“Wise Speech: an introduction to Insight Dialogue”
Workshop with Jill Shepherd

Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings the mindfulness, tranquillity and steadiness of silent insight meditation directly into our relational lives.

Meditating together in pairs or small groups, we use the the six guidelines of Insight Dialogue – Pause, Relax, Open, Attune to Emergence, Listen Deeply and Speak the Truth – to support us to interact with each other mindfully and kindly. This allows a deeper exploration of the Buddha’s teachings on Wise Speech. As a result, we begin to understand some of the habits of heart and mind that cause relational stress and distress, and how to free ourselves from those habits so that we can live with more ease, happiness, and mutual understanding.

This workshop includes a mix of silent and relational meditation practice, engaging in dialogue to actively cultivate skilful speaking and listening. It is best suited to people who have some experience of mindfulness / insight / vipassanā meditation, but previous Insight Dialogue experience is not required.

About Jill Shepherd

After beginning insight meditation practice in Thailand in 1999, Jill Shephard has lived and worked at meditation centers and monasteries in the US, Australia, England, and Thailand.

She spent seven years on staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, where she participated in several long retreats and Buddhist study programmes, and offered weekly meditation classes at a nearby prison.

She is a graduate of the IMS / Spirit Rock teacher training program in the US, under the guidance of Joseph Goldstein and Gil Fronsdal.

She lives in Aotearoa / New Zealand and is the founding and guiding teacher of Auckland Insight. She teaches internationally, offering insight / vipassanā and brahmavihāra retreats and ongoing study and practice groups focused on bringing the dharma into daily life. She also leads courses and non-residential workshops exploring the relational practice of Insight Dialogue, as developed by Gregory Kramer and colleagues.

Venue

Stanley Ave Studio: 61 Stanley Ave, Mt Waverley. VIC 3149

Cost

$70 + dana for Jill’s teaching

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Enquiries

Katrina – retreats@melbourneinsightmeditation.org