Kindness, Presence, & Intention Daylong with Arinna Weisman

There is something so lovely inside of us calling us to kindness and presence. This day supports listening to and meeting this beckoning, and offering each other the support to remember we have the capacity to transform each moment through intention and awareness. 🙏🏽 Support SFDC and Arinna here: https://sfdharmacollective.org/donate (leave us a note to tell us that it's for Arinna!) In this daylong, we build or create ways of relating to our inner and outer world with understanding and friendship, which reflects back to each one of us that we deserve to be free of clinging, blame, judgement and shame and the other obstructions of the heart, as does our world.   ________________ Arinna Weisman has studied insight meditation since 1979 and has been teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison who was empowered by the great teacher U Ba Khin. She is the founding teacher at Insight Meditation Society of the Pioneer Valley. and guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Center and Dhamma Dena Meditation Center.  She is co-author of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation and a contributor to Women Practicing Buddhism; American Experiences, edited by Peter Gregory and Susanne Mrozik. Her dharma practice and teaching have been infused with her political and environmental activism.  She also leads ‘Uncovering the Heart Retreats’ integrating the practice of awareness of the social dynamics of inequity with the dharma practice of liberation. ________________ 00:00 Movement to Bring us into our Bodies 07:23 Framing for the Day & Taking Refuge 24:53 Guided Meditation 49:03 Walking Meditation 49:07 How is it? Meditating with Curiosity 1:27:40 Movement Break 1:27:44 Reflection on Connection & Acceptance 1:48:50 Metta Practice followed by Silent Meditation 2:22:04 Dharma Talk: the Fruition of this Path