The Practice of Insight Meditation

February 6th,13th,20th and 27th (i.e. all Mondays of February) 11:00 am-12:30 pm

NOTE: Thanks to your amazing response, this class is currently full. Stay in tune for future dates! 

Insight Meditation is a simple and direct practice of moment-to-moment awareness of mind/body processes.  Through meditation and mindfulness practices, we cultivate our ability to be present in each moment…nurturing clarity, a deeper understanding of how things are, and the inner resources to act with wisdom and compassion.  Stress may be alleviated as we realize how to change our relationship to difficulties in our lives.

Insight Meditation is a practice that comes from the Buddhist tradition.  While that is its origin, it does not require one to be a Buddhist or to believe in any doctrine.  Instead, it asks us to investigate our own experiences to see what there is to learn.  Many people who follow various religious traditions find that this practice enhances their spiritual experiences within those traditions.

About Ann Barden 

Ann has been practicing and teaching Insight (Vipassana) Meditation for many years. Her greatest interest is in the core teachings of the Buddha – suffering, the cause of suffering, and the end of suffering – and how these are experienced in our everyday lives.  She aspires to realize, and teaches in support of the realization of others, the freedom from suffering that is promised in these teachings. She has completed the teacher training program at Deep Spring Center with Barbara Brodsky and the teacher training program with Matthew Flickstein through the Forestway.  She has taught various classes and retreats through the Adult Education programs for the Ann Arbor schools, through Deep Spring Center in Ann Arbor, and in San Miguel de Allende.