led by our Lay Sangha

Sundays, 9:00am – 10:00am, Pacific Time
in person at the center

We are honored to have our FPMT teachers lead these Sunday meditation sessions:

• October 27: Don Handrick
• December 8: Geshe Thubten Sherab

No session on December 1 (Thanksgiving holiday).

Following the meditation, stay and connect with the community over tea, coffee, and light snacks.

Program Category: Meditation

Our Sunday 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.

Don Isaacson is an advanced Dharma student having followed the FPMT Basic Program courses in person for many years, and the FPMT Masters Program online, 2008 to 2013. Don currently serves on the Board of Directors at Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center and at Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek.

Amy Wang started practicing meditation at Deer Park Monastery, a Zen practice center in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. She developed a love for the Dharma and has been practicing with the Insight Meditation community for the last decade. She enjoys practicing and teaching both the Brahma Vihara practices that free our hearts/minds from suffering, as well as Satipatthana and mindfulness meditations for developing wisdom.

In 2020 and 2021, Amy completed the Applied Compassion Training through Stanford CCARE, and also the UCLA Mindfulness Facilitation training. The Dharma path has deeply touched and transformed her mind, so she aspires to offer teachings in a clear and pragmatic way that helps to alleviate the suffering and support the wellbeing of others.

Nadezhda Wein-Duffy was raised a Buddhist/Quaker and as an adult has enjoyed exploring meditation herself. She likes to do her daily practice and is happy to share meditation with others.

Ania is a dedicated dharma practitioner, inspired by Insight/Theravada tradition and the Spirit Rock Center. She has been teaching mindfulness and meditation at a local outpatient recovery treatment center since 2010. Currently Ania is a second-year student of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, a two-year training program taught by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach to teach mindfulness and meditation.