Insight Berkeley Daylong (Hybrid event - in person and online)

Join us for a day of mindful sitting and walking meditation at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. This in-person event will provide you with the opportunity to deepen your practice with like-minded friends in a sacred setting. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to meditation, this daylong retreat offers a space for quietly connecting to the stillness within. James and Eve will offer instructions, Dharma talks and Dharma music.

This daylong will be a hybrid event. People living outside the Berkeley area will be able to participate online via Zoom using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85495223659?pwd=Izhgjtjk15XZcJy2aOhs7cDx45bSuU.1

(Meeting ID: 854 9522 3659; Passcode: metta)

Don't miss this chance to cultivate peace and presence in community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please reserve a spot by using the red button on this page.

This day is offered in the spirit of dana. There is no formal charge for the dana. Support for the teachers and our community projects is very much appreciated. The practice of dana that has kept the Buddhist tradition alive for more than 2,600 years in Asia. There is no "right amount" since each person's circumstance is different. The principle is that dana should be a source of joy to the one giving. The teachers share the teachings in this spirit of generosity. There will be an opportunity to offer dana at the event. The teachers gratefully receive the support of participants.

James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. James started the Community Dharma Leader program, the Kalyana Mitta Network, and the Spirit Rock Family Program (with his wife, Jane), for which he is a teacher-advisor. He’s led the popular Awakening Joy online course since 2003. James is co-author of Awakening Joy: Ten Steps to Happiness and Awakening Joy for Kids. James is also a guiding teacher of One Earth Sangha, a Virtual EcoDharma Center devoted to Buddhist responses to Climate Change.

Eve Decker teaches regular classes on a range of topics based in Buddhism and coaches people individually. She co-leads, with James Baraz, the Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley; she is a mentor for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program headed by Jack Kornfield and Tara Branch; and she teaches for the family program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Eve is also an accomplished musician. She was a founding member of the feminist trio Rebecca Riots, and since then has released five collections of "Dharma Music" (songs inspired by Buddhist teachings).

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley Avenue, Berkeley, United States