Much research has shown that meditation is one of the very best ways to cultivate the brain states of self-awareness, calm and inner peace, lovingkindness, mindfulness, and happiness – as well as strengthen the immune system and nurture other health benefits.

Join guest teacher Stephanie Noble for a live-streamed weekly meditation, talk, and discussion. Stephanie Noble is the author of Asking In, Six Empowering Questions Only You Can Answer; Invitation to Insight, Meditative Poems, and the soon-to-be-released Into the Hills, An Inner Adventure Novel exploring the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. On Stephanie’s website, there are over 600 dharma posts from her decades of sharing her understanding of the dharma. Her guided meditations for reducing anxiety and quickly handling a sudden upset are on Insight Timer. She has served on the board of Buddhist Insight Network since 2019, connecting Insight teachers and sangha leaders around the US and the world for mutual benefit.

These teachings are offered freely, at no charge. And if you like, you may wish to participate in the age-old tradition of generosity through making an offering yourself – called “dāna” – to support Stephanie and the Wednesday Meditations. Generosity itself is a beautiful practice that opens and gladdens the heart, relaxes the contraction of “self,” and ripples out into the world to touch many people – and perhaps, eventually, even oneself.