Meditation Skills Workshops (Wednesdays)

Name: Meditation Skills Workshops (Wednesdays)
Start: 2026-09-09T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-12-09T20:00:00-05:00
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Wed, Sep 9, 2026 7:00 PM –

Wed, Dec 9, 2026 8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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buddhist. Flyer for Meditation Skills Workshops ( Wednesdays )

Fall Semester: Mindfulness Series
Spring Semester: Compassion (Lovingkindness) Series
Wednesdays, 7 - 8 PM (when classes are in session)

Beginners: step-by-step instruction on how to meditate.
Experienced meditators: fill in the gaps, get detailed instruction, always something new to learn from different teachers.

Can't make it? Most content available in the Yale Meditation Handbook and Sumi's YouTube series. See Getting Started on our site.

(But there is nothing like learning it live, in person, with others. And nothing like meditating with others (like eating a meal alone vs eating with good friends).

Sep 9: Mindfulness of Breathing
Sep 16: Oddly Popular Raisin Meditation (Tasting)
Sep 23: Mindfulness of Breathing
Sep 30: Mindfulness of Bodily Sensations
Oct 7: Working with Strong Emotions
Oct 14: Working with Thoughts
Oct 21: Fall Break
Oct 28: Zen, with Rev. Kanji Ruhl
Nov 4: Meditation & the Nervous System
Nov 11: Meditation Do’s and Don’ts
Nov 18: Meditation Posture Workshop
Nov 25: Recess
Dec 2: Obstacles to a Perfect Meditation
Dec 9: Which Habit Type Are You?
Dec 16: Final Exams Begin

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWd8OMayJg3LpjyiUYubpbVB2l1dBd9qeS3zxalJtHI/edit?usp=drive_link

Speakers

Sumi Kim

Buddhist Chaplain

Yale University

Before joining Yale in 2018, I served as the Buddhist chaplain at Duke University for 8 years. I received a BA in fine arts from Williams College, followed by an MA in Buddhist Studies and Sanskrit from the Harvard Divinity School. I was raised in a Zen community until I was just shy of 9, where my parents lived and practiced. In my teens, I became a student of the Theravada (insight) lineage. I’m the author of Blue Jean Buddha (2001); The Buddha’s Apprentices (2005); Sitting Together (2017); and Goodnight Love (2023), among others. My husband, Prof. Kim, teaches courses in Buddhism (Dept. of Religious Studies), and we have two college-age children and a dog named Bodhi.

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