The Light of Awareness: The Ancient Art of Zen Meditation and the 21st-Century Work of Byron Katie

Sat Jun 27 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-04:00

Katharine Cornell Theatre | Vineyard Haven

Vineyard Haven Public Library
Publisher/HostVineyard Haven Public Library
The Light of Awareness: The Ancient Art of Zen Meditation and the 21st-Century Work of Byron Katie
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Join Jonathan Herrick, LCSW, for a two-hour meditation workshop combining two powerful, pragmatic approaches that can reduce personal suffering and increase the capacity for happiness and love. This program will be held on Saturday, June 27th, from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, located at 51 Spring Street in Vineyard Haven (above Tisbury Town Hall). Free and open to the public. Register on the library’s event calendar: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=6379&EventID=588943&PK=
The focus of the workshop is on the nature of awareness and on providing participants with practical skills that can benefit their lives. Herrick will introduce four primary Zen meditation practices, walk participants through Byron Katie’s four-step “CBT on steroids,” and demonstrate the similarities, differences, and strengths of each practice. Ample time is included for questions and answers.
Jonathan Herrick has been in private psychotherapy practice for over 40 years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. After receiving his master’s degree from New York University, he trained extensively with some of the world’s foremost mentors and institutes, including a decade with Byron Katie, who asked him to write about her work's relationship to Zen Buddhism. Herrick also trained with leading Zen, Tibetan Buddhist, and Advaita Vedanta masters including Philip Kaplea, H.W.L. Poonja, Ramesh Balsekar, Jean Klein, and Anam Thubten. He has practiced and led workshops on the Psychology of Self in Westport, Park Slope, San Francisco, and now on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Katharine Cornell Theatre, 54 Spring St.,Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States

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