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Are you interested in practicing insight meditation in your daily life?
This is a wonderful opportunity to make a change to your life by learning how to practice insight meditation in the comfort of your own home. Monica Heiser, an experienced MIDL Insight Meditation teacher, will share with you freedom that comes during meditation and daily life by following the basic principles of letting go found in the GOSS Formula.
You will learn how to meditate in daily life following this simple GOSS Formula:
Understanding these key foundations of insight meditation will help you to enjoy meditating successfully in your daily life and bring relaxation, calm, presence and joy into your relationships with family and friends.
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US & EU Dates: Sunday Dates: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 in 2025.
Time: Opportunity: 75min, 2 - 3:15pm EST.
**Feel free to join on any or all of these dates.
Venue: In the comfort of your own home on ZOOM. Link to join on Zoom
Suitability: No meditation experience needed; everyone is welcome.
Check here to see when this workshop is happening in your time zone.
Your instructor: Monica Heiser.
Cost: by donation: https://paypal.me/MonicaHeiser
*MIDL teachers rely on your support to teach. When offering a donation, it is important to consider that they give up time with their family and friends to offer this gift to you.
Registration: https://forms.gle/hwdVEnjh68zAz4PR6
*Signing up isn't required to attend; it just gives the teacher a better idea of who will be participating, your goals, and experience.
Course Summary:
In this 4 week series, Monica will discuss the foundational practices with MIDL to establish a daily sitting practice. Each week we will look at a different Meditation Skill and connect them with understanding how they allow us to move along the path to Awakening in our daily life. No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome to attend. You are welcome to come to one or all of the classes in the series.
Structure: The class starts with a grounding exercise, a talk, a guided meditation and Q&A.
A different subject in the GOSS Formula will discussed each week building together into one complete letting go skill.
Tips to prepare your space: Creating an environment for your workshop will help you to have the best experience possible.
Next Workshop: Saturday, February 1 @ 9am - 12pm EST
Suitability: Suitable for all levels of meditators.
Check here to see when this workshop is happening in your time zone.
Instructor: Monica Heiser.
Cost: by donation: https://paypal.me/MonicaHeiser
*MIDL teachers rely on your support to teach. When offering a donation, it is important to consider that they give up time with their family and friends to offer this gift to you.
Registration: https://forms.gle/1KPtBU3vMaAjAwA29
*Note: Registration is not required to attend, it just helps the teacher anticipate who will be participating.
Zoom link: Join on Zoom *Note: all classes/workshops use the same zoom link.
Description: In this three-hour session, join MIDL teacher Monica Heiser in a series of short talks, guided meditations, Q&A, and independent practice time. These workshops are perfect for practitioners who are looking for an extended practice time in the comfort of their own home with community and guidance.
Workshop Topic: This month's workshop topic will be "student-centered" and will explore overcoming obstacles in our personal practice. Come discuss what is happening in your practice and find solutions that might be hindering your progress.
Structure: Three people attending the workshop will have the opportunity to have Monica and experienced community members review and fine-tune their meditation practice.
Next Workshop: Saturday, March 1 @ 9am - 12pm EST
Suitability: Suitable for all levels of meditators.
Check here to see when this workshop is happening in your time zone.
Instructor: Monica Heiser.
Cost: by donation: https://paypal.me/MonicaHeiser
*MIDL teachers rely on your support to teach. When offering a donation, it is important to consider that they give up time with their family and friends to offer this gift to you.
Registration: https://forms.gle/df61Jo25tcm8gN138
*Note: Registration is not required to attend, it just helps the teacher anticipate who will be participating.
Zoom link: Join on Zoom *Note: all classes/workshops use the same zoom link.
Description: In this three-hour session, join MIDL teacher Monica Heiser in a series of short talks, guided meditations, Q&A, and independent practice time. These workshops are perfect for practitioners who are looking for an extended practice time in the comfort of their own home with community and guidance.
Workshop Topic: This month's workshop topic will be "student-centered" and will explore overcoming obstacles in our personal practice. Come discuss what is happening in your practice and find solutions that might be hindering your progress.
Structure: Three people attending the workshop will have the opportunity to have Monica and experienced community members review and fine-tune their meditation practice.
10 Day Online MIDL Insight Meditation Retreat:
MIDL Insight Meditation: MIDL (Mindfulness in Daily Life) is a Buddhist Insight Meditation practice, based on the Theravada Buddhist Sutta, designed for daily life. MIDL uses the development of samatha (calm) as a foundation for vipassana (insight) into hindrances to calm, during seated meditation and in daily activities. Because of curiosity toward the integration of calm and insight, and its low levels of meditation induced dukkha (suffering), MIDL has the advantage over other retreat practices, of being able to be continued outside of meditation retreats in family and work life.
Registration: Please fill in the Retreat Registration Form below.
*Note: Registration is not required for joining in group activities but it is required to register for private interviews and a retreat schedule.
MIDL Teachers: Join MIDL teachers Stephen Procter, Monica Heiser, and Krister Trangius in a 10-day online MIDL Insight Meditation Retreat hosted on zoom. This Retreat is a special opportunity to withdraw from the business of everyday life and deepen your experience of calm & insight practice in the Theravada Buddhist Insight Meditation Tradition.
Retreat: Participants can join this 10-day Insight Meditation Retreat in the following options:
*Registered meditators will have access to private interviews with MIDL teachers. Due to time logistics, registration is limited to the first 30 people who sign up. Registered meditators following Options 1 or 2 will have access to private interviews.
Online Meetings: The retreat will include online group meetings on Zoom throughout the day including Group sharing, Mindfulness of movement, Dhamma talks, and Optional 15-minute interviews. Join on Zoom
Private Interviews: Each student following Option 1 or 2 will have access to a 15-minute interview with a MIDL Teacher every second day. Only students who select Yes, in the question on interviews below, will be emailed an interview schedule where you will sign up for your interview slots. Please note, to respect the teachers time, if you miss an interview and did not let the teacher know ahead of time that you could not make it, you will forfeit your remaining interview sessions.
Retreat Schedule: So that you can meditate with the MIDL community, retreat schedules are provided in US (EDT), EU (CEDT) and AUS (AEST) time zones. A link to the retreat schedule, as a PDF, will be included with your conformation.
Teacher Support: Dana: There is no formal charge for this 10-day MIDL Insight Meditation Retreat, as Stephen, Monica and Krister are offering their time as a gift preparing this retreat, and teaching it, as a gift to you in the spirit of dana (generosity & letting go). As the receiver of a gift, you also have the option to support their work by donating toward the time they have spent on the retreat using the PayPal links below.
*It is important to note that there is not expectation to donate, and no one will be turned away or judged in any way. Entering into the relationship of the gift, with these Dhamma teachers, is a movement and letting go of the heart.
We look forward to sharing these 10 days together.
With kindness and love,
Stephen, Monica & Krister.
Joining this retreat will require you to accept a liability indemnity form for MIDL, its agents and members. This liability form will be emailed to you and will need to returned via email with your written acceptance for your retreat application to be confirmed. Once confirmed we will email you some handy tips for preparing for your retreat, a retreat schedule and an interview booking schedule for private interviews if you have requested one.
We look forward to spending time with you on retreat
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