INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION

INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION

This retreat provides grounding in the basic practices of Insight (Vipassana) Meditation: learning to cultivate awareness of the breath, body, sounds and other phenomena; working with the difficulties and challenges of body, heart, and mind that arise in meditation and in daily life; and deepening joy and inner peace.

The daily schedule of this retreat will include sitting, walking, and moving meditation, as well as practice cultivating mindfulness during daily activities such as eating, resting, listening, sharing in small groups, and work meditation. There will be an instruction period in the morning and a dharma talk in the evening.

This retreat is open to all. Those who are relatively new to the practice of Insight Meditation are especially welcome.

Hugh Byrne has practiced meditation in the Zen and Vipassana traditions for 20 years. Since 2000 he has taught Insight Meditation classes and retreats in the Washington, DC area and around the United States. He has studied and trained with senior Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Phillip Moffitt, Tara Brach, and Joseph Goldstein. Hugh is a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and is committed to help bring the wisdom of the Dharma to address the suffering of our world and the conditions of daily life. He co-founded the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship and the Mindfulness Training Institute, which brings meditation and mindfulness practices into non-traditional settings.