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  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Register for the Dhamma of Aging. A 6-week course led by Robert Cusick.

    Registration has opened for a 6 week course on The Dhamma of Aging. with Robert Cusick Registration is required! Course starts September 14. Visit the Events Page for more information and registration details: https://www.imsb.org/event/course-dhamma-of-aging-with-robert-cusick/

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Study and Meditation program in Massachusetts

    Barre Center for Buddhist Studies 149 Lockwood Barre, Barre, MA, United States

    Shaila Catherine will lead a program of study and meditation on the theme of Liberating Attitudes at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. October 1-6, 2017 The Buddha taught that the perspectives we bring to our practice will impact what develops. His teachings encourage attitudes of forgiveness, peace, letting go, balance, curiosity, faith, and the [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Online Course – Satipatthana: Mindfulness of the Body – Registration closes Oct 15 so register now!

    Online

    Satipatthana: Mindfulness of the Body An Online Course with Shaila Catherine Now through October 15: Registration period October 22 - December 17, 2017: Course includes 6 content modules in ten-day sections, plus welcome and wrap up modules. REGISTER NOW! Exciting Announcement: Bhikkhu Analayo will offer a special guest teacher appearance along with a question and answer [...]

  • Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Speaker Series: Great Disciples of the Buddha

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community A six-week lecture series The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples—lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the [...]

  • Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Course: Dhamma of Aging with Robert Cusick

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    The Dhamma of Aging A 6 week course led by Robert Cusick Visit our Teacher Page for teacher biographies and photographs. Aging is a dynamic natural process. It not only includes the losses and heartbreak often associated with changing conditions but also the opportunity to cultivate deep insights and wisdom. Change, too, is a dynamic natural process. To [...]

  • Social Event: The Buddha: Art and Culture – a private tour of Buddhist Art

    Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join IMSB on a private tour of Buddhist art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. This is a docent led tour providing insight into the life story of the Buddha. We will see how Buddhist ideas were expressed in art at different times in various ways across Asia. The tour will last one [...]

    $10.00

  • Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine THE READING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SESSION IS LISTED AS MONTH 308 IN YOUR COURSE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment will remain open [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Menlo Park

    Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Menlo Park

    Location in Menlo Park Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine THE READING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SESSION IS LISTED AS MONTH 308 IN YOUR COURSE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment will remain open [...]

  • Register for 10-week Thursday Class in Saratoga: Buddhism and Social Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Click here to jump to the registration page with the ticketing options. A ten-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi's powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal [...]

  • Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A 5-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi’s powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal dynamics. This 5-week course offers a discussion format for sutta [...]

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine THE READING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SESSION IS LISTED AS MONTH 308 IN YOUR COURSE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment will remain open [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A 5-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi’s powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal dynamics. This 5-week course offers a discussion format for sutta [...]

  • Day of Meditation in Indianapolis with Shaila Catherine

    Shaila Catherine will lead a day long event near Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday Nov 4, 2017, from 10am - 5pm. The theme is: "Relax, Let Go, Keep Trying!" Balanced and skillful effort is a vital meditative skill. This daylong program will cultivate relaxation, letting go, and persistence as we learn a how gentle diligent effort supports [...]

  • Weekly Meditation Tonight – CANCELLED for Elections

    Weekly Meditation Tonight – CANCELLED for Elections

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight’s meditation group meeting is cancelled due to elections. Our regular weekly meditation program will resume next week. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—a drop-in group on Tuesdays in Mountain View, and series classes on Thursdays in Saratoga. This group meets every Tuesday evening for a sitting and Dhamma talk in Mountain [...]

  • Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A 5-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi’s powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal dynamics. This 5-week course offers a discussion format for sutta [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A 5-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi’s powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal dynamics. This 5-week course offers a discussion format for sutta [...]

