Meditation and Conversation

Every other Tuesday*

5:30 pm  to 7:00  at the

Unitarian Unilateralist Congregation of Whidbey Island

20103 State Route 525 - Freeland, WA 98249


                We are a diverse group with a variety of practices:   Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Taoist, ... and open to any ..
We sit silently for 40 minutes and then talk about our experiences.
We learn from each others' experience.
Surprisingly, (or perhaps not) we learn also from describing our own experience. 
While it's not easy to describe meditative experiences in words, it can be enlightening, sometimes, as well as confusing, often.
We sit in silence and then speak and come and go as we feel moved, closing at 7:00 pm. 

People new to meditation are welcome.
 
* meeting dates:      2017:       10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 11/28, 12/12, 12/26, ......
                                2018:       1/9,  1/23,  2/6,  2/20,  3/6,  3/20,  4/3,  4/17,  5/1,  5/15,  5/29,  6/12,  6/26,  7/10, 7/24



Here are some resources about mindfulness and meditation.

Click on the links.
 
 
A CBS 60 Minutes story by Anderson Cooper about his experiences of Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Kabot-Zinn.  

An interview with Brother David Steindl-Rast,  Benedictine Catholic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Steindl-Rast

A "meditation buffet" by Andy Puddicomb  (Headspace) for Google employees. 

 "Mindfulness Magazine" is excellent 

Remarkably, South Whidbey is home to many traditional meditation communities.
Tahoma Zen Monastery
Kilung Foundation - Tibetan Buddhist  Meditation
Whidbey Island Friends Meeting (Quakers)

 Traditional 10 day Vippassana Buddhist meditations as taught by S.N. Goenka are offered twice a month at the Northwest Vipassana Center 60 miles south of Olympia.




Conveners


Sally Elder and Tim Clark host the meditation and lead the conversation.

Sally, a retired teacher,  is a member of the UU Congregation,  and their Hospital Chaplain.  She has a Master of Arts of Theological studies, and has been practicing and teaching Christian inspiration and contemplation for 30 years.

Tim, a retired social worker, mental health professional and computer consultant, has been learning mindfulness and  meditation since the 1960s.  He learns  from trying many practices and hearing of others' experiences.
His web site is - www.icelu.com