with Jared Featherstone
Wednesdays. Classes Begin October 14.
7:15-8:15 pm
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Learn to practice vipassana, the oldest form of Buddhist meditation from which modern mindfulness practice is derived. By training awareness of breath, body, sound, and mental activity, one can develop clear-seeing, or insight, about the nature of reality. Scientifically-proven benefits of the practice include lowering stress, increasing focus, regulating emotions, and boosting immunity. No meditation experience is necessary. Though rooted in the Buddhist tradition, this is a nonsectarian class open to anyone interested in living authentically. Class sessions will feature guided meditation, short talks or discussion, moving meditation, and silent meditation.

Jared Featherstone Bio:

Jared Featherstone has 20 years of experience in contemplative practice. He first found the path in 1996 with the study and practice of Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong, along with Taoist arts of Ba Gua, Xing Yi, and healing meditation. Later, through Wu Shen Tao Martial Arts Center in Washington, DC, he studied under Masters Liu Xiao Ling and Paul Ramos, focusing on the Chen and Yang styles of Tai Chi Chuan. He began his study and practice of vipassana meditation, first in the tradition of Burmese teacher S.N. Goenka, and later in the Theravada tradition of vipassana meditation, as taught by the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. At JMU, he has been a mindfulness meditation teacher for the Madison Meditates program for six years, and he has taught courses in Contemplative Writing and Contemplative Wisdom Traditions. He is a member of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education.