Please keep everyone safe and
if you have any signs of illness, regardless of how minor,
or if you have been recently exposed to Covid19, please do not come to our home.
Wearing a mask is encouraged but not required.
Your care is greatly appreciated.
Thursday Teaching Group 4-5PM on Zoom
This group meets every week.
We meditate for 20 minutes and
Dennis gives a dharma talk and answers questions
This group is open to all practitioners, both beginning and experienced.
All Day Retreats
One Day Saturday Retreats provide an opportunity for extended silent group practice. We conclude our silence at the end of the day with time to acknowledge our community and interconnection, to share our experiences, and to reflect on integrating mindfulness into our lives. Participating for the whole day is encouraged, but if that is not possible, coming for the morning is an option. Please bring your own lunch and sitting equipment (cushions etc.) or use chairs provided.
We arrive at 9:15 and begin silence at 9:30.
Our sitting meditation periods are 45 minutes, alternating with 30 minute walking periods.
Half day attendees leave 12:30.
We enjoy a silent mindful lunch and
resume sitting at 1:45. Dennis gives a talk at 3PM and
we conclude the day about 5PM.
Monday Meditation Group 4-5PM
on Zoom
This weekly group time will provide group practice in sitting meditation, with a brief talk about the foundations of Insight (Vipassana) Meditation and its basis in Buddhist teachings. Open to all, both new and experienced practitioners.
Dennis Maurer has practiced, studied and taught meditation since 1973. His guiding teacher is
Narayan Liebenson of the Cambridge Insight
Meditation Center in Cambridge MA.