About us
Located in Wenham, MA, Wenham Insight Meditation Center is dedicated to helping people reduce suffering through the development of mindfulness and self-awareness. We provide a place for classes and weekly practice, where people can come together to support their meditation practice under the guidance of experienced teachers.
Our mission is to help people develop the self-awareness and inner peace necessary to live life in a skillful way. We do this by providing a serene, contemplative space for the practice of insight meditation, under the gentle guidance of experienced teachers, and in the context of a supportive community of fellow practitioners. We warmly welcome beginners and experienced practitioners of all faiths.
Wenham Insight Meditation Center (WIMC) represents a marriage of two insight meditation lineages: one, represented by Chris Crotty, is a Burmese insight practice that primarily uses mindfulness of the breath as an anchor, and the other, represented by Michael Bresnan, is a Thai/Lao insight practice that primarily uses a meditative hand movement as an anchor.
We advocate the following core principles:
The recognition that there are degrees of relief from suffering – up to its total cessation.
The complete cessation of suffering is possible for each of us with diligent practice.
This release from suffering is based on seeing clearly, for oneself, the actions of one’s body and mind in the present moment, and begins with the distinguishing of physical reality from conceptual thought.
The realization of this cessation of suffering is most likely when both formal meditation practice and practice during daily life are supported and combined.
Our practice community avoids ritual and dogma, and does not discourage practice in other spiritual traditions. We aspire to cultivate an atmosphere of openness, gentleness and mutual support.
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Online Insight Meditation Practice
·OnlineOnline(Zoom Only)
Join Zoom Video: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89383326551?pwd=SWhPMFlFejV6ckpzUDFVUmxjbGQ2QT09
Meeting ID: 893 8332 6551
Password: cfmimJoin us for insight meditation practice and Dhamma discussion via Zoom on Monday evenings (US).
All are welcome. Meditation does not require the adoption of any religious beliefs, and this offering is suitable for both new and experienced meditators.
To join us on Zoom, you’ll need at least a free Zoom account and the Zoom software installed on your desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone. Please make sure your microphone is muted when you join the sessions.
The sessions are usually led by Michael Bresnan. Michael is a licensed psychologist, founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Insight Meditation/Wat Sati-Ma in Redding, CT, founder of Wenham Insight Meditation Center in Wenham, MA, and author of *Awareness in Action: A Practitioner’s Guide to Mahasati Insight Meditation*. He has been practicing Mahasati Insight Meditation for over 30 years.
- 7:00 pm: Introduction to the meditation period
- Silent meditation practice
- 7:40 pm: Dhamma discussion period
Please pre-register for this event on WenhamInsight.org (last-minute registration is OK).
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