Mindfulness Meditation Classes
SF Insight typically sponsors three introductory meditation courses each year. The next five-week class, scheduled to begin on January 12, 2009, is described below. In addition, a five-week Intermediate Meditation Class will start on March 5th; more information on this class will be posted soon.
Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
A Five-Week Introductory Class with Martina Schneider
The class will take place on five evenings: January 12, 20, 26, February 2, 9, 2009 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. (Note: All of these classes are on Monday evenings except for Tuesday, January 20.) It also includes a daylong retreat on Saturday, February 7 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. The course will be taught by Bay Area dharma teacher Martina Schneider.
- Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin (between Geary and O'Farrell)
- For Information: Call Jonathan at 415-994-5951
- To Register: Pre-registration is encouraged, but there will be registration at the door the day of the event. Send check payable to UUSF for $50 to: First Unitarian Universalist Church, Attention: Adult Religious Education, 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Please include your phone number or email address on your check so we can contact you if there are last-minute changes. Sending your check confirms your spot in the class.
- What to bring: Please bring your own lunch to the daylong retreat.
This class will offer Buddhist meditation instruction based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Each session will include guided meditation instruction, talks on basic Buddhist teachings, and time for questions and discussion to explore the application of the teachings and practice into participants' daily life and experience. This class is appropriate for those new to meditation or early on in their practice. People of all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome.
Martina Schneider has been a student of the Dharma since 1996. She has practiced intensively in the US and India and was ordained as a nun in Burma. At the present time, Martina is studying psychology and teaching mindfulness to children in elementary schools. She is currently in teacher training with Jack Kornfield.
Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation Daylong
with Martina Schneider, Saturday, February 7, 2009
This daylong is part of the five-week Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation class starting in January. The cost for this one-day retreat is included as part of the class. However, if you are not taking the whole class, you may still attend this one-day retreat for a $10 registration fee.
- When: Saturday, February 7 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin Street (at the corner of Geary Blvd), San Francisco
- Fee: $10.
- For Information: Call Jonathan at 415-994-5951.
or send a $10 check (payable to SF Insight) to SF Insight, P.O. Box 475536, San Francisco, CA 94147. Or pay at the door on February 7. Please include your phone number or email address when registering so we can contact you if there are last-minute changes.- What to Bring: Please bring your own lunch.
About Our Classes
Buddhist teachings are considered priceless. In that spirit, these classes will be offered on a dana basis. Dana means generosity. In addition to paying the registration fee, all who attend are invited to contribute in appreciation of the teaching and in support of the teachers.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please call 415-994-5951 prior to the first class to make arrangements.
If you wish to participate in a class series with San Francisco Insight, we ask for your commitment to the full series. Series classes build on one another and your commitment supports coherence of the teachings, and allows the participants to develop and mature as a group.
Eugene Cash is the founding teacher of the San Francisco Insight Meditation Community of San Francisco. He teaches at