In Person Course
In Buddhist practice, we "take refuge" in the triple jewel: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha. In this 4-week series we will do a deep dive into what refuge means, and meditate with each of the three gems.
Hybrid Event
Join me and the Delaware Valley Insight community for an exploration of the four postures for meditation: sitting, standing, reclining, and walking. Using the fundamentals of embodied mindfulness that I have practiced and taught for 30+ years, we’ll discover how to get more comfortable and cultivate ease in each of the four postures, as well as the pros and cons of each.
Online Program
Make a commitment to meditate for 15 minutes every day from September 16 - 30 with live, online guidance each day. FREE!
In Person Course
Learn how to be intimate with experience without getting lost in it.
A six-week course in the basics of Insight (Vipassana) meditation. Establish or refresh your meditation practice. Explore the Buddha’s teachings on the roots of suffering and how to end it. Get calmer, clearer, kinder.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Online Event
Curious about my 3-month retreat experience? Join this online report/reflection, and ask me anything.
Online Gathering
Join the WOW Community on the last day of 2023 to close out the year with kindness and begin the new year with gratitude. Show up just as you are for quiet connection with like-minded humans. No pressure, just love and thankfulness.
Freely offered.
I’m preparing to do a 3-month meditation retreat this fall, and I have set an intention to double my daily meditation time. This is your invitation to join a circle of support that will help me be more disciplined about honoring my good intentions.
Join the WOW community for guided meditation online every Wednesday at 12:00 pm ET. Free.
No midweek meetup on April 26.
Online Event
On the longest night of the year, you are invited to enter into the experience of darkness, mindfully exploring the power of balance and transition.
Sign Up NOW - registration closes at 5 pm 12/20.
Online Course
This course explores several practical ways to find support and balance in meditation, by experimenting with the “Series of Fours” developed by Amy.
Guided meditation online every Wednesday at 12:30 pm EDT. Free.
In Person Workshop
Free workshop combining mindful movement, breathing well for vitality and ease, and meditation.
Online Workshop
Did you know that humans are hard wired for compassionate action? Extending unconditional love is in our DNA.
This workshop explores the practice of loving-kindness meditation, or metta, the act of wishing well for ourselves and others without exception. We will also consider compassion (karuna) , and the ways it differs from metta. The power of loving-kindness practice cannot be overestimated, and the need to cultivate real love has never been more immediate or urgent.
Online Workshop
It’s not easy being a human being. Usually what makes us anxious is not so much what happens, but how we relate to it. Learn a different way to relate to the heart-mind, and discover your innate capacity for equanimity, to meet the ever-changing conditions of your life with less anxiety and more ease.
Online Program
Make a commitment to meditate for 20 minutes for 20 days, with online guidance.
Join live each day or use the recordings.
Free and open to all.
In Person Event
Join other curious seekers for a morning of silent meditation and gentle mindful movement.
Offered on a donation basis.
Online event
This open meditation time is an opportunity to practice meditation together with other Way Opens community members.
Online Program
Make a commitment to meditate for 15 minutes for 15 days, with online guidance.
Join live each day or use the recordings.
Free and open to all.
Online Class
Practice the 18 Harmonizing Movements of Qigong, followed by Insight meditation with guidance. Every Tuesday. Offered on a donation basis, pay what you can.
We are beginning again! In person!
Join other curious seekers for a day of silent meditation and gentle mindful movement.
Offered on a donation basis.
What if learning to love yourself and others was simple, enjoyable, and possible?
Four Ways to Love is a short online course in the brahmaviharas, the four prized emotions or mindstates that give us a framework to cultivate positive behaviors and minimize harmful ones. Through meditation and discussion, we will explore one type of love each week: kindness, compassion, joy, and balance.
Please note the schedule change - this group will meet the 1st Saturday of the month beginning June 5.
A monthly session for metta meditation, or loving-kindness practice. “Metta” is the Pali word for the act of wishing well for ourselves and others, without exception. The practice of loving-kindness strengthens our innate capacity to be less judgmental and more resilient. The power of this practice cannot be overestimated, and the need for people to cultivate real love has never been more immediate or urgent.
Freely offered on a donation basis.
Join other curious seekers for a day of silent meditation and gentle mindful movement.
Put aside your duties, responsibilities, and social engagements for a day, and access a powerful support for the deepening of insight and for touching into deeper states of calm and peace. From the comfort of your own home, you can find refuge from the demands of daily life, and get back into alignment with your true self. Half day options available.
Freely offered at no charge. Donations gratefully accepted.
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Join the Way Opens Community on Facebook for a short guided mindfulness break. Freely offered, donations gratefully accepted.
Wednesdays at 7:00 am EST.
You’ve been hearing about it, maybe your doctor or therapist has recommended it to you, and your aunt or coworker claims it changed their life, but what exactly is MBSR?
This free online one-hour introductory session gives a taste of what the full Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-week Foundations course is like, so you can decide for yourself if the MBSR training can help you right now.
As we approach the longest night of the year, you are invited to enter into the experience of darkness, mindfully exploring the power of balance and transition.
Join the Way Opens community for a celebration of everything we have been grateful for during the 30 Days of Gratitude!
Folks have been sharing their appreciation for life’s gifts on the Way Opens Community group Facebook page, and on this final day of November we’ll cap off the Thanksgiving weekend by hearing some of those expressions of thanks.
Disrupt your creeping holiday anxiety with sincere gratitude and the expression of thanks!
Freely offered via Zoom and livestreamed on Facebook.
The sangha is currently meeting online via Zoom.
A twice-monthly group for people who practice Vipassana (Insight) meditation, or who want to learn. This is a peer-led group with Amy serving as host and guide. Sitting meditation, discussion about the dharma, and community connection.
Join 30-minute guided mindfulness sessions via Zoom. Click title for Zoom link and full information.
This will be the last Mindful Meetup on Fridays at 5 pm, until after Labor Day.
Please check the Events page here for other Meetups, mindfulness classes, and meditation groups.
It’s not easy being a human being, and right now many people feel extra challenged by the uncertainty of current conditions. Much of the time, what ails us is not so much the events that happen, but rather the way we relate to them that causes suffering. So it’s wise to develop skills that can meet the situation
This live online class explores ways to relate to the heart-mind that cultivate acceptance, curiosity, and care, using whole body listening, meditation, and discussion.
