(updated 2/16/03)

Introduction to Meditation

(1st Sunday of every month)
March 2, April 6, June 1, July 6 (2003)
11am-3pm

Learn mindfulness meditation basics & understanding of how body & mind work
in the creation of emotions & habitual thought patterns.

Held at QUEST (19th & Broadway in Santa Monica)
TO REGISTER: www.Quest-at.com

For more information - PRESS HERE




Meditation, Wisdom & Compassion
(taught with ANN BUCK)

"How to use meditaion to help reduce suffering and to cultivate love and compassion during difficult times."

Tuesday, April 2, 7-10pm

Held at QUEST (19th & Broadway in Santa Monica)
TO REGISTER: www.Quest-at.com

For more information - PRESS HERE




Meditation Techniques for Food Issues

Sunday, April 27, 11am-3pm

How to use specific meditation techniques to work with Craving & Compulisive Behaviors,
And to Increase enjoyment & Satisfaction from the Eating Experience.

Held at a location in Santa Monica.

For more information - PRESS HERE




Meditation for Actors


How to use meditation techniques to: Build concentration (i.e. learn to stay focused when you need to be), Access feeling states & allow them to flow freely, Work effectively with unhelpful emotions –like anxiety, nervousness, stress of the business, Be more present & grounded in the moment, and Find the ‘peace’ & confidence within the work.

For more information - PRESS HERE

Monday, March 31, 7-10pm

Held at Now Casting/LA Actors)
TO REGISTER: www.laactorsonline.com

Sunday, May 25, 11am-3pm

Held at QUEST (19th & Broadway in Santa Monica)
TO REGISTER: www.Quest-at.com




Meditating through Menopause Mirthfully

TBA

How to use specific meditation techniques to work with the physical & emotional experiences
of the menopausal & pre-menopausal process to minimize suffering and enhance enjoyment.

Held at a location in Santa Monica.

For more information - PRESS HERE

Meditation Teacher Bio

Stephanie Nash has a psychology degree from Duke University, and a Masters from Yale.
She has trained with Shinzen Young* for years, and wrote the study guide that accompanies
his "Talks on Teaching" tapes series. Stephanie is also a facilitator with the Vipassana Support Institute,
and has led many of the one-day meditation retreats VSI offers at the Santa Monica Zen Center
each month (on the 4th Saturday), and also taught meditation
during the Leela Foundation retreat with Gangaji.
Stephanie teaches unique mindfulness techniques with an insightful, engaging approach



*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. Shiznen personally trains and works with all his facilitators to teach his techniques.