Still Mountain

Past Classes and Retreats

  • BEGINNING MEDITATION INSTRUCTION
    The Teachers’ Council is offering beginning meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a periodic basis. The instructions include mindfulness, basic focus on the breath meditation, and the importance of being as compassionate and patient with ourselves in the practice as we can. Instruction is geared mainly toward beginning meditators and newcomers to Still Mountain, …
  • Basic Insight Meditation For Mindful Living
    Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal transformation. In this class, develop mindfulness using insight and concentration meditation techniques. The class provides a kind and supportive environment for practicing and discussing these techniques. There is also a strong emphasis on cultivating the open heart as a support to experiencing the full benefits of mindfulness. All …
  • BEGINNING MEDITATION INSTRUCTION
    The Teachers’ Council is offering beginning meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a periodic basis. The instructions include mindfulness, basic focus on the breath meditation, and the importance of being as compassionate and patient with ourselves in the practice as we can. Instruction is geared mainly toward beginning meditators and newcomers to Still Mountain, …
  • Retreat: The Middle Way, Saturday, February 3, 2024
    Still Mountain is hosting a retreat on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Turner Senior Resource Center. If you have not already registered, you may do so by booking your seat online.
  • The Cycle of Dependent Arising and Ceasing
    New class starts Tuesday, January 2, 2024, on freeing the heart from addictive and destructive cycles of attitude and behavior.
  • Retreat in Michigan: Loving Kindness, Concentration, & Jhana Factors
    August 22 @ 5:30 pm EDT – August 31 @ 3:00 pm EDT Cultivating Loving Kindness, Concentration, and the Jhana Factors with Shaila Catherine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Thursday, August 31, 2023Partial attendance can be arranged for the first 3 nights. LOVING KINDNESS (mettā) is a profound quality of friendliness toward all of life. Mettā meditation cultivates a …
  • The Mindful Meditation Path to Living in Ease
    Teacher: Bilha Birman Rivlin invites you to join her six-session class: During the class, we will explore what “living in ease” truly means to us. We will search into the qualities in us that hold the power to move us toward living our life in ease. We will look at the intention and goal of …
  • October Retreat with John Orr
    October 7-9, 2022, we held an online weekend retreat led by Buddhist teacher John Orr.
  • Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
    By Bilha Rivlin and Ken Morley  Date & Time: Mondays 10:30am – 12:00pm, Oct 17 – Nov 21 Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal transformation. Learn about mindfulness and concentration in a kind and supportive environment, as you take the first steps toward establishing your own meditation practice. There will be a strong emphasis on cultivating …
  • Mindfulness Meditation Class
    TURNER SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER This is a rare and great opportunity for those interested in learning about the health benefits of mindful meditation! Mondays – July 18, 25 and August 1, 8 10:30AM – 12:00 PM  |  Free  |  In-PersonTurner Senior Resource Center (2401 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI) Instructors Ken Morley and Karen Mori. This free class provides …