• Sangha Community Meeting

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Please join us for our first community meeting to learn more about Napa Valley Insight Mediation and to help us set a course for the future. Following our traditional meditation & tea break, the Board of Directors of Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a Sangha Community Meeting. During this town-hall-style gathering, our Board will […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Special Guest: Kevin Griffin

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Napa Valley Insight Meditation will host a talk by Kevin Griffin, author Buddhist teacher and innovator in the field of addiction treatment. Kevin is a longtime Buddhist practitioner who trained as a Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock. He is the author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and the […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Meditation and Discussion: Forrest Hill

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Forrest Hill will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Forrest has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2004 and is a founding member of Napa Valley Insight Meditation. He is currently enrolled in the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Mike Coughlin will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Mike has been practicing mindfulness in the vipassana tradition for over a decade. He has received training in Buddhism and mindfulness through Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Mindful Schools and is currently enrolled in UCLA’s Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation program. Our evening sittings generally begin with […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Special Guest: Chris McKenna

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    NVIM will host a talk by meditation teacher Chris McKenna, Director at Mindful Schools, a leading organization integrating mindfulness into education. Chris has also served as the Executive Director of the Mind Body Awareness Project, which published the first formal research on the impact of mindfulness programming on youth in the U.S. juvenile probation system. […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Special Guest: Sandy Boucher

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    NVIM will host a talk by writer and meditation teacher Sandy Boucher Sandy is the author of nine books, including Discovering Kwan Yin, Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism and Turning the Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism. Sandy has practiced, written about and taught both vipassana and writing for thirty years. She […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Lori Stelling will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Lori has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002. She has completed Insight Meditation Center's 9-Month Eightfold Path Program and is currently engaged in year-long Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri and Dr. Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well-Being Program. Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Special Guest: Mark Coleman

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    NVIM will host a talk by author, naturalist and meditation instructor Mark Coleman. Mark has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1984. He is a Spirit Rock Meditation Teacher and has been teaching Insight Meditation retreats since 1997. He also leads wilderness meditation retreats from Alaska to Peru, integrating mindfulness meditation with nature. He is author of […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Meditation and Discussion: Mike Coughlin

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Mike Coughlin will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Mike has been practicing mindfulness in the vipassana tradition for over a decade. He has received training in Buddhism and mindfulness through Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Mindful Schools and is currently enrolled in UCLA’s Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation program. Our evening sittings generally begin with […]

  • Daylong: Being an Earthling, with Wes Nisker

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    In this Daylong, Wes Nisker will help us explore the joys and sorrows of living in the modern era, including the issues of climate change and species extinction. The retreat will focus on how the Buddha’s teaching can help us accept our place in the scheme of things, find sanity, and begin to heal the […]

  • Thursday Morning Meditation

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    For those interested in supporting their morning practice, we invite you to join us on Thursday mornings for silent meditation. The meditation will begin promptly at 9 am in Universalist Unitarian Fellowship sanctuary. There will be a 30 minute silent meditation period, followed by a short 10 – 20 minute period in which individuals may […]

  • Meditation and Discussion: Lori Stelling

    Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists 1625 Salvador Ave, Napa, CA

    Lori Stelling will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. Lori has practiced Insight Meditation since 2002. She has completed Insight Meditation Center's 9-Month Eightfold Path Program and is currently engaged in year-long Buddhist studies through Dharmagiri and Dr. Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well-Being Program. Our evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed […]