Drop-In Guided Meditation
Wednesdays, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Pacific Time
in person at the center
Program Category: Meditation
Our Wednesday Drop-In Guided Meditation sessions provide an ideal environment for new students to learn how to meditate, and for seasoned meditators to deepen their practice.
We use meditation to work with our minds and to cultivate the potential of the mind to experience more happiness. Both neuroscience and medical research have studied the effects of meditation and discovered many benefits of this practice. These include stress reduction, lower blood pressure, increased attention, less anger, greater positive mental states, and an increase in our capacity for peace and happiness.
Beyond that, meditation is an essential part of our spiritual practice if we are wanting to attain spiritual realizations.
No prior experience meditation is required.
Schedule
Our Meditation Leaders
Rosemary Berwald has been seriously meditating for many years. She has attended the Discovering Buddhism classes at our center as well as some of the Basic Program modules.
Casey Chainee began meditating at the age of 15 when she was initiated into a meditation technique by her teacher. She has been meditating ever since. For about 10 years, she taught mindfulness meditation in the Campbell area. She's also an energy healer, writer, and mindfulness mentor.
In addition to completing the Discovering Buddhism course at OCBC, she has also taken some Basic Program courses. She continues to study and retreat with several Buddhist teachers and organizations.
Bay began her Tibetan Buddhist studies at Ocean of
Compassion Buddhist Center, taking her first Discovering
Buddhism course in 2004 with Venerable Drimay. She is
currently enrolled in the
FPMT Basic Program,
a five-year
in-depth Buddhist studies course under the guidance of Geshe
Tenzin Namdak. Bay has also trained in facilitating
trauma-informed mindfulness and compassion meditation.
In addition to her studies, Bay volunteers as the Spiritual
Program Coordinator and serves on the Board of Directors at
Ocean of Compassion.
Registration
Suggested Donation:
$10 per session or $30 for one month (four sessions). You may register online or in person at the center.
The events at the center are offered on a donation
basis. Our philosophy for donations is founded on the
Generosity Model,
ensuring that our programs are accessible
to everyone, regardless of their financial situation.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.