Sustaining A Deep Practice:
Two Mentorship Groups with Shaila Catherine

These group are designed to deepen your meditation practice, build supportive relationships with other dedicated meditators, and maintain contact with Shaila Catherine between retreats. This series of six 90-minute meetings via Zoom gatherings will be somewhat like small group meetings at a retreat. The intention for these groups is to discuss our practice, therefore there will not be  additional study curriculum. The group size will be kept small to facilitate intimate dialog. Each meeting will provide opportunities to ask questions or describe your practice and receive a teacher’s response.

TUESDAY EVENING GROUP ON ZOOM

January 24, February 28, (no meetings March or April), May 30, June 20, July 18, August 15, 2023

5:30 – 7:00 pm Pacific Time
8:30 ­– 10:00 pm Eastern Time

FRIDAY DAYTIME GROUP ON ZOOM

January 27, February 24, (no meetings in March or April), May 26, June 16, July 21, August 18, 2023

9:30 – 11:00 am Pacific Time
12:30 – 1:30 pm Eastern Time

Note about possible in-person meetings: If 6 or more local participants wish to meet in-person, Shaila will make the effort to host periodic in-person gatherings. These will most likely begin in the springtime when we can comfortably meet on an outdoor patio in San Jose.

REGISTRATION AND COSTS:

Sliding Scale $620 – $220. The first $220 of any registration ticket is used for Bodhi Courses administrative expenses. The amount above $220 will be considered offerings of Teacher Dana. Donations included in the ticket price are not tax-deductible. Alternatively, you may offer a donation to the teacher through our Donate Page.

For enrollment in the Tuesday Evening group, click here.

For enrollment in the Friday Daytime group, click here.

About one week before the first meeting, registered participants will receive through email a link to the zoom conference call and details about both gatherings. If you have further questions, please contact us.

PREREQUISITES FOR ENROLLMENT
  • Participants should have attended a previous Bodhi Retreat with Shaila Catherine, be registered for an upcoming Bodhi Retreat, have the intention to attend a Bodhi Retreat in the future, attend IMSB events, volunteer or support Bodhi Retreats, Bodhi Courses, or Insight Meditation South Bay. Essentially, participants should have an active interest in Shaila’s teachings or the community of IMSB, and attend some of our events or programs during the year.
  • Participants should have an established daily-ish meditation practice, or the wish to strengthen their daily-ish sitting meditation during these 6 months.
  • Participants will be expected to participate in the discussions.