (3/18) and tomorrow (3/19) with Keri Pederson
Meeting News 2/7/22
There is still time to register for a daylong mindfulness meditation retreat on Saturday, March 19th with Keri Pederson, entitled “Growing a Heart that is Confident, Steadfast, and Firm.” A graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program, she is a meditation teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society. Keri Pederson will offer a talk the… Continue reading Meeting News 2/7/22
Updated Resources for Mediation and Support
We are presently discussing Gregory Kramer’s book, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom. and A Whole Life Path, at our Thursday night discussions. If you are attending the discussions and don’t have the book or just want to learn more about Insight Dialogue you can find brief introductions to each of the Insight Dialogue guidelines… Continue reading Updated Resources for Mediation and Support
Quote For The Week
“If you are facing the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.”~ Joseph Goldstein
Meeting News 2/21/22
The deadline to register for our new program, “Exploring our Racial Conditioning” is Friday, Feb 25. The program is for anyone interested in beginning or continuing anti-racism work in a meditative framework. Participants will work in small 3-4 person groups with a self-guided online curriculum. You will find more detailed information about the program here.… Continue reading Meeting News 2/21/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Gil Fronsdal provides a good description of the Buddha’s classical teachings on right speech that you can find at this link: Right Speech Insight Dialogue is a relational form of Insight Meditation developed by Gregory Kramer and described in his book Insight Dialogue, the Interpersonal Path to Freedom. He describes six guidelines that can help… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support