Napa Valley Insight Meditation

Meditation & Reflections, On-line with Mike Coughlin
2020-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
NVIM will continue to meet online until the shelter in place restrictions have been removed.
Please join us Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm for a one hour on-line discussion and meditation via Zoom.
To receive a link to this meeting, please subscribe to our newsletter by going to https://napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/.
The zoom meeting link will be sent out to all subscribers approximately two days prior to this event.
Our meeting structure for our on-line sangha will generally follow the format below:

Welcome/Opening: 10 min
Gently Guided Meditation: 25 min
Reflections/Closing 10 min

All are welcome!

PRIDE IN THE TIMES OF COVID-19: Cultivating Joy & Mindfulness
2020-05-30 10:00 - 16:30
PRIDE IN THE TIMES OF COVID-19: Cultivating Joy & Mindfulness
Open to all who self-identify as LGBTQI+
EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2020; 10:00am – 4:30pm.
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/104488540036
Registration open until May 29, 2020.
Sliding Scale: $40-160.

DESCRIPTION
Practicing compassion for ourselves and for others in community not only allows us to be sustainable in our personal and community struggles but also supports us in allowing new wisdom, joy, and love to be integrated as part of our life experiences.
Join us online, where we will dip into the Buddhist practices of compassion for self and others. Enjoy offerings of music, movement, and reflection that open, nourish, and reconnect the heart. Our day together will include guided meditation, music, mindful movement, and discussion.

TEACHERS

Richelle Donigan has studied and taught yoga since 2003. Through her teaching and retreats, Richelle seeks to diversify the yoga community, create inclusive practice spaces, and facilitate healing and well-being for one and all.

Richelle Donigan

Amma Ṭhanasanti is a California born spiritual teacher and former Buddhist nun of 26 years. Her teachings are grounded in the rigor of the Ajahn Chah Forest Tradition, focusing on compassion, pure awareness practices and a passion for wholeness.

Amma Thannasanti

Fresh “Lev” White is an activist for love and compassion. He offers mindfulness, and mediation training to help others shift towards a more authenticate and passionate way of living. Lev has offered over 200 Trans, Gender Expansive, and LGBI Ally trainings around the Bay and beyond.

Fresh Lev White

James Rosser has been meditating for over 30 years, beginning in 1987 with James Baraz. He leads both secular and Buddhist-based mindfulness training, and affinity groups (LGBTQI, Mental Health Professionals, White Awake).

James Rosser

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Forrest Hill
2020-05-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-12 19:00 - 20:00
NVIM will continue to meet online until the shelter in place restrictions have been removed.
Please join us Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm for a 45-minute on-line discussion and meditation via Zoom.
To receive a link to this meeting, please subscribe to our newsletter by going to https://napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/.
The zoom meeting link will be sent out to all subscribers approximately two days prior to this event.
Our meeting structure for our on-line sangha will generally follow the format below:

Welcome/Opening: 10 min
Gently Guided Meditation: 25 min
Reflections/Closing 10 min

All are welcome!

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Mike Coughlin
2020-05-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-05 19:00 - 20:00

Thursday Morning On-line Meditation
2020-04-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-04-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-04-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-04-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-04-02 09:00 - 10:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
NVIM will host our Thursday morning silent meditations by Zoom during this time of Shelter-in-Place. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am. All are welcome.
We will begin with an inspirational reading followed by a 30-minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10-minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice, while the group listens in silence.
You can join the Zoom meeting at 9:00am by clicking on the click below:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9179652791

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Forrest Hill
2020-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
NVIM will continue to meet online until the shelter in place restrictions have been removed.
Please join us Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm for a 45-minute on-line discussion and meditation via Zoom.
Our meeting structure for our on-line sangha will generally follow the format below:

Welcome/Opening: 10 min
Gently Guided Meditation: 25 min
Reflections/Closing 10 min

All are welcome!

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Mike Coughlin
2020-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Forrest Hill
2020-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
NVIM will continue to meet online until the shelter in place restrictions have been removed.
Please join us Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm for a 45-minute on-line discussion and meditation via Zoom.
To join, please click on the link below at 7pm on Tuesday
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9179652791
Our meeting structure for our on-line sangha will generally follow the format below:

Welcome/Opening: 10 min
Gently Guided Meditation: 25 min
Reflections/Closing 10 min

All are welcome!

Meditation & Reflections, on-line with Mike Coughlin
2020-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559

EVENT POSTPONED: Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2020-03-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
Dear Napa Valley Insight Meditation Community,
As you all know, the outbreak of the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) is rapidly evolving, and local and national recommendations are changing frequently. Today, Dr. Karen Relucio, Napa County Public Health Officer, declared a local health emergency. Our NVIM Board of Directors, one of whom is a healthcare professional, have been monitoring this evolving situation and following Napa County Public Health guidelines in order to help keep our NVIM community safe and healthy. We have also been monitoring how other sanghas have been responding to similar Public Health recommendations in their counties. As a result, NVIM will be suspending all of our events for the remainder of March. At the end of the month, the situation will be re-assessed to determine our next steps in this process.
Take good care,
Napa Valley Insight Meditation
Board of Directors

EVENT POSTPONED: Thursday Morning Meditation
2020-03-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-03-19 08:00 - 09:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559

EVENT POSTPONED: Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2020-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559

EVENT POSTPONED: Special Guest: Pam Walton
2020-03-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559

Thursday Morning Meditation
2020-03-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-03-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-27 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-20 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: Lori Stelling
2020-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2020-02-18 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.

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2020-03-03 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 a graduate of the 2-and-a-half-year 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.

Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2020-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.

Thursday Morning Meditation
2020-02-13 08:00 - 09:00 | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559, United States

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2020-02-11 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.