  • Sutta Study – Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online This is the final meeting for the 2016 course. Registration details for our 2017 sutta study course [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine THE READING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SESSION IS LISTED AS MONTH 309 IN YOUR COURSE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment will remain open [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Menlo Park

    Location in Menlo Park Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine THE READING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SESSION IS LISTED AS MONTH 309 IN YOUR COURSE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya meets in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment will remain open [...]

  • Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Course: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A 5-week sutta study discussion course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen In this course we will study Bhikkhu Bodhi’s powerful collection of discourses from the Pali Canon that address issues relevant to our times: communication, anger, conflict resolution, friendship, social equity, and interpersonal dynamics. This 5-week course offers a discussion format for sutta [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • De-Stress in December!

    De-Stress in December!

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. As the year comes to an end, night falls sooner, and the holidays approach, people sometimes feel increasingly stressed. Mindfulness practice helps us release the inner tensions that keep us entangled in unhealthy or unhappy [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • De-Stress in December!

    De-Stress in December!

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. As the year comes to an end, night falls sooner, and the holidays approach, people sometimes feel increasingly stressed. Mindfulness practice helps us release the inner tensions that keep us entangled in unhealthy or unhappy [...]

  • De-Stress In December! Register now for a 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices.

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. For information and registration details, click here to visit our course page. https://www.imsb.org/event/de-stress-in-december/2017-11-30/

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • DayLong in Fremont with Shaila Catherine – Concentration and the Focused Mind

    Wat Buddhanusorn 36054 Niles Blvd., Fremont, CA, United States

    Shaila Catherine will offer a daylong at Wat Buddhanusorn in Fremont, California Concentration and the Focused Mind This day-long program will emphasize the cultivation of concentration by using the breath as the primary meditation subject. The practice will encourage a relaxed, skilled, and calm attention, cultivated through sitting and walking meditation, and applicable to daily [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • De-Stress in December!

    De-Stress in December!

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. As the year comes to an end, night falls sooner, and the holidays approach, people sometimes feel increasingly stressed. Mindfulness practice helps us release the inner tensions that keep us entangled in unhealthy or unhappy [...]

  • No Meeting Tonight – Enjoy the holiday week!

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    IMSB will not be meeting tonight. Enjoy the holiday week. We will resume our program in January.  Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Annual New Year’s Retreat in Texas with Shaila Catherine Dec 27 – Jan 1

    Margaret Austin Retreat Center 6650 County Road 117, Chappell Hill, TX, United States

    December 27, 2017 - January 1, 2018 Retreat Theme: Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts Mental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that all practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful: critical thoughts, planning, worrying, lustful thoughts, judging, memories, internal [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    Weekly Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings is our open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured [...]

  • De-Stress in December!

    De-Stress in December!

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. As the year comes to an end, night falls sooner, and the holidays approach, people sometimes feel increasingly stressed. Mindfulness practice helps us release the inner tensions that keep us entangled in unhealthy or unhappy [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. Note: The location of this daylong event changed. It will now be held at Edward's Hall of St. Timothy's Church in Mountain View. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • De-Stress in December!

    De-Stress in December!

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    De-Stress in December! A 5-week course on mindfulness meditation practices — to create peace in the holiday season and beyond. As the year comes to an end, night falls sooner, and the holidays approach, people sometimes feel increasingly stressed. Mindfulness practice helps us release the inner tensions that keep us entangled in unhealthy or unhappy [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Note: Today's Sutta Study Group has been cancelled due to illness. Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in [...]

  • Register now for the next Sutta Study Course! Offering online and local groups.

    The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (Anguttara Nikaya) A nine month study and discussion group led by Shaila Catherine Our next sutta study course will begin in December 2017 and run for 9 monthly sessions concluding in October 2018. There are local groups Friday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and an online group Monday evenings. This [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Drop-In Deepening Practice and Community Evening with Sharon Allen

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    An Evening for Meditation Practice Tonight’s session is led by Sharon Allen. For pictures and biographies of our teachers, visit our Teacher Page. Between many of our Thursday evening series courses in Saratoga, IMSB offers open drop-in practice sessions led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, or a local mindfulness teacher. For these “Deepening Practice and Community” evenings, [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Mindfulness In the World: A 6 week Thursday evening meditation course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Weekly Meditation Group CANCELLED for Tonight

