Many of us live with conditions that persist—chronic pain, illness, disability, neurodivergence, aging bodies. The Buddha taught the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as the direct path to freedom, inviting us into wise relationship with our actual embodied experience, not an idealized version of it.
Over four sessions, which will be held online and in person, we’ll practice with the Four Foundations—Body, Feeling Tone, Mind, and the Hindrances as one of the Dhammas—as companions for persistent conditions. Drawing on my experience as a person who stutters, an invisible disability often misunderstood as something to overcome, we’ll explore how these teachings support liberation through meeting what persists with wisdom and compassion.
Changing our relationship with difficulty takes time. But the practice itself can reveal what we might not expect: that what persists can become a teacher, can become a doorway, can even become a gift.
Each session includes practice, a dharmette, and time for questions. All bodies and minds are invited to join.
Registration & Donation
Please RSVP below to join the class. If you are attending online, you will receive a zoom link before the event begins. You can join the class for any or all of the weeks.
Dana is a term for generosity, or freely offered giving. You can read more and offer dana to Seattle Insight here. You can offer dana to Shawn here:
Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Shawn-Y-Holmes
Zelle: shawn.theuinu@gmail.com
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/shawnyvette
Questions?
Please contact Shawn with any questions at shawn.holmes@seattleinsight.org
