Ease into Meditation-Winter Series 2026
NEW SERIESEase into Meditation Winter Series
Wednesday Evenings 7:00-8:15 p.m.
Wednesday Evenings 7:00-8:15 p.m.
** UPDATE**
Beginning Wednesday, February 11th, we will be moving our location to the Annisquam Village Hall at 34 Leonard Street in Annisquam through the month of March for Wednesday sessions.
We will move back to the Annisquam Village Church’s Cove Room, beginning April 1st.
** Note** Saturday Sit sessions has already moved back to the Annisquam Village Church beginning March 21st.
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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!
Current Schedule
March 2026
All Wednesday sessions this month will be held at the Annisquam Village Hall Auditorium.
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. – Mar. 4th, Mar. 11th, Mar. 18th, Mar. 25th
Saturday Sit (At the Annisquam Village Church) Mar. 28th
May 2026
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. – May 6th, May. 13th, May. 20th, May. 27th
Saturday Sit: May. 2nd, May. 16th
April 2026
We return to the Annisquam Village Church in April
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. – April 8th, April. 15th, April. 22nd, April. 29th
Saturday Sit: April. 4th, April. 18th
June 2026
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. – TBA
Saturday Sit: TBA
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.
To learn more about the Annisquam Village Hall visit their website
To learn more about the Annisquam Village Church visit their website