Meditation Workshop, Part One with DaRa Williams

Join renowned meditation teacher, DaRa Williams, for two sessions of practice and discussion.

This program is appropriate for both new and experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.

Dana (Generosity) will be well received and shared with DaRa to support her in offering this program.

NOTE: This is a hybrid event; when you register, you can choose to attend in person at the Summit Presbyterian Church, or online via Zoom. While it’s not required you attend both sessions, we do encourage you to sign up for both the Friday evening session from 7 to 9 p.m. AND the Saturday session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a separate registration for each part, i.e. for Friday and for Saturday.

Teacher Bio

DaRa Williams is a meditation teacher,  psychotherapist and trainer. DaRa has been a meditator for the past 30 years and is a practitioner of both Vipassana and Ascension meditation. She is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program and is an Emeritus guiding teacher at IMS. She is a contributor to New York Insight where she has served in various leadership roles for over 15 years. She is a core teacher in the upcoming IMS/SR Teacher Training Program.

She teaches meditation retreats across the country from weekends to 6 week duration. She has done podcasts for Happier and has taught mindfulness and dharma in various other venues outside of the dharma world.

DaRa has also been a clinician and administrator in the field of mental health for over 30 years and currently maintains a private practice in both Manhattan and through teletherapy. She is a certified trainer and practitioner of Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy and Complex Trauma.

DaRa integrates these skills, understandings, wisdom traditions and world views in her intention for contributing to the ending of suffering for all beings.

"It is my belief that vipassana meditation and the dharma are ideal for transforming suffering, particularly the traumas of oppression and fear and the many vicissitudes of life. The chains around our minds and hearts can be broken, dissolved, metabolized and alleviated. Awareness, wisdom and the cultivation of the heart become the vehicle for freedom and transforming lives."

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Summit Presbyterian Church and Online via Zoom, 6757 Greene Street, Philadelphia, United States