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SUMMARY:Meditation & Discussion with Forrest Hill
DESCRIPTION: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 the two-year Community Dharma Leaders Program\, a Buddhist teacher training program sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He is also a singer-songwriter and over the past ten years has released 6 albums inspired by the dharma and his meditation practice. He has a PhD from MIT in Biological Oceanography and currently works as a socially responsible financial advisor. \nCOVID Recommendations For Gathering Safely\n(recommended by https://covid19.ca.gov “Current Safety Measures”): \n\nIf you have recently been exposed to COVID\, it is recommended that you wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID without symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days and wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID and have symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days; and then do not return until your symptoms are mild\, improving\, and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours. Wear a mask indoors through Day 10.
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/meditation-discussion-with-forrest-hill-9/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA\, 94559
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SUMMARY:Buddhism and Recovery
DESCRIPTION: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\, and reflections grounded in Kevin Griffin’s book Buddhism & the Twelve Steps: Daily Reflections – Thoughts On Dharma & Recovery. \nCOVID Recommendations For Gathering Safely\n(recommended by https://covid19.ca.gov “Current Safety Measures”): \n\nIf you have recently been exposed to COVID\, it is recommended that you wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID without symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days and wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID and have symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days; and then do not return until your symptoms are mild\, improving\, and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours. Wear a mask indoors through Day 10.
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/buddhism-and-recovery/2026-02-04/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA\, 94559
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SUMMARY:Thursday Morning Online Meditation
DESCRIPTION:NVIM will continue to host our Thursday morning meditations by Zoom. Morning meditation is led by Debbie Darrin\, and others\, and begins promptly at 9:00am. All are welcome. \nThursday morning sits begin with an inspirational reading\, followed by a 30-minute mostly silent meditation period and a short 10-minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice while the group listens in silence. \nTo receive the Zoom link one day in advance\,  sign up for our mailing list at: https://www.napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-05/
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LOCATION:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-05/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T190000
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SUMMARY:Meditation & Discussion with Mike Coughlin
DESCRIPTION:This Tuesday evening sangha will be led by Mike Coughlin. Mike is a public school administrator\, trained mediator\, and has been practicing mindfulness in the vipassana tradition for over 15 years. He has received training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, Mindful Schools and is a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator through the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at the University of California\, Los Angeles. Mike has over 20 years of experience working with high-risk youth\, most specifically in residential and day treatment programs\, as well as years of mediation experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution. \nCOVID Recommendations For Gathering Safely\n(recommended by https://covid19.ca.gov “Current Safety Measures”): \n\nIf you have recently been exposed to COVID\, it is recommended that you wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID without symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days and wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID and have symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days; and then do not return until your symptoms are mild\, improving\, and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours. Wear a mask indoors through Day 10.
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/meditation-discussion-with-mike-coughlin-11/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA\, 94559
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SUMMARY:Thursday Morning Online Meditation
DESCRIPTION:NVIM will continue to host our Thursday morning meditations by Zoom. Morning meditation is led by Debbie Darrin\, and others\, and begins promptly at 9:00am. All are welcome. \nThursday morning sits begin with an inspirational reading\, followed by a 30-minute mostly silent meditation period and a short 10-minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice while the group listens in silence. \nTo receive the Zoom link one day in advance\,  sign up for our mailing list at: https://www.napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-12/
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SUMMARY:Meditatin & Discussion with Lori Stelling
DESCRIPTION:This Tuesday evening sangha will be led by Lori Stelling. Lori has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002 and serves as a local teacher and Board member for NVIM. She has received mentoring from vipassana teachers since 2007\, is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher through UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center\, and has engaged in on-going Buddhist Studies through Aloka Vihara\, Sacred Mountain Sangha\, Dharmagiri\, Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, and others\, for two decades. Lori is a certified life coach\, with advanced Enneagram training\, offering life coaching for women\, and community meditation classes for adults of all ages. \nCOVID Recommendations For Gathering Safely\n(recommended by https://covid19.ca.gov “Current Safety Measures”): \n\nIf you have recently been exposed to COVID\, it is recommended that you wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID without symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days and wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID and have symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days; and then do not return until your symptoms are mild\, improving\, and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours. Wear a mask indoors through Day 10.
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/an-evening-with-lev-michael-moses/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA\, 94559
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SUMMARY:Thursday Morning Online Meditation
DESCRIPTION:NVIM will continue to host our Thursday morning meditations by Zoom. Morning meditation is led by Debbie Darrin\, and others\, and begins promptly at 9:00am. All are welcome. \nThursday morning sits begin with an inspirational reading\, followed by a 30-minute mostly silent meditation period and a short 10-minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice while the group listens in silence. \nTo receive the Zoom link one day in advance\,  sign up for our mailing list at: https://www.napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-19/
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LOCATION:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-19/
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SUMMARY:Meditation & Discussion with Forrest Hill
DESCRIPTION: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 the two-year Community Dharma Leaders Program\, a Buddhist teacher training program sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He is also a singer-songwriter and over the past ten years has released 6 albums inspired by the dharma and his meditation practice. He has a PhD from MIT in Biological Oceanography and currently works as a socially responsible financial advisor. \nCOVID Recommendations For Gathering Safely\n(recommended by https://covid19.ca.gov “Current Safety Measures”): \n\nIf you have recently been exposed to COVID\, it is recommended that you wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID without symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days and wear a mask indoors through day 10.\nIf you test positive for COVID and have symptoms\, please do not attend sangha for at least 5 full days; and then do not return until your symptoms are mild\, improving\, and you are fever-free for at least 24 hours. Wear a mask indoors through Day 10.
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/meditation-discussion-with-lori-stelling-11/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA\, 94559
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SUMMARY:Thursday Morning Online Meditation
DESCRIPTION:NVIM will continue to host our Thursday morning meditations by Zoom. Morning meditation is led by Debbie Darrin\, and others\, and begins promptly at 9:00am. All are welcome. \nThursday morning sits begin with an inspirational reading\, followed by a 30-minute mostly silent meditation period and a short 10-minute period in which individuals may comment on their own practice while the group listens in silence. \nTo receive the Zoom link one day in advance\,  sign up for our mailing list at: https://www.napainsight.org/contact/newsletter/
URL:https://www.napainsight.org/event/thursday-morning-online-meditation-8/2026-02-26/
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