The Practice of Metta
With Sharon Allen
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Home of Vilma Buck
1158 Ribier Ct., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Metta, or loving kindness, is a practice of happiness that heals the heart, meets the pains of life with sensitivity, and strengthens inner serenity that is essential for concentration. Sharon Allen will lead the group in a guided meditation and offer teachings on including loving-kindness practice in daily meditation.

Sharon Allen is a long time practitioner and teacher of mindfulness meditation and movement. Sharon has a degree in Human Development, is Certified in Transpersonal Studies from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, which she taught at Kaiser for fourteen years. Sharon leads several meditation groups that explore spiritual growth through meditation and inquiry. Sharon encourages the practical applications of mindfulness in dealing with life's ever-changing events. Sharon's web site is Be Mindful Now

Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Lois at eventsimsb.org or (408) 578-3401.

IMSB relies entirely upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations, offerings and generosity. Two bowls will be available at an event to practice dana for the teacher and IMSB; we encourage you to give joyfully and generously, according to your resources and means.