Practicing Together
This online meditation practice group, or sangha, will treat everyday experiences as opportunities for applying mindfulness and compassion. Both are natural and can grow, becoming accessible alternatives for frustration, discomfort, and disconnection, blossoming into a way of seeing the world, and of being.
This online meditation practice group, or sangha, will treat everyday experiences as opportunities for applying mindfulness and compassion. Both are natural and can grow, becoming accessible alternatives for frustration, discomfort, and disconnection, blossoming into a way of seeing the world, and of being.
About RAIN Meditation
RAIN is a compassion meditation method that helps us skillfully relate to everyday emotional pain. It was developed by Vipassana teacher Michele McDonald and has been popularized by Tara Brach.
When RAIN is practiced relationally by a group, there are two points at which there are options to share/listen, which helps develop a sense of shared humanity.
Ultimately, the promise of RAIN is to overcome self-abandonment through self-acceptance, and overcome a sense isolation through the wisdom of interdependence.
RAIN is a compassion meditation method that helps us skillfully relate to everyday emotional pain. It was developed by Vipassana teacher Michele McDonald and has been popularized by Tara Brach.
When RAIN is practiced relationally by a group, there are two points at which there are options to share/listen, which helps develop a sense of shared humanity.
Ultimately, the promise of RAIN is to overcome self-abandonment through self-acceptance, and overcome a sense isolation through the wisdom of interdependence.
“Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Practice Group Details
- Six months of group sessions, optional weekly "meditation buddy" meetings, and journaling prompts.
- Each 90-minute monthly group session will include a dharma talk, meditation, and sharing/listening.
- Mindful Group Guidelines will be provided and discussed; care will be taken to ensure confidentiality.
- Dharma talks and guided meditations will be recorded and distributed; any personal shares will not.
- Participant fee is $120 for 6 months.