Teacher or Dharma Leader
Jill HymanTeacherJill Hyman has practiced yoga since 1974, Vipassana meditation with ISC since 2000. Her practice is influenced by the Thai Forest tradition (Ajahn Sumedho, Ajhan Amaro, and Ajahn Pasanno), Dzogchen (Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Anam Thubten), the many teachers from Spirit Rock & IMS, and especially Shinzen Young (Vipassana Support Institute). She has served as a volunteer chaplain at Salinas Valley State Prison since 2001, heading the Prison Project program with Bruce since 2003. She completed the 2 & 1/2 year Spirit Rock Community Dhamma Leader Program in January 2008. She teaches classes for beginners, those new to practice, metta, non-residential and residential retreats. She established the first family program. More recently, she has mentored new teachers.
Sit and Dharma Talk with Dawn Neal or guest teachers – Onsite
Please join ISC Guiding teacher Dawn Neal or guest teachers for a silent meditation followed by a Dharma talk. This offering will take place 15 minutes after ISC’s long-standing volunteer-led sit.
Interested practitioners can attend either, or combine the two sittings to form a short half day retreat.
All are warmly welcome. Please come as you are
To encourage in-person participation, most teacher-led sits will take place in the center only, except for the 4th Sunday Refuges and Precepts, which will remain hybrid.
If there is enough community interest and volunteer support for an online component, ISC will offer an online option for all Sunday Sit and Dharma talks late
Program schedule (please note time change to ISC’s long-standing volunteer-led sit):
9 AM. Volunteer-led Sunday sit with light guidance
9:45 AM. Break
10 AM. Silent sit
10:35 AM. Dharma talk
11:15 AM. Closing and community connection time
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