Join renowned meditation teacher, DaRa Williams, for a session of practice and discussion in her workshop, “Heart Qualities: Medicines to soothe, ease and ground in these times”.
In this day long, we will take the opportunity to engage with practices that can resource the heart, mind and body. We will pause and step out of the stress and challenges of day-to-day life. We will cultivate some balance,some joy, some compassion and some loving kindness leading to a sense of being more resourced and rested.
Come spend a bit of time dedicated to restoration of the heart/mind/body through engagement of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
This program is appropriate for both new and experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
Dana (Generosity) will be well received and shared with DaRa to support her in offering this program.
NOTE: This is a hybrid event; when you register, you can choose to attend in person at the Summit Presbyterian Church, or online via Zoom.
Teacher Bio
DaRa Williams is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist and trainer. DaRa has been a meditator for the past 30 years and is a practitioner of both Vipassana and Ascension meditation. She is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program and is an Emeritus guiding teacher at IMS. She is a contributor to New York Insight where she has served in various leadership roles for over 15 years. She is a core teacher in the upcoming IMS/SR Teacher Training Program.
She teaches meditation retreats across the country from weekends to 6 week duration. She has done podcasts for Happier and has taught mindfulness and dharma in various other venues outside of the dharma world.
DaRa has also been a clinician and administrator in the field of mental health for over 30 years and currently maintains a private practice in both Manhattan and through teletherapy. She is a certified trainer and practitioner of Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy and Complex Trauma.
DaRa integrates these skills, understandings, wisdom traditions and world views in her intention for contributing to the ending of suffering for all beings.
"It is my belief that vipassana meditation and the dharma are ideal for transforming suffering, particularly the traumas of oppression and fear and the many vicissitudes of life. The chains around our minds and hearts can be broken, dissolved, metabolized and alleviated. Awareness, wisdom and the cultivation of the heart become the vehicle for freedom and transforming lives."
Register for the program below.