Napa Valley Insight Meditation

Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2019-05-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-03-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-01-15 11:00 - 12:30 (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
2019-05-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-04-25 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-04-18 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-04-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-04-04 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-03-28 01:00 - 02:00, 2019-03-21 01:00 - 10:00, 2019-03-14 01:00 - 02:00 and 1 more date | 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 the Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 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, in a safe and supportive space.
No meditation experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome.

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2019-04-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-03-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-02-12 11:00 - 12:30, 2019-01-01 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
2019-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday April 23rd, 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.

Special Guest: Wes Nisker
2019-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On April 16th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Wes Nisker.
Wes “Scoop” Nisker is a Buddhist meditation teacher, author, radio commentator, and performer. His most recent book is entitled “Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! (Stonebridge) His other bestselling books include Essential Crazy Wisdom (Ten Speed Press), The Big Bang, The Buddha, and the Baby Boom (HarperSanFrancisco), and Buddha’s Nature (Bantam). He is also the founder and co-editor of the Theravada Buddhist journal “Inquiring Mind.”
Mr. Nisker has studied Buddhist meditation for three decades with teachers in Asia and America, and for the past 15 years has been leading his own retreats and workshops in Buddhist insight meditation and philosophy at venues internationally. He is an affiliate teacher at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.
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.

Special Guest: Wes Nisker
2019-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On April 16th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Wes Nisker.
Wes “Scoop” Nisker is a Buddhist meditation teacher, author, radio commentator, and performer. His most recent book is entitled “Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! (Stonebridge) His other bestselling books include Essential Crazy Wisdom (Ten Speed Press), The Big Bang, The Buddha, and the Baby Boom (HarperSanFrancisco), and Buddha’s Nature (Bantam). He is also the founder and co-editor of the Theravada Buddhist journal “Inquiring Mind.” Mr. Nisker has studied Buddhist meditation for three decades with teachers in Asia and America, and for the past 15 years has been leading his own retreats and workshops in Buddhist insight meditation and philosophy at venues internationally. He is an affiliate teacher at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2019-04-09 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-03-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-02-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2019-01-29 11:00 - 12:30 | 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.

Special Guest: Eve Decker
2019-03-05 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday March 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: Andrew Chaikin
2019-02-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday February 26th, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a presentation by Andrew Chaikin.
Andrew has practiced in the Theravada tradition since 2001. He has taught dharma, meditation and mindfulness in many settings: the wilderness, prisons, corporations, even the U.S. Congress. He is passionate about bringing heart-based wisdom into everyday life.
He leads a weekly sitting group in San Francisco called Heart Camp, and has worked with adults, teens and kids at Spirit Rock and IMC. He is the Coordinating Teacher of the meditation and yoga program at the San Francisco County Jail – part of an award-winning restorative justice program. He has toured the world as musician Kid Beyond, bringing ancient wisdom into modern rock and electronic music.
Andrew is a Spirit Rock-authorized Community Dharma Leader, a graduate of their Dedicated Practitioners Program – and a certified teacher of Search Inside Yourself, the mindful leadership course born at Google. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University in Providence, RI.

Special Guest: Fresh! White
2019-02-05 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday January 31st, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by meditation and dharma teacher Fresh! White.
Fresh! White from Oakland. He is a Certified Life and Mindfulness Coach, writer, speaker, and facilitator, as well as a Meditation and Dharma leader. He is a coach for several organizations including; LeaderSpring’s Executive Capacity Building Program; theBrown Boi Project, a gender justice project focused on masculine identified individuals; and CompassPoint. Fresh! is a contributing author to, Trans Bodies Trans Selves, a health, legal and cultural resource guide for service providers and members of the trans community.

Special Guest: Carley Hauck
2019-01-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On Tuesday Jan 22nd, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by mindfulness speaker, writer, coach and consultant Carley Hauck.
Carley is founder, coach, and senior wellness architect at Intuitive Wellness. Carley believes that mindfulness is the first step to wellness. Carley has over 15 years experience working with individuals and organizations in the area of healthy behavior change, mindfulness, and greater well being at home and work. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioners Program and teaches classes at Stanford’s Center for Integrative Medicine and online.
Carley teaches an online version of her Stanford course called Mindfully Nourished at www.mindfullnourished.org/digitalcourse.
Learn more from Carley with a free workbook on mindfulness here- www.mindfultrainingbook.com.

Special Guest: Oren Jay Sofer
2019-01-08 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
On January 8th, from 7:00 – 8:30pm, Napa Valley insight meditation will host a talk by meditation teacher and Somatics practitioner Oren Jay Sofer.
Oren has practiced meditation in the Theravada Buddhist tradition since 1997, beginning his studies in Bodh Gaya, India with Anagarika Munindra and Godwin Samararatne. He is a long-time student of Joseph Goldstein, Michele McDonald, and Ajahn Sucitto, and a graduate of the IMS – Spirit Rock Vipasanna Teacher Training. Oren is also author of the recently released book Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication, a practical guidebook for having more effective, satisfying conversations.
Oren first became interested in contemplative practice in high school, when he picked up a little book called The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. He went on to complete a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University, and later spent two and a half years of living as an Anagarika (renunciate) at branch monasteries in the Ajahn Chah Thai Forest lineage. Today, his teaching combines classical Buddhist training with the accessible language of secular mindfulness.

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
2018-12-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559, United States
We will not be meeting today, due to the Christmas holiday. You are invited to use this time to reflect on what you were grateful for in 2018. Metta!
