What we’re about
Welcome to Insight Meditation Scottsdale!
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We practice in the Western Buddhist Vipassana tradition as taught by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg. These teachers brought to the West the teachings of Theravada Masters from the Thai Forest and Burmese traditions.
Our meditation group meets from 7-8:30pm on Monday evenings in-person, in South Scottsdale. We sometimes offer class series and retreats by Genevieve or visiting senior teachers in the Western Vipassana tradition.
On Monday nights we offer a 40 minute sit, followed by a short dharma talk and facilitated dharma discussion led by founding teacher Genevieve Tregor. Please note that most attendees don't 'rsvp' here on Meetup (although it's great if you do!) but you can generally expect to practice meditation with between 15-25 other meditators on any Monday night. It is not necessary to have any experience with meditation to attend; some basic instruction is offered at the beginning of our 'sit'.
Genevieve (https://www.solutionmindfulness.com/genevieve) has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 2008 and has spent over a year and a half in intensive retreat, including multiple long practice periods of 6 to 9 weeks; she teaches classes and retreats in the Buddhist tradition as well as in secular mindfulness contexts, and also serves on the faculty for Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's International Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.
All are welcome. This group is supported entirely by 'Dana', or the practice of generosity; everyone is welcome to attend and offer whatever feels generous in their heart according to their own circumstances. The opportunity to sit together and hear the Buddha Dharma cannot be given a 'price-tag'. The Dana model is radical in the context of a 'fee for service' society; but it has existed for over 2500 years - from the time of the Buddha - which has allowed the teachings to be shared with everyone who wishes to hear them, regardless of income over the centuries; by those with greater resources 'subsidizing' those with less. Dana does not mean 'free' - as nothing can survive or thrive in a vacuum! Financial offerings support the ability to pay rental and other costs of maintaining the group operationally; but also to support the well-being and ability of the teacher to devout herself to offer the teachings in integrity with an ongoing practice. So, please do consider the importance of supporting financially, as well as through participation and volunteering, according to the value it holds for you and your own resources.
Insight Scottsdale is a 'politics free' zone and does not promote any political or activist ideologies or 'sides', explicitly or implicitly.
You can view the "Insight Meditation Scottsdale" webpage for details about the group, as well as meeting location, times and upcoming retreats here: [www.InsightScottsdale.org](http://www.insightscottsdale.org/)
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Howard Cohn RetreatFranciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Relief is in the Present Moment
Franciscan Renewal Center
Friday, May 2nd - 4thRegister on the website using this link:
Website Link$75 Early registration
Join this non-residential, weekend Insight Meditation retreat to steady your mind and soften your heart. Each time I stop what I am doing, listen, and feel, an alignment occurs; a stilling, a settling and harmonizing of my mind and body. I feel better. I no longer want to be somewhere else. I step out of time into direct experience of life. In the midst of our inevitable stresses, devoting a few days to realigning is the medicine we need. Sitting and walking meditation together can help us meet the universal desire to be happy, well and at ease.
Suitable for all levels of experience. Howie will provide teachings, instructions and opportunities to ask practice questions.
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About the Teacher:
Howard Cohn is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the San Francisco Bay area. He has guided a local sitting group in San Francisco, been in private practice as a psychotherapist and led Vipassana retreats worldwide since 1985. He incorporates the influences of Theravada, Zen, Tibetan Dzogchen and Advaita Vedanta in his teaching, with an emphasis on reawakening our intrinsic freedom. Among his many teachers and mentors are Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, U Pandita Sayadaw, Tulku Urgyen Rimpoche, Tsoknyi Rimpoche, and the Advaita Vedanta Master H.W.L. Poonja.
