Friday, 2nd and 4th, Practice Group
With Anita Bermont, Marsha Lawson and Deborah Ennis
Open Dates
This Friday drop-in practice group meets the second and fourth Friday of each month. It is open to both newer and experienced Insight Dialogue practitioners with a dedicated meditation practice. Contemplations are based on the Whole Life Path work of Gregory Kramer with emphasis on learning and reviewing the Insight Dialogue guidelines. Session format includes silent practice, a contemplation offered by the facilitator, and Insight Dialogue practice. The online session will take place via Zoom (web video conferencing).
Facilitators include Anita Bermont, Deborah Ennis, Marsha Lawson, and Moriah Armstrong. Please contact Anita Bermont for a brief interview prior to check on fit with the group.
Time zone details
11:00 am -12:30 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/New York)
8:00-9:30 am Pacific (Los Angeles)
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Leaders
Anita Bermont guides Insight Dialogue practice both online and in-person. When first encountering Insight Dialogue in the mid-’90s, the practice spoke immediately and strongly to her heart. With this recognition came a deep commitment to participating in the first face-to-face practice group. As the years have gone by, her commitment to the path inspired a return to school, earning an MA in Buddhist Studies. She participates in many of the Insight Dialogue Community teams and practice cohorts and coordinates the Insight Dialogue Teaching Community Coordinating team. Insight Dialogue gets called her ‘heart song’ practice and it is from this place…
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Marsha Lawson is a recognized teacher for the Insight Dialogue Community. She has been practicing with and studying the wisdom teachings of the Buddha since 2009. Marsha started practicing and facilitating Insight Dialogue at about that same time, noticing with interest that Insight Dialogue practice directly addresses suffering and release in relationship with others. Marsha is committed to the investigation internally, and with others, of releasing suffering and cultivating joy, friendship, and compassion. Influential teachers include Christina Feldman, John Peacock, Mu Soeng, Leigh Brasington, Jan Surrey, Rodney Smith, and Gregory Kramer. “For that’s the purpose of discussion, that’s the purpose of…
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Deborah Ennis lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA. She has been studying and practicing Vipassana meditation for over 30 years, primarily focused on early Buddhist teachings. She is an active member of a weekly insight meditation group. She offers holistic psychotherapy with an embodied, relational-based approach. She is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher through the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical Center. Janet Surrey and the Northeast Insight Dialogue Community have inspired and mentored her growth as an Insight Dialogue facilitator. Please offer Deborah dana with venmo (@Deborah-Ennis-5).
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