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Workshop Details

Wednesdays
May 21 - June 25, 2008
7:30 - 9:15 pm

By donation.
$30 - $50 suggested for the class series.

Dana (Generosity)

Generosity is at the heart of the Dharma. Teachers offer their time freely for the benefit of all who wish to receive the teachings. You have an opportunity to enter the circle of giving by making a voluntary donation to the teacher to help continue the teachings.

Kim Weeber

Kim Weeber started practicing meditation in 1987 in the yoga tradition, and studied Zen in Denver with Danan Henry Roshi for 8 years. She started practicing Vipassana in 1997 with Bhante Gunaratana, and studied the teaching of the Dharma with Jacqueline Mandell, one of the early American Vipassana teachers. She is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader training program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Californina. Her teaching experience includes meditation instruction at a prison in Ohio for 2 years, and teaching at Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Easthampton.

Introduction to Insight Meditation

This six-week class will present an overview of the Buddha's teachings on meditation and mindfulness in daily life. There will be guided meditations, discussions, and suggestions for home practice.

Recommended reading: The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation by Arinna Weisman.

Wear comfortable clothing.

(Meditation cushions not provided, yoga blankets, blocks and chairs available. Meditation cushions available for purchase in our store.)

Classes will cover the following topics:
1. Mindfulness, Basic Meditation Instruction
2. Dealing with difficulties in meditation - The Five Hindrances
3. The basic teachings of the Buddha - Four Noble Truths
4. How to live in ways that bring happiness - Eightfold Path
5. Qualities of the heart - Kindness and Compassion, Working with emotions
6. The possibility of Awakening - Bringing practice into daily life