Meditation Labs
(Meditation Labs are cancelled until further notice, due to Covid-19 restrictions.)
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Meditation labs support new and experienced meditators. Our "lab" format is conducive to gaining direct meditation experience under the guidance of long-time practitioners.
Labs will introduce meditation techniques, share relevant neuroscience, and have many short sessions of practice mixed with ample opportunity for Q&A. Guidance on home practice will also be offered. |
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Meditation Labs
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Introduction to Calm Abiding Meditation Practice
Instructors: Senior meditation practitioners from Dharma Refuge with an introductory recorded talk by Sue Kochan.
2020 Dates (all sessions 1:45 - 5:00 pm): All 2020 Dates are postponed until further notice.
January 11
March 14 cancelled
May 2
July 11
October 17
November 14
Instructors: Senior meditation practitioners from Dharma Refuge with an introductory recorded talk by Sue Kochan.
2020 Dates (all sessions 1:45 - 5:00 pm): All 2020 Dates are postponed until further notice.
January 11
March 14 cancelled
May 2
July 11
October 17
November 14
Program Description:
Learn Buddhist meditation fundamentals, popularized as mindfulness, in a relaxed and interactive environment that emphasizes alternating periods of instruction, practice, and Q&R (question and response). Our Meditation Labs are designed to take meditation from concept and theory into direct, lived experience. Instruction naturally emerges through practice and participants' questions. We’re all trying to understand how meditation can help us relax with our busy minds, our anxious bodies, and an unreliable world. Join us in the simple and honest act of observing the way things are — our doorway to insight, ease, and a deep contentment with life as we find it.
Labs will focus on establishing concentration to calm the mind. Instruction will be informed by neuroscience, vipassana (insight), compassion, and mindful self-compassion practices.
Registration:
Our Meditation Lab programs have been very popular. To assure your place and to assist us in planning for the day, we request that you register online in advance, even if you will not be making a donation for the day. We will gladly accept walk-in registrations on the day of the event.
You may attend as many labs as you like.
Tuition:
Tuition for this program is donation based. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Learn Buddhist meditation fundamentals, popularized as mindfulness, in a relaxed and interactive environment that emphasizes alternating periods of instruction, practice, and Q&R (question and response). Our Meditation Labs are designed to take meditation from concept and theory into direct, lived experience. Instruction naturally emerges through practice and participants' questions. We’re all trying to understand how meditation can help us relax with our busy minds, our anxious bodies, and an unreliable world. Join us in the simple and honest act of observing the way things are — our doorway to insight, ease, and a deep contentment with life as we find it.
Labs will focus on establishing concentration to calm the mind. Instruction will be informed by neuroscience, vipassana (insight), compassion, and mindful self-compassion practices.
Registration:
Our Meditation Lab programs have been very popular. To assure your place and to assist us in planning for the day, we request that you register online in advance, even if you will not be making a donation for the day. We will gladly accept walk-in registrations on the day of the event.
You may attend as many labs as you like.
Tuition:
Tuition for this program is donation based. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
- $30 - standard donation
- $15 for students and anyone with limited income
- $0 for those not able to make a donation at this time
Schedule:
- 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm, arrive and settle in.
- Please plan to arrive a bit early if you have not pre-registered or you plan to make a donation at the door. We thank you for your cooperation.
- Please plan to arrive a bit early if you have not pre-registered or you plan to make a donation at the door. We thank you for your cooperation.
- Program runs from 1:45 - 5:00 pm, with one break.
“An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.”
― Hāfez