Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 1/6–1/27
Description
The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.
Four Wednesdays, January 6–27, 6:00–7:30 pm PT
Want to learn how to meditate? Or have you tried and just can’t quite figure out how to make it work for you?
This four-class series is geared just for you. Specific, easy-to-follow instructions will be provided in three areas: body, heart/emotions, and mind/mental states. Each week, instructions will be given from the Zen and Insight meditation traditions, with an opportunity to put them into practice and have your questions answered. We’ll cover how to achieve a meditation posture, establish a meditation schedule, work with challenging emotions and mental states, and more.
During the course and for two weeks after, participants will have access to a webpage that includes guided meditations, handouts, and related articles and links, providing 24/7 support for practice in between classes. There will be opportunities to share with others, fostering a team-like, shared experience to support efforts to learn and practice meditation.
Think of this class as a training camp—a container to establish a home meditation practice with the support of a coach and a team to practice alongside.
This course on the craft of meditation has helped thousands to establish a sustainable meditation practice.
Texts for this class:
- Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Recordings:
All course sessions will be recorded, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.
Fee Information
- Benefactor Ticket Price: $210 — supports others’ participation
- Standard ticket price: $168 — covers full program costs
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $151 — for current SFZC members
- Supported: $101 — community supported rate
- Deeply Supported: $42 — for broadest accessibility
- Current SFZC residents and qualified SFZC retirees may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.
Or call 415-354-0360.
Keiryu Liên Shutt
Rev. Liên Shutt is a lineage holder in the Shunryu Suzuki tradition. Born to a Buddhist family in Vietnam, she received her meditation training in the Insight and Zen traditions in the U.S., Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam.