“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
― Rumi
Energize and deepen your practice with a small group of dedicated practitioners. Throughout the series, we'll focus on both formal meditation and awareness in daily life - why we practice, what brings us back, how we practice and what we're learning - giving particular attention to practices that support our resilience as we navigate the complexities of our everyday lives.
This Insight Meditation gathering is designed for those with established meditation practices. Each session includes meditation, Dharma exploration and time to talk with each other. It’s a special opportunity for those wishing to deepen their connection to sangha, our spiritual community of friends, and to the teachings of awareness, compassion and wisdom.
For our final session on Friday, December 13th, we'll be joined be two special guest teachers - Kara Bender, and Nicole Bauman. Kara and Nicole are deeply influenced by the work of Joanna Macy and The Work That Reconnects and offer beautiful, courageous, and transformative trainings through their widely taught program, Unraveling Whiteness. Our focus for this three hour session will take a deep look at cultivating the beloved community with the intention of reducing harm in a racially fraught, white dominant culture.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of identity.
Dates & Times
4 Friday Mornings
November 15, November 22, December 6
8:30 - 10:30am PT
December 13
8:30 - 11:30am PT
Online via Zoom
FEES:
$195 - $275
Offering fees at the higher levels supports others who may otherwise not be able to attend. Many thanks for your consideration.
Pacific Mindfulness is committed to increasing access to the teachings and practices of awareness, generosity, compassion, and wisdom. In this spirit, most of our courses and retreats offer some financial support. We are steadfastly dedicated to offering programs that help protect, support, and expand the well-being of ourselves, each other, and the more than human world.
Financial assistance is available for this course. Apply here.
Cancelation Policy
This series is recommended for those with an established and regular meditation practice.
Heidi Bourne is a meditation teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition and is the founder and guiding teacher of Pacific Mindfulness. She has been teaching since 2005 offering classes, series courses, nature retreats, trauma-informed and resiliency-focused professional programs, and teaches regularly for Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She holds certification in mindfulness facilitation from UCLA, trauma resiliency from the Trauma Resource Institute, and is a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. Heidi is especially interested in the integration of the common sense, accessible and timeless teachings of awareness, ethics, and compassion into the complexity of our everyday lives. She is known for her grounded, down-to-earth humor and presence. She has a background in nursing, 35 years in small business ownership, and lives with her family in Colorado.
