Events

  Discovering how we use our own thoughts like a drug can be eye-opening; learning how to break the addiction is what allows those eyes to see clearly. In this session, we'll examine both. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed by a 25-minute guided meditation and a Q+A/discussion period. Please RSVP to […]

Mindfulness in Blue Jeans on Insight Timer Live Guided techniques that I used to recover from clinical anxiety and panic disorder ... and to deal with all those everyday struggles too. An ongoing series of mindfulness meditations, about 25 minutes each.    

Mindfulness in Blue Jeans on Insight Timer Live In this session, we shed our misconceptions about serenity ... which makes it much easier to find.        

Like any path worth walking, our spiritual journeys are fraught with traps. New practitioners often encounter confusion from common paradoxes, and experienced meditators discover new (and increasingly sneaky!) tar pits as practice deepens. In this session, we'll examine a few of these fun little hurdles and how to skillfully navigate them. This session will follow […]

Anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia brought me to mindfulness and insight meditation ... and mindfulness and insight meditation brought me to a much better place. In this session, I'll share the mindset and techniques that I used (on AND off the cushion) to climb my way back. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, […]

Lately, the world's chaos feels ... relentless. Our ability to change that is limited, but we *can* change how we handle it, and that's the first step to making things better for others as well as ourselves. This session is a chance to improve our skills. As usual, we'll open with a brief talk, followed […]

We build and maintain a strong foundation by periodically getting back to basics about what we're doing -- and not doing -- as part of a mindfulness meditation practice. This session is an introduction for new practitioners and the merely curious, as well as an opportunity for experienced (or lapsed 😉 ) meditators to refocus. […]

There are many common questions about mindfulness and insight meditation practice, and many of us often feel confused or stuck in the same places. Am I supposed to be watching the breathing, or, y'know ... having insights? Can I move when my leg falls asleep, and am I allowed to scratch that itch? Is there […]

Let's take a look at a specific instance of our own karma that we can begin changing immediately. This session will include a short talk focused on improving our karma in the here and now, followed by a guided practical meditation and time for Q+A and general discussion. Please RSVP to see the Zoom link. […]