The Five Awarenesses ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
The Five Awarenesses Be aware that all life is one and that happiness is not an individual matter. By living and practicing awareness, we bring peace and joy to our lives and the lives of those related...
View ArticleInsight Retreat Center (IRC)
The Insight Retreat Center (IRC) is a community-based retreat center just outside of Santa Cruz, CA offering silent meditation retreats throughout the year. Insight Retreat Center The post Insight...
View ArticleInsight Meditation Center (IMC)
The Insight Meditation Center (IMC) is a community-based urban meditation center for the practice of Vipassana or Insight meditation. It is a non-residential center in Redwood City, California,...
View ArticleSF Urban Dharma
SF Urban Dharma was founded by Noah Levine more than ten years ago and has grown into a multi night gather which is close to having it’s own home in SF. Currently there are gatherings on Friday – the...
View ArticleYoung Urban Zen
Young Urban Zen is an oasis for people in their 20’s and 30’s who are drawn to meditation. Weekly gatherings support the development and cultivation of a personal practice. The group meets on Tuesdays...
View ArticleLetting Be
Letting Be is one of the 8 Attitudinal Practices that is core to MBSR. Here, in this video Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about this concept of letting be or letting go. The post Letting Be appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Esalen Institute – Big Sur, California
The Esalen Institute – Big Sur, California. Esalen is more than a retreat center or an educational institute. Anchored by the inspiring beauty of Big Sur and an unparalleled intellectual history,...
View ArticleMeditation Groups in San Francisco
There are so many places to practice meditation in the San Francisco Bay Area it can feel overwhelming to choose and just get started. Wednesday Nights Please join Augusta Hopkins at Spiritual Friends...
View ArticleTassajara Hot Springs – San Francisco Zen Center
Tassajara Hot Springs – San Francisco Zen Center. The post Tassajara Hot Springs – San Francisco Zen Center appeared first on Mindfulness for Stress Reduction.
View ArticleMeditation Groups in the East Bay
East Bay Sanghas in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh There are more than a dozen Thich Nhat Hanh sitting groups or sanghas (the Pali word for community) in the Bay Area. This list will help you...
View Article21 Ways to Reduce Stress
21 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress with Ease Adapted from Saki Santorelli, University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. There are some simple things you can do right now that help with stress. Why...
View ArticleUse mindfulness to care for grief and fear
In the days following the election I have been experiencing shock, grief and fear. These five mindfulness practices have helped me to care for these strong emotions. My hope is they can help you too....
View ArticleGreen Gulch – San Francisco Zen Center
For a great Sunday of supported present moment awareness practice I recommend Green Gulch, part of the San Francisco Zen Center. They offer a formal meditation period followed by a Dharma talk and time...
View ArticleThich Nhat Hanh
Teacher Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered throughout the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. His...
View ArticleBells of Mindfulness
Listen, listen, the sound of this bell brings me back to my true home. What is my true home you might ask? Thich Nhat Hanh would say, “The here and now.” Sayadaw U Tejaniya would say, “Presence....
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....