Kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, equanimity: Refining the four brahmavihara heart practices to support our own and others' well-being
This series of six online workshops is an opportunity to explore these four beautiful qualities of heart-mind, beyond the traditional practice method of reciting phrases of well-wishing.
The overall intention of the course is to develop a creative approach to the brahmavihāra practices, customising all four of them to suit your particular personality and life circumstances.
You will receive a range of different guided meditations and talks every week, some by Jill and some by other insight teachers, for you to practice with at home. You're then invited to share your experience of these practices in a discussion forum, before attending a 1.5 hour Zoom group meeting to explore the week's practice together in more depth.
Each online meeting will include a short dharma talk, some guided meditation practice, dyad (pairs) practice, and small group discussion.
In between these meetings, we will use the Canvas online platform to provide talk recordings, guided meditations, a discussion forum and additional reading to explore during the week.
This course is best suited to people who have sat at least one seven-day silent insight meditation retreat or equivalent.
NOTE: Because this is a group learning process, participants are asked to allow at least two hours a week for personal practice and reflections to be shared with the group.
Posting on the discussion board each week will be required to access the next week's resources.
Teacher: Jill Shepherd http://jill0shepherd-insightmeditation.com
Cost for all six sessions: $60 + dana*
Times and dates of online meetings:
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Option 1 - Sunday mornings (southern hemisphere) 24 October - 28 November 2021
= Saturday afternoons/evenings (northern hemisphere) 23 October - 27 November 2021
Sydney AEDT 6:30-8:00 a.m. Sunday mornings
Auckland NZDT 8:30-10:00 a.m. Sunday mornings
San Francisco PDT 12:30-2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoons
then PST 11:30 a.m.-1:00 pm from 7 November (Daylight Saving Time change)
New York EDT 3:30-5:00 p.m. Saturday afternoons
then EST 2:30-4:00 pm from 7 November (Daylight Saving Time change)
London BST 8:30-10:00 p.m. Saturday evenings
then GMT 7:30-9:00 pm from 31 October(Daylight Saving Time change)
Option 2 - Sunday evenings (southern hemisphere) 24 October - 28 November 2021
= Sunday mornings (northern hemisphere)
Singapore SGT 3:00-4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoons
Sydney AEDT 6:00-7:30 p.m. Sunday evenings
Auckland NZDT 8:00-9:30 p.m. Sunday evenings
London BST 8:00-9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings
then GMT 7:00-8:30 am from 31 October (Daylight Saving Time change)
Stockholm CEST 9:00-10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings
then CET 8:00-9:30 am from 31 October (Daylight Saving Time change)
Option 3 - Self-study
Allows access to the course materials for you to follow at your own pace, without participation in the weekly group meetings.
Access to course materials will end 31 December 2021.
*Dana/donations
The registration fee covers only a contribution to course administration and booking fees.
In keeping with Buddhist tradition, the teachings are offered on a dāna basis which means the teacher is not paid to offer this workshop. Instead, they rely on the generosity of the participants to help them continue to share their teachings with others, and there will be an opportunity at the end of each class to offer donations to support their ongoing teaching.