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Tonight’s meditation group meeting is cancelled. The church requires use of our usual meeting room for their events. Our regular weekly meditation program will resume next week. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups— a drop in sitting group Tuesdays in Mountain View, and a series of classes Thursdays in Saratoga. This group [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Stepping Back: A Day of Meditation with Sharon Allen

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Allen. Stepping back – so often when we are on the edge of impulsively saying or doing something that we later regret, taking a step back, pausing or remembering what that action leads to can make the difference between perpetuating distress or increasing well-being. This is a discipline that [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Mindfulness in the World – A practice-based course

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindfulness In The World A Practice-Based Course led by Sharon Allen, Jill Shepherd, Jennifer Dungan, and Bill Kostura. January 25 - March 1, 2018 Life in the world can be stressful – but you can do something about it. This six-week course will emphasize teachings and practices from Buddhism that can make the difference between [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Drop-In Deepening Practice and Community Evening with Sharon Allen and Bill Kostura

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    An Evening for Meditation Practice Tonight's session is led by Sharon Allen and Bill Kostura. For pictures and biographies of our teachers, visit our Teacher Page. Between many of our Thursday evening series courses in Saratoga, IMSB offers open drop-in practice sessions led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, or a local mindfulness teacher. For these “Deepening Practice [...]

  • Study and Meditation Program on Distraction in Massachusetts

    Barre Center for Buddhist Studies 149 Lockwood Barre, Barre, MA, United States

    Distraction: Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts Mental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that most practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful and disrupt concentration: critical thoughts, planning, worrying, lustful thoughts, judging, memories, internal commentaries, to name a few. [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Register to attend a course in Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech a 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford For information and registration details, click here to visit our course page.  https://www.imsb.org/event/course-mindful-speech/2018-03-15/

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    Speaker Series: Preparing the Mind for Awakening

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Preparing The Mind for Awakening: Cultivating The Seven Factors of Awakening For the mind that values freedom. Seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop through meditation. When these seven factors are well developed, the mind is ripe for awakening. This [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Dynamic Awareness: A Day of Mindful Movement & Meditation with Shaila Catherine and Lisa Tromovitch

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation and movement with Shaila Catherine and Lisa Tromovitch. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Weekly Meditation CANCELLED for tonight

    Weekly Meditation CANCELLED for tonight

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    Tonight’s meditation group meeting is cancelled. The church requires use of our usual meeting room for their events. Our regular weekly meditation program will resume next week. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups— a drop in sitting group Tuesdays in Mountain View, and a series of classes Thursdays in Saratoga.

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Concentration and Insight Retreat in Northern, CA with Shaila Catherine and Ann Dillon

    Saratoga Springs Retreat Center 10243 Saratoga Springs Road, Upper Lake, United States

    Registration Has Closed. Important Note: This retreat was previously scheduled to take place at Angela Center in Santa Rosa, but will now take place at Saratoga Springs Retreat Center in Upper Lake, CA (near Ukiah). We are confident that this site will offer tranquil and conducive conditions for our program. Updated registration information for our [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • A Loving Kindness Tune-Up — Inspiration, Intention, Expression in Mountain View with Sharon Allen

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    A Loving Kindness Tune-Up — Inspiration, Intention, Expression with Sharon Allen In the rush of daily life, we often forget about the benefit of giving and receiving a kind act. Tonight, we will draw on some of the beautiful resources and expression of loving kindness that can inspire and remind us of the need we [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Author Event: Janetti Marotta speaks on A Life Affirming Path

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    A Life Affirming Path An author event with Janetti Marotta, celebrating the publication of her new book A Fertile Path: Guiding the Journey with Mindfulness and Compassion When basic life expectations are challenged—to become pregnant when we want; to parent our child into adulthood; to live a long and healthy life—our personal narrative can become [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Course: Mindful Speech

