Napa Valley Insight Meditation

Special Guest: Mark Coleman
2016-11-15 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists, 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA, 94559
NVIM will host a talk by author, naturalist and meditation instructor Mark Coleman.
Mark has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1984. He is a Spirit Rock Meditation Teacher and has been teaching Insight Meditation retreats since 1997. He also leads wilderness meditation retreats from Alaska to Peru, integrating mindfulness meditation with nature. He is author of Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery. Mark is a psychotherapist, life-coach and mindfulness consultant to corporations. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast and passionate about combining the forces of meditation, silence and nature.
Visit Mark’s website, Aware in the Wild (http://www.awakeinthewild.com), to learn more about his approach to nature-based mindfulness practice and how this approach has help students all over the world find greater peace and fulfillment.

Thursday Morning Meditation
2016-11-17 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-11-24 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-12-01 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-12-08 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-12-15 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-12-22 01:00 - 02:00, 2016-12-29 01:00 - 02:00, 2017-01-05 01:00 - 02:00 and 6 more dates
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.

Special Guest: Nina Wise
2016-11-22 11:00 - 12:30
On Tuesday, June 21st, Napa Valley Insight Meditation hosts a talk by spiritual author and performance artist Nina Wise.
Nina is a well-known performer who has devoted her career to investigating the relationship between art and spirit. Artistic Director of Motion, she is the recipient of multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Marin Arts Council and has received seven Bay Area Critics Circle Awards. She is the author of A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life: Self-Expression and Spiritual Practice for Those Who Have Time for Neither. Her stories and articles have appeared in The Sun, Yoga Journal, Tricycle, Inquiring Mind and Whole Earth Review.

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2016-11-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2016-12-27 11:00 - 12:30
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. Lori is passionate about how daily life practice can support us in cultivating greater moments of clarity, patience, gratitude and wise, compassionate response to the inner and outer joys and challenges of everyday human life.

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.

Guest Teacher: Kevin Griffin
2016-12-06 11:00 - 12:30
On Tuesday December 6th, 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.

Meditation and Yoga: Daylong with Anne Cushman
2016-12-10 02:00 - 08:00
MOVING INTO MEDITATION: YOGA & EMBODIED PRESENCE:
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, lunch, beverage and appropriate clothing for periods of outdoor 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

Sangha Community Meeting
2016-12-13 11:00 - 12:30
Please join us for our first community meeting to learn more about Napa Valley Insight Mediation and to help us set a course for the future.
Following our traditional meditation & tea break, the Board of Directors of Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a Sangha Community Meeting. During this town-hall-style gathering, our Board will provide an overview of our organizational structure, present information on our income & expenses, and seek feedback on several questions such as:
1.) What brings you to NVIM?
2.) What would you like to help create at NVIM?
3.) How would you like to see NVIM grow and/or change?
All are welcome and highly encouraged to attend!

Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill
2016-12-20 11:00 - 12:30, 2017-01-17 11:00 - 12:30, 2017-02-21 11:00 - 12:30
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.

Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin
2017-01-03 11:00 - 12:30, 2017-02-07 11:00 - 12:30
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.

Special Guest: Carley Hauck
2017-01-10 11:00 - 12:30
On Tuesday Jan 10th, 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.

Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling
2017-01-24 11:00 - 12:25, 2017-02-14 11:00 - 12:30
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 Fresh! White
2017-01-31 11:00 - 12:30
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; the Brown 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.
