Friends,

For this upcoming Thursday, March 20 Eastside Insight Meditation sit, we are happy to  welcome friend and  colleague Emily Carpenter as a guest teacher.
 

Emily has visited Eastside Insight many times before, and this time she’ll be offering the dharma on March 20 and April 3, while Ellen and  I are on Southwest pilgrimage. For these two weeks, Eastside Insight will only be online, because Emily will be Zooming from Portland.
 
Emily’s talk will be “Exploring what steadies us in times of great change,” a theme she may continue into the second  week.

She wrote:

 “What practices help us stay grounded and in our bodies, and what teachings support us to understand and practice wisdom and compassion right now, in our own lives and out in the world?

There will be a dhamma reflection, some time for dyad practice (for those who are interested) and also group discussion.”

 
Emily has been practicing insight meditation since 1998. She was on staff at the Insight Meditation Society from 2009-2012 and graduated from Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program in 2017. She deeply appreciates retreat practice and has completed over a year of silent retreat, mostly at IMS. Emily calls Portland Oregon home where she owns a web design business and also works as an Internal Family Systems-informed life coach. In her free time, you can often find her enjoying the beautiful Pacific

The URL for the evening will be  https://tinyurl.com/Eastside-Insight-2025. Just to repeat, this sit will only be online.

You’re invited to offer dana to Emily, with the  Venmo link below.

@Emily-Carpenter-10

 Rejoicing in the  depth  and goodwill of this  sangha, as we share light, not-clinging and compassion together.  

 
Steve