Join us for an Online Retreat | Stages of Insight
OnlineStages of Insight November 10 – 12, 2023 https://www.imsb.org/event/online-retreat-stages-of-insight/
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ONLINE RETREAT: Stages of Insight
OnlineStages of Insight A Weekend ONLINE AT-HOME Meditation Retreat with Shaila Catherine November 10 – 12, 2023 This at-home online weekend retreat will explore the traditional map of Buddhist insight meditation practice known as the Sixteen Insight Knowledges. We will see how contemplating experience as impermanent, unsatisfactory, and not-self develops through a series of knowledges [...]
$225.00 – $625.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Awakening and the Three Trainings
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Awakening and the Three Trainings of Ethics, Concentration, and Wisdom This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. [...]
$25.00 – $100.00
Half-Day Meditation | Fully Aware | Los Altos, CA
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Cultivating Full Awareness This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will include sitting and walking [...]
$25.00 – $100.00
Register for an online course with Shaila Catherine | Mindfulness of the Body
OnlineMindfulness of the Body Starts January 17 https://bodhicourses.org/mindfulness-of-body/
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Identity View
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Identity View This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Skeptical Doubt
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Skeptical Doubt This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Rituals and Conventions
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Rites, Rituals, and Conventions This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Special Guest Teacher: Bhikkhu Sambodhi
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Bhikkhu Sambodhi Topic: The Five Spiritual Powers: How to grow the essential faculties of the mind in harmony with one's "nature" and in balance with each other. The program will include sitting and walking meditation, and meditation instructions. This half-day program is appropriate for new and experienced meditators. Reserve your spot! [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Concentration, Jhana and Breath Retreat | in California
Redwood Glen Retreat Center 100 Wright Drive, Loma Mar, CARegistration has closed. Concentration, Jhana, and the 16 Steps of Mindfulness with Breathing a 10-night Meditation Retreat in California led by Shaila Catherine Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Friday, May 17, 2024 The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 3:30 pm on Tuesday, May 7. The retreat ends at 11:45 am on Friday, May [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Sensual Desire
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Sensual Desire This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
ONLINE SUTTA STUDY RETREAT: Living Without Enemies
OnlineLiving Without Enemies A Weekend ONLINE AT-HOME Sutta Study Retreat with Shaila Catherine June 28 – 30, 2024 The Buddha said, "The world may quarrel with me, but I do not quarrel with the world." How can we live our lives without hate—without making anyone into an enemy? This program will use both sutta study [...]
$260.00 – $700.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Anger and Ill Will
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Anger and Ill Will This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Refined Meditation States
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Refined Meditation States This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Launch Event — Let’s Get Together!
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesThe Journey of Practice: Launching Our Monday Meditation Group With Shaila Catherine Insight Meditation South Bay (IMSB) is delighted to announce the restarting of its popular Monday meditation sessions. We can’t wait to see you at our inaugural gathering! Monday, September 23, 2024. 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM Edwards Hall at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church [...]
Awaken the Boundless Heart
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesA series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. with Shaila Catherine This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine Abodes [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Formless Attainments
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Formless Attainments This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Awaken the Boundless Heart
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesA series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. with Shaila Catherine This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine Abodes [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Awaken the Boundless Heart
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesA series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. with Shaila Catherine This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine Abodes [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Awaken the Boundless Heart
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesA series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. with Shaila Catherine This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine Abodes [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Awaken the Boundless Heart
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesA series that will open the heart and bring balance in relationships. with Shaila Catherine This series will nurture the development of four profound qualities of heart: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities express a powerful and immeasurable intention of kindness toward ourselves and all beings. They are traditionally called the Divine Abodes [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Retreat in Georgia | Insights into Emptiness
Calvin Center 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GAInsights into Emptiness: Meditations on the Six Senses A 10-day meditation retreat with Shaila Catherine November 7 – 17, 2024 at Calvin Center, 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GA 30228 (near Atlanta, GA) The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on Nov 7. The retreat ends around noon, before lunch on November 17. [...]
Canceled Doorways to Insight
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesDiscovering liberation through the ordinary with Shaila Catherine and Maria Straatman You know everything changes, so why do you suffer when possessions are lost, relationships end, or friends die? Each day, we experience changing sensory impressions; we cannot control what happens, and we have never succeeded in attaining lasting happiness from transient phenomena. Insight meditation [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Canceled Doorways to Insight
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall 2094 Grant Road , Mountain View , CA, United StatesDiscovering liberation through the ordinary with Shaila Catherine and Maria Straatman You know everything changes, so why do you suffer when possessions are lost, relationships end, or friends die? Each day, we experience changing sensory impressions; we cannot control what happens, and we have never succeeded in attaining lasting happiness from transient phenomena. Insight meditation [...]