    Course: Mindful Speech

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Speech Bringing clarity and peace to communication. A 6-week course led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, and Chris Clifford. March 15 — Defining Right And Wrong Speech, with Sharon Allen March 22 — Difficult Communications; Responding to Anger, with Shaila Catherine March 29 — No meeting this week. Church needs the room for their Easter events. [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Drop-In Deepening Practice and Community Evening with Sharon Allen

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    An Evening for Meditation Practice Tonight’s session is led by Sharon Allen. For pictures and biographies of our teachers, visit our Teacher Page. Between many of our Thursday evening series courses in Saratoga, IMSB offers open drop-in practice sessions led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, or a local mindfulness teacher. For these “Deepening Practice and Community” evenings, [...]

  • Insight Retreat in the Netherlands with Shaila Catherine – May 4-14

    Netherlands , Netherlands

    Insight Meditation Retreat Theme: Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts Mental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that all practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful: critical thoughts, planning, worrying, lustful thoughts, judging, memories, internal commentaries, to name a few. [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Insight Meditation Retreat in Israel with Shaila Catherine – May 16-22

    Tovana – Ein Dor Ein Dor, Israel

    Shaila Catherine will lead an Insight Meditation retreat in Israel May 16-22, 2018. Theme: Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts Mental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that all practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful: critical thoughts, planning, worrying, [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • Aging, Dying and Awakening: A Day of Meditation with Anna Douglas

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with special guest teacher Anna Douglas. “Aging, illness and death are treasures for those who understand them. They are Noble Truths, Noble Treasures. If they were people, I’d bow down to their feet every day.” — Ajahn Lee, Thai Forest Master This sentiment is not our culture’s usual attitude, so this statement [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Short Retreat in Israel with Shaila Catherine – May 23-26

    Tovana – Ein Dor Ein Dor, Israel

    Shaila Catherine will lead this short retreat in Israel May 23-26, 2018. For more information visit the Tovana website: https://tovana.org.il What is Effort? Control, Letting Go, and Trust in Mindfulness Meditation What can you control?  When must you surrender?  How do you perk up your enthusiasm when it slackens?  What is the purpose of deep [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    Speaker Series: Goals in Meditation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    We invited several local teachers to share both the personal aims that guide their practice and their understanding of the goals of the Buddhist Path. We asked them the following questions: What is the goal of Buddhist practice? What do you personally hope to achieve through your practice? What is a reasonable way to assess [...]

  • Wesak Celebration – Community Social Event

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    A Community Social Event —led  by Sharon Allen and Laura Lin This evening IMSB will celebrate Wesak, the primary Buddhist holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment, birth, and death. Tonight’s program will include meditation, teachings or discussion, and flower offering ceremony. The structured program will end around 9pm, but please plan to stay a few minutes longer [...]

  • Online Course – Satipatthana: Mindfulness of Mind – Registration closes May 31. Register now!

    Online

    Satipatthana: Mindfulness of Mind An Online Course with Shaila Catherine Registration is open now through May 31. Course runs June 7 - August 15. REGISTER NOW! The course will include recorded lectures, reading assignments, sutta study, guided meditations, discussion forums, and optional audio conferences with Shaila Catherine. The core text will be Perspectives on Satipatthāna [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • Retreat with Shaila in Germany

    Retreats with Shaila at Buddha's Weg near Frankfurt in Germany June 3-8, 2018 Shaila Catherine will lead a 5-night residential retreat , June 9, 2018 Shaila will lead a day long that is open to the public along and the retreat participants For details and registration information please follow these links to the Buddha's Weg website. [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Author Event with James Coleman: The Buddha’s Dream of Liberation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View, United States

    The Buddha’s Dream of Liberation: Freedom, Emptiness, and Awakened Nature An evening author event with James William Coleman James William Coleman’s new book, The Buddha’s Dream of Liberation: Freedom, Emptiness, and Awakened Nature, guides us through the profound wisdom of the classic sutras that lay the foundations for all of the different Buddhist traditions. In [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • A Day of Meditation in Germany with Shaila Catherine

