Eve Decker (she/her) began Insight Meditation practice in 1991, and has attended more than 50 silent retreats in the western Vipassana tradition of Buddhism ranging in length from 8-90 days. She is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley; the Path of Engagement (social justice and spiritual practice training); and Community Dharma Leader training at Spirit […]
This Tuesday we again welcome Kevin Griffin back to NVIM for a second Tuesday in a row. Kevin is best known as the author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps (Rodale Press 2004). He has published four other books: A Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of Recovery (Hay House 2010), Buddhism & […]
The evening will be led by Forrest Hill. Forrest has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2004, starting at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland CA. He is the founding member of Napa Valley Insight Meditation (NVIM) and has served as a facilitator at NVIM since its inception in 2011. Forrest is a graduate of […]
Join us for our monthly meeting of Buddhism & Recovery as we come together to support our various 12-step recovery journeys with mindfulness and compassion. This meeting offers a calm, non-judgmental space where recovering individuals can practice meditation, deepen self-awareness, share experiences, and build supportive connections. The structure of the meeting will include movement, meditation, […]
Eve Decker (she/her) began Insight Meditation practice in 1991, and has attended more than 50 silent retreats in the western Vipassana tradition of Buddhism ranging in length from 8-90 days. She is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley; the Path of Engagement (social justice and spiritual practice training); and Community Dharma Leader training at Spirit […]
On Saturday, May 2, from 9:30am - 4:00pm, NVIM is hosting our next daylong. We will be blessed to have Victoria Cary guide us on this day of practice. Victoria is a deeply skilled teacher and the theme for this event will be Inclining Towards the Beautiful Factors of Mind. Victoria shares that “The Buddha […]
This evening, Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host an on-line presentation via Zoom by Joanie Lane. Joanie is the Creator of and Dharma /Meditation Teacher at "A Positive Light" meditation center, and a graduate of Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program taught by renown teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. With over 30 years of meditation practice and training, […]
Lev is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, coaching, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious and passionate living. He teaches and writes about how love and self-compassion are the ultimate gateways to loving and understanding others; thus, healing our communities, and planet. Lev is also co-author of […]