$15.00 – $50.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Conceit
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Conceit This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will include [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Retreat in California | Insights Into Emptiness
Redwood Glen Retreat Center 100 Wright Drive, Loma Mar, CAInsights into Emptiness: Meditations on the Six Senses An 8-day meditation retreat with Shaila Catherine January 8 – 16, 2025 at Redwood Glen Retreat Center in Loma Mar, CA The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on January 8. The retreat ends around noon, before lunch on January 16. This retreat will [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Restlessness
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Restlessness This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will include [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Online Sitting & Q&A with Sit-Heads
OnlineOn Thursday February 13, starting at 7 PM ET/ 4 PM PT, Shaila Catherine is taking part in an online conversation and open Q&A. It's free and donation-based. Come join us! You can register here. We'll start with some silent meditation, then have our chat. This event is hosted by Sit-Heads Meditation Club, "a serious [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Ignorance
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: The Ten Fetters: Focus on Ignorance This half-day meditation program will nurture the development of mindfulness, concentration, and full awareness in activities. We teach classic Buddhist approaches that enhance attention skills, bring mindfulness to meet the everyday experiences, and cultivate deep calm and liberating wisdom. The program will include [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Good Friends
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of Good Friends The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Spiritual Experience & Aspiration: Bold Talk On Awakening
OnlineA Weekend ONLINE AT-HOME Retreat with Shaila Catherine April 11 – 13, 2025 Do you aspire for awakening? Do you ponder spiritual experiences that have occurred in your practice? This program will provide an opportunity for meditation practice along with frank and bold discussions on themes of awakening, and spiritual aspirations, experiences, or meditative attainments. [...]
$260.00 – $700.00
Sunday Sitting and Talk Online
OnlineShaila Catherine will offer the guided meditation and dhamma teachings at this online meditation group hosted by Sangha Live. Topic: Protecting the Mind Description: The encounter with sensory experiences can lead to insight and calm, or reactivity and suffering. How do you guard your mind in the midst of a daily barrage of sensory input? [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Virtue
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of Virtue The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, virtue, [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Retreat in California | Concentration & the Jhanas
Redwood Glen Retreat Center 100 Wright Drive, Loma Mar, CACultivating Concentration, Jhana Factors, and Jhana States a 10-night Meditation Retreat in California led by Shaila Catherine Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – Friday, May 16, 2025 This retreat will follow the approach to deepening concentration and attaining the absorption states of jhāna as described in Shaila Catherine's first book, Focused and Fearless, recently republished under [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Desire
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of Desire The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, virtue, [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Mind | CANCELLED
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesToday's Program is Cancelled while Shaila is teaching a month long retreat in Massachusetts. Our next Saturday Meditation is scheduled for August 23. A meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of the Completeness of Mind The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Month-long Personal Retreat in Barre, MA
Insight Meditation Society 1230 Pleasant St., Barre, MA, United StatesVenerable U Jagara and Shaila Catherine will be guiding a month-long retreat at the Forest Refuge at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Visit the Forest Refuge schedule for details.
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on View | CANCELLED
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesToday's Program is Cancelled while Shaila is teaching a month long retreat in Massachusetts. Our next Saturday Meditation is scheduled for August 23. A meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of View The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Diligence
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of Diligence The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, virtue, [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Clear Seeing: An Insight Meditation Retreat in Southern California
Clear Seeing: A 7-night Insight Meditation Retreat September 5 – 12, 2025 led by Melissa McKay and Shaila Catherine For more information visit: https://insightla.org/event/clear-seeing-insight-retreat/2025-09-05-17-00/ Co-sponsored by Insight LA
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Careful Attention
Foothills Congregational Church – Learning Center 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of Careful Attention The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Retreat in Georgia | Concentration, Metta, and the Jhana Factors
Calvin Center 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GACultivating Concentration, Mettā, and the Jhana Factors A 10-day meditation retreat with Shaila Catherine October 8 – 18, 2025 at Calvin Center, 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GA 30228 (near Atlanta, GA) The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on Oct 8. The retreat ends around noon, before lunch on Oct 18. Partial [...]
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Mind
Foothills Congregational Church – Learning Center 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of the Completeness of Mind The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): [...]
$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on View
Foothills Congregational Church – Fellowship Hall 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Dawn of the Liberating Path: Focus on the Role of View The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, developing certain qualities prepares us for the path of liberation. Seven of these qualities are highlighted in the Samyutta Nikaya (SN 45:49-90): good friends, virtue, [...]
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$25.00 – $150.00
Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Wisdom & Right View
Foothills Congregational Church – Learning Center 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United StatesA meditation program with Shaila Catherine Topic: Wisdom and Right View The Eight-Fold Path of Awakening Living with clarity and peace This monthly Saturday series will explore the Noble Eight-fold Path as a liberating practice. The Eight-fold Path is among the most practical and powerful core teachings of the Buddha. It offers practitioners a comprehensive [...]
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$25.00 – $150.00
Retreat in California | Insights Into Emptiness
Redwood Glen Retreat Center 100 Wright Drive, Loma Mar, CAInsights into Emptiness: Meditations on the Six Senses A 10-day meditation retreat with Shaila Catherine May 5 – 15, 2026 at Redwood Glen Retreat Center in Loma Mar, CA The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on May 5. This retreat will develop insight meditation practices using the structure of the six [...]
Retreat in Georgia | Concentration & the Jhanas
Calvin Center 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GACultivating Concentration and the Jhanas A 10-day meditation retreat with Shaila Catherine October 1 – 11, 2026 at Calvin Center, 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GA 30228 (near Atlanta, GA) The retreat begins with registration from 2:30 – 4:00 pm on Oct 1. The retreat ends around noon, before lunch on Oct 11. Partial attendance may [...]