Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2019-10-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-12-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Mike Coughlin will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Mike has been practicing mindfulness in the vipassana tradition for over a decade. He has received training in Buddhism and mindfulness through Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Mindful Schools and is currently enrolled in UCLA’s Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation program.

Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. The Facilitator will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.

Thursday Morning Meditation
2019-10-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-17 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-24 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-31 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-21 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 8 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary.
There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice, while the group listens in silence.

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2019-10-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-11-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Forrest Hill will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Forrest has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2004 and is a founding member of Napa Valley Insight Meditation. He is currently enrolled in the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. The Facilitator will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.

Healing Climate Crisis: Wise Action From Love: Lori Stelling + Kit Long
2019-10-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
How can we apply the gifts and tools from mindfulness practice to the climate crisis, learning to face fear, grief or overwhelm and move into conscious action with a deeper connection to ourselves and our world?
Lori Stelling will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion with Kit Long.
Lori has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002. She has been mentored by Insight Meditation teachers since 2007 and has completed on-going Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri, Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Center’s 8-Fold Path Program, UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, and others.
Kit has been a meditation and dharma practitioner since 1990. She has offered yoga and bodywork in Napa for the past 20 years and has been a member of the non-profit Napa Climate NOW! since 2016. Kit currently devotes her life to being a grandmother and working to solve our planetary climate crisis.
Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. The Facilitator will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.

Special Guest: Eve Decker
2019-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday October 29th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a presentation by Dharma Musician and Teacher, Eve Decker.
Eve has been singing, song writing, and performing since she was 8 years old! In her 20’s she co-founded, played, recorded and toured with the feminist folk trio Rebecca Riots for 15 years. Rebecca Riots was dubbed “Best Band with a Conscience” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Eve has also released two CDs of original, dharma based music, and will release a third in September 2015.
Eve began practicing Vipassana meditation in 1991 and has been a Buddhist teacher since 2006. She am a graduate of UC Berkeley, and the Community Dharma Leader training programs at Spirit Rock Center in California. She has travel throughout California and internationally to teach mindfulness, lovingkindness, compassion and gratitude directly and through music.

Earth Dharma - A Half-Day Retreat with Lori Stelling and Mike Coughlin
2019-11-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
During this time of ecological crisis, how do we stay in wise action while maintaining a sense of balance and equanimity? Join Lori and Mike for a morning of reflection, connection, and restoration, as we explore ways we can support maintaining life balance as we do our part to heal ourselves, our relationships, our social systems and our planet.
This nourishing retreat will include brief teachings, short periods of meditation, gentle movement and reflective exercises within a supportive community of people who care deeply about the current state of our planet. Through the practices of mindful awareness and deep listening (inside and out), we will cultivate the qualities of self-compassion, clarity, equanimity, and wise engagement.
What to Bring: Please bring a mid-morning snack for yourself (filtered water & hot tea will be provided) as well as layered clothing and a notepad/pen.
To learn more and register please click here to go to Eventbrite

Special Guest: Eve Decker
2019-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Rescheduled: On Tuesday November 5th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a presentation by Dharma Musician and Teacher, Eve Decker.
Eve has been singing, song writing, and performing since she was 8 years old! In her 20’s she co-founded, played, recorded and toured with the feminist folk trio Rebecca Riots for 15 years. Rebecca Riots was dubbed “Best Band with a Conscience” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Eve has also released two CDs of original, dharma based music, and will release a third in September 2015.
Eve began practicing Vipassana meditation in 1991 and has been a Buddhist teacher since 2006. She am a graduate of UC Berkeley, and the Community Dharma Leader training programs at Spirit Rock Center in California. She has travel throughout California and internationally to teach mindfulness, lovingkindness, compassion and gratitude directly and through music.

Special Guest: Richard Shankman
2019-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday November 12th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Buddhist teacher and author Richard Shankman.
Richard Shankman has been a meditator since 1970, and teaches at Dharma centers and groups internationally. He is the guiding teacher of the Metta Dharma Foundation, a non-residential meditation center in Berkeley, CA that offers a weekly meditation group, as well as monthly daylongs, classes, workshops, and residential retreats.
Richard is the co-founder of Mindful Schools, a leading organization training educators to learn mindfulness and teach it to youth. He is also co-founder of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, a study center that strives to balance scholarly inquiry into Buddhist teachings with serious meditation practice, believing that study and practice work together to deepen one’s practice and aid in awakening.
Richard is the author of The Experience of Samadhi: An In-Depth Investigation of Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Publications, 2008), and The Art and Skill of Buddhist Meditation (New Harbinger Publications, 2015).

