Befriending the Mind A half-day online retreat for Vermont Insight Date and times:1 June 20241:00 – 4:00 pm US Eastern10:00 am – 1:00 pm US West Coast6:00 – 9:00 pm UK One common misperception of meditation is that it aims to stop thinking. However, the aim of insight meditation is to develop a more skillfulContinueContinue reading “NEW: online and in-person practice opportunities – suitable for Northern Hemisphere”
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NEW: London non-residential retreat
The Wisdom of Insecurity, The Security of Wisdom A two-day non-residential workshop with Rosalie Dores & Jill Shepherd Dates and times:6 July 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm7 July 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm Location:St. Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford RoadLondon, E2 9PL United Kingdom In a constantly shifting and changing world, where do we find true refuge? How might we groundContinueContinue reading “NEW: London non-residential retreat”
August 2016 full moon – Seven Factors of Awakening and Equanimity (again)
Seven Factors of Awakening I’ve recently enjoyed leading a couple of longer residential retreats in New Zealand and Australia, exploring the teachings from the Satipatthana Sutta on the Seven Factors of Awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy or rapture, tranquillity, concentration or stability of mind, and equanimity. When cultivated together and brought into balance with eachContinueContinue reading “August 2016 full moon – Seven Factors of Awakening and Equanimity (again)”
February 2016 new moon – sea anemone heart
Sea anemone by Virginia Draper http://www.virginiadraper.com/p822038089 Opening, closing, opening, closing … Everything has its natural rhythm, including the human heart. I’m not sure why it took me so long to understand this, but a childhood memory – of exploring rock-pools with my father while on holiday in Scotland – helped. On family visits to chillyContinueContinue reading “February 2016 new moon – sea anemone heart”
Jill Shepherd: insight meditation 