Events for July 1 - June 28

Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Ten Fetters: Focus on Conceit

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

A 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, CA

Insights 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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

Online

On 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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

Online

A 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

Online

Shaila 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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, CA

Cultivating 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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, [...]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $150.00

Half-Day Meditation | Los Altos | Focus on Mind | CANCELLED

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

Today'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 States

Venerable 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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

Today'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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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, [...]

Get Tickets $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 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos, CA, United States

A 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, [...]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $150.00

Retreat in Georgia | Concentration, Metta, and the Jhana Factors

Calvin Center 13550 Woolsey Road, Hampton, GA

Cultivating 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 [...]

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