Will Kabat-Zinn's Offerings During Covid-19

Will Kabat-Zinn by Christopher Michel, February 2019, CC BY 2.0.

Will Kabat-Zinn leads a meditation practice group that was meeting in person on Sunday nights in Berkeley, CA. The group recently established a home on Zoom.

More than one hundred people are regularly joining the practice group on Zoom, and new people are always welcome. As I think I remember Will saying to us on Sunday night, March 29, 2020, "I see you there. We are here together."

In an interview Will said, "... I think the real question for all of us is how do we make awareness a priority all the time? And not only a priority but perhaps even our first priority, in the midst of everything else we are doing. It does not take extra time. You are already living whether you are aware and awake or in sleepwalking mode. It is this remembering that at first has to be reinforced by external supports, whether it is coming on retreat regularly or having some touchpoints throughout your day to remind you to be mindful. ..."

Here is a ten-minute video of Will teaching in April 2011:

Will's ongoing offerings:

Monday through Friday

Morning Meditation happens Monday through Friday 7:00-7:30 AM PT. People are welcome to join the Zoom meeting earlier if they would like to practice longer but Will begins to guide the thirty-minute meditation at 7:00 AM.

The Zoom login details are on the Sunday Sangha website. No advance registration required but when you attempt to join the Zoom meeting you will be promoted to type in your name and email address before joining the meeting.

Wednesday

Community Meeting and Q&A takes place on Wednesday 3:00 - 4:00 PM PT. Connect and learn from others on a topic set in advance, share personal experience, struggles, and insights from your own meditation practice and hear from others. The session begins with a short introduction from Will, followed by small breakout discussion groups, and then an opportunity to ask questions.

Advance registration required. Register on Zoom for the Wednesday, April 1, 2020 session.


Sunday

Sunday Meditation happens Sunday 7:00-9:00 PM PT. It begins with a thirty-five minute meditation led by Will. Then there is a five-minute break, followed by a Dharma talk given by Will. There is also time for questions and dialogue. 

The Zoom login details are on the Sunday Sangha website. No advance registration required but when you attempt to join the Zoom meeting you will be promoted to type in your name and email address before joining the meeting.

These meditation practice sessions are offered for free but donations are welcome. On Sunday night Will tells us about the charity selected for the coming week. People can donate directly to that charity, or donations can be sent to Will through Venmo or Paypal, and then Will pools the donations and forwards the money to the charity. Information about the selected charity and how to donate are on the Sunday Sangha website.

Will was livestreaming these meditation practice sessions on YouTube then switched to Zoom. You can view recordings of past sessions on Will Kabat-Zinn's YouTube channel. He is still livestreaming on YouTube too so you might want to subscribe to the channel and request notifications. Here's how to do that if you need some help

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Will Kabat-Zinn
 

Will is a meditation teacher whose passion is to help people wake up to their own deepest nature and to empody this truth in their work, life, and relationships.

He is a member of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Teachers Council, an Insight Meditation center in Marin County, CA. Spirit Rock Meditation Center was founded by Jack Kornfield who in 1976 co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg. Spirit Rock Meditation Center's vision and approaches are closely aligned with the Insight Meditation Society's mission.

On Monday, April 6, 2020, Will is scheduled to be the guest teacher for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends." The online event will run from 7:15-9:15 PM PT. Visit the Spirit Rock website to register for the program. Registrants will receive an email confirmation with the link for the livestream. Spirit Rock is offering its online programs at a sliding scale $0-108 through April 15, 2020.

Download or stream 30+ recordings of Will's teachings on Dharma Seed.

Ten Percent Happier LIVE

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, best-selling author and ABC News anchor Dan Harris invited Will to be the guest teacher on the second session of Dan's new experiment Ten Percent Happier LIVE.

Watch the recording of Dan and Will on YouTube:

Ten Percent Happier LIVE is an effort to create a sense of community and support people during this difficult time. Dan has said that the free Monday through Friday offerings will continue on indefinitely. 

Tune into the Ten Percent Happier YouTube channel Monday through Friday at 12 noon PT to hear from the guest teacher of the day and join a five-minute meditation.

If you want to be reminded that a livestream is about to start then subscribe to the Ten Percent Happier YouTube channel and make sure to request notifications.

Please invite people to join Will's sangha and Dan's Ten Percent Happier LIVE experiment. They are warmly encouraging us to share this with others.