    Resolution and Relaxation: Exploring the role of effort in meditation with Shaila Catherine at Buddha's Weg Retreat Center near Frankfurt, Germany. This day long program will explore the vital role that effort plays on the liberating path. We will see how a balanced, wise and persistant effort can strengthen mindfulness. When our effort is balanced and [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Course: Mindful Self Esteem with Janetti Marotta

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Mindful Self-Esteem: Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion Led by Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. A 6-week course based on the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance & Self-Compassion Low self-esteem is such a common issue because we’re conditioned to look for comfort and security in outside factors that are constantly changing. We struggle to [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Drop-In Deepening Practice and Community Evening with Shaila Catherine

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    An Evening for Meditation Practice Tonight’s session is led by Shaila Catherine. For pictures and biographies of our teachers, visit our Teacher Page. Between many of our Thursday evening series courses in Saratoga, IMSB offers open drop-in practice sessions led by Shaila Catherine, Sharon Allen, or a local mindfulness teacher. For these “Deepening Practice and Community” evenings, [...]

  • Two Daylong Meditation Programs in Nevada

    Saturday: Relax, Let Go, Keep Trying! Balanced and skillful effort is a vital meditative skill. This daylong program will cultivate relaxation, letting go, and persistence as we learn a how gentle diligent effort supports the deepening of concentration and insight. This day long is suitable for both new and experienced practitioners. Sunday: What is Effort? Control, Letting [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Course: Untangling Self

    Course: Untangling Self

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Untangling Self A practical inquiry into who we think we are. A course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen Thursdays June 28 - August 9, 2018 There will be no meeting on July 5 due to Independence Day holidays. In this 6-week, teacher-led book group, we will contemplate Untangling Self by Andrew Olendzki—an intriguing [...]

  • Beginner’s Orientation

    Beginner’s Orientation

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    The Beginner's Orientation session occurs the first Tuesday of every month just prior to our weekly meditation group 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Insight Meditation South Bay St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040 The Beginner's Orientation introduces mindfulness meditation instructions, and provides an orientation to Insight Meditation South [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • No Meeting Tonight

    No Meeting Tonight

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Our usual Thursday evening class or meditation session has been cancelled for tonight. Please join us next week!

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Course: Untangling Self

    Course: Untangling Self

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Untangling Self A practical inquiry into who we think we are. A course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen Thursdays June 28 - August 9, 2018 There will be no meeting on July 5 due to Independence Day holidays. In this 6-week, teacher-led book group, we will contemplate Untangling Self by Andrew Olendzki—an intriguing [...]

  • Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Monthly Day of Meditation with Shaila Catherine

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    A day of meditation with Shaila Catherine. IMSB offers a day of meditation one Saturday each month. These monthly day long programs offer a consistent and easy opportunity for meditators to maintain a steady commitment to meditation, deepen their practice, explore various dhamma themes, and cultivate relationships with the community—and still be home in time for dinner! The [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Monthly Sutta Study – Anguttara Nikaya – Online

    Online

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View

    St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United States

    Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format. Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – Menlo Park

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]

  • Course: Untangling Self

    Course: Untangling Self

    Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Untangling Self A practical inquiry into who we think we are. A course led by Shaila Catherine and Sharon Allen Thursdays June 28 - August 9, 2018 There will be no meeting on July 5 due to Independence Day holidays. In this 6-week, teacher-led book group, we will contemplate Untangling Self by Andrew Olendzki—an intriguing [...]

  • Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    Monthly Sutta Study Group – in Palo Alto

    3942 Duncan Pl. 3942 Duncan Pl., Palo Alto, CA

    Numerical Discourses of the Buddha with Shaila Catherine Our nine month Sutta Study Course on the Anguttara Nikaya will run for 9 months beginning in December 2017 and concluding in October 2018. We meet in three locations to serve the local and online community: Friday mornings in Palo Alto Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park Monday evenings online Enrollment [...]