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Invited Teacher - Jill Shepherd - Relaxed Diligence
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Invited Teacher - Jill Shepherd - Relaxed Diligence
An exploration of relaxed effort on the path to freedom.
Many people struggle to find the right balance between making too much effort in their practice, or not enough. It's common to flip-flop between harsh striving and complacency, but learning to find the middle way between these extremes is crucial to developing a sustainable practice. This talk will look at some of the common ways that we tend to get off-balance, and offer some suggestions for cultivating a healthier relationship to both our formal meditation and our daily life dharma practice.
She spent seven years on staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, where she participated in several long retreats and Buddhist study programs, as well as offering weekly meditation classes at a nearby prison.
She is a graduate of the IMS / Spirit Rock teacher training program in the US, under the guidance of Joseph Goldstein and Gil Fronsdal.
She lives in Aotearoa / New Zealand and is the founding and guiding teacher of Auckland Insight. She teaches internationally, offering insight / vipassanā and brahmavihāra retreats and ongoing study and practice groups focused on bringing the dharma into daily life. She also leads courses and non-residential workshops exploring the relational practice of Insight Dialogue, as developed by Gregory Kramer and colleagues.
Jill is an independent meditation teacher and is not financially supported by any meditation center or Buddhist organization. She relies entirely on dāna for her livelihood.
Update: In-person attendance is now open to all individuals who are free from cold/flu/COVID symptoms, regardless of COVID vaccination status. Attendance on zoom will continue to be an option for the Sunday Program.
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Location
Hybrid - White Heron Sangha Meditation Center and on Zoom
6615 Bay Laurel Pl.
Avila Beach, CA 93424
USA
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