~ Online Mindfulness Meditation Resources for Coping with COVID19 ~
Resources on COVID19
The Bellingham Insight Meditation Group (BIMS) is having an online retreat, led by Jill Shepherd, on May 23 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Register for the day by emailing bimsretreats@gmail.com
The Ten Percent Happier app is now available for free for "essential workers". This is great mindfulness resource. Check it out here.
There will be an online Mindfulness & Compassion Global Summit from June 4 - 6, featuring many well-known mindfulness and compassion teachers including Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg and Rick Hanson. Registration is free until May 22. More information and registration here.
Tara Brach is offering a weekly live Q&A session on Saturdays from 9:00 - 10: am PT, starting with a guided meditation. Space is limited. For information about future sessions check out Eventbrite.com and look for Satsang with Tara Brach.
Jack Kornfield has a new video out on Courage in our Difficult Time (I h 06 mins)
There will be a Global Resilience Summit from May 12 - 17. It is being offered by the Heart Mind Institute in partnership with the Engaged MIndfulness Institute and it will feature many well-known teachers.
Mark Coleman offers a online free sunrise nature meditation at 7:00 am PT for one hour on weekdays. Registration is here.
Every morning from 7:00 - 7:45 am PT, Gil Fronsdal and the Insight Meditation Center offer a sitting and a "dharmette" on You Tube here.
Johann Robbins (CO) is having an online Sangha focusing on Being With What Is - When It Isn't What You Want: Happiness Free of Conditions. It will meet for 7 weeks on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm MT (5:30 - 7:30 pm PT) from May 5 - June 16. The suggested donation is $130, with half going to the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. Registration is here.
Sayadaw U Tejaniya was recently interviewed about his reflections in response to COVID19. Here is a link to a pdf of the interview.
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship has a new online course on Get Out! Wisdom for Scary Times from April 17 - May 22. For more information and to enroll go here.
Tricycle Magazine offers six new teachings on Practicing in a Pandemic.
The Seattle Insight Meditation Society is offering Monday morning meditation at 9:00 am PT, and a Tuesday afternoon "sit" online. Practice leaders include Tuere Sala, Jerry Harter, Sooz Appel, and Susan Alotrico. Log in information is on the Status of Upcoming SIMS Events webpage.
Jack Kornfield has posted a list of Pandemic Resources on his website. It contains relevant videos, audios and short essays.
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is presenting an online program on A Secure Core of Compassion and Awareness for Insecure Times. It will be taught by Lama John Makransky from April 9 - May 22 on Thursday and Friday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30 pm ET (4:30 - 5:30 pm PT).
Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen are freely offering a Care Package for Pandemic comprising videos and audios on samatha (concentration) meditation. The normal cost is $55.
Tara Brach is posting podcasts every few days on Google podcasts (requires an app) that include a talk and/or a guided meditation. She is also regularly posting videos on her website and on You Tube.
The Awake Network has posted a list of free online meditation resources for times of social distancing/COVID19.
Oren Jay Sofer is providing a list of Coping with COVID-19: Resilience Resources.
Lion's Roar magazine has a great selection of articles.
Tara Brach has posted some of her relevant talks and guided meditations on her website under Pandemic Resources.
Tara Brach talks about Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart on You Tube. 61 mins.
Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman provide guidance, including video and written guidance on doing a half-day retreat at home.
Two videos with Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder, respectively, on Coronavirus Pandemic: Special Edition. See Episodes 31 and 33 (just beneath Episode 31).
Sounds True has a free “care package” on Resilience in Challenging Times, featuring talks and other resources.
Online Sangha
In addition to the sessions I am offering on Coping with COVID19 - see Events for schedule:
Dza Kilung Rinpoche’s Pema Kilaya Sangha is meeting on Zoom every Monday from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Contact them by phone (360-341-4184) or email (pemakilaya@gmail.com) for the log in information.
A list of online sanghas in the US and Canada
Tara Brach has a weekly 90 mins livestream on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm PT (7:30 pm ET) on her Facebook page. Free.
The Spirit Rock Meditation Center is meeting every Monday evening from 7:15 – 9:15 pm via livestream. Teachers include Jack Kornfield, Mark Coleman, Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver, Will Kabat-Zinn and others. To register, visit the Monday Night Dharma Talk & Meditation with Jack Kornfield & Friends webpage on Spirit Rock’s website. Cost $0 – $108.
The Seattle Insight Meditation Society has moved its meetings online. The Monday Dharma and meditation sessions from 7:00 – 9:00 pm are now available on Zoom. The link to access them is here. Free; donations to SIMS appreciated.
General Online Courses (not specific to COVID19)
Phillip Moffitt is offering two online retreats. Both are on The Nine Bodies of Consciousness for Insight Practitioners. The first one is from April 26-30 (Insight LA), and registration is here. The second one is May 28 - June 4 (Spirit Rock), and registration is here.
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach are offering their 40 day Mindfulness Daily course for free.
All Spirit Rock retreats are now available online. They are mostly evening or daylong programs. Check out the schedule here.
