Still Mountain

Jim Whiteside

Jim’s current understanding of and approach to practice are eclectic and secular in orientation. While insight meditation and mindfulness practices are his personal favorites, he believes there is no one “right” practice for everyone, or even for any given person at different times and under different circumstances. He is especially interested in learning how to apply the skills and insights gained in practice to our daily lives.

Bilha Birman Rivlin, PhD

Bilha is a long-time practitioner and teacher of insight mindful meditation, who has recently earned her PhD from the Theatre department at Wayne State University where she wrote her dissertation on the creative process and the path of transformation​. Bilha has been practicing insight Mindful Meditation and studying Buddhist teachings since 2003. For over ten years, she has taught, IM meditation along with Buddhist philosophy and practices.

Karen Mori

Karen began studying vipassana meditation in 2003 with the teachers of Deep Spring Center as a way to gain perspective on the anxiety she was experiencing about her husband???s illness.  The practice has been invaluable in helping her be present with the moment-by-moment arising of experience and the ever-present spaciousness …

Still Mountain Buddhist Meditation Center Fall Retreat: The Threshold and Transitional States

Friday November 1st 5:00pm thru Sunday November 3rd 1pm 2019DeSales Retreat Center 1124 Ventura Drive Brooklyn MI 49230Retreat and Teachings offered on a *Dana Basis About the RetreatWe move through transitional states every day of our lives, and sometimes intense transitions may last and may be disorienting.  These in-between states, …

Beginning Meditation for Mindful Aging

Training our mind to become mindful is a doorway for a life’s lasting transformation. In this course, you’ll learn about mindfulness and concentration practices in a kind and supportive environment as you take your first steps toward establishing a mindful meditation practice.  You will also learn supportive practices to open …