• Ease into Meditation-Fall Series 2025

    NEW SERIES
    Ease into Meditation Fall Series begins Sept. 17th
    Wednesday Evenings 7-8:15 p.m.

     

     

    Ease into Meditation returns this fall, beginning Sept. 17th.

    We will again meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m.at the Annisquam Village Church’s Cove Room, (directions below).

    We will resume our journey to deepen our practice of shamatha meditation, blending discussion with both open and guided meditation sessions, designed to gain insight and open the heart.

    Whether you are “EIM veterans” or newcomers to meditation, you are all warmly welcomed.  We will meet you where you are.

    We will also be bringing back our Saturday Sit sessions, where you will have an opportunity to experience more extended and open mediation sessions.

    We look forward to meeting you, or welcoming you back!

     

    3 Month Schedule

    November 2025

    Wednesdays at 7 p.m. –   Nov. 5th, 12th and 19th.

    NO CLASS the 26th.

    Saturday Sits 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Nov. 1st and 15th.

    December 2025

    Wednesdays at 7 p.m. –   Dec. 3rd, 10th and 17th.

    NO CLASS the 24th and 31st.

    Saturday Sits 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Dec. 13th [Pending approval]

    January 2026

    Wednesdays at 7 p.m. –   Jan. 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th. 

    NO Class the 4th

    Saturday Sits 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Jan.. 10th, 24th [Pending approval]

    Rick Blue

    Ease into Meditation is a relaxed and informal meditation series that partners clear instruction in classic Shamatha meditation with hands on group meditation sessions.

    We will develop a deep base of relaxation where we can ease into meditation and begin to quiet body, speech and mind, the keys for taming our ruminating “monkey mind.”

    There will also be guided meditations to inspire you to take your practice beyond the cushion and engage your world in a more meaningful way.

    If you are looking to start a practice with a solid foundation, or if you want to sharpen your skills, and have the support of a group, then this is for you.

     

    This series is led by Rick Blue, an Annisquam resident, a former founding member of the Mahasukha Center in Los Angeles, and former Resident Teacher and Spiritual Advisor for Wisdom’s Heart, a Buddhist educational center in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, both under the guidance of Spiritual Teacher Lama Marut.

    Rick has most recently studied shamatha and dzogchen meditation with Lamas B. Alan Wallace and Douglas Veenhof.

    Questions? Email Rick

    To learn more about the Annisquam Village Church  visit their website

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