Events
Community Meditation Gathering
Wednesdays 7-8 PM
Join me (in person!) on Wednesdays from 7-8 PM for sitting meditation with your Portland community at Atrium Movement & Events. In addition to more detailed instruction, I will also offer a brief talk on a philosophical aspect of the practice, with opportunities for questions, answers and deeper discussion.
We know that meditation can help reduce stress, as well as bring us greater stability, clarity and overall resilience, but it can be challenging enough to start a practice on our own, let alone stay motivated enough to actually feel its benefits over time. That’s why community is so important.
On this “mini-retreat,” we will explore social meditation, a contemplative practice of speaking and listening. A bridge between silent sitting and the rest of our lives, in social meditation, we apply principles of body, speech and mind to our interactions as a path towards authentic communication, as well as deeper connection with others. Our time will intersperse periods of quiet meditation with interactive elements of group as well as one-on-one practice. Weather permitting, we will also spend time outside both walking and sitting.
All levels are welcome and basic mindfulness meditation instruction will be offered.
$60 (sliding scale available)
In Year Two of the Yearlong Buddhist Studies Program, we take a deeper dive into some of the personal, interpersonal, and collective teachings of Buddhism with an eye towards deepening our conceptual understanding alongside investment in new meditative and contemplative practices.
We also go deeper with a committed group of sangha friends as a cohort, an experience of supporting each other’s path and progress that can’t be replicated by isolated self-study.
Arranged as 30 weeks in five 6-weeks segments, Year Two begins with a look into Buddhism as a psychological and scientific system, alongside an exploration of how Buddhism is in deep conversation with western neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology.
This is a live, online program that will engage students in interactive learning and community. Students will also receive lifetime access to all session recordings.