The Bellingham Insight Meditation Group (BIMS) is having an online retreat, led by Jill Shepherd, on May 23 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Register for the day by emailing bimsretreats@gmail.com
The Ten Percent Happier app is now available for free for "essential workers". This is great mindfulness resource. Check it out here.
There will be an online Mindfulness & Compassion Global Summit from June 4 - 6, featuring many well-known mindfulness and compassion teachers including Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg and Rick Hanson. Registration is free until May 22. More information and registration here.
Tara Brach is offering a weekly live Q&A session on Saturdays from 9:00 - 10: am PT, starting with a guided meditation. Space is limited. For information about future sessions check out Eventbrite.com and look for Satsang with Tara Brach.
Jack Kornfield has a new video out on Courage in our Difficult Time (I h 06 mins)
There will be a Global Resilience Summit from May 12 - 17. It is being offered by the Heart Mind Institute in partnership with the Engaged MIndfulness Institute and it will feature many well-known teachers.
Mark Coleman offers a online free sunrise nature meditation at 7:00 am PT for one hour on weekdays. Registration is here.
Every morning from 7:00 - 7:45 am PT, Gil Fronsdal and the Insight Meditation Center offer a sitting and a "dharmette" on You Tube here.
Johann Robbins (CO) is having an online Sangha focusing on Being With What Is - When It Isn't What You Want: Happiness Free of Conditions. It will meet for 7 weeks on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm MT (5:30 - 7:30 pm PT) from May 5 - June 16. The suggested donation is $130, with half going to the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. Registration is here.
Sayadaw U Tejaniya was recently interviewed about his reflections in response to COVID19. Here is a link to a pdf of the interview.
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship has a new online course on Get Out! Wisdom for Scary Times from April 17 - May 22. For more information and to enroll go here.
Tricycle Magazine offers six new teachings on Practicing in a Pandemic.
The Seattle Insight Meditation Society is offering Monday morning meditation at 9:00 am PT, and a Tuesday afternoon "sit" online. Practice leaders include Tuere Sala, Jerry Harter, Sooz Appel, and Susan Alotrico. Log in information is on the Status of Upcoming SIMS Events webpage.
Jack Kornfield has posted a list of Pandemic Resources on his website. It contains relevant videos, audios and short essays.
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is presenting an online program on A Secure Core of Compassion and Awareness for Insecure Times. It will be taught by Lama John Makransky from April 9 - May 22 on Thursday and Friday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30 pm ET (4:30 - 5:30 pm PT).
Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen are freely offering a Care Package for Pandemic comprising videos and audios on samatha (concentration) meditation. The normal cost is $55.
Tara Brach is posting podcasts every few days on Google podcasts (requires an app) that include a talk and/or a guided meditation. She is also regularly posting videos on her website and on You Tube.
The Awake Network has posted a list of free online meditation resources for times of social distancing/COVID19.
Oren Jay Sofer is providing a list of Coping with COVID-19: Resilience Resources.
Lion's Roar magazine has a great selection of articles.
Tara Brach has posted some of her relevant talks and guided meditations on her website under Pandemic Resources.
Tara Brach talks about Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart on You Tube. 61 mins.
Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman provide guidance, including video and written guidance on doing a half-day retreat at home.
Two videos with Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder, respectively, on Coronavirus Pandemic: Special Edition. See Episodes 31 and 33 (just beneath Episode 31).
Sounds True has a free “care package” on Resilience in Challenging Times, featuring talks and other resources.
Online Sangha
In addition to the sessions I am offering on Coping with COVID19 - see Events for schedule:
Dza Kilung Rinpoche’s Pema Kilaya Sangha is meeting on Zoom every Monday from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Contact them by phone (360-341-4184) or email (pemakilaya@gmail.com) for the log in information.
A list of online sanghas in the US and Canada
Tara Brach has a weekly 90 mins livestream on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm PT (7:30 pm ET) on her Facebook page. Free.
The Spirit Rock Meditation Center is meeting every Monday evening from 7:15 – 9:15 pm via livestream. Teachers include Jack Kornfield, Mark Coleman, Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver, Will Kabat-Zinn and others. To register, visit the Monday Night Dharma Talk & Meditation with Jack Kornfield & Friends webpage on Spirit Rock’s website. Cost $0 – $108.
The Seattle Insight Meditation Society has moved its meetings online. The Monday Dharma and meditation sessions from 7:00 – 9:00 pm are now available on Zoom. The link to access them is here. Free; donations to SIMS appreciated.
General Online Courses (not specific to COVID19)
Phillip Moffitt is offering two online retreats. Both are on The Nine Bodies of Consciousness for Insight Practitioners. The first one is from April 26-30 (Insight LA), and registration is here. The second one is May 28 - June 4 (Spirit Rock), and registration is here.
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach are offering their 40 day Mindfulness Daily course for free.
All Spirit Rock retreats are now available online. They are mostly evening or daylong programs. Check out the schedule here.
