Weekly Groups
Join us for meditation and community

​With ROBERT BEATTY (he/him) and PIMC Teachers

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Join us every Sunday morning for a guided meditation, Dharma Talk, and Mindful Movement. Held in person at PIMC and online via Zoom.

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Stick around after 12:00 pm for social time, tea, and snacks.

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Suggested Dana: $10-$25

With TRINA TRUONG (she/her) and Guest Facilitators

Wake Up Together is an online sitting group that was established in 2020 by Trina and partners. Our mission is to help support individuals in maintaining their meditation practice through practicing in an accessible community that meets every day, virtually. While we are rooted in the Vipassana-Insight tradition, our approach is also inclusive in all Buddhist meditation practices such as anapanasati (mindfulness of the breath), metta (loving-kindness), body scans, tonglen, and a few others.  The space that our meditators come to know is one that expresses itself as welcoming and embodying all views and interpretations of spirituality. 

We hold the commitment to remain humble and vulnerable in our role as the guide and door opener to the individual's inner journey. We aspire to facilitate the experience for participants to attain a sense of groundedness, clear-seeing and the understanding of the mind, and [no] self through the practices, the guidance, the reflections offered in group sharing. To solidify this spiritual aspiration is to make a commitment to sit in community with a predetermined frequency or as often as you can.

Daily Meditation Schedule (in Pacific Time):

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• 6:25 am - Zoom room opens

• 6:30 am - 30 mins of Guided Meditation

• 7:00 am - Mini Dharma Talk, Group Sharing and Questions
   

Suggested Dana: $5-15

With NOELLE WITTLIFF (she/her)

PIMC’s Youth Dharma Program is a space for children to bring their whole selves.

We offer meaningful opportunities to learn Buddhist teachings and values through engaging activities, stories, games, and art while making friends and having fun! 

Children ages 5-13 are invited to join us every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (concurrent with the PIMC Sunday Program). One parent or caregiver must be present at PIMC while their child attends the program and will need to complete a registration form prior to attending. 

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We welcome children of all gender identities, races, ethnicities, cultures, backgrounds, and religions.

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Suggested Dana: $15-20

With CANDLE SUMMERS (she/her)

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Dharma practice and spiritual friendship presented in an easeful, natural style. The time together will include 45-minutes of gently guided insight meditation and loving friendliness practice along with personal sharing and discussion of various Dhamma topics such as applying awareness in daily life and Sutta study.

This group is committed to making the exploration of practices and teachings of the Buddha relevant and accessible in today’s world and welcomes all people of every age, ethnicity, cultural heritage and religious background, socio-economic group, ability, sexual orientation and gender identity.  In this way we aspire to follow in the footsteps of the Buddha, who offered his teachings of awakening and freedom freely to everyone without exception.  

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Suggested Dana: $10-$25

Led by ROBERT BEATTY (he/him) and other PIMC Teachers

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The morning will begin with a poem, followed by a 30 minute meditation, and closes with a discussion.

With JIM DALTON (he/him)

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Reach out and connect for an evening of meditation and connection. How will we connect? We know how to do this. For centuries groups of people have banded together and supported each other through wars, famines and epidemics. Today’s situation is unique and seemingly overwhelming, but we know how to work with feelings and thoughts. We know how to build a circle of empathy. We know how to still the mind. All cultures have developed skills and rituals to summon the interior forces to face the challenges we all face as fragile human beings. Each one of us contributes to this ancient resilience and wisdom. Let’s begin. 

This is an invitation to fill your electronic screen with faces and smiles and listen to how your friends are coping with our current challenges. We will be creating a group mindfulness session, including quiet sitting, guided meditation, mindful movement and time for discussion and questions. Please be compassionate with yourself and your friends. Use this virtual tool to stay connected while we are seemingly separated one from another.

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Suggested Dana: $10-$25

With TRINA TRUONG (she/her)

Thaypassana combines the teachings of “Thay” Thich Nhat Hanh and Vipassana. The term was coined by Cheri Maples, an ordained disciple of Thay. In honor of the beloved peace activist and world renowned Vietnamese Buddhist Zen master, Trina weaves together her reverence of Thay’s teachings, the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and the Vipassana-Insight tradition that has shaped her spiritual journey, sharing with practitioners the eloquent and pragmatic approach to mindfulness, meditation, and ancient wisdom teachings rooted in Buddhist thoughts.

These weekly drop-in classes will consist of a blend of Insight practices and Engaged Buddhism to facilitate the opening of our hearts and cultivate the clarity of mind to compassion and wisdom that lies deep within each individual's true nature.

Trina will offer chantings, songs and poems to soothe the mind and calm the body, generating good energy for meditation. There will be a guided meditation to cultivate awareness and concentration, followed by a teaching and mindfulness practice, group discussion, and Q&A.

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Suggested Dana: $15-30

With DOUG PULLIN (he/him)

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The evening includes guided and silent sitting in the practice that leads to insight or Vipassana mind. This is the mindfulness meditation practice that was taught by the Buddha over 2500 years ago. The focus of Doug's teaching is on the cultivation of compassion, loving-kindness and wisdom through the practice of being fully present for the ever changing joys and sorrows of life. In addition to traditional mindfulness meditation, there is also an opportunity for informal discussion and for questions related to practice. The Dharma discussion is in a small group setting. Open to beginning and advanced students alike. 

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Suggested Dana: $10-$25