Napa Valley Insight Meditation

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2016-05-10 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-04-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-03-22 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-03-01 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Thursday Morning Meditation
2016-05-05 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-04-28 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-04-21 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-04-14 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-04-07 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-03-31 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-03-24 02:00 - 03:00, 2016-03-17 02:00 - 03:00 and 5 more dates | 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 9 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: Lori Stelling
2016-05-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-04-05 12:00 - 13:30 | 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 on-going Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri.
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.

Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2016-04-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-03-29 12:00 - 13:30, 2016-02-23 11:00 - 12:30 | 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.

Daylong with Lori Wong: Practicing Compassion
2016-04-23 03:00 - 09:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
This daylong retreat will offer a combination of meditation practice and experiential exercises which cultivate and explore compassion as both a support and a fruit of practice. The day will offer a mixture of silence, practice in right/mindful speech, and compassionate listening practices. Beginning and experienced meditators are welcomed.
Lori Wong is a Stanford-certified Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) teacher, trained through Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. Lori is also the founding teacher of Insight Meditation Central Valley, a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader program, a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. She was one of the founding directors for the Buddhist Insight Network, has volunteered for the Buddhist Pathways Prison Project, and has been offering teachings in the Central Valley since 2009. Lori has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2003 under the guidance of Gil Fronsdal.
What to Bring: Please bring a lunch, beverage and appropriate clothing for outside walking meditation.
Suggested Donation: $25 – $100. No one turned away for lack of funds. All levels of experience welcomed!
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Susan DuQuette at: susandiorr@yahoo.com

Guest Teacher: Kevin Griffin
2016-04-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday April 19th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Kevin Griffin, author Buddhist teacher and innovator in the field of addiction treatment.
Kevin is a longtime Buddhist practitioner who trained as a Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock. He is the author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and the forthcoming God, Buddha, and the Path of Recovery. A co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network, he teaches regularly at Spirit Rock, as well as at treatment centers, Buddhist centers, professional conferences, and colleges across the U.S. Kevin has been a member of the Spirit Rock Family Program for ten years.

Beginning Meditation
2016-04-07 12:00 - 13:30
Lori Steeling and Forrest Hill will host a night for beginning meditators. This night is for anyone who wants to work on their practice. You might have never meditated before but are curious about the practice and not sure where to start. Or you may have been practicing for a little while and have questions.

Special Guest: Catherine Ingram
2016-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday March 15th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Dharma teacher, author and social activist Catherine Ingram.
Catherine is an international dharma teacher with communities in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Since 1992 she has led Dharma Dialogues, which are public events that focus on directing awareness toward greater wellbeing in an ethical and happy life. Catherine also leads numerous silent retreats each year in conjunction with Dharma Dialogues. She is president of Living Dharma, an educational non-profit organization founded in 1995.
Catherine has been the subject of numerous print, television, and radio interviews and is included in several anthologies about teachers in the west.
A former journalist specializing in issues of consciousness and activism, Catherine is the author of two books of nonfiction, which are published in numerous languages: In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual/Social Activists and Passionate Presence: Seven Qualities of Awakened Awareness.

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2016-03-08 11:00 - 12:30, 2016-02-09 11:00 - 12:30 | 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: Syra Smith
2016-02-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday February 16th, at 7:00 Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a presentation by Syra Smith.
Syra is Founder and Curator for Oakland’s Dana Cafe, a monthly gathering offering transformational teachings at no cost to participants. She co-leads and organizes East Bay Meditation Center’s weekly Teen Sangha and is a mindfulness and meditation instructor with the Mind Body Awareness Project. Syra graduated East Bay Meditation Center’s yearlong Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and is a current participant in Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s 2 year Community Dharma Leaders training 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.
NVIM meets at Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists (1625 Salvador Ave, Napa CA). All levels of experience are welcomed.

Moving Into Meditation: Day Long Retreat with Anne Cushman
2016-02-06 02:00 - 08:00
Join author, yoga & meditation teacher, Anne Cushman, for a day long focused upon nourishing and restoring your body, heart and mind through an integrative flow of mindful yoga postures, breath cultivation and seated meditation.
Anne is a pioneer in the integration of creative expression, yoga and Buddhist mindfulness meditation. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in comparative religion. Anne is the author of several books and has been widely published in venues that include the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, O Magazine, and the Shambhala Sun. She is also the director of the Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
All levels of yoga and meditation experience welcome!
Please bring a mat and blanket, food to share for a pot luck lunch (something that doesn’t have to be heated), a beverage and appropriate clothing for outside walking meditation.
Suggested donation: $25 – $60, no one turned away for lack of funds. For more information and to register, please contact Susan DuQuette at: susandiorr@yahoo.com
