Welcome to IMCW For those of you who have joined us since the pandemic began, welcome! We are pleased to see new folks coming and taking advantage of our daytime and evening online classes and recorded talks. Most of our weekly classes are suitable for those new to meditation, offering guided meditation and a dharma, or teaching talk which will help you with your sitting practice... April 17, 2020By Editor announcement, COVID-19, resources
Mindfulness of Body as a Refuge Cultivating a sense of embodiment, maintaining some awareness in the body (as opposed to the head or the environment), brings a sense of groundedness and stability. Any object with a high center of gravity tends to be unstable and easily knocked over, while an object with a lower center of gravity is more stable. Similarly, when we cultivate moving attention down from the head and into the body, we tend to find that life events do not topple us quite so easily.... April 9, 2020By Stan Eisenstein COVID-19, teachings
Zoom Instructions for Online Classes and Events IMCW welcomes you to our online classes and events. We are pleased you are joining us and wish you good health, peace and ease. Please read this Help page for how to get onto Zoom and how to participate most easily. April 1, 2020By Editor COVID-19, resources
Reading List: Meditation, Buddhism and more The following books are recommended by IMCW's teachers, including authors from Jack Kornfield to Jon Kabat-Zinn to Kristin Neff. We hope that you enjoy them. Sections include: Vipassana/Insight Meditation; Zen; Tibetan; Grieving, Death and Dying; Racism, Equity, Inclusivity; Engaged Buddhism; and Mindfulness for Children and Teens; as well as a wide assortment of other recommendations. April 1, 2020By Resources meditation, resources
Tonglen Practice for Uncertain Times In moments of anxiety, uncertainty, loneliness and feeling disconnected, there's a simple yet profound Buddhist practice that can provide an immediate ballast to the weight of suffering. I invite you to practice this with me daily in these coming weeks, or whenever uncertainty has you in its grip.... March 26, 2020By Trisha Stotler COVID-19, meditation, teachings