River Valley Insight Meditation Community

A welcoming Buddhist Sangha in western Massachusetts

Meditations and Talks

Please join together with sangha to support each other during these times.

Special Practice Monday, September 14 at 7 PM on Zoom for Rebecca Bradshaw

Rebecca Bradshaw, Dharma teacher to many in our community, was in a serious bicycle accident on Monday, Sept 7 in Ashfield MA.

She sustained multiple injuries and is currently in ICU at a local hospital. She is sedated for pain and is exhibiting positive responses to her medical team’s evaluations. Her recovery will be extensive.

We invite you to join together on Zoom this Monday evening from 7pm – 8pm for a Metta / Karuna Healing Practice.

We want to offer her our heartfelt support.

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Announcement

We will resume meeting outdoors in Florence on Sunday mornings until we decide that it is too cold.  

Sunday morning meditation

8:30 – 9:30 AM in person in Florence 

Program will be held on Zoom during inclement weather. 

The weather forecast looks good for this weekend – Join us!

Meditation, Movement/Qigong, Discussion

Led by Kim Weeber, Devin Ryder or Richard Baer.

In person, easy parking. 

Bring a chair or something to sit on. 

Unscented bug repellant may be useful at times. 

Keyes St and Depot Ave, just off the bike path

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Location of meditation in Florence: Click for Google map

Look for us by the white marker here (red marker on the Google map) – in the grass field next to the parking lot, across the bike path from Quadrini.

Program details: 10 minutes of mindful movement of your choosing, and 30 minutes of meditation followed by dharma discussion. 

Optional tea or breakfast after meditation.

 

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Where to find us: Meet just off Norwottuck bike path at intersection of Keyes St. and Depot Ave. behind Florence Savings bank. 

Look for our sign just beyond where the bike path crosses Keyes St. If you are coming from Main St. in Florence, park on the east side of Keyes, and look for us near Quadrini Bikes.

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CANCELLATIONS

In case of inclement weather, we will post the change here and meet on Zoom.

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Thursday evening meditation

Meditations to deepen your practice.

 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Zoom

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Practice Loving Kindness meditation, or other meditations of your choosing.  By gathering as sangha, we can support each other in our practice. 

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Suggested donation for meditation is $20 – $5.  No registration is needed. 

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