Weekly Meditation

"Grief," with Community Mentor Rich Howard Psychotherapist Francis Weller says, “One of the most important things we can do right now in this culture is to grieve, because it is a protest against this collective agreement to turn our backs on what is happening.” The practice of meditation has been described as “one long grieving […]

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015, 6:00-6:45 PM. MEDITATION INSTRUCTION. SIM Founding Teacher DENNIS WARREN SIM’s Founding Teacher, Dennis Warren, will lead a 45 minutes session of meditation instruction this Thursday, November 19. The session is appropriate for those new to meditation practice and those who want to review meditation fundamentals. The session will include instruction, a […]

Thursday, December 3, 7:00-9:15 pm. Sitting and Dharma Talk, with Dennis Warren, SIM Founding Teacher. LOSS – SEEING IT COMING, LIVING IT, REORGANIZING AFTERWARDS - WITH SIM’S FOUNDING TEACHER DENNIS WARREN Loss brings us up against the limitations in understanding how the Dharma and practice apply to this painful aspect of being human. Loss not […]

Thursday, December 10, 7-9 pm. Sitting and Dharma Discus with Diane Wilde, SIM Community Mentor Anger… it’s not what you think! It’s the holiday season! Anger? Not allowed now! Yet anger creeps into our lives uninvited, disguised in a variety of forms. There are a wide range of behaviors that signal anger, yet we don’t […]

Annual get-together of the SIM community during the holiday season. All are invited -- bring a dish of your choosing to share with attendees! Please bring a potluck dish to share (for six or more.) Set up will begin at 6:30. This year there will be tables and chairs in the sangha room to enable everyone […]