Exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Through the exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s teaching on the four foundations of mindfulness, we will discover how the practice of mindfulness can liberate us from suffering and how we can achieve a state of peace that surpasses our culture’s unreliable promise of happiness through sensual pleasures. Cultivating mindfulness allows for the development of wisdom and insight into life and ultimately what truly creates peace and freedom.

Course Book
Analayo. (2018). Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide. Windhorse Publications.

Cost: Fee Structure Information
Supporter Rate: 600.00
Base Rate: 550.00
Subsidized Rate: 400.00

* If you are unable to pay our subsidized tuition but have a desire to participate in one of our classes, please email us as our intention is to make this available to everyone.

UPCOMING COURSE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

Where: Virtual

Instructor: Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW

Cancellation policy:
You are eligible for a full refund minus a $50.00 service fee until 14 days prior to the course start. If cancellation occurs within less than 14 days you are entitled to a 50% refund. Once the class begins there is no refund.

What to Expect

  • Explore the definition of mindfulness as understood by the Buddha.

  • Learn the four specific aspects of how to practice mindfulness.

  • Explore mindfulness of the body as a way to develop a sense of grounding as well as a method to more deeply understand the true nature of the body.

  • Examine mindfulness of feelings. Learn to differentiate feelings from emotions. Discover how knowing feeling as it arises can cease the development of suffering.

  • Deepen your awareness of the mind and how mind states are the lens through which we know and understand the world.

  • Explore specific mental activity that leads us toward suffering and mental activity that leads us more toward peace and liberation.

  • Discover how to begin living mindfully as a way of being in the world that enhances well-being for you and all those around you.

Class will include a combination of study, meditation, discussion, and journaling. As home practice, participants will engage in 45 minutes of meditation each day, along with weekly reading of the text. This class is rooted in practice and commitment to daily practice is critical to the development of mindfulness.