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2019-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Lori Stelling will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Lori has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002. She has completed Insight Meditation Center’s 9-Month Eightfold Path Program and is currently engaged in year-long Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri and Dr. Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well-Being Program.
Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. The Facilitator will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.

Special Guest: Jill Satterfield
2019-12-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday December 3rd, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Jill Satterfield.
Jill is an international mindfulness and meditation teacher, wellness program director, speaker and coach. Jill’s integration of mindfulness and embodiment practices include yoga, yoga therapy and contemplative psychology. She has been in the field of integrative healthcare for over 35 years.
Jill is the founder of Vajra Yoga + Meditation, a synthesis of meditation and mindfulness of the body practices from the Buddhist tradition. She is also the founder and Director of the School for Compassionate Action: Meditation, Yoga and Educational Support for Communities in Need.
Jill is a founding faculty member of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Mindful Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training, UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center trainings, the Somatic Yoga Therapy Training in Marin California, and guest teaches in many others. She has been featured in the New York Times, More, Crains, Yoga Journal, UK’s Yoga Magazine, Happinez Magazine of Holland and Tricycle Magazine, Shambhala Sun amongst others.
NVIM meets at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Napa (1625 Salvador Ave). All levels of experience are welcomed.

Thursday Morning Meditation
2019-12-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-12-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-12-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-09 08:00 - 09:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 8 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary.

Closed for the Holiday Season Celebrations
2019-12-24 19:00 - 20:30
Seasons greeting. See you on New Year’s eve!

No Morning Meditation - Closed for the Holiday Celebration
2019-12-26 08:00 - 09:00
Seasons greeting. See you all in 2020!

New Years Eve Meditation: Forrest Hill
2019-12-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Come ring in the New Year with the NVIM Community Sangha!
Forrest Hill will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Forrest has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2004 and is a founding member of Napa Valley Insight Meditation. He is currently enrolled in the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

NVIM meets at Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists (1625 Salvador Ave, Napa CA). All levels of experience are welcomed.
Each meeting will generally follow the following structure:
– 7:00 pm Meditation sitting begins
– Sitting meditation: 30 minutes
– Short break for tea and greetings: 15 minutes
– Dharma talk and discussion: 45 minutes
– 8:30 pm Meeting ends

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2020-01-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Lori Stelling will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion.
Lori Stelling has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002 and serves as a local leader and board member for NVIM.Lori has been mentored by Insight Meditation teachers since 2007 and has completed on-going Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri, Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Center’s 8-Fold Path Program, and others. She continues her studies through Tara Brach + Jack Kornfield’s 2019 – 2021 Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. Lori is a certified life coach with advanced Enneagram training and served for 14+ years as a community recreation supervisor specializing in youth services. She is particularly passionate about the ways in which daily life practice supports the cultivation of clarity, well-being, purpose, and peace, and helps foster a more compassionate response to the inner and outer joys and challenges of everyday human life. Lori teaches community classes on mindfulness meditation and offers life coaching for women through her business, BlueWater Coaching.
Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. The Facilitator will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.

Special Guest Carley Hauck
2020-01-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday Jan 14th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by mindfulness teacher, author, speaker, leadership trainer and executive coach, Carley Hauck.
NVIM warmly welcomes Carley Hauck back to our community. Carley is the Founder of Living Well Awake, a Bay Area based consultancy specializing in leadership development, training, and coaching. Since 2010, Carley has supported leaders and mission-driven businesses to create thriving cultures and increase their leadership game.
Carley has 10+ years of corporate consulting/facilitation/executive coaching and women’s leadership development for Fortune 100 companies and start-ups in the technology, finance and life sciences industries: such as LinkedIn, Bank of the West, Gilead, Genentech, and Pixar. Notably, she’s served as a coach to senior executives, middle managers, emerging leaders and teams.
Carley has been teaching leadership courses at Stanford University since 2013 and is an adjunct instructor at Haas Business School. She is also a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Carley loves inspiring leaders and companies to step into their full potential and be a force for good in the world. Her book on this topic, Shine – Ignite your inner game to lead consciously at work and the world, will be available next Jan 2021. Her podcast on this same topic will be sure to inspire and motivate you www.livingwellawake.com
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