Start Here: A Weekend Program for Beginners and Those Renewing Their Meditation Practice

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Paloma Cain Teacher

Location Santa Monica Meditation Center
Experience Levels All
This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Date Starts Saturday, March 22, 2025
Ends Sunday, March 23, 2025

1 night

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Start Here: A Weekend Program for Beginners and Those Renewing Their Meditation Practice

Come make friends with your mind and gain more resilience for navigating life’s ups and downs. Join seasoned teacher Paloma Cain for this introduction to meditation practice. Designed for beginners and those new-ish to practice. (And open to all with Beginner’s Mind! )

We’ll learn the fundamentals of seated and walking meditation as well as informal practices to carry us through our days and nourish our hearts, with ample time for questions and instruction, giving you everything you need to feel at home joining one of our weekly sitting groups or classes, or practicing on your own.

You can’t control the waves, but you can learn how to surf.

Schedule: Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23, 2025 – 10am to 3pm PT

Paloma Cain Teacher

Paloma Cain has been studying and practicing meditation since 1997. Her work is informed from her studies in Insight Meditation, Tibetan Buddhism, clinical and depth psychology, yoga, and the visual arts. Her journey includes serving as the Director of Tara Mandala Retreat Center; sitting a three-month retreat with Alan Wallace as part of the Shamatha... Read more

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