Sunday Meditation
Sundays, 9:00am – 10:00am, Pacific Time
in person at the center
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.
Schedule
Our Meditation Leaders
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.
Registration
Suggested Donation:
$10 per session or $30 for one month (four sessions). You may register online or in person at the center.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds.