Blog – Napa Valley Insight Meditation

Making Our Practice Personal

by: Michael Coughlin
“No one can ever explain to us how to have an experience. If they could, we would all be enlightened... Read More

The Five Spiritual Faculties provide important insight into how we mature on this dharma path. Faith,... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
I once read a quote somewhere about how nature’s pace is always slow to medium, in stark contrast with... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
Throughout my many years of meditation practice, I've discovered that the simple yet profound concept of... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
It is no secret that this past summer produced the warmest temperatures on Earth in recorded history.... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
As we continue to adapt to this difficult time on the planet, we are being asked to create new ways of... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
With the seemingly constant barrage of news of political unrest, racism, violence, and climate... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
It is this way that we must train ourselves: by liberation of the self through love. We will develop... Read More

by: Suzie Steen
We’ve all experienced some pretty powerful emotions since Tuesday evening and I wanted to share the... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
Since January, the Napa Valley Insight Meditation community has spent many a Tuesday evening exploring... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
I began my meditation practice in earnest about 11 years ago. I was originally motivated to practice... Read More

by: Michael Coughlin
“Falling down is what we humans do. If we can acknowledge that fact, judgment softens and we allow the... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
I began my meditation practice in earnest about 11 years ago. I was originally motivated to practice... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
It seems mindfulness has become the tour de jour in 2015. It is everywhere. Parade Magazine called... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
The Buddha singled out wise speech as one of the important factors for awakening. It is part of the... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
When I first began practicing mindfulness meditation, I was surprised by the constant chatter of... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
There is a belief, I’ve often heard, repeated that meditation practice, and metta or loving-kindness... Read More

by: Michael Coughlin
In my experience, one of the most poignant benefits of walking a spiritual path is the opportunity to... Read More

by: Forrest Hill
The Buddha taught that joy and happiness already reside within us. To cultivate these qualities, we just... Read More

by: Lori Stelling
As I move through my daily life, I know that one of my motivations to stay steadfast in my practice is... Read More