Teachers and Dharma Leaders
G SchulzCommunity Dharma LeaderG Schulz began practicing insight meditation in 2003 after attending his first retreat in Thailand. Looking for a spiritual home, he became involved with ISC shortly after his return to Santa Cruz. G has participated in many retreats since 2003, both at home and abroad. He has also completed a teacher training program led by Bob Stahl, the Noble Path Program led by Carla Brennan and the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioner Program. G is currently participating in the Spirit Rock Advanced Practitioner program.
Kimber Simpkins-NuccioVisiting Teacher to Insight Santa CruzKimber Simpkins-Nuccio is a white, cis, queer mom and writer who has taught movement and mindfulness in the Bay area for twenty years, bringing body love and social justice to her teaching and learning. She completed the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at Spirit Rock in 2016, teacher training at Mindfulness Training Institute in 2017, and racial justice facilitation training with Holistic Resistance in 2020. She’s honored to be part of the East Bay Meditation Center’s Spiritual Teacher Leadership program. She has taught as a visiting teacher at EBMC, Spirit Rock (for the Rainbow Sangha), and New York Insight Meditation Center. A long-time dharma practitioner, she has witnessed first-hand how the practice of mindfulness has brought more compassion, connection, and joy to her relationships and her life.
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The House of Liberation: A Rainbow Sangha Daylong – Onsite
Awakening through the Four Divine Abodes: resourcing ourselves through love and community. In this daylong we will explore the four Brahmaviharas through the lens of how we as queer folks navigate the difficulties of our inner and outer worlds. By deepening our connection to the qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, we can grow our heart’s capacity to meet the challenges of these times with greater access to love. We will balance time for guided meditation with community discussion, mindful movement, and a lunch break. Please bring a journal and pen, water bottle, lunch (and perhaps a snack to share), and a willing heart. Participants are encouraged to stay for the whole program, but we understand that life happens!
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