Meditation and Conversation

Every other Tuesday*

5:30 pm  to 7:00  at the

Unitarian Unilateralist Congregation of Whidbey Island

20103 State Route 525 - Freeland, WA 98249


                We are a diverse group with a variety of practices:   Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Taoist, ... and open to any ..
We sit silently for 40 minutes and then talk about our experiences.
We learn from each others' experience.
Surprisingly, (or perhaps not) we learn also from describing our own experience. 
While it's not easy to describe meditative experiences in words, it can be enlightening, sometimes, as well as confusing, often.
We sit in silence and then speak and come and go as we feel moved, closing at 7:00 pm. 

People new to meditation are welcome.
 
* meeting dates: 2016: 12/13,27 ... 2017:  1/10,24;  2/17,21;  3/7,21;   4/4,18;  5/2,16,30;  6/13,27;  7/11,25;  8/8,22;  9/5,19 ......



Here are some resources about mindfulness and meditation.

Click on the links.
 
 
A CBS 60 Minutes story by Anderson Cooper about his experiences of Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Kabot-Zinn.  

An interview of Brother David Steindl-Rast, about practicing gratefulness.  

A "meditation buffet" by Andy Puddicomb  (Headspace) for Google employees.  90 minutes
The first 10 minutes are the best introduction to Andy and HeadSpace I've seen.

 "Mindfulness Magazine" has good information. 

Remarkably, South Whidbey is home to several several traditional meditation communities.
Tahoma Zen Monastery
Kilung Foundation - Tibetan Buddhist  Meditation
Whidbey Island Friends Meeting (Quakers)

There is a very traditional Vipasana Meditation Training Center 60 miles south of Olympia.
Twice a month they offer 10 day Buddhist meditation courses




Conveners


Sally Elder and Tim Clark host the meditation and moderate the conversation.

Sally, a retired teacher,  is a member of the UU Congregation,  and their Hospital Chaplain.  She has a Master of Arts of Theological studies, and has been practicing and teaching Christian inspiration and contemplation for 30 years.

Tim, a retired social worker, mental health professional and computer consultant, has long practiced mindfulness, and Quaker, Vipassana, Zen, and Taoist meditation.  He enjoys learning new practices and others' experiences of mindfulness and meditation.
His web site is - www.icelu.com