Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
A Five-Week Introductory Class with Paul Irving and Rebecca Katz

Mindfulness Meditation Classes: Winter 2012 Session
SF Insight sponsors both introductory meditation courses and intermediate-level meditation classes each year. The next beginning meditation class, starting January 12, 2012 is described below.

Description: This class will explore the basic teachings of the Buddha in both meditation practice and daily life. We will introduce and deepen the practice of Mindfulness, with the aim of integrating Mindfulness into all aspects of our lives. Each session will include guided meditation instruction, talks on fundamental Buddhist teachings, and time for questions and discussion. This class is appropriate for those new to meditation as well as those wishing to refine their existing practice. People of all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome.


Schedule: Five Thursday evening sessions and one Saturday full-day session.
Course calendar.

When: Five evenings from 7-9 pm: January 12, 19, 26, February 2 & 9. The class also includes a daylong retreat on Saturday, February 4, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Where: First Unitarian Universalist Center, 1187 Franklin (between Geary and O'Farrell), San Francisco

For Information: Call Jonathan at 415-994-5951

To Register: Pre-registration is encouraged, but it is also possible to register at the door at the first class, space permitting. Send $50 check payable to UUSF to: First Unitarian Universalist Church, Attention: Jay Roller, 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Please include a phone number or email address on the check so we can contact you if there are last-minute changes. To register for this class online, please click here.

Teacher Dana: The teachers are supported solely by your donations for their time and teachings (they do not receive any portion of the $50 registration fee). Suggested donation is $25 to $100 for the five-week evening class series (or $5 to $20 per class) and $20 to $50 for the daylong. The amount can be offered to the teacher by cash or check (payable to SF Insight) at the first class, or if necessary at each individual class.

What to Bring: Please bring your lunch to the daylong retreat.

Course Leaders:
Paul Irving has practiced meditation and contemplation in Eastern and Western traditions since 1973. Currently, he is a student in Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader Program. He is the co-founder of a successful optometry clinic and a consultant in non-profit funding development.

Rebecca Katz has been practicing Buddhist meditation since 2003. She is currently training in the Community Dharma Leader Program at Spirit Rock. A family physician, Rebecca teaches meditation classes at her clinic in Sonoma County.

About Our Classes
Since we want our classes to be accessible to all, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please call 415-994-5951 prior to the first class if the registration fee is an obstacle to your participation. Please consider the highest level that you can donate (including more than the suggested amounts) in order to support those in the community who have fewer resources at this time. We ask for your commitment to the full class series. Series classes build on one another; your commitment supports coherence of the teachings and allows the participants to develop and mature as a group.