MStephanie Nash
MEDITATION TEACHER
PRIVATE COACH




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Steph
Stephanie Nash has a psychology degree from Duke University and a Masters from Yale University.  She teaches meditation in Santa Monica (see SANTA MONICA MEDITATION), and is a facilitator with Vipassana Support International (having been trained by Shinzen Young - and sometimes leads his phone retreats when he cannot.) Stephanie has, over the past several years, led many of the one-day meditation retreats VSI offers at the Santa Monica Zen Center each month (on the 4th Saturday) in addition to her PRIVATE

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS which include:

INTRO CLASSES & TALKS & PHONE WORKSHOPS: MONTHLY SUNDAY MEDITATION CLASS , OCEAN MEDITATION - July 26, 2009, CONSCIOUS EATING - July 12, 2009 as part of SHINZEN YOUNG's "BASIC MINDFULNESS" Program
*NEW POSTINGS for INTRO & SPECIAL CLASSES, Meditation Techniques for the Stuff that Comes up in Daily Life

PAST SPECIAL RETREATS: Circle of 5 (a one-day retreat for 5 women), Meditation for ACTORS, Mindful Movement Weekend (a weekend of Meditation, QiGong, Fluid Movement in an intimate setting) , Mindful Voyage (a day of Meditation & Movement, Eating & Exploration), Break-Through Pain (a weekend retreat dealing with chronic & acute pain & the emotional response to pain), Pleasure as a Spiritual Vehicle and PHONE retreats based on Pleasure & INTRO's to SHINZEN's techniques - as well as leading Shinzen's techniques based on his "5 Ways" through his Basic Mindfulness program.

FOOD & EATING WORKSHOPS & TALKS: Events include: Gary Null Support Group, Insight Yoga, Santa Monica Cooportunity, Whole Foods, Vegetarian Dining Club, Santa Monica Meditation - in addition to longer weekly workshops, support groups & PRIVATE sessions. ***SEE UPCOMING "CONSCIOUS EATING" Phone Retreat for SHINZEN 's Basic Mindfulness (to REGISTER.)


Stephanie WROTE "ABOUT POSTURE" (an article about the physical aspects of the sitting process.) Steph also wrote the study-guide that accompanies Shinzen Young’s TALKS on TEACHING” CD series (for training meditation teachers) and she is presently working on other writing project sabout meditation and strategies for working with Stress, Spinning Mind, Self-Judgment, and Habitual Thought & Behavior Patterns, for increasing Concentration, Ease & Well Being. And she tells good stories. (Also on stage.)

Steph has done several INTERVIEWS with SHINZEN YOUNG (Audio & Video)
and has herself been interviewed a few times on KPFK (90.7 FM) about her work as a meditation teacher.
(Humorous poems she has written about Shinzen’s teachings have also been played 'on-air' on "Something's Happening.") 
Steph has also INTERVIEWed LEIGH BRASINGTON, respected JHANA teacher.  Other RECORDINGS. 

Stephanie is known for teaching mindfulness techniques with insight, humor & compassion.



*SHINZEN YOUNG is an American who has trained extensively in Asian monasteries. He teaches a very clear, accessible contemporary form of vipassana meditation (also commonly called mindfulness meditation or insight meditation), based on his years of experience as a Buddhist monk in Japan and his 30 years of teaching & leading retreats across the country & in Canada. His recordings are featured in Sounds True (Break-Through Pain & Break-Through Emotions among them) and his well-known Science of Enlightenment tape series has garnered much critical praise. Recordings of his talks & meditations are played on KPFK (in Los Angeles) late night Thursdays -- along with Ram Dass, Alan Watts & Thich Naht Hahn. Shinzen founded the Vipassana Support Institute (with Shirley Fenton) for the purpose of supporting people with their meditation practice. Shinzen personally trains and works with all his facilitators to teach his techniques. For more information on Shinzen Young.



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